The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-05
REV. w. L. BEERS SPEAKS TO
LARGE AUDIENCE IN UNI.
vERsITY HALL.
.BACCALAUREATE SERMON
"Seisncs in Religion" Is Subject Of Ad.
dress That Stands for Progressive.
ness Systematic Study in Religious
Matters, That Religion May es Real,
Definite and Practical.

The largest audience which ever at
tended baccalaureate service ut the
University of Montana listened yes
tcrday afternoon to a scholarly sermon
by Rev. W. l.. Beers of Great Fails,
whose theme, "rhe Scientific Spirit In
Eeiig'on.' presented the idea of pro-
rrtsslveness In religious matters In Il
Fashion calculated TO impress and, at
once. interest. The speaker directed
his remarks specially to the members
of the graduating class, but his dis
course was followed intently by an
audience which nearly filled the spa
cious confines of University hall.
The Invocation was by Rev. DR.. AL
len Of the Baptist church. The scrip
ture was read by Rev. Mr.. Burtner of
the congregational church. The bene.
diction was pronounced by Rev. DR..
Maclean of the Presbyterian church
Rev. II. S. Galley of the Episcopal
church offered the prayer.
The musical numbers included q de-
lightful solo. 20, Rest I'm the Lord" by
Mrs. Grosberg. whose rendition of tho
Mendclssohn anthem was beautiful; a
violin solo, Haendels Largo" by Pro-
fessor Fischer and the Introductory
selection. Gounod's meditation"
splendidly interpreted by the university
orchestra Mrs. Whitaker was accom-
panist.
President Duniway made the an
nouncements for the week and then
introduced Rev. Mr.. Beers, who pre-.
faced his sermon with Introductory re-
marks. He said that of all the crises
IN life there is none more important
than that which attends the young man
or woman upon the completion of the
college course. He spoke, he said. from
his own personal experience and from
the consideration of other experiences
which had come into his life. He
craved the careful attention of the
members OF the class to the words
which he was about to speak. They
were. he said. the words OF one who
believed sincerely In what he spoke and
he felt that they would benefit him
who took and pondered upon them The
sermon follows:
The Scientific Reliaion.
why even OF yourselves Judge We
not what is right ?"-Mark 1881.
TEST all things. hold fast that which
Is good. First Thesians sci.
! quote these notices. the one from
Jesus and the other from the Apostle
to the Gentiles, to suggest that neither
was a mere sentimentalist or a cold
nationalist, but that each believed In
the sentiments Of his own heart and
kept his sanity OF reason unim-
paired" Jesus reminded his hearers
that however expert they might be I'm
reading weather signs. they We're dull
interpreters of the signs of the times,
and suggested to them the duty OF
using their faculties In the discovery
OF what was right.
Paul evidently saw the need Of clear
discernment and of the capacity to sift
the wheat of reality from the chaff OF
appearance. We. too, need to be alert
and responsive and more SO than he.
For we are citizens OF the larger uni
verse. The very sphere upon which we
dwell Is revolving at. "A dizzy pace:
WhizZing around the sun in it's own or.
bit-all while tagging along after the
sun at the rate of more than 10 miles
per second through ever new and un-
(COnt inueI m I1a wo Civ,