The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-22
DR.. Van Horn Speaks to Graduating Class
and Immense Crowd at Baccalaureate
Exercises; Students and
Miss Porter Sing
THEME ELECTIVES IN
UNIVERSITY OF LIFE"
Girls Urged to Forget Self and Devote
Efforts to Service Of Humanity; Les
son Drawn from Leader
Of Israel

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rum OF the Oklahoma College for Wo
men last evening to listen to the bac
calaureate sermon. delivered by Rev
II. +. Van Horn. d. d.. of the First
Christian church. OF Oklahoma City
The exercises began at $3.50 o'clock
as the graduating class marched tc
their places upon the stage, singing as
they marched, Now Thank We All
Our Lord" Rev. e. b. Teis, of the
First Presbyterian church. in a most
impressive manner pronounced the
invocation.
Hymn 299 was then sung by the col
lege choir following which Rev. G
Lyle Smith of the First Christian
church. read passage from the scrip
lures bearing upon the occasion. Rev
Lawrence l.. Cohen. Of the Epworth
Methodist church, was on the program
for this reading, but being unavoida
bly, absent
An anthem. "sanctus. from the st
Cecilian mass. was rendered by the
college choir.
Following the announcements. made
by President Austin, Of the college
Miss Porter in full. rich tones, SANG
NEARER MY God to Thee" Prayer was
then offered by Rev. G. Lyle Smith.
Taking for his theme the 23rd oath
25th. 2Gth and 27th verses Of the llth
chapter Of Hebrews. especially the
2ith and 25th verses. Or. Van Horn
spoke Of the Electives in the Uni
yersity OF Life"
The speaker, in an effort to show
that the greatest victory which the
person just beginning to wage the
battle OF life might hope to win could
be won only through the election. in
the first charge OF the battle, to serve
the people OF the world; to forget the
Importance OF self. the ambitions Of
sell and wage the war OF life in tn,
interests OF humanity
In bringing out this point, DR.. Var
Horn dwelt at length upon the oppor
tunities for satisfying ambition whici
Moses. the great Israelite. passed VI
when. as the foster son of Pharoahl
daughter, he declined the crown. th'
royal purple. and the kingly ermine o
the Egyptian monarch and turned 4
Z, ,hls own people. Moses was the chill
" the loins OF Israel; he was born #
bondage Of woman; he was reare,
in the lap OF luxury through fortr
nate chance, ordained by the diyin
mind"
In further showing how the great
est good in life may be obtaine
through the sacrifice Of self and a
selfish motives, the speaker shove
then that when the psychological MT
/ment came. Moses, the natural son {
Israel and the adopted son Of Egyp
saw fit to turn from the flesh pots {
the country Of his adoption and uti
ize the education which his fostt
mother had given him in becoming OF
of his own people.
'Renouncing the kingly crown; r
nouncing the golden fleece of powe
the educated Jew turned to his pc
pie, turned to the people who hi
served in bondage for over 400 yea
and elected TO use the education whi'
he had received in striking fro
their limbs the shackles of that bon
age. the irons of their slavery; he /
jected all the honors, all the glorit
all the riches to which his educati,
entitled him and elected TO become
servant OF God, servant of huma
ity."
The speaker then sought to /
press upon the class that the cole
course they were finishing had ;
placed them where they would
called upon to elect what furtt
course in education they would tai
Moses, when his education was co
pleted. elected to serve the peop
now you are to elect whom you