The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-15
THE COMING MAN"
DR.. Kinks SUBJECT
UNIVERSITY FINALS BEGIN WITH
SPLENDID SERMON TO STUDENT
BODY.
r u S n N G A RI & A D
REV. ID. aAcLAcHLAs DELIVERS
ADDRESS BEFORE y. VI. e. A. AT
IT'S ANIMAL CELEgRA-

Especial 70 The Richmond virrinian.)
F'ha~l ottesville, Va, Jane 1.-THE
commencement exercises OF the
eighty-eighth session Of the Univer-
sity Of Virginia opened this morning
with the baccalaureate sermon By the
Rev Harris Z Kirk n. d, pastor
OF the Franklin Street Presbyterian
church. Baltimore.
The faculty and candidates for
degrees. cg.4i in academic costume.
marched 10 the chapel from the ro-
tunda
Or Kirk's suhtec, was. '~rhe Com
ing Man" based upon the text:
whatsoever shall compel thee TO GO
mile, SO with him twain Mat
thew $40. He said in part
There II an impressive contrast
between the completely If systems Of
goternment ana the simplicity Of
Christianity in the matter Of sane
tions fer duty Even when we at
tempt To define the natural and ia
riliar virtues we are led into anaaz-
Ing COMMISSIONS. What, for instance
il Justice" or 'tpruaeace9" How
shall we apply these concepts to con-
crete cases. How dtrfcuit it Is 70 en-
force the laws, even when wisely
drawn The state II unusually SO
occupied in enforcing the law Of the
HESk EIiifFt THAI " bsaS b'ss 'fft''
To think Of the second mile And II
Chr!stianity had followed this method
II would never have conquered the
world.
TITS exceeding simplicity lies In tho
fact that its distinctive virtues like
faith. hope and love are personal viz
tues, which derive their sanction from
personal relations. Christ's Statement:
of the sanction is summed up In one
yyrN
keep my comma nd ments. This is
be sed on the common sense truth
that q man will do more TO IA person
than hes will do for an idea, an IN
stitution or a principle. The very
simplicity Of the sanction often leads
to misunderstanding: 1t would seem
that so vast program should be sup
ported by n correspondingiy large
apparatus The case for the natural
virtues is much more impressive.
with what procession OF con-
stitutiors. precedents and law courts.
policemen. -rstchspcfts and headless-
clubs, jails and gihbets is the demand
Of the State enforced; and with what
sweet reasona hleness can we urge the
Importance Of dang Justly; IT must
be important IL accompanied by sucn
an impressive escort
The demand OF Christ. on the con-
tfary. is not supported III any s0Sh
magnificant fashion. 1t does not seem
reasona BILE that a man should do for
love what he will not do for law. and
We. we do II every day, because we are
subject 70 an higher reasona hleness-
The Christian was intended to trans
cend the ordinary human standard
he may not measure himself by him
self, but by Christ His worth lies
in the quality OF surprise inherent IN
all his actions.
I'VE have in this principle hrst OF
all descrtption Of the diss.nctive
quality OF the Christian man. II Is o..
peculiar privilege to add an element
Of distinction to any work we may 40.
The animal follows his instincts. but
man is person. a free agent capable
of selecting his life plan. and every
work of his hands bears the impress
OF Individuality. There is Il certain
quality In mans work, and this quail
ity is most clearly expressed in the
way a man does his duty
sse THE man that does more than he IL