The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-22

become a son of Yale, when the uni.
versity's honorary degree is conferred
upon him.
From the simple school of 1901 Yale
Sunday found herself a great univer.
sity, developed through the years
from one-building institution down
through her brick row" to a campus,
thence to n second campus, and now
20 third, and stretching out in her
departmental buildings to territory as
great again.
Within Battell chapel, where the BIZ
centennial was inaugurated, the SER
vices re participated in by an as
semblage as imposing as the exercises
were simple.
On the rostrum sat President Arthur
living Hadley. At his right was Rev.
Joseph Twitchell, ID. D., of Hartford,
the preacher of the bi-centennial scr
mon. To his left was Thomas G.. Ben
nett. OF the Yale corporation. Next
to DR.. Twitchell sat former President
Timothy Dwight. On one end was
Hon. Henry Howland, of New York;
on the other Rev. Charles Ray Pal.
mer. both fellows Of the university
corporation. All wore the gowns of
their offices. Below in the choir stalls
sat picked choir of students. The
body OF the chapel was occupied in
the center aisle by distinguished dele
gates and guests, who wore academic
gowns with hoods of many colors.
The seats Of the side .aisles were
0lled With Yale graduates, while the
three galleries were reserved for la.
dies.
The service began at 10:30 a. IN.
A chant by the choir was followed by
the Lords Prayer. President Hadley
read a lesson from the Scriptures,
and after tue "Te Deum" the vast con.
gregation sang psalm LXV.
Rev. Joseph Hopkins Twitchell, of
Hartford, the senior fellow of the cor.
poration, preached the sermon.
The closing hymn was Il Love Thy
Kingdom, Lord" written by Rev. Tim.
othy Dwight. ID. d LII. D., president
OF Yale college from 1895 to 1917.
Then was sung the doxology and the
-Leneciction was pronounced by Rev.
Timothy Dwight, president of the uni.
versity from 1886 to 1899.
Services In Other Churches.
Meanwhile special bicentennial ser.
vicis were held In other churches OF
tho city and special sermons were
preached by Rev. Newman Smyth, d.
D In the Center church; Rev. Joseph
s,-derson, D. d., of Waterbury, In the
United church, and Rev. Walton Wes-
ley Battershall, ID. d., OF Albany, in
Trinity church. All of these churches
are coated on the historic green ad-
5Sccat TO the college property and for
man years tho college commence
ment exercises were held in Center
church.
-ne Rev. Walton W. Battershall, u.
D.. In the course of his address on
The Ola Faith and tho New Knowl-
Ndge." said:
"The world today Is facing prob.
loms which perpleA 1t snd appal Il,
Which start up from old savageries
yh'ch 1t dreamed It had battened
N0wn with the vencers OF its CT, liza.
Non. which shake the moral pillars
= which irs civilization has beea built
Which confound Its smooth-tongued
Z Dgophets and one-eyed philosophers,
01o tell II that humanity for its order
+ 1nd well being and its development
M happy and contented life needs
clisf neither In God nor the soul nor
II ~ mortality, hur orr 40 pur of self
1,Anesa, the IsutrSintA Of the police
pFudcnce rnd tho h0re Of cluach.
f1o prIrey n the human acramh1e.
leae1lnt Should - : losGs