The Washington times., 1920-05-30
c. v. j. GRADS
attend CHURCH
Dr.. heIms Is BaccaIaureate
Preacher Central High
Exercises Tomorrow.

When man learns to pattern him.
self after Gods image-when man
learns to become righteous. just, and
merciful-all problems. political, per-
sonal. national. and world wide, will
be solved. declared the Rev. DR.. J.
Henning Nelms, rector of the Church
Of the Ascension, Twelfth street and
Massachusetts, avenue northwest, in
his baccalaureate sermon to men,
bers Of the graduating closes of
George Washington University, this
morning. The exercises were held In
the church.
DR.. Nelms took for his text the pas
sage, Let us make man in our image"
from Genesis IS. He said IL was the
first text In the Bible dealing with
the Trinity. The Father, the Son. and
the Holy Spirit, he said, used CO.
operation as the keynote in making
man. and the work was well done.
"The worlds work." he said, "is
still the making OF men. not a new
variety. but mankind, a new race. The
same spirit of cooperation is needed.
Man needs to pattern himself after
the likeness OF God, cultivating right
eousness, justice, and truth. But
man, through his feeble efforts, has
marred. spoiled. disfigured the image
1ndividualism has brought selnshness,
and Gods work has been undone.
To-day God calls on man for help,
for cooperation in the making Of
real men. All university teaching, all
education. should tend to make men
after Gods image. God has ordained
the means to be followed, and until
man finds a better plan, he is q
Stacker, a deserter. a trs Nor. who
t,,ao Col IL L. ~ - -
cooperation, enlisting in some part Of
the great cooperative and co-operat-
ing organizations working for the
welfare OF humanity"
DR.. Nelms referred to the book, my
A. Z. F." written by Miss Frances
Newbold Noyes. of this city, which
he characterized as one Of the most
spiritual, uplifting works dealing with
the war yet written.
The church was crowded for the
exercises. President William Miller
Collier presided. Members of the SEN
ior classes, members OF the faculties.
and councillors and trustees of the
university sat together in a body, after
marching into the auditorium in pro-
|cession, dressed in academic cap and
gown.
Spring commencement exercises
will be held at o'clock tomorrow
evening in the new Central High
School. The commencement GRAFTON
will be delivered by Sir Auckland
Geddes. British ambassador to the
United States. President William
Miller Collier will preside and de-
liver a brief address to the gradu-
ates. Prayers will be offered by the
Rev. DR.. Herbert F. Randolph, pastor
of Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church. Music will be furnished by
Sol Minister'S Band.
Candidates for degrees, members OF
the faculties. and university council
llors and trustees will assemble In the
high school basement at 7:30 o'clock
to dom their academic caps and gowns.
At s o'clock they will march to the
auditorium in procession. Those
wearing academic dress will be ad-
mitted at the west entrance on Clifton
street. Persons having tickets will
he admitted at the central doors, and
tbo general public will be received at
the east door on Clifton street. Re-
served seats will be held until 7:45,
and then will be thrown open to the
general public.
The senior classes will hold their
annual picnic tomorrow. On Tues
day evening the senior prom will be
held at Rauscher's. The seniors will
give a reception to the faculty and
students in Lisner Hall, 2023 G street
northwest, on Wednesday.
Sigma Chi fraternity will hold me
mortal services today at the grave
OF Gen. Benjamin Piatt Runkle, one
OF the founders OF the fraternity. at
Arlington