Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
CLOSES ITS YEAR
DR.. Howard Agnew Johnston Ad.
dresses Graduating Class.
CHRIST AS THE GREATEST FACT
Colorado Clergyman Speaks on "The
Scientific Character of Christian
Faith"-President's Recep-
tlon Final Event.

TIL graduating class of Bellevue college
we're honored in the commencement ex-
ercises at the Presbyterian church of Belle
vue, Thursday morning by an elaborate
program consisting Of musical numbers,
o~ratlons by honor graduates and an adj
dress by Rev. Howard Agnew Johnston of
Colorado Springs, was pronounced the most
remarkable in many ways. DIR. Johnston
spoke on The Scientific Character Of the
Christian Faith"
The graduates are:
Bachelor Of Arts-Miloslav Filipi, Omaha;
Lulu Messenger, Osmond Bertha Hatfield,
Pawnee; William Vernon Mccormack,
Omaha; Lena Alberta O'Kane, Ithaca.
Bachelor of Science-Leon Rex Carey,
Bancroft; Pearl Messenger, Osmond; Leigh
Duncan Gilman, Pilger. J..
Bachelor OF Philosophy-Charles Grover
Graves, Fort Crook; Hartwell Hastings
Hamblin, Tekamah; Myrtle Elizabeth
Hunter, Lebanon; James Guy Phelps, Bel
mont; Abbie May Robertson, Atkinson.
Honor Students-Myrtle Elizabeth Hun
ter, Lena Alberta. O'Kane. James Guy
Phelps, Bertha Hatfield. Lulu Messenger,
Leigh Duncan Gilman.
I'm every object of human experience -
said he there is a scientific method of
observation. U%nscientific experimentation
leads to wrong conclusions. 1t is necessary
to consider first the fact and then the
mystery, which is inseparably connected
with every fact of experience. All scient-
lists keep close to the fact in their research
and they never think of denying the fact
of experience. because they cannot under
stand the mystery"
Christ and the Mystery.
Following this introduction, the doctor
gave a scholarly address of forty minutes,
showing that the most ~stupendous fact of
history was Christ, and that the mystery
of the spiritual was not greater than the
commonly accepted mysteries of science.
1--WE have implicit faith in the atom, the
molecule, in electricity, light and sound
theories, but 1t is simply faith, nothing
more. They cannot be demonstrated in
their innate qualities. 1t is just as scien-
tific to believe in the great fact ana mys-
terry of Christ as in the great facts and
mysteries of science"
Leigh Duncan Ohman's GRAFTON on the
Changing Vision had to do with the
present day conception Of greatness as OPP
posed to the earlier conquerers of men the
later ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF nations or the re-
cent amassing Of fortune. The conception
of greatness for the future must include
the greatest service.
The Grafton Of Miss Myrtle Elizabeth
Hunter expressed a hopeful utloo for tht
future of women. She said that the divls
ion OF labor which modern machinery ha:
brought about has given women more lib
erty TO engage in duties not included II
the home.
Hartwell Hastings HambHn's solo, Song
of The Torreador," by Bizet, was mucf
appreciated.
After the program the degrees were con
ferred. A number OF honorary degrees
were issued as follows: Melvin V. Highly
d. D.; j. H. Clark, New York, l.. L.. d..
Leon d. Young, Beatrice, d. D.; N. p
Mcclure, Council Bluffs. d. D.; Thomas
G. Sykes, Des Moines, d. D.; Harry Aus
tin Carnahan, Anaconda, Mont, D.. ID.
II. F.. Clarke, founder of the institution
L. L. D..
All the graduates with the exception o
Messrs. Filipi and Gilman, received teach
er's certificates.