The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-14
Sunday Morning President
Thompson of Ohio State
University, Preached Bac.
calaureate Sermon.
STANSFlElD SPOKE
AT NIGHT SERVICE
Graduation Exercises Held at
The Chapel Were Largely
Attended by the Friends Of
The Class.


The bassalaureate service held yes
teriay morning at 10:30 o'clock at
Lndley hall In honor Of the graduat-
ing class Of Earlham college was
largely attended by students' Of the
school and their friends. President
william O. Thompson. LID. Of Ohio
State University. delivered the bac-
calaureate sermon. Others who as
sisted in the service included Presi.
dent. r. L. Kelly. who read the scrip
ture. and Professor Russell who de-
livered the invocation. Special music
of an appropriate character was rem
dered. --.-.
Dr.. Joshua Stansfield. d. D., pastor
Of the Meridian street NJ. e. church
Of Indianapolis. spoke ON the subject,
Fellowship With God" his text be-
ing Truly our fellowship is with the
Father and with His Son Jesus
Christ" at a public meeting Of the
Earlham College Y. NJ. c. A. and Y.
w. C. A. last evening. This service
was also held at the college auditor
ium and was we'll attended. Dr.. STAINS
fields effort being very pleasing and
|insthructive. -
Address 0y Thompson.
In the baccalaureate services. DR..
Thompson, who was introduced by
President Kelly spoke on Life: Its
Mysteries and Unsolvable Questions.
In the early part Of his sermon he
declared that In our lives we are con
tinually making mistakes. He says
that mistakes are not self-correcting.
but that it IL the purpose OF education
and religion to teach US how to avoid
these mistakes. Mistakes" he de-
clared, "are corrected by the discov.
cry of truth"
In speaking Of the ways truth may
be found. he declared that intuition
came first; another method by arga-
mentation and demonstration. and
still another by personal experience.
In illustrating the best example OF
truth. President Thompson chose
Jesus Christ as an example. In max
ing clear different points he frequently
used illustrations familiar to the au
dience.
| etansfeid's Sermon.
| DR.. Stansfield in the evening empha
sized the following implications and
truths:
1st. That fellowship with God and
Christ are possible because Of mans
likeness to God I shall hold that mar
is more like God than unlike Himl.
distinctive feature and glory of the
Revelation by Christ. h (a) The M
ture and character of God. OBJ the ma
ture and character Of man. Christ re
lvealed the Father He also disoov
cred the children Of the Father. Tht
witness of the Spirit and the trut
Christian experience 10 the cominl
into consciousness of oneself ant
ones true relation to God.
A second implication Of this doc
Itrine of "Fellowship with God" IL tha
we have Gods view and estimate o
thfe-men. things. movements ANT
are thoroughly sympathetic therewitl
and thereto.
A third implication Of the Christian
doctrine Of Divine Fellowship 10 tha
we become co-workers together viii
Him. In the plans. purposes and pro
gram of God we have the greatest In
lterest and enthusiasm The Christian
thus linked with God In the highes
work Of life. comes to his best seek
ing to establish the Kingdom In tn
earth.