Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-01
President Benton Tells Seniors
Mankind Is Steadily Moving
towards Perfect Civilization
Hope Despite War.
WORMS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
In Baccalaureate Sermon Uni
versity Executive Says the
World Is Throwing Down "A
Challenge to Educated Men
and Women.

The ulth commencement season Of the
University of Vermont was formally
begun Sunday afternoon, when the
haccalaureate discourse was delivered in
the historic pine grove on the college
green by President Guy Potter Benton
More than thousand people were
present to listen to the sermon and at
tendant exercises. The occasion was
favored by the fairest of June days and
all present were impressed with the
truths expounded by the preacher and
the accord Of nature with the day aud
event.
At four O'Clock the academic procession
was formed in front of the Billings
library 1t was in charge Of the grand
marshal, Capt Ira l.. Reeves. assisted
by the senior marshals, William Edwin
Remby and James Walter Bunce. The
academic seniors led followed 10y the
members of the graduating medical class
the trustees Of the university, members
Of the faculties and Revs G. j. staple,
!. c. Smart and c V G1ismer Th"
procession moved past the president 81
residence, where it was TONED 10y Ir'sI-
dent Benton, thence to Colchester aVcu ic,
where it turned and entered the "ollrg"
green, walking to the grove to the music
OF the professional played by tine or-
chestra, The escolting senior classes
divided ranks while the president,
trustees deans and members of the
faculties marched through on the plat
form were seated the president, Dean
George II. Perkins. Dean J. l.. Hills and
Prof. s. F. Emerson. The speaking was
from the chapel pulpit Music was fur
nished by choir directed by Douglas
J. Roberts Is.
The baccalaureate exercises opened with
the Invocation by Prof. s. + Emerson.
The singing Of the doxology was followed
by the reading of the first scripture
lesson, the fortieth Psalm by President
Benton and the Gloria Patr Tho
second scripture lesson, II Peter
III. was read by Professor Perkins
and was followed by prayer hy
Prof Emerson. All present then sang
Hail to the Lords .Anonted" to the
tune Of Webb.
The baccaauroate sermon by President
Benton was then delivered. The closing
PRAYER, hymn and bencdictlon brought the
exercises to a close.
President Benton's theme was The As
sured Progress of the Kingdom Of God -
and his text but beloved, he not isno-
rant of this one thing, that one day is
with the Lord as thousand years. and
a thousand years as one DAY" Second
Peter Ills
The sermon follows in full.
THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
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