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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1890
Page
2
The passage argues that vast social energy can be directed toward noble ends, not selfish pursuits, calling for a unity of body mind and spirit. It extols higher ambitions over material gain, praising scholars saints and service as the true fires of human life and suggesting faith sustains these ideals.
A sermon argues that true human development comes only through character and service, not raw physical prowess. It urges graduates to read the Bible for divine guidance, cites Jesus as the model, and challenges the college to open higher regions of life where powers find their fullest use.
A sermon urges graduates to seek the incorruptible crown of character and service beyond college life. It emphasizes unity of purpose, faith in God, and the lifelong quest for virtue as the true prize, urging persistence toward a life of goodness and service beyond campus gates.
At Tufts College Goddard Chapel President Capen delivered the baccalaureate sermon on The Responsibilities of Our Age urging graduates to study modern facts with exactness and apply them to worthy public service. He lamented social ills yet praised equal rights, and urged graduates to defend Alma Mater’s legacy while carrying its torch into the world.
At Smith College for Women in Northampton on June 16 President L Clark Seelye delivered the baccalaureate sermon in First Congregational Church. He spoke on The Greatest Success Through Temporary Failure, arguing that human progress rests on learning from the past and awaiting a fuller completeness through time and effort. The discourse linked religious, political, and scientific growth, stressing humility, perseverance, and the role of future discoveries in understanding scripture and human potential.
At Massachusetts Agricultural College Amherst Professor C S Walker delivered the baccalaureate sermon on The Duty of the Educated Farmer. He argued farmers face a crisis yet have built the nation by bearing burdens, supporting credit, defending liberty, and uniting for better education and fair profits.
American industry warns that no state can last if farmers bear most burdens while sharing few benefits. The educated farmer is urged to supply leaders through bodily vigor, mental power, and moral heroism. He must consecrate his training to strengthen farmers as the immovable foundation of the republic, whose empire remains secure.
President Brainerd of Middlebury College addresses Abbott Academy graduates in Andover. He argues that while many prizes come from effort, some of life’s finest blessings—happiness esteem and higher grace—are gifts from God to those who love and serve Him. He urges young women to begin new life stages with duty and devotion.
The speaker urges women to seek self forgetful service over self display and to prepare for ministering roles. She emphasizes that true strength comes from faith, not vanity, and that the Master has important work for them to do through training and culture.
President Andrews delivers the Brown University sermon on True Triumph in Death citing Paul and contrasting Christian readiness with Stoic and pessimistic views. He argues genuine readiness arises from resignation to providence and yearning for holiness, not mere fearlessness or fleshly relief. He urges graduating women to pursue virtue and influence in society under grace.
The Rev Dr Bristol of Chicago preached the baccalaureate sermon to Lasell Seminary graduates in Auburndale delivering a discourse on Individuality. He argued that gospel faith emphasizes self and character, urging personal growth, education, and moral development as core to true happiness and progress.
Recent arrivals at the Sunset House Magnolia include Miss Ella Sawyer Miss Lucy Sawyer Somerville Mr William Smith Miss McEntire Newton Mrs Robert Waide Miss Dorothy Waide Miss Ruth Waide Miss Edith ae and maid Miss Mary Chaftie Newark The visitors bring likely social notes from the town.
Auction listings from Boston brokers detail free appraisals and upcoming sales on June 21 1890 including 83 shares Lowell Mfg Co and various rail and utility stocks. The notices include participation by major banks and trust firms with extensive broker names and multiple mortgage foreclosures. A second auction notice lists a July 2 1890 sale of Bay State Chemical Co real estate in Boston and York County properties with mineral rights and patents, detailing parcel boundaries tax titles and conditions of sale.
Four children may gain from Dr Hand's remedies as advertised with a mother urged not to be without them. The notice presents a medical patent claim aimed at families seeking treatment options for young children and emphasizes availability and necessity.
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