Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-08
CALLS POWER MEASURED
TO DEVOTION TO PRAYER
Rev. DR.. William ]. Kerby Ad-
monishes Graduating Glass at
Trinity College.
Commencement Week Opens With
Pontificial High Mass Celebrated
by Bishop of Mobile.

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measured by her devotion to prayer. This
admonition was given to the graduating
class at Trinity College yesterday by
| Rev. DR.. William ]. Kerby, who preached
the baccalaureate sermon.
| Commencement week opened with pom
tificial high mass. celebrated by the Rt.
Rev Edward P. Allen, Bishob of Mobile,
assisted by Very Rev. John F. Fenlon
| The deacons of honor were Very Rev
| Robert A. Skinner and Rev George NJ
Savage The deacons of the mass were
Very Rev. Charles F. Aiken and Rev
John W. Melody. Masters of ceremony
were Rev. Charles Dubray and Rev. Leo
L. McVay.
Following the sermon the O'Connor art
gallery was visited by many guests of
the graduates and will be open for in
spection again this afternoon. following
the presentation of "A Midsummer
Nights Dream by the college Dramatic
Society, at , pm.
In the baccalaureate sermon DIR. Kerby
said in part:
Must Be Women of Prayer.
Women Of today live in a nervous.
determined age, where educated woman is
asked to become public figure, lending
ganda which expresses new feeling in
humanity.
You will bring little to any move
ment; you will count for but little in
serving any cause unless you are women
OF prayer. If you bring into your SYM
pathfes the wisdom of prayer; into your
| outlook the philosophy of prayer: into
your MOVIES the power of prayer; into
your understanding the vision of prayer,
your activity will count and God will
bless You. If you offer only your educa-
ton, alert minds and insistent energy,
and not your prayers, to great work you
will count for but little among the forces
that are to bring the world back to
God.
There are experiences In the service
for others and pleasures in the play of
our sympathies which may lead us into
But prayer stands out as the measure of
our supernatural life
Prayer Most Marvellous Power.
Prayer is the most marvellous power
in the world. The f1ippant may believe
that they understand it. but 1 doubt If
any saint ever claimed to understand it.
He would be no wise man who thought
he did. Through prayer we can direct
the power of the incarnation in this way
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we can strengthen the defense of the
Kingdom Of God.
You are compelled to go out into the
world and do the work of the world in
atmospheres which are highly dangerous
to soul and to faith. Very often these
dangers are subtle and unrecognized until
after they have done their harm to the
soul You have need of something which
will indicate the presence of danger just
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the presence of the deadly carbon mon
oxide which he is unable otherwise to
detect. 1 believe that the spirit of prayer
may serve that blessed purpose for every
one of you.
When you find that you have lost
pleasure in prayer, and even the inclna-
| ton toward 1t: when you ind that neglect
| of 1t is followed by no accusing con-
| science, and YOU begin to tell yourselves
| that you are as strong and noble without
| prayer as with it. take warning. When
that change occurs you may be sure that
something has happened, something has
been lost. Some vision has been obscured
| or some shadow has fallen across your
] appointed way, or some subtle change of
| standards has robbed you of your birth
right
Urged to Return to Prayer.
| Whenever you realize that any such
change has occurred. return to safety
and take your bearings. Let all of your
| loyalties. let all of your fidelities be
brought together into the loyalty and
| fidelity of prayer
| Trust none Of your enthusiasms which
would have you dispense with prayer.
Feel proud of no achievement when the
account of it includes no story of humble
reference to the God from whom all
| Christian aims derive their approved in
| depreciation. Be satisfied with no ambi-
| ton which would lead you to seek its
realization. unsupported by simple earn
| est prayer. AS you love your God be
| women of prayer. AS you seek wisdom
be women Of prayer. AS guardians of the
dearest ideals of life as trustees to whom
our future is confided. be women OF
PRAYER.
"Prayerful women gave loyal support
and brave service to Jesus Christ even or
His Calvary. Prayerful women were the
hope and the glory of the first days of the
church. Prayerful women stand on the
terraced centuries and their upturnet
faces catch and reflect the light of HEAVIER
IN unbroken continuity from the days Of
} Mary. the Mother of Prayer. even to thi.
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