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Show RABBI REYNOLDS IN GREAT EAVOR I Baccalaureate Sermon at A. C. of U. Sunday Won Him Many H Friends. Magnificent Oratoriclc Effort. 'JM The exercises and baccalaureate sermon at the Agilcultuial College of Utah Sunday morning drew to the college a large number of friends of the school and gradilates. The large chapel was fairly tilled and not one present but was highly pleased. The stage was draped very artistically in blue, and potted Mowers and palms added to Its quiet chaun. On the stage with the faculty and speaker sat a number of Logan's distinguished gentlemen, among whom wcie Hon. Jos. Howell, Ex-Mayor Hansen, J. E. Caillslc, Bishop Preston, Res. N. E. Clemcuson and R. E. Gilpin, James A. Langton, Judge Hart, Hon. Moses Thatcher, I. C. Thoicson, W. II. Ap-pel Ap-pel ley, J.C. Jensen and Joseph E. Shepaul. The exeiclses weie opened with an anthem, "Pialso the Loid," by tho choir, done with eiedit to themselves and pleasure to the audience. This was followed by prayer fiom Supt. Carlisle. The choir again lifted up Its voice in a most beautilul selection, "Raise Me Jesus to Thy Bosom," In which Mr. James Jaidlne and Miss Rachel Campbell shone quite brilliantly bril-liantly In a duet. Dr. Wldtsoe then intioduccd Rabbi Lewis G. Reynolds, of Salt Lake City, who for an hour held his audience entranced en-tranced with a Hood of eloquence that has rarely been sui passed on any occasion oc-casion In this city. The Rabbi's thought was grand, and clothed In his elegant phraseology, delivered hi his extiemely earnest manner and with an accent and voice that lent additional addi-tional charm, he was superb. Even before the Rabbi told of hispoisonal life, one could not but divine that he Is a man with a history, one whoso career had not been over paths stiewn with loses. He spoke as a man who knew sorrow, trial and tabulation, yet giandly supeiior to all had risen by sheer foice of will power and Intellect In-tellect to an honored place among his fellow men. The speaker was most happy In expressing ex-pressing his plcasiiic at being picscnt, and after telling a story that was more or less appropriate, launched forth with hcai ty good will and with the audience in sympathy. Isaiah Olhcliaptei, 11th crsc sen ml for hi-, text, and fiom this the Rabbi worked out u gie.it deal of helplul thought which he expiessed hi language lan-guage uiipaiallcd. The idea which he presented most foicibly was that of molality, and he was not mild in urging that the most luipoi taut part of education is the muial idea. Without With-out the propci cultivation of the moral life of the student, his learning must necessailly be adangciousthing. The Rabbi desired that molality be considered on a bio.ul basis and not In the narrow sense genei ally accepted. accept-ed. It was his Idea that molality should embrace that consciousness of responsibility that led to the lespect for and love of eountiy and Its Instl-tutlon.s, Instl-tutlon.s, Its laws, its gicat and good things. Molality does not mean the conventional staudaids set up by would be "ai biters elegantailum," for it is too tine that many pose as ar biters In our social lealm who should be its outcasts. .Morality should mean the possession of such qualities as lend to the seem Ity of our giandest institutions, faith in the noblest principles, prin-ciples, a keenly sympathetic manhood and 'womanhood, the liieiishlng and holding deal the giandest civic ideas, unswciviiig loyalty and devotion to the yearnings and piomptings of the iniici soul, appiecialion and icvcrence of home, woi.shlp, laeial, national and Institutional life. Without spiritual and moial atund.uds one can not be true to himself to his country nor to his Maker. The speaker expiesscd the opinion that molality Is the keynote to eduea- Hon. It was thc)basls of the phllos- H ophy of Moses, of Christ, and of all H the l rally gicatmcn who have follow- H rd. Call Sehlmdt, the great German H philosopher says that man is naturally H Imferfect, Inclined to arrogance and H evil, and before great progress comes H must be freed from innate evils. Pio- H gresslon comes only with freedom H from sensual, carnal desire, the ab- H Htlncncc from the harmful and hurt- H ful things by which we arc surrounded H and which continually tempt us. H The true Idea of life is to obtain tH knowledge. jH The speaker then dwelt at consider- H able length on "the Influence of mem- jH ory," and made the assertion that tho jH memories of school life, of the faculty H and each other piovc one of the great- jH est Inllucnccs In life. The speaker jH was most fervent as he Impressed up- jH on his hearcis the Intlucucc memories H had In his own career, and here he jH recited a portion of his early exper- H ience. Born In Russia, when he dc- jH sired to continue education had to be- jH come an exile from his country. Ho IH went to Switzerland, then Paris. jH After studying there he desired tore- ' jH tm n to Russia but was suspected of IH political connivance and had to return iB to Holland, spending some time In IH various of the smaller countries. The il Rabbi said that not one single mem- 3 ory of those times but has become a jtH power and Inspiration. Memories arc JH the food that nourish biain and mus- iH clc, the power that moulds men into IH social beings. The speaker recited jH considerable ancient history, lllus- jH trating that memory has had greatest IB intlucucc In bringing about conditions M we enjoy today. jH Common memories of truth, ideals, H sorrows, tribulations, griefs memor- i les taken away fiom college, of facul- ty, land and home will prove of great- M est strength, and serve to create a M splendid American manhood and M womanhood. The Rabbi hero paid a H most glowing tribute to the girls and H boys, men and women of America. lH He said that he had seen much, suf- tHH fcrcd much, traveled far, but no where il on earth had he ever seen such gloi fH ions manhood and womanhood as K H in America. "A mci lea Is my adopted M land." said he. "and 1 can appreciate j M t lu-e things iiiniu than can you, who H have always had these with ion. I can i M sec and know the gloi les and beauties M which escape you." Il Skepticism came in for a hard IH knock or two, the speaker saying that ll no country of doubters ever did any- M thing. The people must be nosltlvc. Il If George Washington and other IH heroes of our earlv history had been l doubters, would America today be the !iH land or the brave and home of the iH ficcV No! He and othcis had faith H and triumphed over countless dllllcul- Sl ties. They knew, were convinced of I'l their own power and took the conceit il from t lie u oi Id of Judges. He urged ll that the student cultivate a love tor ll and devotion for his country. Having jiH "iijoyed gieat libeitles all the time, It ll Is difficult foi us to appreciate them lifH fully, but for one who has had to have ll a passpoit to get from one town to jl another, and even then In Jail six 'H months at a time, an exile fiom one's M own country for no i eason, and com- H |