South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-15
WORLD WILL De
NEW INSTRUCTOR
FOR GRADUATES
Higher Education Carries obi
cations, Says Rev. F. H.
Gavish in Sermon Delivered
at NOtre Dame.

Admission 10 commencement exer-
cises in washington hall tonight viii
be By card only until 7:45. and after
that time no seats will be reserved.
The organ recital TO be given by Fa-
fner Finn Of Chicago at 4.30 this at
ternoon viii be open 10 the public.
willingness 10 bear the trials Of
life. eagerness 20 help our fellow a1en
and answering exactness in follow
ing the ways OF morality and justice
were the principles insisted upon 10y
Rev. Francis r. Gavish OF Indianapo-
lis. who delivered the bacCalauTeate
sermon 10 the graduating class of
NOtre Dame university yesterday.
Taking for his text the words from
Luke XIV. II. For now all things are
ready Father Gav.Sh said. in part.
There must have been some salts
faction in the kings mind after ne had
prepared the Great supper that all
things pertaining TO the feast were
ready and all that was needed was
the arrival of the guests-but even to
kings comes sometimes disappOlnt-
ment The vast army Of young peo-
pie who at this season are leaving the
scholastic hall to 20 out into the world
must experience this same satisfaction
that. having finished their course, all
things are now eady'--eager with
hopes: but, alas like the king in the
parable. for many there is in store
sore disappointment and perhaps,
even tragic failure.
There is a charm in youth like
that OF morning in spring and this
charm increases as the day Of life ad-
Vances. After all. there Is only one
thing IN the world and that is human
life, and youth is the very essence Of
lie-eager. but Incomplete. alive with
the ardOr of hope, bOundless, insa-
tiatc strong in the frmness Of a faith
mistaken. There is the difficult cur
riculum OF experience that is still TO
be mastered, in which there are no
learned professors to teach you but
life itself and its passing years.
Imposes Obligation.
I'm the providence Of God the ad
vantages OF a higher education come
10 the few and not to the many: the
advantage. therefore. imposes obliga-
tons on those whom Providence has
SO highly favored. There is the obi
cation first 10 yourselves. Here you
have been guarded and directed en-
masse. as classes, as a student body.
Now that YOU are to enter into lives
for yourself religion and reverence
must be in 70 individually
'Monsignor Benson, who recently
visited this country. noted the natural
differences in the tendencies of Flu
rope and America-the old world
dwelling I'm tie past and amid scenes
Crammed with history; the new with
its face 40 the future. with no ruins to
obstruct its limitless eXpanse. He ad
mired the businesslilIe conduct Of the
church, but he missed the brooding
peace and the dim religious light that
IN the house Of prayer makes for
UniOn with God in contemplation
II know that the trend Of our mod
or n 10 fnV II c he 10 h
licity. The sweet privacy of the home
Is gone; We have removed the fences
from our yards and left them to the
gaze Of every passerby. and we take
our siesta on the front porch. And
this has had its effect even upon re-
ligioss practices My plea, then, to
you young men, now going into the
world. not indeed as a class. but sing
~ and alone, is 20 live your individual
and religious life. TO cultivate the in
innate spirit Of reverence for God in
YOUR own souls. I would not dampen
the ardor Of youth or curb its eager
enthusiasm. but / would say that re-
hgiOn and reverence are of the heart
and soul more than outward Observ-
ance and open display Great battles
are won not by dash and cheering Of
troops but in the quiet planning and
study Of the generals tent.
Dollars Worlds Measure.
The world prefers eXpedieucy to
Righteousness. 1t measures success by
tine number OF dollars accumulated
and by the amount of luxury ard
comforts money may buy: il utters
the degrading maxim that youth must
first put it's feet i'm the dirty mire of
vice 10 learn wisdom from folly
know that u cannot DC hermits i'm
far off desert not all can be in clois-
tered retreats of learning the world
is awake and needs your work En-
ter in with hope and faith with high
ideals OF the right conscious Of your
capabilities. thorough i'm the use of
the privilege that education gives and
faithful 20 the duties il imposes"