Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-21
BRYAN UPHOLDS FAITH
AS A RULE OF LIFE
Secretary of State the Orator at Fair
mont Seminary Com
mencement.
Tells Girl Graduates Education
Should Not Alternate Sympathy
for Mankind.

Faith as the supreme virtue which in
spires and controls mems lives was de-
scribed by Secretary Bryan of the State
Department in an address last night be-
fore the graduating class of Fairmont
Seminary.
To succeed in the world, it is neces-
sary that one have faith in his physical
and mental equipment. In addition he
must have faith in the moral purpose of
the work he has undertaken, faith in his
fellow-man and faith in oGd, the speaker
declared.
I'm the long run the person who is
most unselfish will exert the largest in
fiuence." said the Secretary of State.
1T is better that we should occasionally
be deceived than that we should go
through life without trusting any one"
Mr.. Bryan expressed the hope that the
years coming will bring closer together
those who have had the advantage Of an
education and the masses OF the people
who have been denied such advantages.
Cites Case of jefferson.
He referred to Thomas Jefferson as an
educated man whose sympathy was
quickened by education. He linked HIM
Der Of the human race.
Mr. Bryan said 1t was better that a
boy or girl should not go to school than
that they should become educated and
thereby grow ashamed of their early as
sociates. It's only when We can link
ourselves in loving sympathy with the
world that we can labor in it, he said.
The Secretary of State declared that
the supreme thing in every human life
is to bring itself into consistent relation
ship with its creator. He pointed out
that men are continually surrounded by
mysteries in life and that the fact that
they do not understand the plan Of the
creator should not lead them to doubt the
existence of a supreme being.
Food. he said, is mystery. but =" mys-
teries don't bother US in the dining room;
only in the church"
AT the conclusion of the exercises the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan stood
at the head of the class and received
those present. Mrs. Bryan was patroness
Of the class.
Distribution of Honors.
DR.. Arthur Ramsey, principal of the
seminary, presented diplomas and GER
tiflcates to the following:
Diplomas Clara May Pemberton.
Texas; Pauline Bivings. North Carolina;
Mary Dillin, Texas; Margaret Klein,
Kentucky.
Certifcates-Corinne Batchelder. Hi
nois: Mildred Block, Arkansas; Virginia
Brown. Arkansas; Margaret Clark.
Texas: Nellie Cosby. Alabama; Helen
Costello Pennsylvania; Margaret Fish
er. Indiana; Eleanor James, Nevada;
Elsie Lane. Dominion of Canada; Henry
Ruth Lassiter, Texas: Marguerite Lent.
District of Columbia Eudora Mitchell.
Oklahoma; Alkaline Moore, Oklahoma:
Helen Nall. Michigan; Irene Porter.
Pennsylvania: Alice Rogers. Virginia:
Martha Strayer, District of Columbia,
Elizabeth Taylor, Kentucky; Ruth Wal
ker. Michigan.
The class officers are Clara May Penn
berton, president: Virginia Brown, vice
president; Mildred Block, secretary; Eu-
dora Mitchell. treasurer; Helen Costello.
sergeant-at-arms.
out-of-Town Guests.
Among the out-of-town guests who at
tended the commencement were the
following:
]. T. Pemberton. Fort Worth. Tex;
Mrs Earl C. Axtell, Fort Worth, Tex.
Mrs. J. D. Block, Paragouid, Ark; NJ.
F. Block Paragould. Ark; ]. S. Wilkin-
son. Paragould, Ark: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Klein, Louisville, KY; Mrs. A. G. Walker,
Jackson, Mich: Mrs. D. n. Crawford.
McKeesport. Pa; Mrs T. e. Costello,
Bradford, Pa; Mrs. Edward Rogers.
Dendron. Va; Mrs. \. H. Lassiter. Fort
Worth. Tex: Miss Helen Lassiter, Fort
Reno. New: Mrs. T. H. Mohler. ST. AL