The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-18
PLAIN WORDS ON
VITAL SUBJECTS
Rev. Dr. W. H. p Faunce His BaccaIaureate Sermon Touched
on the Muck Rakers, COmmercalsm in Public Life and
tducatonl Institutions, Professionalism in Athletics and
Otner Pertinent Topics OF Interest to Young Men and Women
Going Forth to the Battle of Life

President w II. p. Faunce of Brown
University preached the annual bacca-
laureate sermon yesterday afternoon at
the First Baptist church.e where the ser
vices were conducted by Rev Dr. Henry
NJ. King. pastor emeritus.
The seniors. in caps and gowns formed
In line on the back campus shortly after
o'clock, and led by Prof. Otis Everett
Randall. marched TO the church. pre-
ceded by the members OF the graduating
class OF Pembroke college In white dresses
and caps and gowns led by Assistant
Prof. Arthur Horace Blanchard
The procession was guided by the three
junior marshals. Victor Arthur Schwartz.
Raymond Frank Tiff and Walter Emer-
son Hatch. There were SS girls in line
and 1l9 men.
Assistant Prof. John Francis Green !,
was head usher. The others were Prof.
Otis Everett Randall Assistant Profs
Thomas Crosby, Jr., Frederick Slocum.
William Herbert Kenerson and Arthur
Horace Blanchard. Prof. Frederick Will
liam Marvel. Thurston Mason Phette-
place, Howard Bristol Grose. DR.. William
Kirk and Charles Herman Hunkins.
The music was furnished by the chapel
choir and the glee club Of Pembroke
college the organist being Gene w. Ware.
When the seniors had taken their seats
the full choir sang the anthem. "The
Lord is My Rock" after which the con =
gregation responsively sang the 145th
psalm.
Rev. Mr.. King read passage Of scrip
ture from the fifth chapter OF the epistle
TO the Galatians. ana another anthem.
Mozart's Jehovah. Great Jehovah. Guide
Us" was sung by male quartet. consist
ing OF A. G.. Fowler first tenor; r. G.
Bugbee. second tenor; L. S. G.. Scull.
first bass, and Roland Ormsbee. second
bass. the bass solo being taken by Frank .
lin Wood.
Prayer was offered by Dr. Faunce fol-
lowed by the singing of the hymn. "The
Son Of God Goes Forth 10 War" which
preceded the sermon.
The service closed with another prayer
by Or. Faunce. the anthem. Thou wilt
Keep Him In Perfect Peace" sung by
the full choir and the benediction
President Faunce took as his text Acts
$500 Thou hast thought that the gift
OF God may be purchased with money"
and said:
III II be the function OF commence
ment time to bring us something more
than banquets and banners and pageantry.
n II be It's purpose 10 search and try our
life and recall us TO ideal standards we
may well consider how Peters Indictment
OF one man is really reproof OF our own
generation.
I'VE men and women OF the goth can-
tury have imagined too often that sue
cess Is a matter Of financial resource;
that happiness and power can be quoted
a; market rates. and that the things that
are excellent are knocked of TO the high
est bidder This Is the defect OF our quail
ity. the weak side Of our strength.
In an industrial age like our own. we
md a marvellous energy a power Of
initiation. an inventiveness and resource
fulness which amaze every observer. and
we also find material standards and com
mercial methods applied TO the whole