Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-19

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Gowdoin Memorial Exercises
The Centennial Memorial Exercises
for George Dana Goardman, Colby's
first graduate and first missionary
were held last evening in First Bap-
tiSt church. After Il selection by the
Commencement orchestra, the aud
fence rose and sung q hymn. The
Invocation was offered 10y Rev. How
ard r. Mitchell. a. H., -. The Con-
grcGaton sang. the hymn, The
Morning Light is Brcalilng," written
by Samuel Francis Smith, '53. The
responsive reading was led by Roy.
Mr. Mitchell, after which he read
from the Gospel OF ST. Mathew.
The prayer was offered hy Charles
Francis McserNo. IL. D., class of
1877, for % years president Of Shaw
University and since 1920 president
emeritus. The next part of the pro-
gram was an anthem sung by the
choir: Soprano, Miss Incz Arm
| strong; alto, Miss Evelyn Flanders;
! tenor, Mr.. John Tibbctts; bass, Mr..
John 4. Choatc. The Memorial adj
dress was delivered by Reverend
! Charles Coffin Tilley, b. A., of the
| class Of 1876. President Arthur J.
| Roberts, who presided at the eXcr-
! ciscs, introduced the Rev. Mr.. TiIley.
How often we forget, said Mr.. Til
| ley when looking at the huge build
{ n, ", 70
l 10th. or 50th. floor, that before these
great structures could be erected it
/ was necessary to spend months dig
/ ging and setting Il concrete founda-
/ ton. SO it was with the founder
of the kanen Mission. 1t was the
/ man who a hundred years ago paved
/ the way for the converting of 50
many Burmans to Christianity who
| deserves the credit Vet he is often
! forgotten Great changes have taken
( place in Japan. China and other
| ASiatic countries during the past
! century, due to the work of the men
/ who gave their lives to work in mis-
| sions. Now there are 10000 people
| in Burma converted to the Christian
! faith and $4,000 of them are KarenS
/ George Dana Roal oman, the son Of
I Sylvanus Boardman was born in
: Livermore. Maine, February s, 1901,
| in : Baptist parsonage. He refuted
! most certainly the idea that some
! people have that the son of minister
/ is often the worst character of the
| community. His mother did not have
! any knowledge of Shakespeare but
Slp l-nsyN- 10 n~nI-niJ with Cod
| and her son certainly followed her
| teachings.
Boardman began his studies in
| Yarmouth and at the age Of u he
! started to fit for college. He entered
! Colby at the age of II. He was q
very brilliant student and after lcav-
! ing college during the four years that
| he was in Burma he gained such
wonderful command of the language
! that one Of the people there said that
! one would believe that he was a
native if they heard him talk when
! concealed. In those days the college
! had a spiritual tone and he decided
| upon his calling before he left Col
| by.
! Now a good wife is necessary for
| a missionary said Mr.. Tilley. Miss
| Sarah Hall was born in New Hamp-
! shire and later vent ito live in Mas
/ sachusetts. While reading Mills one
! day she received the inspiration Of
| Missionary service and wrote poem
| which was read by Boardman. He
sai1 that upon reading this poem that
| there was woman who had a heart
in tune with mine. They went to