The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-07
COMMENCEMENT AT MONTEVALLO. Bishop Candler Breaches
 Sermon. HE SPEAKS TO THE GIRLS Lesson Is Drawn From Life of
 Jacob. l1fany visitors Are In College Town te Be Present at the Closing
 Exercises and Honor
BY CAMPBELL D. CORY.

Monteyallo, June 6.-(Speciai.1-- With the atmosphere breathing the glad moments of commencement and amid elaborate decorations, the col lege town of Montevallo has thrown open it's gates to the visiting throngs to honor the class of 1909 of the Ala bama Girls Industrial School.
 This was Bacalaureate Sunday, the beginning of the commencement sexer- sises, when the girl graduate bids farewell to her alma mater and goes out into the world a finished product
 The commencement sermon was de- nvered this morning In the old assem- sbly hall of the school, which WAS nlied with students, parents and l, friends of the school, by Bishop War ren A. Candler, of Atlanta, who LOOK for his text, the latter part of the thirty-second chapter of Genesis. con corning the life of Jacob.
 The sermon was extemporaneous. full of figure and set off by many humorous incidents and sayings. Bfsh- op Candler's discourse forcibly inn- pressed upon his many hearers that in the pursuit of learning and knowledge, one must not leave God out, for the knowing of God is the supreme knowi- edge of life.
 life of Jacob.
 Beginning, Bishop candler called the attention of his hearers to the life ot Jacob as set forth in this chapter ot Genesis, where Moses, the writer. paid more attention to the life of Jacob than he did to either Abraham or Isaac and that this passage was the center of Jacobs life.
 Continuing, Bishop candier told of Jacob and his twin brother, Esau; how Esau was the best man but Jacob the most religious. He portrayed how Jacob sought the coveted position of the first born; how he tried to super cede his brother to this place and oh- tain possession of the land by deceiv- ing his father. He dweit at length on the fife of Jacob-about his leaving his family circle, living with his uncle. and how he sought God and God changed his name to Israel. Jacob began to see the needs of God more than the need of land and the place Of first born.
 Continuing the speaker said in part:
 'sNow young ladies, this lesson is applicable to your own lives Tn the pursuit of learning and Knowledge. the pursuit of the life of Jacob in his desire to obtain possession of Canaan You will possibly try to solve 1t by leaving Christ out of your lives. The seeking of knowledge is only the means for getting earthly good and if you think that by getting an edu- cation you will obtain q Canaan of idieness flowing with milk and honey, you are much mistaken. For educa- fion is not a Fools Paradise, but 1t brings one into the supreme knowi- ledge of life, the knowledge of God"
 what Education ls.
 Bishop Candler next asked, 'What Is Education?" and answered 1t by relat- ing an amusing story concerning dog and a horse. saying that an an- fmal cannot take an account of the fulfillment of life but the object of human life Is the knowing of God.
 Continuing Bsop candler said:
 .tThe chief end of man 1 would say. would be to be Gods chile; to enJoy, to love and to be with Him forever and the very end of life. Jacob found it. which Is the knowing of God and not holding of land.
 "One vision of God is not enough. Moses had a vision of God at the burn ing bush, which did not satisfy him, and he had vision after vision. We need vision of God every day, each morning and each evening".
 Conciuding. Bishop Caudier said that the personal means more to one than the material for Jacob depended more on God than he did on Canaan. Al this point, he told the story of car penter who had gained wealth and had built himself a fine home but shortly after, his wife died and his grown daughter and son passed away also and he stood In his fine residence and called it gijded prison.
 Bishop Candler brought his mag nificent address to a close by saying that the world today Is gtlded pris- on for many who do not realize the personality of God.
 Rev. J. R. G. White. of Columbiana, preached at the Y. W. c. A. services fhfs evening.