Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-24
Eloquent Bacca|aureate
Sermon on Sunday.
Commencement Begins With In
teTesting Address to Seniors.
Rev. c. II. Cutler Of Bangor Tells
About "Playing the Came"

Brunswick, Me, June o3-(SpeciaD.-
The Commencement season at Rowdoin
College was ushercd in today with the
class in the College church at O'Clock
this afternoon.
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
Charles Horrick Cutler, d. D., of Ban
COR ana his text was from Matthew
x:3O: HE hat findeth his life shall lose
il; and he that losCth his life for NV
sake shall find it."
The Seniors occupied the front pews.
WHICH had been reserved for them.
whilA the remainder of the church was
filed to Overlooking with alumni and
friends. Mr.. Cutler said in part:
"Who is getting the most out of col
lcge life. by and large? Is it the unSo-
cial fellow who grinds for marks in
the fraternity house makes few friends.
on the athletic field plays to the gal
lery, is always looking out for himself
and rarely takes any trouble for any
one else; or is it the student who elects
his courses and docs his college work
with some reference to his ideals and
his work in tn" larger WORLDWIDE
takes q generous pride in the hOnorS
and welfare of his fraternity. who
works for the success of the team, is
alive with college spirit and is al
ways ready to lend Il hand to a friend
in harl'uck?
AS yourself whether in those mo-
ments when you have become interest
cd in your wnrk-havc mingled heart
ilv i'm the good fellowship Of the chap
ter house ana have planned for the
welfare of the fraternity-whcn y"u
worked hard for the team. or have
played ,hc game for all you were
worth. when YOU have caught the col
legc shirt. whether in the college cheer
or in the whispering pincS'-and best
Of all whenever You have Instructive
" end without calculation gone to tho
HELM cf your chum with word Of en-
enlargement or to lend hand. Ar"
not such as these the charging and re
yeang experiences of college lie
through which n man really comes To
himself and knows that he is finding
himself?
"Nlw | would have you believe lhdI
the same principle is AZ work IN INC
larger world. although to many mon
it is not Apparent until they get out m
TO if 1t is delightful to see how man
finds himself as he does his work,
whatever il NAV be. rs Il form Of str-
yice and forccts himself as he throws
himself into it. The trained eye. the
ii
are found not in the preparation for
ones work. but in the doing OF IT,
'Subducd :.
To what It works in, like the dyer manu-
"The making Of the skilled physician
and surgeon. the able lawyer ana
wise counsellor. the useful minister
and effective preacher. is not wholly
in the professional schools, excellent
as they may hc. but is found rather
as many of us know, in the practic" ct
or profession. Whatever skill or excel
lenCe we have attained i'll our Work
has been found in the doing Of it. Ana
is not 4 mans best work always done
when he let's himself go and forgcts
himself in his work? The writer eager
TO make his idea clear and vivid. ADAM
"'hN HIS liltlbllt anu hiSN'N' - 'ii''
style: the speaker intent upon the
thing he wants to say, in his caScrncsS
TO make it plain ana persuasive. drops
MS awkward circumstances ana
rises to a moment of real clnquCncc'
the prophet loses himself in his mes
sage; the singer forCcts herself in her
song; the citizen throws himself INT"
The public service without counting the
cost. saying. with Secretary TAFT: II
don't speak of rewards. The best OF All
IS IN" rurC 10Y Of service. To do things
mat are worth while. to Dc in the thlck
ot ii. All, that is to live. The DuSi-
ness man, who, out Of many cares ar"
responsibilities. writes incidentally L"
friend: "Thcrr'S lots of fun IN pc
ing alive. and too much to do Tor nlh-
ers To worry about ones own soul. -
These are the men who are HhdillS
their life by losing if.
If | may use Il trivial Illustration
which will be understood only by lI'c
elect, it seems t. me 4 good dcai liN'
learning to drive golf You remember
now il was: You made good mdhH
awkward attempts at hitting the i'tl'
white ball; YOU may even have taken y
lew lessons from 4 professional. WHO
pointed out your faults, and shower
You just how to stand hold the driver
and address the ball hut your knee
was stiff, your elbow crampcd, ana
When, with Il jerk, you struck at INC
oail as if YOU would make a'baSc M
You succeeded only in fooZlinG 1t an"
N digging up the earth. Eat the Gay
came. happy day. when you gave M
'ie notion Of pressing and forgot an
ABOUT Your right elbow and left knee
ana letting yourself go just tot
'owed the ball through. Then
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