Evening journal., 1922-06-12
future SAFE IF
TRUE To IDEALS
Assume Leadership DR.. ALI
son Urges University of
Delaware Graduates
breaches ANNUAL
SERMON TO SENIORS
STAFF Correspondent.

staff Correspondent.
NEWARK, June 12.-Dr. GeorgS
d. Allison, pastor of the Second Bap-
~ fist Church, Wilmington, preached
the baccalaureate sermon to the
graduates of the University Of De.a-
ware in Wolf Hall at IL o'clock yes
enterday morning and the Rev. An
drew Mulch, pastor of the Presbyte-
~ rian Church at Bryn Mawr, Pa,
Z preached at the vesper service at the
: Women's College at 6 o'clock.
1o. Wolf Hall was well filed yesterday
rmorning at the baccalaureate SER
-3.vice. The academic procession was
formed at Purnell Hall and gradu-
ates OF both colleges in caps and
gowns and members OF the faculty
: marched from there to Wolf Hall.
DR.. Allison preached on The Divine
Challenge to Educated Youth" He
said the text represented a demand
by God for an educated. thoroughly
consecrated leadership. He said;
'Our old statesmanship has failed
ingloriously, our economic safe
guards have broken down. We face
world after the crash and look to
:. an era of rebuilding on stabler foun
dations.
"'The future Is safe and bright"
he added, III the men and women Of
larger capacity are true TO their
ideals. II they assume their leader !
ship, God given. II they mold public |
opinion, II they use not only their !
ballots but their influence, all shall |
be well. Eat the book Get the |
facts. Take social responsibility and
go speak. lead, use the facts. build
social ideals Repeat not the shib-
boleths Of the unthinking
First OF all, the Industrial unrest
forces upon us a field for such
ministry as this Involved are all
the human values. the possibilities
Of life worth while for the multi
tudes, the increased comfort and
happiness OF mankind. Yet capital
and labor are in warning camps,
though somehow peace and cooper
alton must come. How complex is
the situation. How dogmatic and re-
pulsive the utterances of Gary and
a Gompers. The air is full OF propa- ,
ganda. The very clergy received the
pamphlets OF the manufactures, who
under the pretense Of open shop are
striving to re-enslave labor. The
arrogance and the venallty of
certain type of labor leader dis
credits equally the other side.
who will herald the new day7
The educated man, who gets the
facts and speaks out, who Will have
social vision, and a hatred for ex-
ploitation, and an ideal OF service
above profit. yet who will keep his
feet upon the ground OF sound
economic common sense. Learn the
facts and speak out, for It is public
aopinion that will decide. Labor is
right here, and capital there, and In
aanother place both are utterly
wrong in principle and program.
Is God calls for neither sentiment 4
'taiity nor narrowness but for the
actual facts Of the World situation
rand the world opportunity that the .
people may cooperate in building a :,
new world order, near TO the King >
dom OF God on earth as It Is In :
Heaven =
o. "All around US the deepest !.
forces in the human heart are par
set by clamorous, fanatic and part y
tial appeals in the name OF religion. .
Within religions ranks are all too n
many obsurantists and literalists, >,
and without a mass of manmonism !,
and self indulgence. Mr.. Bryan and h
others have just made the aston u
ishing discovery that modern science
Is based on the evolutionary hypo- ~
theses. These men are trying to a
mir the ashes of the old controversy /,
Of science and religion that ragged
from 1860 to 1890, until wise lead -
RS showed us that the evolutionary n
had come to stay, that it =,
lhows us Gods methods of doing :,
His work, and is altogether the
most comprehensive and inspiring !,
ormula yet put forth Of the con- -,
titution of the universe. a,
Educated youth can feed today ~
md throughout the coming years =.
Ipon the material that builds the "
oul Of man. Available to you are 'e
he treasurers of music, art, the
rama, literature, the press, social u
lie, politics and religion. 1 am w
ontendiDg for the adoption of an III
ttitude. not for the pretense Of an
Encyclopedia wisdom. not a meddle- M
ome crusading tendency. God III
'alls the trained mind and the I'M We
Outstanding heart TO a sense of duty nl'
centre of social influence" So