Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-02
We CARRY OUR CCLORS
TO LAY At THE CROSS
New Patriotism IS Religion On
Terms OF Country, Says
Chaplain Evans
BACcALAUREATE SERMON


With the chapel packed long before
the hour of service. showing the imnle
date need 81 larger chapel 81 the
Naval Academy the final worship Of
The year with the regiment of mid
shiptnen was held yesterday morning
The entire appearance OF The chapel
VAS worshipful The altar banked with
roses and palms, tile cross being haIlk
ed with national and Academy colors
High mp over the altar window famed
d large electric cross, heightcning The
religious effect.
The musical program WAS especial
III effective As a prelude there was
i violin solo. Bcrceuse tJocelinl BY
Goddard. the Coronation March by Ell
enl erg. and Postlude War March
from sAthalia by Mendeissohn. We're
Inspiring The orchestra under Prof
Toroysky. assisted BY the midship
men choir of sixty voices. Midship-
man Taylor choirmaster, sang with
pleasing effeei accompanied By or
ganist Henry Sclireyer The Process
siomal hymn was The SON of God
Goes Forth io War. Other hymns sung.
we're Cor 81 orr Fathers Whose
Almighty Hand sung before the ser
mon, and after the mon The STAR
Spangled Hammer The organ. the or
chcstra. tlle drums the immense con-
grcgation, all had thrilling effect
As usual. after ihe Benedictscn,
while HE entire a etrgregatiC was
kneeling there was snng Eternal
Father, strong Ia save, and last of
ali God Be With You TIL We Meet
Again. during the singing Of which
there were some tears shed.
sI'he soIoists of the Te Deun" were,
tenor Midshipman Rroadhnrst, first
class, bass. Midshipman TAYLOR, first
class The music was by Dudley Buck
and III h minor,
During the offertory. The anthem
Sing Aiieluia Forth. by Dudley Buck,
WAS sung BY Midshipman BrOadhurst.
of The first class, tenor. and bass. Mid
shipnian Taylor, OF the first class and
Alidshipman Towe, Of the fourth class
Tlre double quartette singing God
Be With you Till We Meet Again, :
was comsoped of. tenors, Midshipmen
Ahercromi,ie. Glass. Broanhurst and
Cowdrey, and basses. Midshipmen
HopWood. Graham. McI.aren and Tay-
lor. ali Of whom sang In splendid voice.
and with great effect.
Chaplain Sydney Key Evans, OF the
Naval Academy, preached In his usual
earnest and forceful manner from the
text First Chronicles, 22nd chapter and
18th verse Arise therefore and be
doing. and the Lord will be with thee Ii
The sermon, filled with biblical truths.
and Gospel injunction was impressive
in Its earnesfness and force of appl-
cation. and carried great weight. II
was given the closest attention by the
large congregation
The chaplain, said In part;
Those were King Dayids words To
Solomon. after he had given him his
instruction for the building Of the
temple,
But wish TO use them in reference
to another temple not the one re-
ferred I'd BY the Apostle as the house
not made with hands eternal IN the
i heavens but to one which Is still In
fthe building here In the world and
on which little more than the founda
tion has been made and which Il Is
the will of God shall be completed as
alone worthy 10 be the dwelling place
of men made In His image
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i The Ecclesiastical and Civil years
combine 70 bring home the lesson Of
to-day the Sunday in June Week.
Thursday Ascension day. important