The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-06
SERMON BY DR.. ABBOTT
He breaches on Living Issues at
Trinity College.
REV. S. B. TURRENTINE IS MADE A D. D.
A Day That Will be Long Remembered at
Trinity. Her Class Of Graduates is
Perhaps The Best in Her
History.
Editorial Correspondence

Trinity Park, Durham, n. c., June
5.-This is a great day for Trinity
College. Early this morning the
Braxton Craven Memorial Hall, one
of the best and handsomest auditori-
ums in the South, was crowded with
fine audience to greet DR.. Lyman
Abbott, who was to preach the bacca-
laureate sermon. The number of Wis
itors attending college here is larger
than usual. The graduating class is
large this year-the best class, says
Prof. Dowd, that Trinity has gradu-
ated.
DR.. Kilgo, who has been sick for
some days, was out today and presid-
ed this morning, and spoke in terms
of praise of DR.. Abbott's able address.
The degree of d. ID. was conferred
upon Rev. S. B. Turrentine, presid-
ing elder of the Charlotte district.
Col. John F. Bruton, of Wilson, was
elected u trustee in place of w. H.
BransOn, deceased, and Rev. I. F.
Mann, of Winston, in place of Rev.
w. l.. Greasy, deceased.
During the past year 149 students
have matriculated in this college. 81
in the high school, making total of
236, the largest matriculation, says
DIR. Kilgo, in the history of the col
lege. The college now owns p build
ings. and the campus is growing into
a beautiful place. There have been
large additions to the library during
the year. DR.. kilgo recommended
and the board established fifty schol-
arship, ranging from $50 to SIS. to be
awarded on scholarly attainments.
DIR. ABBOTT'S SERMON.
Trinity this years has provided two
great treats to its friends in the
preacher and the orator. DR.. Lyman
Abbott. editor of the Outlook, is one
of the great thinkers of the world,
and Mr.. John Temple Graves is one
of the first orators of the South Prof
Brewer says he looks very like DR..
Royal.
This commencement noted new
departure which it is hoped will
be permanent 4 choir of the best
exquisite music that was as beauti-
full as it was uplifting.
DR.. Abbott has the same sort of
build and head as the late Judge Ed
win &. Reade, and if he had been Il
lawyer would not have been unlike
that jurist.
The opening religious services were
conducted by Rev. John II. Brooks,
ID. ID.
Dr. Kilgo introduced DR.. Abbott as
'the editor of Americas greatest
Journal. and former pastor of Ply
mouth Church.
Dr. Abbott took as his text Matt.
goth chap, 25th to 2Sth verses. His
subject was that he who would be
greatest must be the servant of all.
He contrasted the condition of Rome
then and the United States. The
right to tax was sold to great cor
poration, which farmed it out This
system meant universal oppression.
Romans couldn't understand this doe
trine of the new enthusiast who said
the strong must serve the weak. We
can always look at Christ's life and
tell what He means. He Illustrated
the spirit of Christ as best seen in
the washing of the Disciples feet at
the Last Supper. Gas ! have washed
your feet, We should wash each 9th
er's feet"
There are masterful men-leaders
and followers, but when the time OF
service comes. the great man renders
the humblest service. Christ is no lev
eler-he doesn't level up or down. He
says the rich will always be with us,
but they are to serve the poor: there
will be the strong, but they are to
serve the weak.
POSSESSION OF POWER Is EN-
DOWNENT FOR SERVICE that's
the whole of the sermon. Everything
else is but illustrations of that
thought. The object of education is
TO equip men for leadership. What
are you going to do with it? Every
man should measure his life by oppor-
tunity of service and rendering ser.
vice. There are three divisions of life:
/. Material interests.
,. Social organism.
3. Individual character.
Give us this day our daily bread
we pray, and God gives us the oppor
tunity to earn it in the Sweat of the
face. The farmer works not alone fol
himself, but as the servant of all. He
illustrates this thought as to the mer
chant, manufacturer and other call
ings.
There is prejudice against railroads
There is famine in India because
there are no railroads. You cant
have famine where there is a net work
OF railroads.
Service is the test of vocation. &c
business transaction is honorable
the object of which is to take some
thing out of one mans pocket anC
put it in another s-whcther it is
dice. stocks. cotton or trade. TIL,
question is not whether it is a trus
or an individual. or what name yo,
oall it, If IT TRIES TO INCREASE
PRICES AND ENRICH THE INDI
NIDUAIS OR CORPORATIONS AT
THE COST OF THE COMMC NIFTY