The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-29
SERMON FOR
STUDENTS
Punahou Gradu-
ates Hear Talk
on Wisdom.
Rev. !. c. Meserve Gives
Baccalaureate
Address.
Tells Students That Happiness
and Obedience Consti-
tute Wisdom.

Rev. I. c. Meserve of the Plymouth
church of San Francisco, delivered the
| baccalaurate address to the grad
ates of Oahu College at Central Union
church last evening. The pulpit had
| been draped for the occasion with the
class colors, white chrysanthemums
being also used in the decorative
directly in front of the pulpit. Rev.
Mr.. Meserve. Rev. D. Scudder and
President Griffiths occupying seats on
the platform. The graduates present
were: William Henry Campbell. AL
bert Barnes Clark, Jr, r. Menees Da-
Wis, Irene Lenore Fisher, Archibald All
Hapai, Florence Hill, Douglas Archi-
bald Kincaid, Frederick Dwight Low
reg, Luverne Leathe Marshall, Mar
garet Levers Peterson. Mark Alexan-
der Robinson, Edith Spalding, Irma
Eva Splitter, Henry Alexander Walk
| er, Ruth Whitney, Jane Lathrop Win
| ne.
The invocation was by the Rev. Mr..
Scudder while President Griffiths read
the Scriptures lesson. Mrs. Otis and
Mrs. Whitney sang How Sweet the
Name of Jesus" and Mr.. Wichman
sang the offertory solo.
BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS.
The Rev Mr.. Meserve chose an ap-
propriate subject for his address
Wisdom.
Wisdom is a composite thing as we
all know said Mr.. Meserve in sub
stance. ut does not necessarily mean
knowledge alone, and does not come
altogether from the exercise of our
rational senses. The mora lside is just
as important. We don't get all our
wisdom in school, though some of US
think so, at least we did when I was
young. Experience is necessary for
fashioning our wisdom in its perfec-
ton. There is an element of religion in
it also.''
Mr.. Meserve said he might mention
thousand things which formed a neces-
sary part of wisdom, but he would
mention only one or two. The most
important probably is discipline, and
it's effect was illustrated in the perfect
training of the United States soldiers
and sailors. 1.-THE real purpose of in
dividual life is to obey he said. 1--WE
all like riches. honor and comforts and
we all want to have good time: to
Denent ourselves, still 1t was con-
tended we must all go back to OUT
benches and use our talents for the
Master and obey His law.
Another great thing is happiness,
the constitution of the United States
guarantees happiness to all, but people
imagine something else to be
happiness than what really is.
Happiness is not like a diamond,
which can be carried about in the roc-
ket it cannot be bought. if it were
possible to do this, all richmen would
be happy, when as a matter of fact.
few Of them are. Happiness Is easily
attained, but when it is offered. it must
be accepted. It is not a matter alto
Cctlcr of natu; NJ disposition. th5Cgh
some peoplc are naturally happy. It
is thil thHt can be cultivated.
The speaker concluded with the OBJ
servation that wisdom is partly ODE
dience and rar:Iy happiness; that We
must all be a part of Gods machine,
working in harmony and able to do
anything that is asked. doins it hap
PLY and singing as we labor. He
wanted the graduates to be like pia-
no. in that they should be grand in
unfolding a God-like life square in
formation of character. and Upright in
all things. Such rren SUCH women were
beloved by God, by their parents and
bv all with whom they came in con-
tact
The service --as closed by a hymn
ar.d benediction.
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