Evening journal., 1921-06-13
PUT OBVIOUS THINGS TO
PRACTICAL USE, BISHOP
COOK TELLS GRADUATES


TO show what your university can do
for its students. Show men how to
live by living truly yourself strong
in the conviction OF the immutibil-
ity Of moral law. confident on the
fifth that God rules and will help in
the making Of a life. a nation. a
world worthy OF men more worthy
or Him."
This was the closing advice given
by Bishop Philip Cook. Of the Epis-
copal Diocese OF Delaware to the
graduates of Delaware College and
the Women's College Of the Univer-
s'ty Of Delaware in the baccalau-
roate sermon which he preached in
Wolf Hall yesterday morning. II
was a masterful discourse which held
the close attention Of every one in
the audience.
The hall was crowded and many
prisons had to stand. The aca-
demic procession consisting Of the 20
graduates of the two colleges and
t4e mem bers of the faculties formed
on Delaware College campus and
marched to Wolf Hall in cap and
gtwn. Music was furnished by the
university exercises and during the
orchestra the audience sang "Come
T'nou Almighty King" and Amer
ica". DIR. w. owen Sypherd was
chairman of the faculty commence
ihent committee that arranged the
service. The ushers were. G.. Gray
Carter, r. ID. Brandt. J. d. Robbins
and J. NJ. Wells.
DR.. Walter Hullihen president Of
the university presided and those
seated on the stage with him and
Bishop Cook were. Dean Winifred J.
Robinson. DR.. George A. Harter
Dean e. Laurence Smith. Dear
Charles a. McCue and Professor V
G. Smith.
Bishop Cook in his sermon spoke
of the necessity of putting the obvi.
Gus things Of life to practical use and
said that moral citizenship. intelli.
gent citizenship and religious citizen.
ship would go far towards ending
war
The Bishop preached from tn,
text st. Luke 4:2s. 20 and 80. II,
said:
And all they in the synagogue
svhen they heard these things. wer,
filled with wrath. and rose up anS
thrust him out OF the city, and Lee
him unto the brow OF the hill where
on their city WIS built. that the.
might cast him down headlong.
But he. passing through th'
midst Of them, went on his way
The sermon was over. and tn
congregation did not like the sermon
Indeed they were so infuriated by
shat they seized the preacher. thrus
him out Of the synagogue and woui'
have destroyed him. The preache
sVas Christ Jesus. The church wa
the synagogue at Nazareth. The con
Ercgation was made up Of those kin
folk and acquaintance among whom
he had been reared. Not a ma,
present but must have felt that h
knew the preacher quite perfectly
He had been brought into their com
.munity at a very tender age, ha
been their friend and companio
through youth and early manhood
shad been q familiar figure as h
worked in the shop OF Joseph, tn
carpenter.
when John tho Baptist had be
gun his preaching on Jordan's banl
this friend Of theirs quietly left hi
home. anc after receiving baptism
John the Baptist had pointed hir
out to those assembled and said
@'Behold tho Lamb of God Whe
this wos reported probably none wer
moro astonished at such an an
i nouncement than his fcllowtowns
men Of Nazareth. Reports must hav
! followed i'm quick succession, how h
was himself pres ching in a way tina
eclipsed even John the Baptist, ho'
throngs hung on his words as h
set forth the things that belong
4 the Kingdom OF God.
when he returned to his HON
city. accompanied by group Of dis
ciples. with newly-acquired name an
i fame, his friends must have bee
most anxious TO hear the sermon h
vas expected to deliver in the syna
gogue next Sabbath day.
"The form OF service was as simp
Il and plain as that OF a New Englan
meeting house After the customaT
4 devotion the roll OF ancient ScriI
q lures was placed in his hands an
turning to the proper place he rea
this passage from the prophecy
Isaiah:
1.-The spirit Of the Lord is upo
me, for he hath anointed me
breach the gospel 10 the poor; f
hath sent me to heal the broker
hearted: to preach the deliveran'
20 captives, the recovering of sigl
to the blind. TO set at liberty the
hat are bruised. TO preach the a
ceptable year of the Lord
He closed the book. returned
% the attendant, and sat down ar
the eyes OF all that we're in the syn'
gogue were fastened on him, whi
2 hush feel as they waited for h
words.
That the sermon made a pr
81 found impression we may gath
from the statement Of the narrat
s. that all bear him witness and wo
81 dered at the gracious words that pr
ceeded out his mouth. And tn
said-Is not this Joseph's sonY
strictly speaking there is ju
"a one line OF that wonderful serm'
lsft to us but that one line indicat
its whole character. He said: 'Th
day is this Scripture fulfilled in yol
e. ears
81 Here at the very beginning Of h
n ministry and among his own pc
PIE he made that claim which
died rather than deny and repuc
ate-that he is the Son of God. tn
in him are the ways of God 7
vealed.