The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-06
FAIR GOODS In THIS CLASS.
TWO OF THE BACHELORS AT
MANCHESTER ARE GIRLS.

Rev. DR.. John b. seIwig, of Mfnnea,-
Oils, Delivered the BaccaIaureate
Sermon at the Presbyterian Col
1ege-There Are Ten Graduates
cfses Today and Tuesday.
10 the graduating class of 1898 Of
manchester college yesterday brought
mingled feelings of joy and sadness as
ne members, surrounded by friends.
eIhoolihates and relatives, gathered in
nacaleSter Presbyterian church
summit and Cambridge avenues To lie,
Ten 10 the baccalaureate sermon deT:v-
eleu by Rev. John B. Selwig. d. d.
pastor OF the First Presbyterian ChurcI,
or Minneapolis III
Marklng the beginning of the COM
tlehcement exercises the annual I'D
oress Drought to the students-a f,,I1
leahZation or the hopes of years and
consciousness of effort rewarded and
marked the opening of a new era in
tneir lives, all emotions of joy and sat
is1act1on, but with all this the new
GAVIN was not without its shadows
Happy associations of years were about
10 DE severed, friendships. cenenteJ
only as they can be in the college life
might Wane in the uncertain future
ana, while none of the young minds
sn ,l from thszrespopsibilities for
which they had In preparing them
selves, the eve OF little with the wori5
mad its sad farewells to the alma
mater.
The little church was appropriately
decorated Tor the graduating exercises.
Round about the walls were bright
streamers of the college colors. orange
ana peacock blue, intermingled will.
the red and old gold, the '98 colors
"hlie palms and potted plants, with
profusion of cut flowers, were prettilv
arranged about the pulpit.
Inc graduating class, ten In number.
composed of two young women and
elgnt men, occupied seats Immediately
IN front on the pulpit, lending a schol-
astlc appearance to the scene by their
dark gowns and mortarboard hats.
Inc exercises were opened by Pres
ldent Wallace in the introduction OF
Dr. q. w. Davis, who offered prayer.
AFTER musical selection by a quar-
tette composed of Prof. H E. Phillips.
Mrs. Yale, Miss Gilman and Mr..
Burke, DR.. Selwig addressed the grad
nating class. He chose his text from
TRUTH" and said in part:
in the life-the day of birth, the day of
sraauatlon and the day Of death. They each
concern as to its future. What will be the
result of the life beyond each period is the
important question. This class in entering
upon Its new life deserves to be congratulated
upon its attainments and preparation for the
period Of life before it. Both mental and
moral natures have been developed Now
lives be. and what will they have accom-
pi1shed in a score of years? If the results
OF these lives are to be successful they must
pc established IN truth. and If they are lived
truth they will be- successful
The ancient philosophers were all specu-
latiye. They amounted to nothing more than.
an inquiry into the nature of liberty and han
pness and truth. They were not satisfying
But the philosophy of Christ was not prob
Iemadcal; it was direct revelation OF the
truth. 1t was not theatrical. 1t was real
And here is its advantage. Nothing hurts
truth so much as to- be concealed 1t is the
revealed and living truth that is practical
and beneficial. The golden rule should not
be a theoretical rule, but possible and
actual one. The decalogue and the Sermon
on the Mount Should not be only ideal teach
ing ing out furnish tn basis Of Jur daily
worlds despair in its search. for the trs,ths
and well It might. for the philosophy of
nothing tangible. But in Jesus Christ we
find one who could say authoritatively and
truly Il am the truth" His own claim
was evidenced by the testimony even OF. his
enemies The truth had never been revealed
to the world In such realistic form
We must have truth in order to live cor
iA:tly mentally, morally and spiritually.
Whether we are informed of the truth or
act from error makes all the difference In
the world in the issues Of the life. The
difference between one man and another and
one nation and another is simply the differ
ence in the extent to which they are actuated
by truth. - -
The final remarks to the class were a
congratulation that it had been instructed I'm
the truth in the Christian college and an
Injunction for its members to build their
n NE Work upon II and to consecrate all
In the evening the annual address
to the college Y. NJ. c. A. was deliy-
cred by Myron A. Clark, a graduate of
Manchester in 1890, who has since been
engaged in the Y. NJ G.. A. work. Mr..
Clark was for nearly seven years in
ternational secretary of the organiza-
ton he represents and spent much
time in Brazil. He is an interesting
talker and spoke enthusiastically upon
the progress of late years in Y. NJ c..
A. work, showing from his own labors
in the far off South American repub-
lie how Outstanding influences, di-
rected, he said, largely by the young
people. graduates of colleges, were aid
ing in the establishment of Christs
kingdom on earth.
Today the Manchester students will
hold their annual field day and track
trials on the college campus, and at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, in the col
lege auditorium, will take place the
class day exercises. The commence
ment exercises will take place Wednes-
day morning in the Manchester church.