The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-13
EACH A WORLD
TO DEVELOP
Declared Rev. Clinton L.
Scott in Address to God
dard Seniors
MAKE 1T A LARGE
WORLD, HE URGED
Seminary Commencement
Opened With Baccalaur-
cate Last Night

Marshalled to their seats reserved
for them in the front section of the
vestry of the Universalist church al
1880 o'clock last evening, the senior
and junior classes of Goddard seminary
and the faculty attended the baccalau-
reate services in body. In addition
several members of the church had a
great many friends were present.
The feature Sf the evening was the
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Clinton
L. Scott, Goddard seminary 90, of
Philadelphia. In addition there were
special musical numbers by the quartet
of the Montpelier Unitarian church,
by Miss Betty Brown, supervisor of yo.
cal music at the seminary, and by Mr..
Tambourini, cellist. Miss Mary Lease.
supervisor of instrumental music at
the seminary, presided at the piano.
The junior class, the faculty and the
senior class of % members were ush-
cred to their places, the congregation
remaining standing. to the strains Of
the organ prelude, Festival March
Following came an anthem entitled,
Great and Marvellous. by The quar-
tet.
The invocation was given by Rev
+ 0. Hokerk. pastor of the church, fol-
lowed by responsive reading. Lost
Chord, a cello solo, was given by Mr..
Tambourini and then came the scrip
ture reading and prayer by Mr.. Ho.
kerk The response, Father in Thy
Presence Knee.ing," was sung by the
quartet, followed by a soprano solo,
BE Brave, Be Strong" BY Miss
Brown.
Principal r. L. Dawson Of the sem
mary introduced the speaker Of the
evening inyvery complimentary re
marks. Mr. Scott addressed the class
on "The Unclaimed World" In brief,
be said Everyone has world Of his
own to live in, world which every
one must create for himself This world
is not physical neither Is II material;
Il is a world created and embodied in
zach ones individual heart and mind. |
Il is either a world large or world |
small insomuch as it is made by the
II is world made espe |
tally for the individual and which has
not been heretofore claimed by any.
me else and which cannot be claimed |
" anyone else. II is o world un
.laimed.
Though the world be of mind and Of
leart, il is not one which can be ere
tied wholly without interference from
One successful business
nan once said to a college graduating
lass that anyone could conquer the
world in spite Of what circumstances
urround him. But this cannot be- Cir.
do play a prominent part
n the life and world Of the individual
nd necessarily enrich or impoyerish
hat which he may set out to do. But
is not the prevailing factor; II is
econdary to mind and soul and only
cts as a qualifying feature.
Much OF the present day trend. and
luch of the present day success i
in 'ive-cent pieces, the
mount of ive.cent pieces which an in.
iyidual may accumulate; that is his
ttaiument and that is what he is
leasured by. Material things, that
.hich can be seen and that which can
e touched, are the things toward .
hieh the general public az present
'ems to be aiming And vet it is just
he thing which the civilization Of the
orld is not built on The ideals Of the ,
reat civilization which we now pos
,ss never enter for minute tht
inds Of the greater part of the peo- {
e To them everything is material ,
nd not spiritual. I
With such a state of affairs the 5
meriean home is fast becoming a !
ling Of the past. The spiritual side Of :
fe is forgotten and the material j.
ing 80 jumbled up that the home life
being gradually torn asunder The l
eals with which men and women ,
ave school to throw upon the world Z
It become lost. and everyone drifts 1
to a battle for the dollar 7
So. IL YOU have any radical ideas
eserve them. develop them and when .
e suitable time comes, cast them n
,on the world. Il Is such ideas which I
we built up the world. which have 5
ade civilization progress. Progress :
tilt upon thoughts just = little dif =
rent from what anyone else has =
Ought. "a II Won have any original s
"a. keep them for the present and 4
velop them. y
You have = world 10 claim and To- i
2 sake Of civilization make yohr )
rid big one. You have large and :.
all 10 choose from. Crab a big one {,
ID having grabbed il Jet it not be all !.
,terial. but lei IL ernbodv thinr- s,
iritual ~ vel ~ thing, material 5
A cello solo with an organ sttompau- N
euf Serenadc. waS presented \.
an ofero.ory a hvmn. TIN i.
= Ncrt AGAIN. the bruediction ~ !,
Scott. and thr postiule. sGranI
pelr during Uhih the -euiur elas.
.r,hed out brought thr s-vcs- ta
icse