The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-02
AMERICAS PRIDE IS. TRAINED MANHOOD. SAYS DR. B. ). GRAY
Howard Commencement EX- ercises Open With Ser mOn-Debate to Be Held
 This Morning

pr. B. D. Gray of the home board of Southern Raptists delivered the com mencement sermon to the class of lg in the main auditorium of Howard col lege yesterday morning. The services were the first number on the Howard college commencement programme for this year. The exercises will continue through Wednesday, large audience filled the Howard auditorium in spite of rain.
 Holly, Holy, Holy was sung by the audience, following which came dox- ology. invocation and the hymn Come, Thou Almighty King" Dr. H. H. Hibbs. pastor of Ruhama Baptist church. render ed the scripture reading, which was fol- lowed by prayer. Prof. T. R. Eagles, acting president of Howard, announced two changes in the original programme. saving that the senior play, which was to have pene given at S:30 o'clock tomorrow, will be given at that time tonight in the college auditorium, and that the Glee club concert, which was scheduled for tonight, will be given in the auditorium tomorrow night at S:30 O clock.
 pr. Gray was introduced by Professor Eagles. The opening statement of the sermon was that every crusade by arms in history had been preceded by a con flict of ideas. Dr. Gray then developed the statement, showing how different views had brought on wars and crusades and how each conflict in arms followed one of ideas He applied the statement to the conditions in Germany before and at the time of the war and showed how the world~was drawn into conflict because of a conflict of ideas,
 "An the German schools had taught tn, people of that country that if the weak had something the strong wanted, il would be right for the strong to take 1t, said pr. Gray "The Germans had the
 wrong idea of right and now they are startled and do not understand what ful | justice means They do not know the degree of their crimes.
 America may take a peculiar pride IT | the men she sent over because they were | the finest specimens of trained manhood i that could be found and the people there | who saw them looked on with admiration l We went about training them in the l right manner.
 q have no doubt that Paul would have 1 favored our gymnasiums and the various
 forms of exercise. He frequently used
 physical exercise in his illustrations, not
 to show them to be wrong, but to show 1 that there are other worthy traits.
 Our college graduates leave school 1T
 better condition than for rly. Students
 formerly were pale in the cheek and frai
 looking. Now they are robust and have | acquired health and strength as we'll as knowledge"
 | Many of the local alumni of the col I lege were present for the first exercises | of commencement.
 ], This morning at 10:30 o'clock the junior
 oratorical contest and the freshman -soph l omore debate will be held in the college I auditorium. The subject of the debate
 will be Resolved, that the United States I government should own and control oul railroads" l. N. Patterson and J. J. Bel | will represent the freshman class. Th' sophomore speakers will be J. M. Holley Il Jr, and J. M. Whorten. Tomorrow morning at II o'clock Col | Francis G. Caffey, district attorney o New York City, will deliver the dunn | address in the auditorium. The alumn l association will hold a business meeting in the Franklin Literary society hall
 10 o'clock and the alumni banquet vii be held at 1 o'clock. Graduation exer 'scises will be held at 10:30 o'clock Wednes day.