The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-23

Nearly 200 students who will graduate
from Howard University next Wednesday
listened Yesterday afternoon 10 the bacca-
laureate sermon preached by Right Rev.
J. c. Ha~tzell, Methodist Episcopal Bishop
OF Africa
The exercises were held in the unlver-
sity chapel which was crowded with I'M
| dergraduates and friends Of the gradual
ing students.
President w p. Thirdeld presided. and
prayer was offered by Rev. George Heber
Jones. a delegate from Korea TO the
Worlds Sunday School Convention. MI
W. y. Hartshorn. secretary OF the
Worlds Sunday School Association.
made a brief address, and on the plat
form were the members OF the faculty
and a number CT delegates to the Sun
Gay school convention, including Mrs. F.
b. Meyer Of London. wife Of the presi-
dent Of the convention.
The subject o. Bishop HartzelTs ser
mon was Gods purpose toward man"
rs II not strange" the bishop said.
that anybody should think anything
else but that God should have a plan
and purpose FOR every man? And yet
there IS a large number Of people who
teach that for man. created in the image
Of God. there are no set plans, and that
he can live a haphaZard life here and
go into the future as best he may. Cod
has definite purpose for every man, and
that purpose IS not an afterthought
God has no afterthoughts. God created
thought. OF feeling. He can love. he
can hate. That IS what makes the family
possible; II makes social organization
possible; II makes national life possible.
Extends to All Peoples.
Gods plan and purpose for man ex-
tends 70 al peoples in all lands upon
all continents. and among all races. II IS
not confined 10 any race. or any people,
or any class God Almighty, the Crea-
tor OF men IN all ages. wants them to
rise 70 the highest possible destiny Of
usefulness and salvation That is why
the sacrifice Of Calvary was made.
This eternal purpose Of God for man
in the giving or Jesus Christ has a rela-
ton 10 every individual soul. Do you
ask how ii Is possible for God 70 be in
the individual soul? The answer is this:
Nobody knows. and nobody Will ever
know. unless. perhaps after a few mil
lion years, under the tutelage OF the
angels. man shall come 10 understand
more perfectly that It is possible. This
IS true-that II He does not look into
your heart and understand you. and
think about you. and plan for you. He
is not God.
This eternal purpose Of God for man
means the conservation OF each individual
person. And II this purpose applies 10
each individual case. II means that every
man. woman. and child IS my brother.
my sister. my friends and yours. and We
are related 10 the same great God and
the same great purpose and plan OF His
redemption.
can this purpose Of God be defeated7
We are here 70 follow the right and
reject the wrong; we are here to shun
that which would blacken our thoughts
and destroy our moral susceptibility and
destroy our influence for good. And
every man, woman, and child who is
going contrary to the teachings Of Gods
word is defeating and destroying the pur-
poses Of God.
questions OF race prejudice. the dog
matte statements OF the simple truths OF
the Gospel which are made In so many
OF our institutions Of learning through
out the world have kept the heart OF
humanity away from the Christ But
man cannot defeat the purpose OF God for
the salvation OF the world. II one gen.
Grafton does not accomplish #. another
will. In the meantime the race is being
redeemed gradually. and the Gospel OF
Jesus Christ IS going forth more and
more rapidly"
Class day exercises OF the different
departments OF Howard University will
be held early this week, and the com
mencement will be on the campus on
Wednesday afternoon.