The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-18
F0rceful Sermon Marks Be
ginning of Commence
ment Week
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH FILLED
Rev. D. E. Trout, Rev. Douglas c..
Guest and Rev A. v. Woodworth Par
ticipate in service-singing by Centre
Church Male Quartet

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Church Male Quartet.
The Centre Congregational church
was MED alnast 10 the capacity of the
auditorium and balconies at the bacra-
laureate service Of the Brattlebolo
high school last evening. tie first Of
'he annual commencement exercises Of
the school. Seats at the front af the
church were reserved ON the souta side
Of the center aisle for the members Of
the graduating class and on the north
side Tor the members OF the faculty
and school committee The reserve |
pews Were Indicated hv bouqucts Of
mountain laurel tied with red. white
aud hiue ribbon Laurel was banked in
tfont of the platform and in front IF
the pulpit was a large mass of butter
cups. ON the stage was n large vase
containing bouquet of red roses. the
class flower.
With Mrs. A. p Carpenter at the
organ the marshals, IIadven Scott Ran
dan and Stewart Parker Stearns, both
Of the Junior class, escorted the faculty
10 their seats. Returning to the chapcl
. they led the two lines of seniors down
the ootor aisios and then marching in
pairs mp the center aisle 10 their seats.
Rev. bolmaT L. Trout. pastor of the
tnivctsalist church. gave the mvoca-
;1on and 4 quartet composed Of M. 4.
Nltbert and W. :. Steans, teGors. F. G.
/ Adams, baritone. and \. /. Clapp. bass,
r3'@ stand . for Jesus. by Geibel.
ne RESPONSIVE reading was conducted
pE keN, Douglas q. Guest, pastor Of the
Nt'fodISt chufth, who also read the
set9htaEc lessen. Inc quartet sang Still,
sun WIN Thee. by Geuish. and Rev,
\. y NoedWorth, pastor OF the West
Brattteboro Congregational church, Of
! tered prayer. After the singing Of a
/ hEmn Rev. Richard II. Clapp, pastor OF
he Centre tongrI gational church,
preached the sermon.
EeN. Mr. tiapp $ sermon was charac-
ftensileaIly thoughtful. incislye and inn
FreSNiVe. and was widely commented
upon M tavoarble terms. For his text
he chose Hebrews ll:3940, and for his
theme The Spirit for New Day. say
IN" ia part:
We belong to at least three worlds.
the past, the present and the future.
aud life is rich and fruitful in proper
tion rs we live in all three at once.
The present world and time is our irme-
/ date concern. but the others oiya II sia-
uiicance.
/ 1t has become Il tIllism tn saw tAa.
this i a marvellous time, vel We are
not to lose sight of the fact 4 orao+
new era Is unon rs roeauat with any
/ OF the most sianiGcant noriols of his.
/ torr. II WouId have becn . orea+ ~
rericnce to have lived in Snain whom
/ Columbus came home with Ills fidinos
/ Of n new p9th westward ocross tIc
unknown sen. or IN Fnalan1 !, tba do,.s
| Of the Armada Vet onr own do,- i
even more ontbralIipg and creative for
! the world 5 future.
So the WRITE, of uahra1-s sav, his
world ~ opn IL u.hi.b o15 +b;pas ora
faIlino to min and = new oge wa
| RISING +barafron H. n,oan;nos stood
ou+ 5efora lin, IN 1o++ars of Gro Go5
vos IN bistory q,ho M, and ,,,5n,o,
! zvbo served b;n, o,,on ,,nlar n,oo4 +r;I,.
! ulotion vnrn tl,o trno so,.,on+s of tba
better rutero roo,linn or;oL+ +no siono
af their own fines on1 ;feti6al in tia
character tbo,- ocbio,-al HI +l,a;r oo,tI.
| " carnnr Fron th;s ,,-ri+or ,s on ;n
+arnrator of h;sta.,. ~, -, laar,, "A
see onr oresent ora in the Tobt Of lis
abiding laws and yalucs.
We arc called to rpcoopize tbo eternal
and inyiolable moral Inv tbot u,les IN
our human world # stands there rs
certainly and potentlv rs pbvsical law
rules the world of mat+er Sometimes
we think we can oyo1a ar set aside lis
hiah monaatc Inf 4 ref,,sas IA bn io-