Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-10
DR.. Lovelsnd, President Wadsworth
and Bishop Worthington Speakers.
CHRISTIAN DUTY USUAL COUNSEL
Each Minister Lays Stress on Clean,
Active Lives.
MORAL CROWN OF INTELLECTUAL
First Methodist Church of Omaha.
First Presbyterian Church OF
Bellevue and Trinity
Cathedral Filled.

Sunday was distinctly baccalaureate day
in Omaha. Three such occasions were
observed For the Omaha High School
seniors soon to enter the broader forum OF
life's activities. Rev. Frank L. Loveland,
d. D., preached the sermon at the First
Methodist church; for Bellevue college
graduates, the president, Rev. Guy w.
Wadsworth, d. D., preached the sermon in
the morning at First Presbyterian church
in Bellevue, and Rev. Charles A. Mitchell,
D. D.. professor in the Presbyterian Theo-
logical seminary, made the address in
the evening; for the Brownell graduating
class Rt. Rev. George worthington OF New
York, bishop of the diocese of Nebraska,
preached the sermon at Trinity Episcopal
| cathedral. All the baccalaureate discourses
were delivered In the morning.
Though the ministers selected different
| texts for their sermons the same note Of
Christian education for Christian service
perineated all the addresses; the same
! finger pointed TO the same lofty ideals. the
high goals and the common ambition in
| all Instances. The year has been one OF
marked success in the case of each insti-
tuition and therefore the graduates OF each
are proud of their distinction. The high
school class, numbering 112 is the largest
in the history OF that school, the Brownen
class numbers fourteen young women and
Bellevue nine young men and women.
HOnOrs Never as Great as Honor.
"Honors are never as great as honor"
was the substance Of the admonition given
by Dr. Loveland of the First Methodist
church to the graduating class OF the high
school, The church was crowded with
friends and relatives OF the graduates and
the floral decorations were simple, but
beautiful The members OF the class
marched In body into the church and
occupied seats directly in front OF the
pulpit.
| Rev. Mr.. Loveland took as the text OF his
sermon words from Micah 6:s, What doth
the Lord require of thee but to do Justly
and to love mercy, and to walk humbiy
with thy God2"
1--WE. come this morning." he said, with
congratulations to the members of the clnss
OF 1897, who having completed the work
prescribed for them unite with us in a
| religious service. Our hearts respond to
| the hour, This class represents the finished
product Of Americas greatest institution,
| the public school. This day brings us to
| a contemplation of our public school sys-
| tenn. Figures fail when we contemplate IT,
The 10000 teachers of our school system
are required to pass examinations which
the sages OF Greece could not have passed.
Tho standing army of America is not the
soldiers with their guns, but the school
teachers with their books
Must Learn Lesson of COD.
I'VE recognize on this baocalaureate oc-
casion that intellectual keenness and mental
culture may prove curse unless touched
by the fire from above. Intellectual cul-
ture must be crowned with moral worth
| or 1t may become as razor in the hands
| of Modoc Indian, The baccslaureate SER
mon means that the Board OF Education
and the faculty of the school recognize
the high and splendid culture that belongs
to the heart as we'll as to the brain They
expect you to know that the diploma is
worthless unless 1t represents character.
We ask you this morning. then, what does
the Lord require OF thee2
''You are going out into life. Shall this
life be chaos or cosmos? dlscord or splen-
did harmony Are you going to be resi-.
dents or are you going to be citizens p
vast difference. Are you going to exist or
are you going to live?
THE world now demands that you ma
triculate in the great university of life. What
does the Lord require Of you? The answer,
that you do Justly love mercy and walk
humby In the way OF your God. Justness
here means integrity. II means honesty,
righteousness, soundness TO the core. What
does God require OF you but to keep your
conscience clear. Fraud will never vitats
your life n you maintain your conscience
wide awake. God expects you TO go out and
be able at all times to look the world In
the face and say; Purpose to do justly
The curse OF many people today is weak
ness. A man who has only good intentions
without strength is in danger. The tide
winds OF the world blow hellward 1t re-
quires strength to prevail against them
steel is strong, but some times II is
crude. SO we have another requirement DO
Justly and be mercifu; love tenderness Il
means life should be strong yet tender.
Don't forget that the great engine that
moves tho world is the engine OF faith"
DR.. WadswOrth at Bellevue.
The members OF the graduating class Ak
Bellevue college appeared in caps and
gowns at the First Presbyterian church.
Bellevue. They occupied front seats They
are: Clara Phelps. LILLIAN johnson. Cen
evieve Hamblin, Lucy Hemstreet. Arthur
Dressler George woodard. Marcus Lind
say. Andrew Harvey and Edward Rogers.
Members Of the faculty, with Rev Mr.
Phelps, pastor OF the church. occupied
places on the platform and assisted in the
service.
DR.. Wadsworth took his text from Mat
thew. vi 10; Thy kindom come, Thy will
be done in earth as It is In heaven" He
dWelt upon these words OF Christ, given to
! men in the Lords prayer. and pointed out
their significance as applied 20 the every
day affairs Of today.
''rhs Master IN this verse explicitly in
atructs His disciples that they are 10 labor
toward making the earth a good place In
which 10 live" said Dr. wordsworth.
There is an old hymn which speaks OF
perfect peace In the heart a peace which
shuts out the lamentations OF the world.
That is a wrong conception OF the Chris
tian life. II my Christian Joy makes such
q noise in my heart that II browns out the
OorFoWs and Ans OF the world around, then