The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-24
ARDERY COLLEGE
Baccalaureat Sermon BY Supt.
Cameron Who Highly Com
pliments MRS. Ardery as
Founder and President,

Despite the threatening weather The
Baptist church was we'll filled last
evening % hear the blccalanreate adj
dress gwen by Rev. h d, Cameron,
state superintendent OF public lnslruc.
llon, To the graduating class of Ard
cry College fos young women
Rev Cameron chose two texts for
his discourse, one from the old tes'
lament Moses was learned IN All the
Knowledge OF the EgyDlains," and one
from the new saul afterwards
called Paul. sat al the feet Of Gam.
lllel." end prefaced his sermon By
saylng--he had received a pressing In.
wtation to preach the baccalaureate
sermon at ponca City but he had fill
ed the appointment by sending an.
other IN his place that he might be
present aud preach TO this home In
stitutlon for which he had learned
10 have great admiration. and deem
ed Il great honor and privilege to
have been chosen by Mrs Ardery anu
the class on this occasion
he said i have seen, as no doubt
you lll have, little eonveyanees SO
ing about the city gathering up the
little ones, to be taught bearing these
words, We Go To school, DO you2
aud for some time / dld not know to
what school did they belong, but af
lerwardg learned, aud even more
that this school aims even higher.
and these little ones are gathered for
the purpose and As a means Of In.
atfuctlng The young women who are
to be sent out into the grent state Of
Oklahoma and other states AZ teach.
ers OF great nalue to the common.
wealth.
\ Il preached the baocalaureaie ser
Emon al Edmond this morning and
while that Is q state institution
feel that this grand little college
though not 80 large IN numbers, Is as
important In the circle which \ e.
fects as The state institutions are IN
theirs, and am plelaed 10 learn of
the broad field the course OF this IN
siitutiOn seeks to cover, aud b..
lleVe IN education for wOmen--aad
feel that Il Is even more important
for woman than men aud 10 me. one
0f lhe especially chief ehagma Oi sueh
an Institution Is, that Il not only pre-.
pares them ia ihelf chosen vocation
but gives them aside from an this a
certain particular Dir Of refinement
and artistic culture 80 10 be admired
IN sOman.
Superintendent Cameron IN part
said, God believed N education nud
gave as proof hts selecting Mosea, the
best educated man Of HIS time to do
bis great and important work Take
Moses oui of the old testament and
you take out the most important part,
and the selection was given as furth.
er proof Of Gods approval OF eduea.
ltlon."
he spoke Of the twelve disciples hag.
Ing been ignorant men al the time Of
their call, but they spent three years
| III the grandeal mnlverslty known tu
the world, under the direct teaching
OF the greatest teaohesrlhe Christ
which was the gfandeai and mosi
highly educated ellss ever sent out 90
teach.
fIe spoke Of the church being the
founders Of the great schools 81 the
past and that the work OF Luther
al last gave 10 The world The public
school aystem and also added Ard.
cry college aud similar Institutions,
were the flowers OF pioneer eduel.
tors"
IN conclualon be- said:
4 extend 70 Mrs Arie7y AZ head
Of this ibeliiutlon the bapd pl Eellna-
ship and bid her and her able co.
workers God aueed III this great and
grand work | Wish % assure her that
any assistance Or favOrs she may neea
In her work l. a. head aud contro
Of the educational system OF The state
stand ready to give her my hearty
SUPPORT and aid whenever she may
call uDOn me