The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-05
HUMAN BODY IS TEMPLE
OF THE DIVINE SPIRIT
Rev. w. Russell Bowie Delivers BAG
csslaureate Sermon TO Graduates
Medical College OF Virginia.
MUST EXERT SPIRITUAL
INFLUENCE; WORK FOR ALL
Commencement Exercises to Be Held
At City Auditorium Tuesday Night
Many Functions Are Arranged for
To-day and Tomorrow.

The graduating class OF the Medical
College OF Virginia. numbering 121.
with many friends and members of
the congregation of St. Paurs Epis-
copal Church, last night heard the
baccalaureate sermon. delivered by
Rev. w. Russell Bowie, rector OF the
church Every seat in the body OF the
church was occupied, and the gallery
was crowded.
Mr.. Bowie took his text from 1st
Corinthians 1878, 9. f1-"For to one
is given through the spirit the word of
wisdom; and to another the word OF
knowledge according to the same
spirit: to another faith. in the same
spirit: and to another gifts or neal
| Ing In the one spirit"
! The sermon was full OF sound
counsel TO the young men about to go
out into the world. The speaker urged
them TO look first into the Christian
spirit, and to combine that spirit with
the work of physical healing.
/ Some go out into life. with no spe-
ciai object in view. said Mr.. Bowie.
They go like a ship floating at random
upon the sea, with no port in view
with no purpose or design. Some
work hard, but only for selfish ends,
II the men and women work for glory
as we'll as to minister for the spiritual
and physical welfare of mankind, they
| will not have worked In vain.
The Real Satisfaction.
The real satisfaction in life il
working both mind and body, subject
TO the service OF God.
III we can help our fellow mer
with spiritual gifts with the physical
we will carry out the commands OF
our Lord
What a glorious thought" said the
speaker. that physical treatment may
be supplemented with spiritual as
we'll Efficiency, industry and energ,
ind their own, but with the lack OF
the spiritual influence. the ends have
not been reached.
Just as much skill Is needed IT
the treatment of animal as well a:
human life But the same considera.
ton Is not given the two conditions
That la because the human body il
the temple Of the Divine Spirit. God
hasten the day when the medical pro.
fession may be lifted far up toward
the Divine Spirit. You must minister
to the life of each community. and
must not lose the sense of RESPONSE
hility in the wiping out Of evils in
the community"
meeting of the board of visitors
will be held this morning at II O'Clock
at the college building. At sac
o'clock tonight the Alumni Society
will meet at the old college building
Fourteenth and Marshall Streets. al
which time DR.. William H. Taylor
will talk on Poison and Prisoners
This will be followed by a smoker al
the new building. Twelfth and Cha.
Streets, at 10 o'clock.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock a
business session Of the Alumni So.
ciety will be held. followed by scien.
tific sessions at which discussions viii
be engaged in by DR.. Russell L. Cecil
Of New York: DR.. A G. Brown, OF
Richmond, and other distinguished
members Of the alumni
Commencement Mt Auditorium.
The commencement exercises will
be held at the City Auditorium al
1890 o'clock tomorrow night. to which
the public Is invited.
Rev. 8. Roger Tyler will deliver
the invocation, and DR.. Stuart Nc.
CURE. the dean, will deliver the re.
port for the year DR.. William l.
Poteat, president Of Wake Forest Col.
lege, will address the graduating class
es, and the degrees will be conferred
by Dr. Stuart MCGUIRE. Dr. ]. P
Monroe. Of Charlotte. N. c.. will con-
fer the degrees upon the North Caro-
lima graduates. Announcement of hos
pital appointments will be made, and
the benediction will be given by Rev
4 q. Freeland Peter. Following the ex-
ercises reception will be held a,
Masonic Temple.
The public Is invited to the public
functions. The scientific discussions
and clinics will be attended by large
glasses of students ana others