The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-07
GLORY OF OLD DE PAUW
CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP EXPOUNDED
FROM THE PLATFORM.
Elaborate First Days Services Of the
Hughes as Schools President.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 6.-The first
service in the Inauguration of the Rev. Ed
win Holt Hughes, d. S. T., as president
of De Pauw University, more than fulfilled
the expectations of those who have been
planning to make 1t one of especial impress
sveness. Meharry Hall was completely
filed. The most spectacular feature of the
service was the appearance of the faculty,
the distinguished visitors and the trustees
in academic caps and gowns. and these &C.
cupied seats on the rostrum, together with
a few staid members os the board of trus-
tees, who could not be induced to attire
themselves in the somewhat unwieldy
skirts The front section of seats on the
main floor was occupied by the senior class,
also in caps and gowns, and the fifty men,
bers of the Ladies Glee Club, who sang
during the afternoon, also occupied re-
served block of seats. Other than these,
the entire hall was thrown open to the pub
lie.
The programme began with the process
sional of the academically attired men and
women, who entered the hall from the east
door Vice President Hillary A. Goblin. ID.
D., LIZ D., presided. The audience joined
with him in repeating the Collect, which
was followed by the singing of the hymn,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,
by the audience, which also repeated the
Apostles Greed. President Kane, ID. d., OF
Wabash College, led in prayer. and Presi-
dent William Taylor Stott, of Franklin
College, led In the responsive reading. The
New Testament lesson was read by the Rev.
George b. Addicks, of Central Wesleyan
College, Warrenton. Mo.
THE INAUGURAL SERMON.
The university sermon was preached by
the Rev. William Fraser Mcdowell, d. D..
corresponding secretary of the board of
education of the Methodist Church. from
the text, "And for their sakes 1 sanctify
myself that they may be sanctified In
truth" John xvii. 49, He said in part:
1.-The life of Jesus is all of one piece. He
was always about His Fathers business
until he had it finished. Every spoken word
fits every other: every deed matches every
word. The line through His life is a
straight line, and is rne same in all times.
We ourselves are listening again as He
speaks in the wonderful night; we hear
the imperial words in the matchless tones.
Before our vision His form arises. Before
us His cross is lifted.
Three things will impress us as we
study this passage. First, we shall be con-
scious of some persons and their relations.
What brings men together? What is the
relation between the persons of a group?
What does the leader intend to do for or
with the others? Does the leader exist for
the men, or the men for the leader? II
he speaks to God about them, what will he
say. If the men overhear him, what will
they hear? What did the other peasants
hear when the chief peasant spoke to his
father and theirs, about them and him
self? When the student overhears the presi-
dent in prayer where will they hear him
laying the emphasis. upon what they can
do for him or upon what he can do for
them? We must uncover our heads in the
presence of this address of the Master. He
knew what these men were, and still pro-
posed to do the great thing for them. He
set men and institutions In the right re-
lation; power and need in the right order
II was a great day when that group gath
cred around him. 1t is always a great day
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