The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-20
BaecaIaureate Before
Goddard 1904
BY REV. CHARLES CONKLN
UniysrsaIist Church Filled With People
at the Opening Event Of Com
mencemgnt.

The thirty-f0ufth commencement Of
Goddard seminary opened yesterday morn
lug in the tTnYsrsalist church with the
annual baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating clsss Rev Charles CouklIn
Of Boston, state superintendent Of the
Unlversaist church for Massachusetts,
delivered the sermon. 1t wss beautiful
Sunday morning and the audience dlled
the church to its~utmost capacity.
The altar was beautifully deeked IA
evergreen, daisies and potted plants. Four
students from the Junior class, Rudolph
Butter, William Pike u Dewey Baldwin
aud Perley Mcmahon acted as ushers The
Junior class marched into the church first
and took seats reserved for them at the
front Of the church, followed by the faeul-
ty and finally the graduates led BY their
president Mark Berry a very enjoyable
part Of the services was the music render
ed BY mixed quartette composed Of Fred
Keegan, tenor Of Montpelier. Mrs. u
D. Lamb soprano, Mrs. Putfer, alto. 81
Montpelier and John Angus, basso Prof.
Hathaway Of Montpelier, presided a. The
organ.
The order of exercises was as follows
Anthem, "Jublate A Invocation; re-
sponsive reading, Rev. A. NJ Bradley; an
them "Sweet Spirit Come Scripture
reading and prayer, Rev. Mr. Conkllns re-
sp0nse "a Hymn OF Faith, Mr. Angus;
sermon, Rev. Mr, Conklin; anthem, In
Heavenly Love Abiding; benediction.
The class was most fortunate In secuE
ing So able speaker as the Rev Mr.
Conklin aud the sermon which he gave
them was one Of the best that has been de-
llveFed to Goddard graduates for many
years past Mr. Conklln took for his text
the Golden Rule. aud Ia beginning said
II shall deliver TO you a simple but prae-
tieaI sermon on the application Of tue
Golden Rule through modern light, You
viii fnd my text in the 21st verse Of the
7th chapter Of the Gospel according 70 s..
Matthew Therefore Of all things what
soeveT you would that men should do unto
you DO you even SO unto them
by common consent this IS called the
Golden Ruie of Jesus Christ, Ct Is beau
tiful rule. The word Golden is used more
than any other word to describe things
beautiful Ii one should live as Jesus
meant we should when he gave out this
rule people would say what beautiful
life
1Ht AENiHbu nuts 10 h9t VAAf bcuNtAAAAA
but Ii is useful I contend that ii men
and nations would live up TO this rule
there would be no more wars, no more
feuds and no more strikes among the pe0-
pie. We need this RULE today to I've lives
Of humanity II we only had more of
this common Interpretation OF the Golden
Rule we would have better people. The
spirit Of retaliation Is working too much
in this world An old man once said that
II he had any enemies be would kill them I,
yes, kin them with kindness That Is the
way to treat our enemies. Kill them with
the spirit Of kindness.
Ia closing be spoke m)st encouraging
and hopeful words to the class, saying
''Yoang ladies and men Of the graduating
class, have a few words Of praise and
exhortation to say to YOU. Ia the drst
place congratulate you on this event In
your lives ! also congratulate you on
having the spirit Of this noble school IN
| your lives. like to see young people am.
bitI0us. C0iled UP Ia your hearts are all
4 the things that make men and women.
4 Unooil them and you will succeed.
sY0u are going long journey and sou
will come 70 the end Let me warn you
that you will share some Of life's sorrows
and misfoFtunes. / call upon you the
very blessings ol God, the Father. Il life
sometimes seems hard, It is God bringing
the better life out Of you May the bene.
I dioti0n Of Almighty God be with you aud
I keep you ia peace, world without end