The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-03
EXERCISES
 OF DIVINITY SCHOOL Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin Breaches Bacca-
 laureate.
TWELVE TO GRADUATE
Final Commencement Event at Battell Chapel
 Wednesday.

ne elSulS-Hllu dlillNelSaIy SAes cses in the department of theology of Yale university commenced last night with a baccalaureate sermon in Center church by Rev, Henry Sloane Coffin. D. D., of New York city.
 The graduating class this year is smaller than it has been for several years, numbering twelve. One of the members is William Henry Smith, of go Edgewood avenue, this city. MT. Smith took a B. A. degree at Hiram college in 1901. The other members of tho class are; Hugh Elmer Brown, B. $. Dayton. Wash, Whitman college 1904 Charles Melancthon Colderwood Ph. B., Brooklyn, la,, Iowa college, I190O, Charles Marton Good, B. A., liar 1904; Raymond Rogers Gregory, B. A., Franklin and Marshall college, 1904, lGilbcrt. Pa; William Henry Harris, Beacon Falls, Conn. Wesleyan Theo- logical college, Montreal; Darwin Ash Hey Leayitt, E. A. Beloit, Wis, Beloit college, 1904; George D. Milbury B, A Tracy Mills, N. B., Bates college, 1905; Albert Thomas Steele, B. A.. Bethel, Conn, Adrian college 1896; Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, B. A., Amboy, Ind, Friends university, 1904 Karl Owen l Thompson, B, A.. Springfield, Mass, Amherst college, 1904 Arthur Ewen Westenberg, B. A., Kirkland, H., Be- lott college, 1904.
 In the pulpit with Rev. Dr. Coffin were President Hadley who introduced him, Professors Benjamin ". Bacon, Lewis Orsmond Brastow, Acting Dean Edward L. Curtis, Frank C. Porter, Williston Walker and Rev. Charles Ray Palmer, member of the corpor- ation
 Dr. Coffin used as his text the Lord s prayer, speaking upon its use as q crccd, a programme a prayer and an oxperlence. He said that the Lord 5 prayer was not only a confession of faith, but a promise of obedience, Jesus theology was subordinate to His purpose, which was to bring to us glad Inoss, health and joy.
 tour ideas differ" he said, "ln vari- ous questions but we have q unity oi aim. Our strongest supporters We min isters find in those whose cTedai ideas differ from our own. Church unity was not what Christ sought after especial Fly, but community of purpose. Every clause in our creed must be convertible
 Into a plank in working platform.
 There are two kinds of preaching doctrinal and practical The union ol them is true Christian theology.
 Christ spoke the Lords prayer tC ana in the presence of another greatel than Himself. It is programme fol man as well as a petition to God,
 Communion with the Christian Goo can only be gained by showing thl; purpose Non-Chrlstans pray to Got asking for what man cannot do or doe' not want to do.
 'srhe secret of power for ministers f. in grasping the purpose of God In life and in making that purpose 8 life-lons
 %fhe Lords prayer is Q record Q
 Jesus' experience. He was the frs that ever burst into that silent sea. II, Twas the pioneer into the complet
 knowledge or the purpose or God. } Christ said to men. follow me. Tt
 do so is to help him accomplish hl work Personal participation in tn workings of Jesus is what gives us in huence in the church.
 , And we must remember that behinl
 us and around US are thousands ant
 thousands who have shared this creei and loved this purpose. They say t us "We know whom we believed } Benedictlon was pronounced by Actini
 Dean Curtis.
 Although the graduating class thi year is smaller than in the past fes 5 years, the enrolment in the theological department shows Q substantial in
 crease. The enrolment is now S6, wit 15 additional students from other de : partments, an increase of l3 over las year.
 Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock i Marquand chapel win occur the Met
 sick Downes prize contest in readin r the Scriptures and hymns. At ? o'cloc 1 the alumni will meet in Marquan , chapel to discuss the Resurrection 0 , Christ" Wednesday morning in Rattei r chapel. commencing at II o'clock tn , graduating exercises with addresses b representatives of the class and Pro ! lessor BrastpW will take place