Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-23
DEWEY HALL
Norwich University Memorial To Ver-
mont Hero
ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY
Chaplain C. O. Day Delivers BaccaIaureate Ser-
mon

that OF the sword. The cloak man
IS typical Of him who is ever looking
lor something to shield himself from
incohVenlence ne disappears when an
issue becomes vital returning when
all danger and disagreeableness is
over, and becomes very critical, but
ne ever shields himself from all dan
gers Of life. Jesus sJoke Of the act
I've life. The godly are to occupy the
eartn SO that progress may 20 on.
one OF the best ways Of praying is to
, De active in right causes. The text
implies the leaving Of the cowardly
ne ana become active and aggressive.
By the sword is meant the idea Of a
strong and mighty spirit. The
sword unlike many other Instruments.
is suggestive OF the man, and the
merit 0f the man who wields it.
Various types Of various nations rep
presents the characteristics of the
men who composed those nations.
George Washington eft his two
swords TO his nephews to be used in
the same Spirit in which he had
handled them. Admiral Dewey was
presented with a sword by his
Countrymen, not to use but in a SYM
b0licai meaning and intent Christ
means by the sword, the manly, noble
and true spirit, that which sees
things to be done and does them.
THE process employed to make a
good sword is great one, but the
1rocess Of making the right spirit in
a man is greater. The forging of d
bar Of steel is elementary IN making
the sword; it represents the conflict
within ourselves on questions Of NOR
atty and character Competition is
today 50 intense that man is foolish
who wastes any Of his strength OF
powers in indulgences. The sword
from the bar is ground down, 10 like
manner a character goes through a
grinding down process, One OF the
best helps In this is school and college
life and the friendships formed here
! in. The active competition and the
determination % win which character
ICES so many college students and
which mites men into friendships
which proves a glorious grinding
| ,wn process. The blade is theI
tempered, sometimes with oil ano
metimes with water; the latter pro
cess is the better; the ell finish OF
TEMPER is superficial. So much lee
turing and taking Of notes as prevails
TODAY is like the oil temper. The
man who shuts himself up for Two
weeks with two volumes of metaphys-
ical works and struggled with then
came out a better and stronger
man than mad he listened to many
lectures. Then comes the edging ane
me pointing Of the sword, The better
if is tempered the sharper it will De-
When we have measured of the heroes
If mis- world we find defects Of s"me
kind in all of them until We come tf
ona in whom there was no fault, VINO
stood in this world as its judgment
9ay To make men true, to make
them helpers Of each other the ldea
Grand commander, Jesus Christ. The
sword il t.sted by beating it against
ha,d substances. The test OF chafac-
ter is nv beating it against the world
The strange thing about this SWORD OF
the spirit is that all wrong which 1T is
struck against makes TINS SWORD sc
mach the ST ronger. This sword OF the
snrit is made, ground, edged ano
npin,ed On the supreme ideal and test
cd on the world.
Tine sw I'd is BOTH otfenolVeIy ano
d.fensiye'y used, its greatest use De-
ina on the defensive. Never wa
,h.r4 such a chance for strong men d.
to4ay and never better for the mar
,hn maintains falth. Inc grea'
,r,nhle, wan Of the word today originate
-, nnneljef. There are men wnt
fon't believe in s'cial order, Iod anc
Immortality nave small hoId on ltr lo' %
m,nv ,[u NV minds. Unbelief in God lead'
10 ,nA n1heljet in humanity. The sfrops
man, be typifed by the good sw9rd Q (.
hnows there is a spiritual ora r ana h'
has as verified it himself in hls own ex X,
."r,onca LOS rne wilmer and the cyni'
r pe he who does NOT see hope aneaa
T,he 70 ~ man who is marching on oenlhe
tho Great Commander KNOWS 'n'