The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-05
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THE GRADUATES
President of the University Of
Utah Delivers Baccalau-
reate Sermon.
EXERCISES ARE HELD AT
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
Interesting Address Is Listened
to by Large and Appre-
ciative Gathering.

The opening session of tho annual COM
nenccment exercises of the University
of Utah was held in the First Congresa-
tioual church Sunday evening. at which
time the baccalaurente sermon was gwen
before the graduating classes by Presi=
dent j. T. Klngsbury. The attendance
was large.
The services began at SIS, being pre-
sided over by w w. Ritter chairman OF
the board OF regents OF the university
Besides the sermon. the programme oil
the evening included organ prelude
while the graduates. dressed in caps and
gowns. marched into the church from
the vcstry, the march being played by
Prof. Squire Coop. The Invocation was
offered by Horace II. Cummings super
lntendent OF the church school system
contralto solo. Ave Maria" was rem
dered by Mrs. Bessie Dean Allison. Bene-
d!cton was pronounced by Joseph j. Can
non followed by an organ postludc by
Prof Squire Coop.
DR.. klngsbury. In giving the sermon Of
the evening, chose his subject,
Science Reveals Creative, Guiding In
tclligence and Teaches Man for His own
Best Good TO Conform TO the Laws or
God by Living a Pure and Upright Life.
In treating this subject, Dr. klngsoury
took the stand that thinking men OF to-
day are prone To- discard all religious
absurdIties have been found In these
teachings as science has progressed. He
handled his subject with a view of Intro
ducing sufficient scientific evidence to
prove that there is a power behind all the
workings OF nature and all manifesto
tions of physical force. which we cannot
fathom. and which has as Its direct
source a great governing power higher
than these laws themselves.
Advance Of Science.
HScionro is rf tbo cor-
ners OF the earth and reaching out TO the
far distant stars TO learn and determine
laws, said the speaker. Dogmas and
fanctes of the imaginatlon arc fleeing be-
fore the accurate tests of scientific in
vcstigation as it steadily marches on
and makes greater headway
'Ret notions are vanishing. Ideas OF
the origin of man. of his existence and
OF his future are changing. The nature
OF God, mans mission and his duty In
the world are looked upon differently
The discovery OF mistaken Ideas OF Ger
tain things have been the cause of eX
treme Views and ultra skepticism, In the
loss of faith in God and in religion.
There are fixed laws and there is
order In the universe. These are living
and intelligent energies as eternal as is
matter ITSELF
laws. DIR. Kingsbury referred to the
heavens. Of the causes of the stars in
giving light and in staying together In
said the speaker feels sure that the
star we see Is vast luminous body like
the sun. That IL is suspended IN space
and kept moving in accordance with GER
tain fixed laws, The sun, the planets and
other bodies and material peVading in
finite space are an exhibition OF energy
the extent of which is inconceivably vast
And now what holds the heavenly
bodies In their position with respect to
one another? We do not know, but We
say 1t Is gravitat ton, The reason that we
yYDlR ihn ftt1 ax,y,ln z tIn,, ye
we cannot. The fact Is that behind all
this matter and the phenomena observed
In connection with IL, there is something
which man cannot fathom. There is
some underlying power directing these
heavenly bodies, these molecules OF mat
ter. What il Is we do not know. but
II surely is there
Applied to Human Life.
Leaving the astronomical laws and ap-
plying these principles to human life,
President Kingsbury again drew some
strong conclusions IN proving a guiding
Intelligence, adding: 'Man is not only a
living being, but an intelligent one, with
power TO reason and TO Judge and to
make comparisons and draw conclusions.
And with these wonderful capabilities
and this intelligence, this comprehension
and these strong emotions and feelings
is man here fer naught2 Is there no pur-
pose for his existence?
AS Is now known and in accordance
with the most scientific research spon
taneous generation Is impossible, life and
Intelligence cannot be producer Without
the existence OF previous life, This be-
Ing true life has always existed; and it
Is more reasonable 10 believe that since
life never had beginning. that never
was there a time that intclligence did
not prevail somewhere in the university.
With these facts before us we are
forced TO the conclusion that there Is an
underlying. intelligent. creative power.
guiding the dealings OF man. However
without positive knowledge OF the des
Tiny OF man, one is yet forced to The be-
llef that faith In God and love for
safest ground "
The oommencement exercises OF the
university will continue this week untiI
Thursday evening when the students
and graduates will conclude the COM
Saltair. ' at
This afternoon from o'clock to
O'Clock The graduates. members of the
alumni association. faculty members and
former students will be entertained bv
President and Mrs. Kingsbury at the
presidents annual reception. which will
be held at President Kingsburys home