Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-01
| HIGH MASS FOR GRADUATES
GEORGETOWN CLASSES ATTEND
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Baccalaureate Sermon Preached by
Father Brosnan-Visiting Girl
Students Entertained

Rev. David Hillhouse Buel. s j., presi-
dent of The Georgetown University. yes
terday celebrated mass in connection
with the commencement exercises OF the
university In the Dalilgren Chapel of the
Sacred Heart. Rev. Aloysius p. Brosnan
preached the baccalaureate sermon.
There was large assem..y of univer-
sity students and young women Of the
graduating classes of Trinity College and
the Convent of the Visitation. The faculty
of each university department accom-
panied tho students to the chapel and
assisted In the exercises.
Father Buel intoned the mass. Rev.
John J. Fleming. S. j.. vice president Of
the university. was deacon. and Father
r. Rush Rankin. S. J.. subdeacor of the
mass.
Father Brosnan used for his theme
The Victories of Faith" He built his
sermon on the first epistle Of St. john,
Tvs. This Is our victory. the faith that
overcometh the world
i The speaker set forth the victories of
faitn after delineating the opposing
forces-the tenets of false PHILOSOPHERS.
the dictates of worldly wisdom and the
promptings of human passions-al these
marshaled and guided by the hate the
cunning and the energy Of hell and on
the other hand the faith Of Christ, its
truths and principles an rules of con-
duct.
The victories of faith over physical
forces were outlined-frst. In its triumph
over the immense power of imperial
Rome; secondly. victories In the realm Of
intellect in its triumph over heresies.
and. thirdly. victories in the moral order
in the triumph of those truths, divine and
enduring principles of right living, which
Christ first founded or sanctioned The
need of this faith in present-day condi-
lions was then discussed
Scarce had evolutionism run its
COURSE. said the speaker, than its log
zeal successor arose in the spirit of mod
ernisn-posthumOus offspring of evolu-
tion-and, tainted with the most vicious
heresies of the centuries. it strove to
avoid recognition and to evade a. refuta-
ton. But the Waterman on the tower
saw the mischief of 1t all, and gave
warning before unsuspecting souls could
become enamored.'
Father Brosnan referred to the need OF
champions of the faitll--fearless and
strong.
1.-The enemies Of faith today are not 50
much the men OF distorted vision as the
men of evil lives, Of immoral conduct,
no declared
accompanying the loss Of faith. and re-
cited the beautiful poem. Losses by
the blind poetess Of Donegai-Frances
Browne
Following the mass the graduating
classes of Georgetown College entertained
the visiting students at luncheon. given
in the large dining hall. During the
afternoon the young women visitors were
shown about the buildings and grounds
of the college.
The alumni meeting will be held in
CASTOR Hall Wednesday, followed by the
annual dinner of the alumni association
in the college dining hall at I:3O o'clock.
The college commencement will take
place Thursday evening at $40 o'clock.
Al 4:30 O'Clock Friday afternoon the
Georgetown University Hospital Train
ing School commencement will take place
In CASTOR Hall.
Monday, June 8. at 8 o'clock, the law
school commencement exercises will be
held. and Thursday. June IL, the medi-
cal and dental school graduates will hold
their exercises at s o'clock in the even
ing at CASTOR Hall.