The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23


~.~. pay of commencement
-r-stnsents, Faculty. Truss
and Patrons Throng the
r..reh-A Nest Impressive Scene.
g.. Rsv. IS. II. G. Temple preached
.y,cs-z.aa- cate sermon IN Plymouth
c.av.exa;saaaI church yesterday morning
,ss Gas o. nea Of the University Of
,r..a,nx.a. The auditorium was throng-
!. ,r,u he doo<s - the ehancei, chairs
.1.x p.ssd liz the aisies after the fill
- re pews. Flowers adorned the pAii-
:. .aaEaowed in gay bits Of ooior from
..srv .g. not one % which Was with
-. s.sfsg quota OF spring bonnets. bright
,ssoe and happy siFl.sh faces. The
..uus,rs OF lhe graduating class sat
.s.a.aout the audience with their friends
"a amg!es. Every here and there enc
...,i catch glimpse Ok the som5re 'moT-
=. hoard which marked the earnest
.,,fnce OF a senior. II was pleasant
- one that VII dwell IN the memories
.fths ssudenis long after they have left
ehr college days behind
ne service was opened With an anthem
n the choir. after which Mr.. Temple
ksred fervent prayer. n which he In
kked the blessings OF God upon the young
men and gomen who were about 10 lay
Aide The studies of the schooiroom 20 go
korsh into the busy warld and learn the
hesson Of life. lie prayed that they might
ever remain scholars Of God, learning
ezy BIZ day the precepis of the Father,
sh!rxiag no manly duty. ready always for
h lie Masters command.
L Nr. Temple chose for the text or his
hsccasanreate sermon John xvii.3. This -
/ He eternal that they know Thee, the
enly true God. and Jesus Christ whom
he read / Cor. xiiI-I3. Mr.. Temple SAID.
IL substance:
When the Goldman speaks the world
would best listen; when the Goldman
ways the g3s,d would best go down upon
IL knees: when the Goldman enunclates a.
trstA the world would do well 10 think
ioEg and seriously before IL attempts 10
deny Il.
THAT you will agree. Is not a Tong in
tfpaEGii3B ~ tAtts H3At JAZZ AstA&E StfUiDu
you have asked me 10 preach To you to-
day as a graduating class of the Un.ver-
ssiI of Washington. ! realize that you are
taking wonderful step In leaving behind
yaa the lie ol study and OF recitation for
tha ssae word 81 life which stretches out
before yoar fee. I would not shatter nor
dsstrgy ths bright outlook which your fut-
urt holds ! would not be pesslmist!c.
Tiss great nation Is not in danger Of
soc alisiis sguptions og internal revolution
Ii il be So II j. now showing it in the
nabe stempt 20 stamp out the tyranny
and isak down the bondage OF another
sol yhelieve that IN the future the firm
shcf shall 30 tbs greatest business Will
BE- u firn which has for i;s senior mem
b. push and. for Us junior member
pei We need not invite calamitirs:
fse Will come soon enough IL their own
soFd. au not invite them ] bring 10
- in tbs baCCa,aUFcate sermon one
xd, "A word which should chime through
o. al this baccaiaureatc month OF bios
sns and az beauty-the word victory.
tci0Ty To- every seeking soul.
You have heen gaining i various knowl-
tsse. filling and equpping your minds.
Gathering brain instead of Drawn, storing
The treasury while you sharpened ths
Made. You have ieeu learning 20 know
thar yoI know. Perhaps You have been
I discerning your mental trend and decid-
INK upon The part you shall bear In the
world Of strife before You. All this has
IL pace and use. BUT IL IL elementary and
Incomplete. II you qut now you will he
ignorant far time and for eternity. If here
You are TO stop. you viii be measured by
TAPE too short to measure any man. You
nave been studying many things. Now
sSiT God, 10 be complete. Learn 10 know
what God has thought OUT. as we'll ~ men.
Discover what God thinks OF men. as well
as what men think OF God.
u meet m asnostic, who saws Cod il
not kanwieigr An arnostic' An ohjector
% divine truth, Indeed, stand them all
NJ In row. from Huxley down - lager
soi, eyery man who says he great God
Above cannot he known 40 loved. aiprea
an warshiVped Against them p,t ma
greatest ~ nker the world has ever
saowai and ! hear him pray that they
might know Theet'' I turn - vau ard say
easoss W ~ thu two When they have
ACCOMPLISHED for she world one fragment
q he go3i whch the gospel God has
accomplished. then WAN lDa time enough 20
scnsSasr IT against the triumphant test
f0nny e CHrjst. and when the time comes
20 esasser that fragment, II Il ever come.
tary vi fap
faNf !ukNowah'e7 He may 10 unfath-
eaaahse. even aS the ocean - urfathomab'e.
m* sail over the great bilicwv sur
tsfs efthe ocean: yen may 40 down Into
,as defest depths and bring up us mil
t"a srsssslrrT Tou have vet not faihomei
ne 81 hg' IN ven not knew 10 The
Nk- TIE fisher. the DIVER. the swimmer.
AA kao@S = fem Ma ovn etanapoi~t
ifs : depths al non have tried ~ nn4
eal ,l.f 4 remains tHe Same and always
Wa kfea ., Cod IS unIathomah'e hut
a9 ahsaow1aie- Tie Is sufic.cn; f1r orr
gt~;est need
sfsI or i.'c agnosjtc: whivh VII you
I"rE TIE naau who has lifted up tina
~ffe, = ~" nan W., has tried % e:qry,,
&c feFd On his Intellectual s2palsirf.s
&c a'ssk az his philosophy There
49, MS castle last week the greatest
sa's.aaa az a.s century. shah I not
Ss 'as gFeA'es; man - his century,