The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-16
Baccalaueate Sermon Preached
by Rev. John +. Gcnung,
OF Amherst College.
MANY MEETINGS SCHEDULED
Oscar Underwood Will Be Toast
master at Alumni
Luncheon.

'oi''' r. bchunB. ID. d.. of Amherst
t"ticEc massachusetts. preached the
caiaure'te sermon at the Univer-
SitH of Virginia this morning in the
chapel before nm audience that occu-
pied every available bit Of space In tho
beautiful little edifice DR. Genunr's
subject was. The, Manhood Vocation -
BASED upon the text, For the Son of
Man is come to seek and to save that
| which was lost" Luke xix. 10
Chrlsts avowed vocation said Dr.
Ichuhg. was to search out and restore
lost values 1t was IN developing this
idea that he brought in an eloquent
| and effective manner to the attention
| OF the young men of the graduatin i.
class the service to humanity that
those who have enjoyed the benefits
OF training at the higher institutions
OF learning must render.
IT was new kind of business
among men. this vocation that was
! thrist's. said the speaker This seek :
ing ana saving as mission is still
/ 50 new that We are just beginning to
figure At the outer edges of IT, Most
men. in choosing their LIES work.
pan ior what they can get and gain
hH II: IL is the accumulation OF wealth
or comfort or distinction or learning
that they have at heart
II was spiritual conservation Of
I forces, n divine efficiency system. that
CHRIST had at heart: not for himself.
J
oil men. Here We touch modern
\ ground. Men are studying much now
adayS on the problem of efficiency in
their business and industries: study
! ins how to stop the leakage and 70
deem the wastaEe and reduce the
ShfihkaEc IN the complex applications
OF human energy. They are just wax.
j ing To the idea that il is not our whole
/ business To create and accumulate val
ues' that even In the material values
/ that we so prize there is enormous
waste and loss: that we must turn our
/ thoughts to seeking and saving. II is
1 IN seeking and saving that efficiency
/ lies.
The values that are not lost. that
pile mp and accumulate, have less need
| OF our spiritual care and fostering
hey speak for themselves. are loud
and aggressive; are crafty and ;.llurine
YOU can sec them without searching
/ ihcN are the values born Of our de-
Si'ts. our ambitions our clcvcrnesS. our
/ mastery Of natural and human laws
1t Is the values that get lost in the
hardened heart and the Needless crowd
/ that need our wisdom and faith and
care. They hide in our mines and fac
\ tories and counting rooms. where the
Soulless machinery OF our civilization
\ is grinding its grist: human hearts are
there looking for us. to SEQ whether
4 they are TO be brothcr-incn or mere
working tools for our schemes They
lurk IL tho secret places Of our his
tory and philosophy and civics. human
4 hearts are there looking for us. to see
! IT. in our search for truth. our scholar
ship shall he cold and negative or
saving and vital And the eyes that
are locking for us, the hearts tina,
arc beating on To get the rhythm of
/ ours. are the eyes and hearts OF the
worlds lost values yearning for the
light
And who so fitted to take UP this
vocation OF seeking and saving as the
men OF our universities and colleges ?
Here are men OF open mind and candid
heart; men in contact with the stores
81 wisdom and power. men who. look
!ng upon the vision of life. are resolved
TO see life steadily and see il whole.
Is not a sacred trust and responsibility,
therefore, laid upon us?
~ mighty pageant of learning de-
ploys before us. untold values Of nature
AMI art and thought and achievement
mazcs Of research and invention; path :
ways of discovery broad and far, for
the travel and cnrichinG of life time.
IL IS n pity II in all this wealth the
value OF values should be lost or de-
based.
In what spirit shall we essay the
exploration" Let us adopt the spirit
that takes up and ennobles our enter
prise OF learning. 1t is the spirit of
the sharcr, not OF the spectator.
we are not here in the world TO
create, that is Gods part: no true val
ucs OF life are Of our creation. We arc
here 10 save what Ike has created; to
help out to fullncss and efficiency what
was good in the making. but married
In the worlds use and misuse. And
our account is made out not with ref
crcncc TO the past-what we have done
or accomplished. but with reference to
the present and the futurc-what, in
the spirit of tho Son of Man. we may
mend and can 10 life. and save TO per-
mancnt value. such is our part. yours
and mine, in the divine division of
labor"
The faculty and. graduating class at
tended tn. service in academic cos
tune. marching from the rotunda to
the chapel
y special musical program was given
with an appropriate number admirably
sung by Miss itettie Booker.
Annual !. VI. &. A. Meeting.
Tonight the annual meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association WAS
held ia Cabcll Hail IL was a mission :
AIRY service, and wound up the most
successful year in the history of the
university Y. NJ q. y The chief speak
cr was DR.. Ebcrhard Phildius. OF Wen :
ha, Austria. He gave Il stirring adj
dress on this subject "christianity in
Non-Protcstant Countries" Dr. Phil
dius came to the university direct from
the World Student Christian Fedora
ton conference, which met in New
York last week
Another feature Of the meeting to-
night was the report Of the president
OF the association, Joseph +. Moore
tiis summary of the work Of the asso-
cation during the session now closing
, emphasized the important place the Y
NJ {. \. occupies in the life of the
university. a large number of the
embellishments d0o--arc affiliated
with the association. and more than
100 took such part In the various re
. hGious activities this session as to set
4 standard for the whole country in
that particular field of university work
To-morrow will he the great show
day of finals The baseball teams OF
the 1905 and 1919 classes will contend
on Lambeth Field for athletic supre-
macy Preceding the game there will
hc pageant and parade OF rare con
ceit There will be sailors, farmers
admirals. Iouaves, Alpins. Pierrots, pi-
rates. Tommy Atkinses and, last. but
very strenuous and alert. Militant SUI