The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-06-13
w. NJ. c. CELEBRATES 43rd
COMMENCEMENT.
BAcCALAUREATE SERMON DELIVERED By PRES
IDENT LEWIS EXERCISES ARE WELL AT
TENDED AND UNUSUALLY
INTERESTING.
FORTY-TWO STUDENTS ARE GRADUATED-MANY
HONoRs AND PRIZES ARE AWARDED

had been selected to recognize that
! power in education at this instILu-
] ton. 1t his request the first stanza
of the hymn was sung by the 20 male
students OF the graduating class, and
/ then the entire audience arose and
sang fervently the entire hymn, In
Guiding the first verse. During the
service the large college choir sang
! the SanctuE. from the St. Cecilia Mass,
Eand Great and Marvellous from The
Holy City. President Lewis deliver
ed the bacealanreate sermon.
Ills theme WAS Essential Chris
tianlty. from the text. One thing Is
needful.n Luke Z. AZ. The incident
from which the text vas taken vas
briefly discussed TO point ont that our
Lord did not decide which was the
better woman, but which made the
better choice In her ambition TO
: please Him. Along wlth this incl
dent was taken . fact Of human
nature. that se all are two-slded
creatures; one part Of ua fitted for
and best pleased with activity, and
another for contemplation which Of
/ ten presses US down 10 perfect still
ness b. weight of glory. Jesus
would adjust these two elements to
a perfect life and estimate fairly
their values.
! Taking these az guides for finding
essential Christianity. II waH first
pointed out thai Christianity ia moi n
choice between what sc are aceus-
toned 10 call worldly interests and
religion. II We were once convinced
thai In order TO attend properly 10
religion we must cease to attend 10
the ordinary duties OF life. 1t would
make u atheists or hypoerites For
every man must live 4 worldly life In
the sense that be must I've his life
in the world. So With the claims Of
labor We hear % much Of In these days.
The renl claim Of labor Is It's right to
be considered a religion. But to
labor II TO pray" only when the heart
brings the labor 10 the altar.
/ What is usually considered church
work" vas also tested by lhlH prIn-
ciple. Who has not Witnessed Instan-
ees Of men earneat and successful N
church AFFAIRS. prominent In leader
ship. who yet In the intimate purposes
Of the Head OF the church are entirely
out Of sympathy NIth Him. Being
buay will not aave ua. even though
We be busy sith honorable and useful
me- tiers. Service Il good. but II ID
not necessary and Il is not best. only
love is best We Tho talk 20 much
about the eommereIaliam Of the age
should beware Leaf there creep into
our Christianity a more deadly COM
mereiallsm.
So We must expand our notion OF
church work. Like a great business
J enterprise whose headquarters may
be IN a small office. but whose work
era are all over the world. digging
manufacturing. advertising. selling
SO the church rs building must be
distinguished from the church az IN
organization. the one merely head
quarters. the other. the real church
Is the world.
The good part then il 10 ait =,
Jesus feet and hear lis word. With
out this no man can be q Christian
and with this no man can fall to carry
out the beneneent purposes oi
Christianity. To do this is not 10 lose
ones self IN lettering. dawdlinE over
sentiment: but 70 be thoroughly con-
verted 10 God'H purposes and plans
and imbued with His spirit. Then
we are prepared 10 20 and TO work
and to succeed or fall a He may
please. For at last II comes 10 this
The kingdom Of God l. within you
What n traYesty upon Christianity
when 10 be Christian seems less
worthy than TO be an active Christian,
: prominent Christian: when the ad-
jectlye Is more important than the
noun. when ChrlstH cause i more 70
us than Christ Himself and when %
Ing something II more sought after
than being something!
!, The benedlctIon vas pronounced BY
Rev. Dr. Hugh l. Hiderdice. president
of Westminster Theological Seminary
The service OF the Christian Asso-
Citations OF the college was held Sun.
, day evening. when Rev. DR.. T. Watson
; Hannah. OF Drew Theological Semi
nary. Madison, \. J., delivered the
, sermon. The service vas conducted
J by Rev. v. II. Hetrick, pastor oi
Grace Lutheran Church. and during
the service the college choir sang the
beautiful anthem, The Heavens are
Telling. from Haydn's Creation"
Eloeution and Music.
Monday morning and evening were
devoted to the graduates recital n
elocution and music. These two pro
grams we're perhaps the most enjoy
able of any during the week. The
students in both departments showed
careful training, and rendered the fol
lowing program
At 1890 a. m. Rhansodle in G-minor
Brahms.-Elsie May Cline. Lonacon-
/ Ing; Reading: Billings Of 49. Balmer.
John Smith Blllingslea. NesImins-
ter: Reading: The Mystic Champion,
Hnekel, Martha Elizabeth Thomas.
EroHtburg; Dryade, Jensen. ana Cas-
eade du Chaudron. Bendel,-Isabel
Fisher Miller. Cherry Hill; Reading:
The Trial Sermons on Dull=5kin.
Dunhar.--Isaac Vernon Brnmbaugh.
Denton; Prelude in B-mInoT. Chopin,
and Harkl Harki The Lark, Schubert
Liszt.-pearl Williams FIshel. Waugh
an, h. C.: Reading: The Keeper Of the
Light. VanDyEe,-Eyelyn Walter.
Washington. D. c.: Reading: The
Ballad OF the East and West, Kip
lIng.--James MeIntire Fisher, BallI-
! more; PIauderei. Meyer-Helmnnd. and
J Kamenoi- -Oetrow. Hnbenstein,- n,--Eliza-
beth Virginia Perkins, Eikton.
At 8 p. m: Prelude In F--major.
Chopin, and Polonalse IN F-maior.