Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-29
SERMON BY REV. DIR. McKIM.
Address to the Graduates of Hamil-
ton Institute.

A large number of the patrons and friends
OF the students of Hamilton Institute
gathered last evening at Epiphany Church.
G street. to listen to the baccaIaureate SER
mon by Rev. DR.. Randolph H. McKim and
witness the delivery of diplomas to the five
| members of the graduating class by DR..
Roland Cotton Smith of st. Johns Church.
At the conclusion of a brief evening SER
vice, DR.. McKim based his address on the
words found in the tenth chapter and fourth
verse of the prophecy of Ezekiel: Then the
glory of the Lord stood over the threshold of
the house"
He explained the significance of this
glory of the Lord, and likened 1t to the
glory that stands at the threshold OF
human life.
Faith In Christ" he declared lis the one
thing that gives strength and conference
and purpose to human life. Without faith
life is like a broken arch; like existence in
a cavern below the ground and beyond the
light The lowliest cottage on the hillside
in the full free air of Heaven is better
than Aladdin's palace with untold wealth
and jewels in a subterranean cavern. A
woman. however lowly and inconspicuous
II she have faith in God is more to be
We'd than princess of wealth and power
without faith.
Human life in all it's varied interests
comes from God, and is worthy of his
benign providence. The glory of the Lord
is over all life. We must look for God not
only In religious things but also in all life
that We mistakingly call secular or pro-
fame. Men become saints by doing their
full duty in that station into which God
has called them. Many people have a mis-
taken conception of religion. 1t truly over
arches all our lffe-even what we call secu-
lar. We must rightly think of God in every
thing and thought and deed
The spiritual life must be cultivated. II
must have every day the nutrition of faith.
We must water 1t with our prayers"
DR.. McKim spoke directly In closing to
the graduating class, referring to the fact
that he had given years ago in Alexandria
her diploma to the present principal of Ham
| ilton Institute.
He Impressed upon the graduating class
the emancipation of women under our adj
vanced Cultivation. The social power of
the good woman of today Is greater than
that of the queens of olden times and the
great and glorious responsibility of woman
today Is to uplift and purify society and
make home paradise. There is no rank
on earth equal to that of the queen of a
Christian home.
Dr. Roland Cotton Smith said In deliver
Ing the diplomas to the graduates:
The wonder, the mystery and the glory
OF life is opened by your education, and
now as you see more of the physical and
spiritual world, you will learn more of the
splendid responsibility that rests always
with the highest type of Christian woman
hood"
Immediately after the exercises at the
church reception was held at the insti-
tute on III street, at which number of
persons were received by Mrs p H. Sea-
brook and the members of the graduating
class. AT IL o'clock yesterday morning the
class day exercises were held at the insti-
tute. Miss Goldsborough delivered the salu-
tatory, Miss Davidson gave the class his
tory, Miss Griffith recited the class poem,
Miss Morris made the class prophecy. and
MISS Smaller was valedictorian.