The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-18
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FOR SERVICE
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7os GODDARD II
48th Annual Commencement
Was Opened Sun
day


ing of the 4Sth annual commencement
week at Goddard seminary, the bacca
| laureate preacher being Rev. Clarence R.
Skinner of Tufts college, Mass There
was threat of rain in the overcast sky
when the services began at l0:30 O'Clock
and before the morning worship was over
the weather mans tendency toward CO.
pious rainfall was being manifested in a
brisk shower. The congregation taxed
the accommodations of the church, how
ever, and as an augur of a successful
June closing for the school the services
were wholly impressive
Ferns, potted plants and cut flowers
were used in simple but effective dec
orative scheme and the colors of the class
of 1917 were interviewer in motto of
blue and gold, which was suspended over
the rostrum. The class motto is sLa bore
ct honore." The professional march for
the student body, as it fled into the
auditorium, was from Reinecke, Prof.
w. A. Wheaton being at the organ. The
students, headed by the graduating class
and followed by members of the faculty,
were marshaled to seats reserved for
ioyable music in the order of service was
contributed largely by students of the
seminary, who were assisted by the head
OF the musical department, with the ac-
compartments by the organist. The first
number was praise Thou the Lord"
(Gslbraith) by the quartet and then the
pastor, Rev. r. B Reardon, led the con-
gregation in the following invocation;
20 Thou Infinite One, who are the per-
petual presence in matter and in mind,
we fee unto Thee, in whom we live and
move and have our being, and for mo-
ment would hold Thee in our conscious
ness, that from the morning worship of
our Sabbath day we may be strength
ened and made blessed. We do not ask
Of Thee new talents, for Thou has given
what Thou sawest fit: nor do we entreat
Thee to do for us what Thou has given
us power to do; but, conscious of Thy
feeling the great gifts which
Thou hast bestowed upon us, and the
income of Thy spirit, we would
Use every faculty which Thou hast given
for its appropriate work, and so pass
rom childhood to manhood, from glory
% glory, till Thou, finishing Thy work
With us here, shall take us to Thyself,
o pass from the greater glory to the
greatest, by a continual TRANSPORTATION
II ourselves, to Thine image and Thy
LIKENESS. So may Thy kingdom come
n heaven Amen"
The responsive reading was led by the
,astor and after selection from Shelley,
Hark, Hark, My Soul" by the girls glee
lub. Rev. Mr.. Skinner read the scrip
ural passage, taking for the lesson the
arabic of the prodigal son. Prayer was
ffered by the visiting clergyman, the
esponse from Beethoven being rendered
" the plee club James MacNab sang
Save Me, Oh God" (Randeggerl and be
ore the sermon, Rev Mr.. Reardon, after
laking the weekly announcements, read
stirring appeal in behalf of the Red
ross. He quoted from letter addressed
D the clergymen in Vermont and then
supplemented the appeal therein con-
aimed by requesting that all worship
ers present meet the campaign commit
se in the present week with open
linds, open hearts and open pocket
ooks." His introduction of Rev. Mr..
kinner followed.
PREDATORY to his address, Rev. Mr..
kinner thanked the graduating class for
ltending him the invitation to speak TO
lem and congratulated the members
pon their completion of the course at
oddard He took his text from the par
Dle of the prodigal son, ''He came to
mself" drawing therefrom a lesson ear
,stlv outlined and eloquently portrayed
a message which the Goddard grad
ties NAV take to themselves with great
oft.
After retelling the story of the prodi-
Il son who came to himself" while vet
a far country and then made the men
/ resolve to seek higher things, the
argvmsn said in part as follows;
here is an instinct for discovery in
ery human breast. IL is a perennial
scination for going out beyond our own
n in search of the unknown. New
pnes and new experiences stimulate life
rough all the ages. History tells us OF
ses innumerable of men going forth on
e ocean OF new visions, of the allure
mt of the unknown and the pages OF
story throb with the tremendous hero
n shown BY men who sought discover
in the great unknown. Columbus had
? vision Of prophet when he chartered
rec small vessels, and. against the sd-
. Of the sages. sailed away on un-
irted seas. Commander Robert Pesry
the frozen seas Of the North Is anoth
example Of the wonderful heroism and
I. sacrifice which marked those histor-
voyages into the unknown. They.
9 many others whom | might cite,
I the instinct of discovery within
m. They are among the brave and
renturous souls Of history who broke
N the past that they might open up
\ routes Of travel and new avenues of
lught
.Heroisn of this sort il found not
ne in the material world. The in
net for discovery and the fascination
y b. found in spiritual and intellect
spheres. There is hor0ism in the dis