The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-28
Was Message of Pres. Ben
ton to University of
Vermont Seniors
| MANY PLACES CALL
FOR EARNEST MEN
Commencement Exercises
Are Now Under Way
at Burlington

Burlington, June 2S.--President Guy
Potter Benton, preaching the baccalaure.
ate sermon to the seniors of the Univer.
sity of Vermont yesterday, used as his
subject, 1.-The Assured Progress of HUI
mainly" He said in part as follows:
sour farms and school rooms and fac
tories and stores and Offices and homes
are throwing down their challenges to all
| of you The crowded cities with their
slums to be redeemed, and the little
towns of Vermont with the rural prob
lem too long neglected, are calling you
that will push humanity long way
forward toward the promised new heav-
en- on the new earth. Insurance offices,
stores, shops, railroads and highways ara
calling for captains of industry who can
hasten the coming of the perfect day
Pulpits, philanthropic societies and politi-
cal parties are reckoning to earnest
young people Of trained minds and con
secrated spirits TO volunteer for works OF
religious betterment, social uplift and in
Iternational federation which will identi-
fy humanity so intimately with the pur.
poses of the Infinite that soon the re-
deemed OF the Lord shall return, and
come with singing unto Zion; and ever.
they shall obtain gladness and ioy and
sorrow and mourning shall flee away
This is the message of inspiration
would bring to you who are soon to leave
this university. Through four happy
years of association together we, your
teachers, have lived for you, hoped for
you and prayed for you. and now we are
about to send you out into the world
with the benediction of alma mater. We
firmly believe that the largest success
and the highest happiness await all those
of You who will dedicate your powers
to the service of mankind in co. partner
ship with the God of the ages. Imbued |
with the spirit OF His Son you cannot |
fail.
at is in the confidence of Christian |
optimism that We bid you go forth La
boring with other men and women OF |
similar purposes no one dare predict i
what you may not accomplish. Sickness
is moving rapidly away before the march
of health; morality in business is sup
planting the questionable commercial |
of the last preceding decade; the
professions are taking advanced ground;
is routing dissipation; the
home life is becoming purer; and society
is frownng on double standards of NOR.
ais for the sexes. Schools are improving;
churches are becoming more practice BILE
effort is retaining pagan
peoples; and there is warrant for the be-
lief that the present generation is wit
lessing the last great war in the history
If men,
I'm this sublime faith. O seniors. go
orth TO conquer. for Behold the Lord
iod will come with strong hand, and His
Irm shall rule for Him: benold His re.
ward is with Him, and His work before
linn. He shall feed His flock like a
hepherd. He shall gather the lambs with ,
lis arm, and carry them in His bosom. ,
ie hath weighed the mountains in scales
nd the hills in balance. Behold the
ations are as \ drop Of the bucket. and ,
re counted as the small dust OF the bal ,
nee; behold He taketh up the isles as a :
cry little thing
God may do as He will with the ma.
ions but through you aud me and those
tho are yet 10 come. He will ultimately
ccomplish His mighty purposes for the !
ons and daughters OF men. In the Ger
ain assurance that with Him a thousand
ears Is as one day IL is your high, Cod
wen privilege 10 live your lives in the c
aim serenity Of an unwavering faith /,
hat the blameless, painless day is on the 4
sy." 4