South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-10
BACCALAUREATE
MASS At COLLEGE
IS IMP RFseIV[
Powerful Patriotic Sermon is
Delivered to Graduates
by Fr. CaVanaugh.

The cry Rev. LIT. JOnn -dN-
anaugh. G.. :. c., president Of Notre
Dame university. ohiciated at the
baccalaureate mass sunday morning
IN the Sacred Heart church in the
place OF the Rt. Rev. Herman Alerd
ing. bishop OF Fort Wayne. who was
unable 10 attend on account of ill
ness. Rev Mathew schumacher. c.
: c.. assisted as deacon and Rev.
Joseph Burke. c.. ;. g.. as sub
deacon. Both Frs. schumacher and
Burke were vested in dalmaucs.
Rev. William Common G.. :. c.. OFF,
ciated as master of ceremonies.
Before high mass. members or the
graduating class. members OF the
faculty ana the lay faculty assem-
bled i'm the Darlors Of the admins
tration building, and headed by
Prof. William Logan Benitz, pro-
ceeded TO the church The Holy
Cross vested choir and Frank Culh-
nan. Norbert Nonning, Richard
Dunn. who are AT the officers train
ing camp a . Camp Custer. also par
ticipated in the procession. Upon
reaching the church the lay faculty.
dressed in cap and gown. and the
graduating class, formed a guard of
honor white the reverend celebrant
and the two assistants entered the
altar. During mass the Holy Cross
choir under the leadership Of Rev
John Marshall c. : c.. sang mass
in Latin.
Fine sermon by Dr. Blessing.
The baccalaureat sermon was
preached by the Very Rev DR.. Peter
Blessing Of Providence. r. ]. The
sermon was a powerful appeal TO
the graduates TO live up 10 their re-
ligious. social and patriotic pOssibil-
tiles
The distinguished orator said that
autocracy in Christian times and
countries had its origin in the pagan
teachings of the new learning,
accompanying the rena issance. and
IN the sundering Of the church in the
18th century. which checked and re-
tarded the normal development Of
Christian society The church. he
said. had always stood for the free
dom Of man.
While it has been the boast OF
Americans for 14) years. he said.
that church and state have been
kept entirely separate. the church
and the state are acting as one in
this-the greatest of all wars, for
the church always opposes autoc-
racies and governments that en-
slave.
War Duties OF Students.
The speaker warned the graduates
that not only during the war have
they stern patriotic duties 20 per-
form, but that in all probability the
period succeeding the war would
bring problems Just as grave. He
touched upon labor conditions. upon
the slum and other evils of poverty
and declared that the problems these
conditions create must be met and
solved upon Christian principles or
that the radical elements would try
TO solve them upon bolshevik prin-
cipIes For every man that left
palace to serve in the ranks de
clared the preacher, out OF the ten
ements there came a thousand; and
when the war is over these jewellers
in the tenements must have justice.
Fr. Cavanaugh Defines Flag
Following the mass Pr. Cavan-
augh delivered a stirring patriotic
sermon about the significance of the
American Stars and Stripes, which
have been carried into foreign terri
tory 10 vindicate the principles OF
justice and humanity. Fr. Cavan-
augh urged that all pray for the
victorious return Of the American
troops The beautiful Flag. the gift
of the 1918 senior classes. was dedi-
Gated by Fr. Cavanaugh after his
patriotic sermon. IL was carried TO
the altar by Frank Andrews Fran
els McGrain. John Lemmer. James
Logan. officers OF the senior classes
and by Ensign David Phiibin, en-
rolled in the ensign school in Chi
cago. and Norbert Ionning who is
in the officers training camp at
Camp Custer.
Simple but impressive exercises
marked the raising OF the stars and
Stripes. After the Flag was dedi-
Gated it was escorted from the
church through the campus 10 the
flag pole Members Of the gradu-
ating classes. the faculty and the
clergy formed a line of march TO
the nag pole and while the coiors
were raised the spectators Justify
applauded.
Alumni Association Meets.
I'm the absence of Clement Mitch
Ell o. Of Chicago. the annual meet
irs OF the Notre Dame Cnivs rsity
Alumni association was called 20 or
6er by Warren Cartier. s.. treasurer
OF the association. sunday afternoon
in Brownson hall William NcIn-
erny. '01. or South Bend. presided
Members OF the 1918 graduating
class were admitted 20 tho alumni
association. the address OF welcome
bei.S delivered ny Robert Proctor