The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-13
STUDENTS ARE TOLD
TO MAKE LIFE COUNT
DR.. Wallace breaches Baccalaureate at Rich
mond College Class Day Exercises Tonight
and Alumni Dinner TO-MorroM

The baccalaureate sermon on the
occasion OF the commencement exer-
cises of Richmond College. was do
livered last night by Rev. G. o. S.
Wallace, ID. D., pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Baltimore. Tho
College chapel was filed despite the
inclement weather
For the first time in the history
of the college the students, faculty
and trustees appeared in the chapel In
cap and gown. The baccalaureate ser
mon and commencement day are OF
equal dignity as academic events.
Therefore tho official participants
wore their ceremonial robes. The
royal purple of the doctors of divinity
mingled with the blue and white and
the scarlet of tho bachelors and mas
ters and others.
Although former chancellor Of an
institution of learning, DR.. Wallace
said that he came as a minister OF the
gospel of Jesus Christ. He was In
troduced by President Boatwright who
said that DR. Wallace was loved by
Richmond people. and that Richmond
College was fortunate in having such
a distinguished man on that occasion.
Taking as his text tho words of the
Apostle Paul TO live is Christ to
die Is gain" DIR. Wallace exhorted he
young men and women graduates to
live as the Master would have them.
He said that Ito work Is good. but
to live is better"
The speaker, speaking from age and
experience, explained that the young
man and woman had only begun to en-
ter into the duties and responsibilities
of manhood and womanhood when they
leave college.
Urged Them to Work.
In advising the youthful students to
not only work but to live; live for a
purpose. DIR. Wallace said that they
were like an arrow shot from the bow.
The arrow had the momentum and
the feathers to guide it to the target
He said this is true because of some
thing that happened before the arrow
left the bow. The young man or young
woman is equipped in Il measure to ind
the target. because OF something that
happened before they left college. He
said that Christ should be the goal of
the young college man.
According TO the speakers theory,
to be success in life. man or wo-
man should not set Christ up as goal
to reach at some future time, but they
should live for Christ daily. Take up
the cross OF life and bear 1t unto the
end. DIR. Wallace said the life physi-
cal, the life intellectual and the life
| spiritual are the goals for the man
| or woman who desires to be worth
| while. No one Is complete without tho
| other. Two brntes are now training
| for fight: one black and the other
| white. When these two enter the ring
on July they will be almost physical
perfection. Neither would be expected
to say to live is Christ They lack
| the spiritual life" said DIR. Wallace.
| After discussing at length the trials
| and tribulations that will beset the
| college man when he starts his fight
| for life and livelihood, Or. Wallace
encouraged them by the reward which
| he said must follow when they have
| reached the end of the journey and
| passed into eternity he admitted
| frankly that to climb the dizzy heights
of spiritual perfection, as we'll as ply
/ steal and mental achievement. the pill
grims must need pass over many rough
| roads He said to keep In the course
as Ben Hur did when he drove in the
circus is difficult.
TO swerve from the course mean,
defeat and disaster for Ben Hur. he
said So with the man or woman In
lifcs course. the speaker explained
He said at times darkness and doubt
ing would enthrall them, but Christ is
| the beacon to guide their footsteps
Alright.
The Invocation was made by Rev
| Robert j. Willngham, p. D., secre'
i tary of the Foreign Mission Boart
of the Southern Baptist Convention
A Rev. Charles Fl. Ryland, secretary.
treasurer and librarian of Richmond
4 College, read the Scripture lesson Rev
David NJ. Ramsay, pastor of Grace
Street Baptist Church, prayed
1T was stated by President Boat
wright that the alumni dinner vii
be given in Thomas Hall tomorrow
afternoon at $50 o'clock. He sale
members of the association are expect