The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-09

Clemson College. June 8. 1914-The
commencement exerices Sunday were
record breaking in several respects
The sermon by Rev. X G. Finley of
Columbia was the shortest ever hear
here. being just % minutes
one of the best also Moth
into the sermon for effect. n.
could have been left out The to
and the spirit were earnest and
thoughtful, and every word was heard
with unflagging interest
The exercises began with an an
them sung by about thirty voices that
had been carefully trained under the
Leadership OF Prof. W. NJ Routten, di-
rector of the band at Clemson. Rev.
r. M. Marshall was In charge Of the
services. The opening prayer was
made by Rev. T. v. McCaul of the
Methodist church. Mr.. Marshall led
in the reciting of theaa5Hastie's creed,
and Rev. w. H. Mills OF the Presbyte-
Tian church led in prayer. DIR. W. M.
Riggs introduced the preacher as one
whose good work while pastor at Glenn
son abides and whose memory is
shrincd in the hearts of all who knew
him.
The preacher at once got close to
every student by saying that he came
fresh from, college, to be a pastor at
Clemson. He spoke 5f his pleasure in
returning. The text was 81 am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for 1t
Is the power of COD unto salvation"
"You have been studying" said the
preacher, "abOut the sources and ap-
plicatiOn Of power. Whose power have
you been studying? Your own? HUI
manity's? Natures power? Yes; II
you will go back a step further to the
God of nature. The man who studies
the power Of God as revealed In nature
should be humble and reverential. Let
u: consider the application of the pow
er of God to human salvation.
The Bible is being discussed today
by the mightiest intcllects OF the
world. The Bible never grows old;
1t Is always applicable to the needs
Of all ages. You cannat say that of
any other book. You do not study
books in your courses here that were
written 20 years ago. Textbooks go
out of date. The one written 20 CEN
turie8 ago, the Bible is still our book
This fact cannot be explained except
upon the ground that the Bible is the
work Of the spirit Of God. And the
work of the Holy Spirit is to guide
us into all truth.
In the past men thought of saliva
tion as the saving OF individuals from
sin in this world and from perdition
In the next. There has come pro-
found change in the conception OF SAL
walton The old idea is true still: but
more is true. Society needs to be saw
cd as we'll as the individual. con-
graduate you tifsk,Sou are going out
into the world: 1pst>as this great con-
ccption of. salvation Seems to be get
ting a grip on thesbe thought OF the
world. The worK the, Spirit of God
Ia to bring a man to LIBERALIZATION Of
his need for a. Savior and to point
him to Christ ass 81 Savior.
There is much to be done. We are
being told that our political life Ii
rotten to the core: that our; CONNER
cial life is false; that,spcia conditions
are evil: that our children are being
robbed Of their birthrigtt ofsplay and
knowledge and happipsssi that our
property holders arefs Hand: in hand
with those who would prostitute our
girls. When We speaK 81 fSthese some
are ready to cry Undertaking" There
is much in the world that needs bet
tering. There is wor.e for every one
+ On every hand there aTes voices CALI
ing out to us to believe sonf the Lord
JesuE Christ and be saved as we'll as
to help save others. Aien, plead with
you to go out into the, world and APP
ply the power you have gained here to
the needs OF the world Apply the
to all relations in your world. Do not
power of the Spirit Of God In your life
be content until you have linked up
yonr life TO the source of ell power.