, 1902-06-16
SERMON
TO GRADUATES OF THE UNivER.
sITY OF WYOMING SUN.
DAY AFTERNOON.
Delivered by Dr.. Benjamin Young Of
Denver, AIumnus Of the Universe
ty and Former Chaplain Of SEN
ate Of Wyoming-Masterly Ad-
dress by Mastery Man.


The baccalaureate sermon to the
class Of 1902 of the University of Wyo.
ming was delivered at the university
auditorium at 4 o'clock yesterday af.
ternoon by DIR. Benjamin Young, 90,
University Of Wyoming, now pastor of
the Asbury Methodist church at Den.
yer, and at it's conclusion, but for the
fact that it was a sermon and such eff
forts are not so received; he would
have been greeted with a tremendous
burst of applause. AS it was, there
were evidences Of pleasure on every
hand. Men spoke to their wives and
emphasized their remarks by visible
but not audible hand clapping. For
nearly an hour the doctor held his au-
dience with the closest attention, no
one caring to lose even a syllable of
the masterful address. To the men,
bers of the graduating class it was like
a beacon light at night, and they list
ened with rapt attention.
On the platform besides DR.. Young
were President Smiley Of the univer-
sity, who acted as director of the ex-
ercises. Rev. Frederic Tevis Kruger,
pastor Of the First Methodist church;
Rev. H. Warren Nice, pastor of the
Baptist church, Dean James Cope Of
st. Matthew's cathedral, and Rev. A.
c. Hogbin, pastor of the Union Pres
byterian church.
The music was under the direction
Of Prof. Henry Merz of the university,
with Mrs. DeForest at the piano. The
choir consisted of Mrs. T. H. Gibson,
Mrs. Richard Tregoning, Mrs. DR.. H.
l.. Stevens, Miss Minnie Burke, Mrs.
T l.. Mckee, Miss Towson, Miss Lau-
ra Lee, Miss Ethel Miller, Mrs. Frank
H. H. Roberts, Mrs. Jones, and Messrs.
Amos Tefft, julius Merz. A. c. Jones,
]. H. Merriam, J. D. Shrock and Prof.
Merz. Some beautiful numbers we're
rendered and hymns sung, to the salts
faction Of the roomful Of people.
DR.. Smiley announced the singing Of
the Doxology, at the conclusion of
which the Lords prayer was repeat
ed in concert
Rev. Nice led in the responsive
reading, the 145th Psalm being the &c.
lection.
Rev. Kruger read the lesson from
the Eplstle to the Romans, and Rev.
Hogbin offered prayer.
President Smiley then introduced
the speaker of the afternoon, who took
his text from the fourth chapter Of Es-
Their, part Of the fourteenth verse. He
began by saying that a character and
a crisis make history. The product
will be the result of Christian influ-
ence.
This" said the speaker, "is the age
of vibrating machinery and narrow
margins-the age when the power in
man is keyed to the highest tension.
Shall we inveigh against the onward
progress? We might as we'll inveigh
against the laws Of gravitation, or cry
haiti to the tide"
Speaking to the graduating class.
which occupied seats in front Of the
platform, the young ladies with the
academic "mortar-board caps" and the
only gentleman member of the class
in evening costume. DR.. Young said
their success will depend in the life
they are Just beginning in their ability
to assimilate the knowledge they have
gained in the university. Dreamers
have their places. Philosophers are
on earth for some purpose, but the
man who wins must be he who applies
the tings he has learned to the bust
ness Of life. The INJECTING Of knowl-
edge Is necessary If one would be wise,
but the application Of 1t is the thing in
life. A storage reservoir is q good
thing. and one to be commended, but
1t would be worse than useless without
the outlet Of the water stored therein
to water the fields and bring forth
the hidden treasures Of nature.
fields must be irrigated with the wa.
ter contained in the storage reservoir
else both become useless.
you must be master Of your owl
intellectual mechanism. You mus
think for yourselves. You must know