The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-09
Rev. Or. Taylor Talks to East
Greenwich Academy Graduates.
CENTENNIAL OF INSTITUTION.
Bishop MaIIalleu 0lscoursss on Power Of
Personality:and The TTiumphs Of
Christianity.

Rev L. M. Taylor. ID. d.. OF Boston,
Mass. preached the baccalaureate ser-
mon to the graduating class OF East
Greenwich academy. yesterday afternoon.
1t was also dual observance. The
centennial OF the establishment OF the in
stituton.
There was not a vacant seat In the
chapel and among those on the platform
were Principal Field. Rev. A ID. whedon.
ID. D., president OF the board OF directors,
Rev. William Worthington. rector OF st
Luke's Protestant Episcopal church: Rev.
Myron ID. Fuller, pastor OF the First Bap
tist church. and Rev. Frederick w. Cole
man. pastor OF the Methodist church. all
OF East Greenwich.
Miss Jennie NJ. Weller. teacher OF mu-
sic in the academy. presided at the organ
and after a prelude. the doxology was
sung followed by responsive readings
conducted by Rev. Myron ID. Fuller. The
chorus rendered an anthem, "Sanctus,'
from Gounod's "Messe Solemnelle," Mr..
f. NJ. Wheeler OF Providence rendering a
tenor solo. Rev. f. w. Coleman read as
the Scripture lesson st. John, chapter 15.
Prayer was offered by Rev. William
Worthington. This was followed by the
singing OF the italian Hymn"
AN ELOQUENT SERMON.
The text OF DIR. Taylor was st. John XII,
IS 1.-The Master is come and calleth for
thee" The sermon was both logical and
eloquent.
Summarized he said Truth In this
world realized through personality is the
subject OF this sermon. The Bible is a his
tory of personalities. Behind every great
movement in history stands a great per-
sonality. In our own history many have
regarded slavery or secession as the
cause OF the Civil War. But no, II was
the supreme personality OF John c. Cal
houn that must stand the responsibility,
Years before, when Andrew Jackson was
president. Calhoun prepared for secession
in South Carolina.
The personality OF Calhoun and the per-
sonality of Jackson chafed against each
other Jaskson said IL there were rebel
lion he would crush II and hang John c.
Calhoun IL was besause Calhoun knew
he would keep his promise that secession
was postponed until after Jackson was
dead II was the consecrated personality
OF Abraham Lincoln endeavoring TO carry
out the resolve TO strike the thing called
slavery and strike II hard that steered
the ship of state through one OF the most
terrible storms that ever rocked the CIV
ilized world.
POWER OF PERSONALITY.
'The only supreme satisfaction in this
life is the conservation of ones per-
sonality to the accomplishment of high
ideals. If there Is hell In this world
or the next IL is to experience the feel
ing that one has made shipwreck OF
what should have been consecrated op-
portunities.
ITO the young men and young women
OF the class OF 1902 the speaker would
say that the kingdom of God and the
kingdom of satan were bidding for their
personalities. And the final thought he
would leave with them was this: The
work OF consecrating their personality
to higher life depends upon the will
of the individual"
The audience sang the hymn Love
Divine" and DR.. Whedon pronounced
the benediction. In conclusion, Miss Wei
Ter played an organ postlude.
GRADUATING CLASS
The following is a roster OF the grad
uating class. giving names, addresses
and courses of study: James Robert
Buckley, North Grosvenordale, Conn,
classical; Elwood Foster Higgins. Well
fleet, Mass. scientific; Medora Corinne
Stone. Apponaug, pianoforte; William
Waterman Clapp East Greenwich, COM
mercial: wnfred Mason Miller, East
Greenwich commercial: Walter Henry
Phelps, stephens Corner, Pa, CONNER
cial; Lena Anna Glass East Greenwich,
stenography and typewriting; Maude Ev-
elyn Lillibridge. East Greenwich, stem
ography and typewriting; Dutee Jerald
White East Greenwich, stenography and
typewriting
CENTURIES IN HUMAN HISTORY.
A large and apreciative congregation
assembled in the Methodist Episcopal
church on Main street East Greenwich.
last evening, and listened TO the centen-
nial sermon delivered by Bishop MALTA
lieu OF Massachusetts,.
The opening exercises consisted of nm
organ prelude, BatIste. Miss Weller pre-
siding: singing OF an anthem from Mercy;
Scripture lesson, Psalm 46, read by Rev.
NJ. ID. Fuller; anthem from Eichberg.
ITO Thee. o Country" prayer by Rev.
f. w Coleman. and singing by the con-
gregation of the hymn "All Han the
Power of Jesus Name"
In introducing the speaker. Principal
Field mentioned the fact that Bishop
Mallalieu obtained his first license to
preach In the East Greenwich Methodist
church. The bishop was also student
at Greenwich Academy. He added that
Il was more than so years ago when
the local preachers license was given TO
him.
There were. the speaker said, three
supreme centuries in human history.
First. the century OF creation: second.
the century OF redemption: third. tho
century covered by the existence Of this
school founded In 1902 This may be
called the century OF development. pro
grcss. exaltation and achievements OF
humanity: Of expansion and growth OF
Christendom.
TRIUMPHs or CHRISTIANITY,
This century Is characterized by the
spread and triumphs OF Christianity as
no other century IN all the earth. Japan
has adopted our era and China will adopt
our era. and finally all the worid will
acknowledge the dominant influence of
Christianity The blood-stalnod banner
OF the cross never blazed with such SUI
pernaI beauty as at this very hour. The
Russian serfs have been freed. tho shack
les have fallen from 100000 human be-
ings I'm this land. and no slave ship now
dis,urbs the surface OF the ocean.
For 20 years I've had a dream and
desire 30 live long enough 60 see the
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