The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-05
TWO BECCALAUREATES
FOURTEEN SENIORS REFUSE TO APP
PEAR IN CAPS AND GOWNS.
The Split In the Class IL Permanent,
and Only Twenty-Nine VIII Re-
ceive Public Honors.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind. June 4--The bac-
calaureate and Sunday exercises of the six
tieth annual commencement of De Pauw
University took place to-day. AT O'Clock
the annual class meeting was conducted by
DR.. w. H. Hickman, vice chancellor. A
telegram announcing the illness OF Rev.
Edmund NJ. Wills. of New York, was re-
ceived by President Goblin and a change
was necessary. Rev Henry w. Bennett.
pastor of the Meridian-street NJ. z. Church.
at Anderson. was on the programme for
the anpual sermon for this evening. and he
was prevailed on to preach the baccalau-
reate sermon this morning Meharry Hall
was crowded at 1880 o'clock, when the ex-
ercises opened Bishop Thomas Bowman,
chancellor OF the university. opened prayer
and John p Hills, the evangelist. sang 20
Dream of Paradise" and Miss Chloe Gill
man sang Come Unto Me- by Coenen.
President II. A Goblin, in making the an
nouncements of the day. commented on the
victory of the De Pauw bah team Saturday
at Charlottesville. and said the state col
lege championship had been won in fair,
honest, clean contest against all corners.
He referred to the old-fashioned Method
list shouting" and said IL there were any
doubt that the spirit of the Methodist shout
was dying out in the minds of the older
generation. he would invite all to the cele-
bration of the baseball victory. which will
be held on Monday morning in Meharry
Hail. He assured all present that they
would on that occasion hear the younger
Methodsts give shout that they would re-
member.
The senior class, /forty-two in number,
this year has the name of being the "con-
trariest class" of the university's history.
The cap and gown and other controversies
did not subside with the breaking of the
Sabbath, and this morning when they gath
usual positions the class was divided. Out
OF the total of forty-three. but twenty-nine
of them lined up with their Oxford caps and
teen, some took seats in the audience and
others remained away altogether. The rup
ture between the factions Is open and fierce
the class day exercises tomorrow.
Or. Bennett was introduced and spoke
chapter of John. thirty-fourth verse: "A
love one another; as I have loved you. that
text was especially appropriate to the bit
ter conditions now prevailing in the senior
class, In part he said:
thunder. He was an earnest, vehement
minister of the gospel. In those days he
wrote the BOOK or revelations. In MS OLD
age we have the gospel and the epistles, in
which we find all the wealth and splendor
| of his matured philosophy. In his last
rience of his ministry and his travels, Was:
Little children, love We one another The
Lord Jesus Christ c,,ined new word when
| He desired 10 give this message to the
world He did not use the old classic Greek
| term for love-, but instead he used a word
| that is interpreted as love and charity.
II is significant that it was necessary for
Christ TO invent new word to carry His
wonderful message of love. 1t is free from
all tai faint of passion and impurity. 1t is not
husband has for his wife. but II is more like
the love of parents for their offspring.
e1sd is no In life that is not
| is the only good In the world. The church
has put too much stress on emotion. This
love is free from all hysterical emotion.
| This love is such that the man who has it
in his heart will. by his acts. thoughts,
deeds. minstrations, do all in his power for
that the man who Is animated by it will
deny self for others, will satisfy his highest
desires in looking after the highest welfare
festations. We see it in every walk of life
There is nothing in the world that will
make man so popular as love. There is
nothing like love to conquer the hearts of
| your fellow-men. 1t is this love that makes
all the moral leaders In all the reforms Of
history. This love made Wendell Phillips
| the leader in the cause of abolition. Frances
Willard was the leader of the cause of tenn
perance In this country because she had this
! great love in her heart. Mayor Jones, of
Toledo, is animated by this love when he
| regulates his life and his business by the
| golden rule. The quality of this love is
| found in the words of the text, AS have
loved you, love We one another"
In conclusion DR.. Bennett addressed a
| few words TO the members of the class. urg-
| ing the graduates to bear ever in mind the
| admonition contained in the text
The exercises of this evening consisted of
| reunion of the Young Woman's Christian
Association of the university in Plato hall,
| led by Miss Pesle and Miss Downey fol-
| lowing which the annual sermon was
| preached in Meharry Hall. Owing to the
change In the programme DR.. William A
| Quayle, pastor OF the Merdian-street NJ E.
| Church, was reserved for the evening SER
| mon, which was heard by large audience
| Tomorrow morning, in Meharry Hall, the
| students and citizens will assemble at
| O'Clock and celebrate their victory over In
| diana University in baseball. During the
| day the fraternities will give their annual
| drives. and in the evening number of re-
| ceptions will be given. The annual festival
OF the School of Music will be given at s
o'clock tomorrow night