Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-30
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BACCALAUREATE
SERVICES
First Exercises Of Commence,
ment Week. Large Attend.
ance Al Normal As
sembly Hall
TOUCHES or
SWEET HARMONY
Mastery Address by The Rev
al. 6. Gcycr ON The Subject:
..I.ife Strenuous Battle"

Tha baccalaureate services at tao
Normal assembly hall yesterday after
noon we're largely attended mi ex.
tremcly enjoyable. The musical pro-
gram was excellent and the sermon
delivered by the Rev. a, G, Geyer,
pastor u the Methodist church. was
thoughtful. well written and e.oaueut
Al ,leiivasd
The musical NUMBERS were rendered
by a quartet composed Of Miss Mar
9Th Furro, alto: Miss Bessie Ross.
soprano; Mr.. vaeth, tenor; MT. Kin.
kol, baritone; MRS G. G. elise was
The a~ceompanist The numbers were
ali admirably done. There was evil
dence 81 dillgent practice and intelli-
gent AtuAy ssf the beautiful creations.
Especially pleasing was Abide With
Me-, By Lincoln, IS a solo and quar-.
tet IN which Miss Furro's beautiful
voice was heard to exceptional adyan-
tage In the solo part. Gounod's 20.
Divine Redeemer,. was well rendered.
Nearer NY God TO Thee" was the
opening number and before the ser.
mon, Dudley Bucks, "He Shall Come
Down Like Rain. was given. An
earnest invocation was pronounced by
the Rev Norman Skinner. Rabbi D.,
Lefkovtts read the scripture lesson,
Mr., Geyer's sermon In part was as FOL
lows;
The human race " q whole has
been engaged in some measure, IN
fighting q good fight.
The human race u engaged In an
advancing struggle. The general pur
pose OF mankind Is the achievement
Of stages OF advancement which vii
transcend the glory OF previous &C
complishmcnt. From the dawn o.
civilization the trend Of history hal
been toward regions Of more gloriou.
light, the suhlimer truth, and Of more
perfact happiness. The purpose o
each successive generation has beer
to scale loftier heights of progress
and 10 plant their banner Of actiol
upon higher 6fSvhtlons OF achieve
ment than any previous generation,
The resolution Of this COLLECTIVE
purpose into the component purpose
Of individual men reveals 10 Us III
paramount aim Tor what ought TO be
Of The Individual, and that aim IL /
get on well In the world-to scale IN
heights Of nttainment--to win st,
cess In his sphere Of life.
What Is characteristic of tns pr.
grcss Of mankind IN Its c~ollestiyI,
Is likewise characteristic of indiyit
) ual achievement. namely, ssruggl,
The history Of mankind has snfrcienr
ly demonstrated that 1t is 4 write
purpcss ana law OF the AlmEasy tig
life shoaid be q struggle and that ii
discil,ies Of toll should brlug fMt
: the fansiscient fruits Of cxcelient I,
man character, II Is the frequent d
ror OF multitudes that there are 4
vored professions In which high SUI
cessss may be attained without II
pains OF toll and without the patient
OF continuous endeavor, and II VI
. please. drudgery. and that the uni
Wiling details Of prosaic and uninte
esting work characterize only the col
! mon and sordid vacations and are M
: forced Into the careers over viii,
seniuses preside. The masses wi
hear a great musician imagine III
he plays his Instrument by a spsel
! Of inspiration and have not heard Il
! response Of Giardini, who, ON bell
asked how long Il would take to lea
!. the violin. answered. Twelve hours
day for twenty years together" tn,
\ look upon i beautiful picture. d
OF the master pieces Of the centuri,
and they applaud the inspiration
geniua and forget the long DAYS ri