The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05

amman nhst'fA AiitN ~ NnHiHiNAhtNthNN wv
and the eKrfriscs thus iar have bocn bot
beautiful ahi impressive, The program
began with the harcalauTcats sermon sun
day, followed hy the pn4e speaking rui
test Tuesday evening, the olass day cNeI
clscs "Wednesday afternoon and the coi
cert lat night, THIS morning at I
o'clock the graduating cNrwiscs prupc
took place, followed by the alumni han
auet ~ T. o'clock, commencement Nrel
closes al ) o'clock this evening with tn
reception TO the graduating class
The Baeealaureate Service.
On SUNDAY morning many ol the friend
OF Leland aud hnA seminary galher-i u
the Baptist ehuuh to listen 10 he annna
haccalaupate sermon and, while wailln.
for the services 90 begin, Admired The
beautiful bank Of palms, pu,ted plant
aud ferns Ia tnnt 81 the platform, u,
line gluNlnia al the right aud the decoh
tions uf the choir balcony, Mrs, X, ID
Phillips presided at the organ and a. the
notes al the malch pcalod forth the stu
dens OF the seminary marched down the
center aisle 10 their places, remaining
standing until the faculty and the mem
bers ot the graduating class had entered,
Rev. Daniel MrlntEuc OF the Congp'ga'
tional church he'd the responsive reading
and nilend PRAYER, which Was followed by
the singing oi the Italian HYMN hy the
congregation. Rev, X, 4. Hunt OF Shell
bume Falls, Mass, who was TO preach the
sermon, read the scripture lesson after
which the choir composed OF singers nom
both churches, rendered a beautiful ar
rangement Of the Shepherd Palm.
After prayer by Mr. Mcintyre aud an
other hymn by the congregation, Mr..
and a.aH thuf La AZ IA Agr.
mont boy glad 10 be- back in Vermont
again, that as boy he had been taught
that it was not nice to talk about food
when visiting and that lac supposed that
the same thing applied 10 service but
that he could not refrain from commend
ing the response after the prayer rs one
of the sweetest lac had ever heard, lie
also spoke IN high praise of the splendid
cooperation in Christian work of the
churches OF Townshend and compared
them to two churches in Connecticut OF
which il was said that they lived within a
stones throw of each other hut never
threw stones. The text was Mark lO:A
And whosoeyer of YOU viii b. chiciest
shall be servant OF all. Mr. Hunt sad IN
part: There is book entitled Lie a
Career or Mission. There Is as vast
distance between the words as between
hifl i'Ais lhEhAA"tAA ~ 80 49,
and christianity at It's best. Lincoln sand,
How hard il Is to die and not leave the
world little better. Ruskin wrote, 50
far as you seek to possess, 50 Tar ~ You
seek supremacy instead OF love, so far you
are serving the lord OF all that Is least.
III young men and women could get the
thought that the measure of life Is not
what we can give they would catch the
spirit OF the living Christ who emptled
himself and humbled himself even to the
death OF the cross. The highest type of
is Christ The highest type Of
today recognizes life as a ser
vice Service to be real must be of the !
heart. Life doesn't mean much to any |
man until something higher than duty, |
love, grips his heart Lord SALISBURY /
got in his heart the children of England |
and they were freed from child labor. |
got in his heart the slaves |
Of England and they were freed from
bondage. Grenfell faces the cold of Lab |
rador and the icy seas that the fisher folk |
may know the love OF Christ. Service |
from the heart is the only service which |
yrapples with the practical problems OF
The people around it. lleroism and de-
,otion and service above the heads of the
men and women with whom we walk
S folly and sin. Love OF self that
'hrinks from sacrifice is not worthy OF
he Christian name. Yesterday garlands
we're placed on the graves OF the soldiers
If the northland who gave their lives and
counted them not dear to save the union
md free the slaves. The Princess Alice
counted not her life dear when she gave
Ter dying boy the kiss which she knew
meant death to herself. God calls us to
pend and to be spent in service, a SER
ice that fears God and gives our lives to
lin. My chief hope when | look into
Dung faces is that they may know and
erve God. Members of the graduating
lass, ] am glad that you have come to
his milestone in your liyes-to a more
ractical graphing with life's problems.
Whatever you do, build rightly. Build the
Manhood and womanhood God wants; rem
er to Caesar the things that are Cea-
ars and to God the things that are
iod's, t
We are living, we are dwelling
In grand and awful time, !
In an age on ages telling;
70 be living is sublime
The service closed with prayer and a
ne singing of the hymn, We May Not 5
limb the Heavenly Steps. Rev. Daniel
IcIntyre pronounced the benediction.
The Prize Speaking Contest. I
A large and appreciative audience gath >
red in Seminary hall Tuesday evening to
ear the annual commencement prize '
contest. The program was as Y
blows: The Other Wise Man, Edith |
dams; Regulus to the Carthaginians,
ames Flynn; How the Children Enter,
lined the Bishop, Lizzie Flynn; Hand t
ar 4l2, Alice Ware; music; Call to I
rms, Leon Stevens; Angels Wickedness,
azel Jones; Judgment Day, Laura z
Fare; music; Queer Little Thing from a
exas, Mildred Palmer; Speech on Mo \
on for an Address to the Throne John
ale; music; awarding of prizes.
Miss Edith Adams, who was to have "
I'd the first place on the program, did "
1t appear so James Flynn led off with "
egulus to the Carthaginians, hurting de-
lnce at the foes Of Rome. Miss Lizzie n
lynn entertained the audience as well Vi
the children did the bishop. Every h
lie spoke in high commentator of the
lie work done by Miss Alice Ware as "
e drove hand car ALI through the fire Il
the rescue of the train. Miss Ware e,
terd thoroughly into the spirit of her
lection and held her audience from !,
art to finish Miss Mildred Palmer gave o'
very pleasing Interpretation Of The a,
leer Little Thing from Texas. The ~
oof OF the good work done by Miss Ha- ,
Jones, Miss Laura Ware, John Dale pl
d Leon Stevens lay in the fact that the u
dyes awarded to Miss Jones the first IN
ize for the young women and to Miss bl
are the second; to John Dale the first
ize for young men and to Leon Stew tn
S the second The Judges were Rev. III
llph Tibbals of South Londonderry, ne
rs. L. A. Butterfeld and Clarence Thur tie
r of Brattleboro. The music furnished
Mr.. Dugan of Brattleboro, violinist, p,
d Harry Wales, pianist, added much w.
the enjoyment Of the evening. ne
Nearly all of the speakers appeared in h;