The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-23
Declared Rev. Efie McC.
Jones in Addressing the
Goddard Seniors
BACCALAUREATE
PREACHED YESTERDAY
Universalist Church Was
Crowded to the Doors
During Service

Goddard seminary's forty third annual
commencement week opened ut the Uni
versalist church Sunday morning, when
Rev. Effie NJ. Jones of Waterloo. Ia..
former pastor of the church, preached
the baccalaureate sermon before the
members of the graduating class, the
student body at Goddard and con 4
gTegation of friends and relatives of
the 1913 class that taxed the auditorium
to the doors. The pastor, Rev. John B.
Reardon, had charge of the service and
music was furnished by the Orpheus
quartet and Prof w. A. Wheaton as
organist.
The church was prettily decorated
with ferns and potted plants, while over
the rostrum was arranged the class
motto, labor and Honor" in ferns and
gilded paper. At l0:30 o'clock. Prof.
Wheaton played the March from Athalia i
tMendelssohn and the student body
from Goddard, headed by the members
Of the graduating class, marched down
the aisle to seats at the front Of the .
church. The quartet sang the TIE Deum
in ID tHoldenl and the congregation
read the invocation. The responsive
reading for the day was conducted bv
Pastor Reardon. Afterwards the quar-
tet rendered the anthem. "Send Out Thy
Light" tGounodl and Rev Mrs. Jones
read the scriptural lesson from Kings.
She offered the prayer, also, the quartet
singing the responce. peace / Leave
with YOU" tRobertsl. Rev. Mrs. Jones
delivered an address of unusual timeli-
ness and inspirational value, from the
subject, Our Asking and Life's An
swer'' At the offertory, Frederic Ed
wards sang, Eyes Hath Not Seen" from
Gaul's Holy City" Then followed CON
gregational singing from the hymn book,
and after the benediction. Prof Wheat
on played MELODY in F. lRubinsteinl
as the students slowly filed out of the
church to be followed few moments
later by the remainder Of the congrega-
tion.
The Sermon.
The text of Rev. Mrs. Jones' address
was taken from | Kings. Sd ch u and
l3 VS.. which reads Behold | have done
according to Thy word behold | have
given thee wisdom and understanding
=" She spoke in part as fol-
lows: THE question which confronts the
graduate is What am ! going to do?'
In these present DAYS we are accus-
toned to estimate education by the re-
turns it brings in dollars and cents.
The man whose success may not be
by a financial standard has
come to be considered failure We
have come to place false value on our
education, 1t is good time to revise
our valuation.
There is an avenue of communca-i
ion between the soul and God which
: always open. God is always ready
20 counsel lis if only we are ready
o receive his advice. Our lesson from
he faith of Solomon expressed in the
Message of the text is ever to be in
eadiness IT is this same means Of
ommuning with God that is invariably
leglected in this misplaced estimate
.hich We have so often placed on the
worth Of a mans educa ton. How much
'etter are we than the beast when we
re content to be satisfied with three
meals day and shelter under which
o rest our head at night in preparation
or the renewing struggle of the NOR
ow? And vet ROW many men are
here of this stamp 1t involves feel
~ of self-satlsfaction that is materially
-rong. OF these men is il not small
'onder that they say with a sigh, rs
fe worth the living!' Getting n living
only means to an end. Life's great
Il business il that of shaping char
cter
NO mar cr woman living to-day has
nv business TO select a vocation or field
work unless he or she can see above
le horizon Of the choice the vision Of
higher life. But when once we Sc
ct that which we believe TO be our
insen task we must set our heart to
and let il suffer not by the absence
enthusia SIN. There are MANY people.
sor and rich. but seemingly more often
c rich. who are making a failure of
Te because of their diminishing vision.
hev are the people who look 10 earth
hen there is everything for which they
ight be looking TO heaven. For them
2 Is a treadmili and its variations
ON the menotony OF existence are few,
deed II were addressing you on
EEK dav ! would candidly say that in
@ scientific world there is no such
ing i governed These laws are inn
in hard and fast rules by which every
ing i boverned. These laws are inn
Itable and they always prevail. Moth
, happens everything comes 20 pass.
I'VE hear men charge up their own
lure TO accidental happenings over
Iich they have no control; they ac-
,unt for their own shortcomings by
failure Of their friends and so on. in
Intless wsys they exonerate them
YES. These things We hear. when in
nv truth life leaves no room for the
ident or the chance happening All
ngs work together through Him who
tored order out Of chaos Out %
se laws there j. one TO which I wish
direct special emphasis II il this;
lat we get out Of life il determined
what We ask Of Il. solomon seemed
know that which We are ever slow
learning He knew how 70 place the
portionate value on things. The
ia j. full Of tragedies because thers
so MANY men and women who have
ie a second best choice. Putting seq
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