Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-18
COBURN SENIORS
Listen to Baccalaureate Sermon by
Rev. {. c. Whittemore.

The Baccalaureate sermon of the
senior class of Coburn Institute was
delivered Sunday in the First Baptist
church by Rev. f. c.. Whittemore. D.
d. The psalter'S selection was read by
Principal Stevenson and prayer was
offered by Rev. G. D. r. Pepper, for
merly president Of Colby College.
The day promising to be one of the
rare days in June. there was a
Well-flled church. The members of the
graduating class occupied peWS which
We're reserved in the front body por-
ton and We're honOred by having
preached for their particular benefit
one Of the strongest sermons Of this ma
ture which has ever been heard in the
city.
Rev. DR.. WhittemOre took his text
from John xvii:2. His theme was "The
Goal of Life and How 1t May Be At
timed" The preacher outlined the
three principal ways in which the
great as We'll as the humble of the past
had Travelled. The first was the path
way which had been opened up by Il
study Of science. In this connection he
SAID that of I'll the scientific men of
rcnoWn of the past. who had accom-
pliShcG the solving of many mysteries
in Nature, none had ever reached re-
suits Of purifying and enobling ma
tire until, through the pathways of
science the way had intimately lead to
a fuller realization and comprehension
of Natures God. Life will find its
contamination and satisfaction only in
the life which is the eternal life of God
himself" For this reason he claimed
that the truths taught by science and
the truths set forth in the doctrine of
the Christian religion We're identical
ard parallel. all teaching of the same
founder and father of light and life.
The researches of science, after having
been achieved by great minds of the
past have come to be merged into the
teachings Of Holy Scripture as the pos
tuatcs Of the Christian faith have
been and ALWAYS will be needed in the
science of the future. He outlined in
this way that the reason why the grca:
human family lacked harmony in its
lii" was not for the lack of knowledge
Of truths essential to the best quality
Of civic life. but because the world had
failed to reconcile and affiliate the hui
man scientific knowledge with that of
the Divine Teacher.
The Pathway of History: "Whercver
we have found the advancing of any
&c mmonWealth to Il higher plane of liv-
ing we find the working out of some
great. wide movement in which the
hand Of some superior intelligence to
that of man has appeared. A power
working, unseen but not unfelt. in The
world such as that Which has brought
some of the great rcfOrmatiCnS and
huildcd up nations from humble begin
nines and sources. has likewise.
through the pages Of history or the
knowledge Of the events Of the past ana
present. inspired ana given an impe-
tus to the lives of men who have be-
come factors in the great general ad-
vance OF what is now known as modern
civilization. And after all. one who
has studied in these days. the great
tie past. in living up TO the highest Of
his knowledge, will follow in the foot
steps Of the %azarene. the one perfect
example which. by the grace of God,
has arisen to supply the worlds great
est needs and stands today in his per-
son, as the fulhllment Of Gods great
purpose III human life and in his life
work. the fulfillment Of Gods great
plan for the welfare Of the human fam
lily. This. in substance. was the SER
mon which has produced many deep
impressions upon the minds of the au-
dience and one which the class will
have reasons to recall in the future