Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-06
Commencement Program
Opens Sunday Evening
With Bacca|aureate by Rev.
F. A. Bisbee, Boston.
Junior Week Closes With an Ex-
cursion to Verona Park.

Orono. Me-, June 5.-The 38th Com
rnenccment of the University of Maine
hogan tonight with the BaccalaureatC
sermon. preached by Rev. Frederick
A. Bisbee. d. D., editor of the Cniver-
salist Leader, Boston. The chapel was
crowded to the doors when the gradu-
atiro class entered. After selection
nv q quartet. Scripture reading and
PRAYER, DR.. Bisbee spoke, taking his
text from ! Corinthians. xi:3l, "Covet
earnestly the best gifts; and yet show
unto you a more excellent way
Taking Life Building' as his sub
iect. Roy. Mr. Bisbec spoke in part as
follows.
"A curiosity OF the search for knoWl-
edge is that the more successful 1t 49,
the more hopeless any though OF COM
plete achievement Acquisition but dis
closes an ever widening horizon. COM
pellinc the conclusion that the ultimat"
uurpose of education is outside of it
self, and justifyng the question with
which this practical age tests every
institution. every machine. every force
every idea What is it for? What can
II doo How does it serve?
"To bring it yet little closer; What
are we here for why this institution
making great and constant demands
upon the community" why teachers
giving valuable lives fer comparatively
small recoElpensc? why students from
all OYER the commonwealth taxing the
often meager resources or otherS
through non productive years: AS was
asked in olden time: 10 what purpose
this waste? Why are millions OF DOL
lars annually poured out in support o.
institutions OF learning, philanthropy,
and religion" why are we all IN the
deadly struggle for wealth, for lame,
for education, for pleasure, Tor culture.
for position, for power. yea. for NE
itself? What are they all for?
"Thcse are the questions of the age
ard we think them peculiar 10 inns age
we boast ourselves of our practlcai
trend and talent-We are not |" DC
fooled with appearances; we WANT re-
suits, we want fruits
Nov, whether we read tn" story
of creation in the Genesis OF tn" Bipie
or the genesis of the rocks. we ma
that so far as we now know, the ell
max of Gods handiwork is Man. FOR
him land and water produce their
abundance For him the sun shines
and the rains fall Each scene OF
grandeur delights his eye and upliits
his soul. Each growing thing gives
promise of direct or indirect contribu-
ton to his bodily welfare and inspra
ton to his mind The StupendouS
forces of nature all stand ready ser
wants to do his bidding and assist in
his development. Unknown laws sur
round and uphold him. Open doors to
acquisition swing wide to welcome
him. He has the world for his habita-
ton and heaven for his hopes. IT,
therefore. the verdict OF all creation is
that Man is the consummate fruit of
all things else. then it is fitting to con-
slider the supreme object of religion
and its bearing upon other departments
of life
Today we are handicapping our
serves with our complaints because
conditions are not right. and we are
looling ourselves with the notion that
II We can make conditions right we
snail then get the best of men as the
product. And we find many individuals
ana organizations trying to bring in
'he kingdom of heaven by giving men
,''ore money. better clothes, more
'eSure, more amusements and more
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