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

" nat mace nfm sog There are great men
III England today, MS contemporaries In
the nations council. who exceilei him in
many individual traits. What, then, was
IL that made him the peer 90 h.s age
IL was thar he possessed a superb mind
that knew God. His Christian personal
ify made the man. His last word on earth
was amen His great life ended as IT.
began. In prayer.
us this worth nothing Then anpeal
to your reasoning sense; TO your con-
seriousness. Is man 10 go hungry ard
nothing ia the wide. wide world TO ars-
pease his hunger? Is he to go thirsty and
find no drink 70 quencn his thirst
Doesn't the longing for owe that dweIIs
in the breast Of every human being mean
mat there must be an object with which
to satisfy that lover Is this universal
longing in the breast of man for love 10
come in contact only with an object I'M
worthy OF i.is love? VIII the agnostic
Insult man as well as the God who made
him? All. no. There In a satisfaction.
full. complete and perfect II is TO be
found In God. and God alone What Jesus
meant, what Paul meant, you shall mean
when you take hold on God TO know him
as father. comrade friend.
If 10 be full. we.l-ronnded character
you must he true theist. you must go
step further and say you must be a true
christian. You must know God through
lis son. Jesus Christ.
The rich young ruler came to Christ
ana called Him good. Christ said: Why
ca.iest thou me good? There Is none good
hut One AIR says the agnostic surely
now ne has divided the personality DO
you mean TO say Christ meant he was
not soodg The whole world stands ready
10 say that Christ was good Yet God
only liz good. II Is proved that Christ was
good: therefore, Christ is God. Can you
there ever a more perfect sy.loeism?
Know God. / know no other truth
worth preaching. TIL you know Him you
are mere fragments-chips of character
Know yourself, but. oh. know God.
Il remember YOU are standing on the
threshold OF life. You are looking back
on the things that have passed. You are
gazing out upon the things to be. And
sou are wondering. What is life? What
is IL 20 live?' To follow the pursuits of
the worlds life is not to live. 1t is 10 be
s.aves To live is TO use your earthly
faculties In harmony with the heavenly
law: to move in harmony with all man
kind: to leave the world nobier purer
better for your having lived. 1t is to
know God and Jesus Christ whom He has
sent, and 10 serve God unSeifshy be-
cause you have done so.
lord OF earth, thy forming hand
Wen this beauteous frame hast planned:
w pcNS Iffat wave ana nils tnai tower,
Ocean rolling in his power
Yet, amid this scene 50 fair,
Should | cease thy smile 10 share,
What We're all It's joys 10 me-?
What have / on earth but Tnee2
Lord of heaven, beyond our sight
Shines world of purer light:
There in loves unclouded reign
Parted hands shall meet again.
Oh. that world is passing fair.
Yet, If Thou vert absent there.
What were al its Joys tn me?
What have ! in heaven but Thee?'"
At the conclusion OF the sermon an an
them, Shelley's "iiark. Hank My Soul"
was beautifully sung by Mrs. Churchill.
alto. and Mrs. Whittlesey. soprano. the
choir taking up the refrain.
Today will be given up largely TO the
making Of the final preparations for the
presentations of the annual university
programme Of the Philomathean Literary
Society. which viii be given In Denny
hall this evening.
Tomorrow Is set apart for class day. the
exercises OF which viii open at 10 O'Clock
in the morning
At o'clock tomorrow evening the men,
beFs Of the Alumni Association will gather
at their annual banquet and pass the
evening in speeches toasts and song.
On Wednesday at o'clock y. m. an ath-
letic meet will be held on the university
campus 10 decide what men will be select
Ell for the team 10 be pitted against the
intercollegiate Association OF Oregon IN
the contest for the interstate champion
ship, which VIII be held soon in Portland.
On Wednesday evening ut 8 O'Clock the
senior ball Will be given in Denny hat.
The commencement exercises proper VIII
be held in Denny hall at II O'Clock on
Thursday morning. \ varied and inter-
esting programme has been prepared. II
is expected that the regents Will be pres
n a. ha pr1fa ian Of
diplomas. Hon. Neal Cheatham viii de-
liver a congratuatory address. 4 general
invitation IS issued 10 the public to he
present.