The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-03
Divine Of Butte Has Inspiring Message for
University Graduates.
IMPORTANCE OF A MANS ATTITUDE" IS THEME
Large Crowd Gathers in University Hall Upon Annual
Occasion-Eoquent and Convincing, the Speaker
Urges Hearers to Pitch Their Tents Away
From Sodom.

An audience which completely filled
University hall heard Rev. George -.
Wolfe of Butte deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon to thc graduating
class of the University Of Montana
yesterday afternoon. Dr Wolfe's SER
mon was n splendid one, fun of help
fnl inspiration for the young people
who are about to face life IN earnest
Taking as his text Genesis 1912
And he pitched his tent tWard
Sodom," Dr. Wolfe impressed upon his
hearers the Importance of mnk ing
lfe's initial stand one for decisive
good
President puniway presided over
the service Rev. e. II. Allen spoke
the Invocation Rev. II s. Galley
read Matthew 5;i3-is. Rev. j. n.
Maclcan pronounced the benediction.
Splendid musical numbers were
rendered. Professor Gustav Fischer.
Margaret Fischer ana Hans Fischer
played Hacndels largo for violin,
cello and harp, l.. G. Pcttitt sang
iiaendcrs Honor and Arms from
Samson and Miss Brewster Wheeler
sang "Vcrgin tutt amer"
The Sermon.
Mr., Wolfe's theme was THE Inn
poriance OF a Mans Attitude" He
took as his text. "Hc pitched his tent
toward Sodom' Genesis i3:i2 Mr.
Wolfe said
An Item In "a mans life YOU think,
which is surely Of too little Importance
to form the bnsis Of sermon ai such
n time ~ this. hut Is II n little item
I'm the history Of Montana. OF your
family. or of Yourself 10 say YOU grad
uated with the class of ~. of the
University of Montana? How vastly
different You say. ana smile. Yet.
as this IL an Item of Importance in
your life go this seemingly incpnsc-
auantial statement was big with i'm
portancc, burdened with tragedy. for
Lot and his family. Let me recall the
story. Abraham leaves. Mt divine
command, his native land for n conn
try Of which the Lord said. 4 will give
IT thee In his company s his or
phaned nephew. Lot They grow rich
In this new land and, returning To
Canaan after a stay In Egypt. their
increased possessions omliarrass them.
So large have flocks and herds grown
that their hcrders can not Keep peace
with one another ON q day, uncle
and nephew stand on u ridge of hills
overlooking the wonderfully fertile
valley of the Jordan. The older man
says. Let us have peace. Since our
people can not dwell together In har-
mony. choose which way YOU viii go.
Ii you go to the right hand | will go
10 the left. or If YOU go To the left
hand viii go IL the right Lot looks
at the plains of the Jordan, so green.
80 well watored, 80 good for his flocks
and herds, He forgets what liz due
his uncle; forgets courtesy and obii--
CATION, and with an eye 10 the main
chance. as We say he chose the plain
of Jordan and Jonrneyed east. and
and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Now the men of Sodom were wicked
and sinners against Jehovah exceed
lngly,' He prospered. grew more
wealthy, with his tent open Sodom.
ward, But that pitching of his tent
toward Sodom was the event In his
life which was ominous of all his fu-
tnre disaster, In fact It's procuring
cause.
Il would have you remember how
ever that In tha scripture Lot IL con-