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DEBT Op Mb fIGES
REV. E. L. WATSONJS BACCALAURE
ATE SERMON TO HAMLINEJS
CLASS OP >96.
DEBT AND DUTY UNIVERSAL
CLASS IS ADMONISHED NOT TO FOR
GET ITS CONSTANT APPLI
CATION.
*VER KNOW AND DO THE RIGHT
fresltlcnt Bridgman's Hope for the
i'i:lnrc of the Graduates of the
University.
The commencement exercises at Hamline
•niversity began yesterday when the bac
calaureate services were held at 10:30 in the
university chapel, which was crowded to
Its utmost. Those coming late could scarce
ly find standing room. The platform and.
entire front of the chapel were beautifully
decorated with cut flowers of various de
scriptions.
A quartette, consisting of Messrs. Adams,
Tasker, Kerfoot and Seager, furnished music.
Prof. Charles De Lacy directed the music,
rendering a most effective solo.
President George H. Bridgman, Rev. Frank
B. Cowgill, Prof. Loren H. Batchelder and
Rev. E. L. Watson occupied the platform,
•While the graduating class, numbering twen
ty-two, occupied the front row.
Rev. F. B. Cowgill led in opening prayer,
after which Rev. E. L. Watson, of Minne
apolis, preached the baccalaureate sermon
on "The Responsibilities of Knowledge,"
choosing for his text. "I am debtor both to the
Greek and also to the barbarian; both to the
wise and the unwise." —Rom. i., 14. He said:
Who is the greatest man of history? The
soldier replies, Alexander, Caesar or Napoleon.
The thinker regards Plato, Shakespeare or
Kant as first, while such as regard the moral
symmetry or proportion of character as of
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first importance give the palm to Socrates,
Alfred, St. Louis or Washington.
Whatever be the ground of choice, many
regard the Apostle Paul as the foremost man
of all the worid, and all assign him a high
place, if not the highest. And he was great
in all that makes for greatness, in mental
power, moral earnestness, extent of labors and
the results of his life. Doubtless no man
who ever lived more profoundly influenced
mankind than St. Paul.
When the words of the text were written,
he had been twenty years an apostle, and had
become the recognized leader of the whole
Christian church. His incredible sufferings
had endeared Mm to all believers. Their rec
ord is unparalleled. " Approve yourselves as
the ministers of God. in much patience, in
afflictions, in necessities, in distress.in stripes,
in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors,
in watchlnga, in fastings; by puren?ss, by
knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness,
by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by
the word of truth, by the power of God, by
the armor of righteousness on the right hand
and on the left, by honor and dishonor, by
evil report and good report, as deceivers, and
yet true; as unknown and yet well known;
as dying and behold we live; as chastened
and not killed; as sorrowful, yet always re
joicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as
having nothing, yet possessing all things."
—11. Cor. vi., 4-10. (See also 11. Cor. xi., 22-30.)
These are som* of his services for mankind,
growing-out of the love of Christ, which con
strained him. Would it nc-t have been both
natural and right that he should claim some
thing of mankind in return for his magnifi
cent services? Could he not have made de
mand for cornpenstation? Did he not merit
some return?
The world itself replies. Yea, verily. Re
cently Germany paid tribute to Bismarck,
the greatest diplomatist the world has ever
seen. What Frederick the Great failed to
accomplish, what was beyond the power of
Yon Stein and Hardenberg, the iron chancel
lor brought to pass—l. c. the unification of
the German empire. It was meet, therefore,
that united Germany should recognize the
services of Yon Bismarck. And a few yearn
before the same great people unveiled at
Wittenberg the statue of the greatest of the
Germans, Martin Luther. It wa3 meet and
right, indeed, that tribute should be paid to
the man who created German prose and
brought the nation 1 spiritual liberty. And it
is well that mankind,-in recognition of their
debt to their benefactors, raise abbeys as at
Westminster and monuments elsewhere to
commemorate the gratitude of men.
If service deserves reward, he of all
men to whom gratitude should erect its
memorial is the great apostle of the Gentiles.
Somehow civilization seems determined to be
co-terminous with Christianity, so that wher
ever one is the other springs up. Which is
cause of the other is a matter of debate;
to my mind, however, there is no doubt that
civilization is the product of Christianity,
and not vice versa. Civilization is more
moral than mental; at least its morals sup
ply the atmosphere in which truth and in
vention, science and art seem best to flour
ish. Whoever, therefore, founds Christian
ity among the nation brings to them civiliza
tion. It was the mission of St. Paul to
give Christianity its European empire. He
brought Christ to the Gentiles. From Mace
donia to Britain his footprints are found,
leading the advancing hosts. The civilization
of Europe is Christian, and hence in a meas
ure the work of St. Paul. Europe has been
the throne of the world. When St. Paul
stepped over the Hellespont, the empire of
power, religious and moral, passed from Asia
and Africa to Europe, there to remain for
ever unless America wrest it from her, in
which case it will be but a new expansion
of old Europe.
What is the magnitude of the debt, there
fore, under which mankind must forever
be to this great servant of the world? It
passes measure and grows with every year.
Yet this man of magnificent service' and
suffering makes no complaint because of the
world's failure to appreciate him and his
labors. Instead of complaining or making
demand for reward, he declares, I am debtor
to the world. I am not In any sense a cred
itor. He had his mind on Rome when he
said these words. Not yet had he been
permitted to preach the gospel to them that
were at Rome also. He looked toward the
eternal city, then In the full, glory of its
imperial splendor, that he might serve the
empire. His conquest was not getting, but
giving. His principle was not that of cred
itor, but debtor." •'•v ■•"
You will inatice-Jthte cosmopolitan reach of
this obligation. The antithesis Greek and
barbarian includes all mankind, the wise and
the unwise, the Scythian, the Iberian, the
Goth, as well the the polished Greeks and
THE SAINT PAUL GLOB^ MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1893.
the lordly Roman. It embraces the great
and the small, the bond and the free, in
its beneficent significance.
Paul Is the first cosmopolitan citizen of
the world. That was a merely negative senti
ment of the Latin poet 'when he said, "I
am a man, and whatever concerns mankind
concerns me," compared with this utterance
of our text. It was, indeed, a profound revo
lution which had transpired in the mind
,of Paul, transforming the strict pharisee
into the man of world-wide sympathies. His
life is the best commentary on the text.
■Here, then, is the expression of a great
law, namely, that power imposes responsibil
ity and obligation; that endowment implies
debt. We have chosen as our theme, "The
Responsibilities ot Knowledge."
Knowledge is power. It is the best out
come of education. This theme is fitting at
this time and place, since those whom I ad
dress have been sitting at the feet of modern
Gamaliels and learning their wisdom. It Is
for you at this time rightly to esteem your
glorious inheritance of learning and the
privileges Providence has given you. You
have drunken of fountains flowing from the
ancient past. Homer and Virgil have sung
to you the heroic stanzas of classic times.
Dante, Milton and Shakespeare have enriched
you with their thought. The historians have
explained the progress of human life. The
kingdoms in their successions have passed
before your eyes, while philosophy has made
you acquainted with the problems of the uni
verse, and nature and man, the two great
books Jn which we read of God, have been-
Interpreted to you and for you in your stu
dent life. Exulting in your attainments, you
cry in Emerson's words:
"1 am owner of the sphere,
Of the seven stars aud the solar year,
Of Caesar's land and Plato's brain.
Of Lord Christ's heart and Shakespeare's
strain."
Such endowment, such privilege, means
something—it signifies your obligation in pro
portion to your debt. "To whom much is
given, of him shall much be required." You
are debtors to all mankind, according to your
ability and opportunity.
(1) There is need of calling atention to this
law, because there is danger in culture. There
is no caste like that of learning. Scholarship
is exclusive; it isolates and begets contempt
for ignorance. The military prowess of the
Roman begot a pride of power, which was
only equaled by the intellectual scorn of the
cultured Greeks. How supercilious Is Hy
patia towards the mob. There is a story that
illustrates both the satisfaction of scholar
ship, as well as its pride. When Nicholas
Macchiavelli, the author of the prince, was
in exile from Florence, in the evenings he
would retire to his rooms and robe himself
in the royal vestments of the court, and, sur
rounded by his books, hold high lordship in
the exclusion of the disdained outside world.
Scholarship is apt to erect its own inner
kingdom, and to be Itself in princely vest
ments, having only contempt for the out
side world. The true crown of learning is
humility, for Its chief end should be to teach"
us our ignorance. Socrates claimed he knew
one thing more than others, and that is, said
he, "I know nothing."
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring;
There shall our draughts Intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again."
—Pope's Criticism.
(2) There is another reason why my theme
is appropriate, and it grows out of the ten
dency of culture to make scholarship its own
end, i. c., to develop culture for culture's
sake. There is always a danger of the stu
dent becoming an idealist, and losing sym
pathy with the great moving world of action.
Of all the offenses against wisdom, the
greatest is pedantry and intellectual pride.
As if we had Invented what we have learned,
as if the debtor to whom his lord loaned
much should become so intoxicated with the
magnitude of his debt as to Imagine him
self the creditor.
The principle that men are debtors to each
other, and not creditors, needs emphasis, be
cause the world does not recognize it.
It has not been recognized in the past.
Imagine Nero's opinion of the text, that he
was debtor to barbarians and Greeks; that, in
fact, he was a debtor to his slaves. Its ab
surdity would have overwhelmed him. Seneca
would have been dubious. Pliny would have
grown sarcastic, and Ved!us Polllo would
have led him in derision. Had Claiidlus read
Paul's letter to Philemon in whicK rf he calls
Onesimus, the runaway slave, hJs'l brother,
and gives his note of hand for siiiy damage
wrought by him, it would have been Incom
prehensible. It would have beeir too lofty,
too sublime, for his mind to grasp. Yet today
Paul's ideal has conquered the world's opin
ions.
I have said opinions, because In practice
even yet men have not followed this sublime
law. Power is held to be a possession, and men
have used it for self-glorification. The motive
of Caesar was Caesar, as it was Napoleon
which gave meaning to the Corsican's conduct.
The German word konlg means canning,
the man who can; and the kings of the world
are its mighty men. "Might makes right,"
and the world's maxim Js yet, "Every man
for himself and the devil take the hindmost."
The orthodox political economy is founded
on the idea that the ultimate motive of human
conduct is enlightened self-interest. It has
created what has been: called the "economic
man"—an automatic creature worked by self
ishness. That such an ideal of human nature
should have become the controlling force in
this science of the relations of man and man,
is itself a sad comment on the prevalence of
selfishness.
In the book of Job, Baton. In the prologue,
informs God that Job'» only motive of serv
ice was enlightened self-interest. The whole
book is the refutation of this slander.
The moral Ideals of Emerson are high, but
he ridicules the universal application of this
law of debt. In Ms essay on self-reliance he
limits his obligations to a few. There is a
class of persons, says he, for whom I am
bought and sold, for 1 them I will go to
prison if need be, but te sustain miscellaneous
charities he regards aa unmanly weakness.
With St. Paul ther* is no limit. All are
his brethren, and he is in debt to all. The
idea that power or wisdom was his private
possession was abhorrent to St. Paul. His
delight was to style himself "your servant,
for Jesus' sake." He remembered Jesus'
words, "I am among you as he that serveth."
As one has said, possession is modified by
relation. The right of Dives to his plenty is
modified by the poverty of Lazarus. The
rich man is willing to throw scraps to the
beggar, but it Is mere gratuity. Lazarus has
no right even to the scraps; he should be
grateful that he is allowed at the gate at
all. Th« crying shame of wealth today is its
irresponsibilty. It is the crime of the cen
tury. The haves feel no obligation to the
have-nots. A man with a great fortune can
no more escape obligation to us« It for the
welfare of mankind than the moon can escape
the law of gravitation. If the wealthy Meth
odists of Minnesota did their full duty by
Hamllne university, it would not be compell
ed to stint and save, but would have its ap
pointments as they should be. How hardly
shall the rich man enter the kingdom of
heaven? The failure of the French revolution
arose from the fact that it was based on the
rights of man. We need a revolution to em
phasize the duties of man in the recognition
of Mazzinl's noble sentiment. The sole origin
of a right is in a duty fulfilled.
The difference between the Bible measure
of this debt and Its usual exemplification
among Christians is the large reserve with
which its mandates are received. There is a
ludicrous disproportion'between what they feel
they owe themselves;.-and what they owe
others. The pre-eminence of Jesus and of
Paul is in the completeness of self-sacri
fice toward the worldi The good Samaritan
limited his ministry only by the need of
the sufferer and his own ability. There is
no limit to our obligation to serve save such
as is set by love. Lots measures the need
and its ability to help; and gives accord
ingly. So that every.anan should feel that
he is a debtor to mankind to serve them to
the measure of their need and his ability.
When we consider the* motive which im
poses this debt, we ftnd it In the love of
man. It is a love debt. .Because we love we
owe. Had Paul said, I"I am debtor to the
Greek," we might have thought the rea
son he was a debtor gr»w out of the serv
ice rendered him by*' the Greeks, for all
men are debtors to tho Greek. Art, phil
osophy, oratory, literature, architecture, pol
itics had their birth among them. Paul him
self was a debtor to rthe Greek as to the
Jew. There was a light which shone on
Hellas as it beamed on Palestine. Homer,
Socrates, Plato were inspired as truly
(though differently) as Moses, Isaiah or
Ellas. But when Paul continues "and also
to the-barbarian," we know that his obliga
tion arises not from good received, it is
no reciprocity growing out of the services
rendered him which he Is in honor bound
to repay, but a debt of love, a religious
debt, one which grows out of the nature of
things, out of that relation in which man
stands to his fellow man, the brotherhood
of man and man.
There are men In this world who think
that mankind owes them something, and
they proceed forthwith to hold up humanity
highwayman-like and enforce possession.
But tho true man 1« one who finds himself
bo bounteously dowered by the beneficence
of the universe that his one endeavor is to
pay back his infinite debt. Life becomes a
service growing out of love.
To imagine, however, that the inspiring
love which prompts the recognition and pay
ment of this debt Is a mere sentimental
ideal of human brotherhood is to - mistake
the depth of its foundation. Man cannot
recognize man as brother before he knows
God aa Father. Paul's love of man grew
out of his love of Christ. "Your servant for
Jesus' sake." Christ, enthroned in his own
soul, made him servant to men. Jesus, aa
Paul's King, made Paul all men's bond
servant.
The morality of Christianity is life, the
divine life of the Son of God realized in
the hearts of believers.
What, then, is the application of my words
to you, graduates of this noble institution?
Yours hitherto It has been to receive, to
grow in mind and spirit, through receiving
the wealth of the past. Now it begins to
be yours to pay your debt —your infinite debt
of love to mankind. "Freely ye have re
ceived; freely give. Much ye have received;
much ye muat give." Cultured by scholar
ship, and refined and spiritualized by grace,
you stand forth,without egotism, the choicest
products of our civilization. The treasury of
the state, the school, the church, has been
emptied in lavish gifts to you. Yours it now
becomes to pay your debt, not only because
you have received, but because you love.
Your debt is to those Who need you, not who
have benefited you. You fulfill your place
and pay your debt by serving the neediest of
the world, who can never repay you.
Go not forth to get, but to give. Let your
mission be to render service to mankind, not
seek to bend the world to your will. Let
your motive be unselfish.
You cannot lose thereby, for here is a par
adox. "He that saveth his life shall lose It;
but he that loseth his life shall save It."
Paul, the debtor, was the richest man of
his age, not in military power, in houses and
lands, in ease and pleasure, but in character,
in multitudes of redeemed souls, in glorious
churches, grateful hearts, eased of suffer
ing and sin. A crown awaited him when
he died; not a great crown in heaven only,
but one which grateful mankind places on
his brow, lie has paid his debt to the world,
and mankind .crowns him with the unfading
laurel of gratitude and praise.
At the conclusion of the baccalaureate ser
mon by Rev. Mr. Watson, Dr. Bridgman ad
dressed the graduating class as follows:
My dear young Wends, the time has come
for you to sever your connection with this
university as undergraduate students. It is
not necessary for me to exhort you to con
sider the claims of God and the Christian re
ligion, for this you have already done; you
have taken your stand on the side of truth
and righteousness; on the side of God and
goodness. Nor is it necessary for me to ex
hort you to consider the claims of humanity
upon you; you have considered this question
in considering the other. You have chosen
to imitate Him who went about on earth
doing good, who came not to be ministered,
but to minister, and who gave H:s time, His
thoughts, His service, His life, for the good
of humanity. Most heartily do I congratulate
you all that you have come to this hour,
that in spite of obstacles and discouragements
you have persevered to the end of your col
lege course.
You will have occasion to regret many
things that you do, and many thr.igs that you
leave undone. But It will always be a source
of satisfaction to you that you have finished
your course in college.
I congratulate you, too. that you have com
pleted your course in a manner so creditable
to yourselves and so satisfactory to your
professors, and that you are leaving behind
you such an honorable record.
I congratulate you. too, that you come to
your life work at such an important period
in the world's history; at a time when there
is such a demand for the services of cultured,
consecrated men and women.
Great events are to transpire in your day.
Great questions are to be discussed and set
tled, and you are not to be idle spectators.
but active promoters of all that is true and
good.
Your liberal education lifts you to this
height, and your Christian culture sweetly
binds your lives to this noble endeavor.
Thank God. then, that you were born at
such a time, and that your life work begins
when such ,8.;. future is opening before you.
Let me retawvl you that you have come to
the time whrtl.'your opinions are to be put to
the test of, jfexperience.
You holq^yarioua views in regard to social
reforms. tJ?. theories of government, and in
regard to reirgioua creeds. These theories and
creeds have not come down to you with the
stamp of eternity upon them, and you are at
liberty to change your opinions in regard to
them whenever, with increased light and in
creased experience, it will eeem proper for
you to do so. Not only your opinions, but
also your principles, are to be put to the
teat.
It is easy to stand on the side of all that
is true and good when you stand with the
majority; it is not so easy to stand alone. But
I am persuaded that even then you will be
found to have the courage of your convictions.
Let me assure you that the Interest which the
members of this faculty have felt in you
will continue, and that, though you are sep
arated from us, we shall always rejoice in
your prosperity. And now, always to know
and do the right, to see and grasp the high
est and the best, young ladies, young gen
tlemen, fail not, and may God help you.
Rev. E. P. Roberts, of the Winona district,
preached the university sermon in the even
ing.
COMRADES LISTEN TO FOl'R.
Rev. William M'Kinley and Other*
Addrens Ackci; Pout.
Rev. William McKinley preached a sermon
to the members of Acker post, O. A. R., laat
evening at Central Park M. E. church. It
was a post memorial service, and members of
Acker post, reinforced by Department Com
mander J. J. McCardy, Mayor-elect F. B.
Doran, Capt. Theo Sander, Commander Has
enwinkle, of Garfleld post, and Comrade F.
H. Burns, attended.
After prayer by Rev. Mr. McKinley there was
a patriotic reading by Commander I. L. Ma
han, of Acker post, followed by the hymn,
"My Country, Tis of Thee." In the address
of the evening, delivered by Comrade McKin
ley. a tribute was paid the old war song% the
inspiration of the heroes of '61 and '65. Rev.
McKinley said, in part:
"I wiJl not attempt to preach tonight, but
I will Just ta!k to you about tha uses of war
in general and its uee to this C^iion in partic
ular. They say that the church and Chris
tian ministry has nothing •to do with war,
that Christ was a man of peace, that the
church counsels peace and deprecates war.
If you look only on the dark side of war and
on the bright side of peace, I grant you that
this is true. The church should be and Is
properly opposed to war. But there is some
times a dark side to peace and a bright
side to war. Sometimes a great nation's life
and a great nation's honor and self-respect
and the freedom of millions of people tremble
in the balance, and war is the only means
of relief. Then it is that war's grim and
bloody visage can be looked upon as the
brighter side, promis'ng better things for an
oppressed people. And It was so in the days
Qf civil strife. Brother was against brother,
father against son, son against father. The
relationsh'ps and friendships that had bound
men together were sundered, and it became a
matter of choice between oppression and bond
age, the dismemberment of a nation, on one
hand, and on the other liberty and the pres
ervation of a government hallowed by the
struggles and iife blood of our forefathers.
And liberty won.
Rev. Mr. McKinley related some amusing
war reminiscences, and he was followed by
Comrades Doran and McCardy and Hasen
winkle in short talks appropriate to the oc
casion. There was a "large attendance, not
only of veterans, but, as well, Sons of Vet
erans, Ladies of the G. A. R. and W. R. C.
DEATH OF AH EX-TEACHER.
Mrs. Richard Welch, See Delaney,
Expires Suddenly.
A dispatch to the Globe from Litchfleld
announces the sudden death at that place of
Mrs. Richard Welch, formerly Miss Mary
Delaney, of this city. Miss Delaney was for
a number of years a primary teacher in the
Jefferson school, resigning a year ago this
month to be married. Her place in the Jef
ferson has been filled since by her sister, Miss
Kate Delaney. The deceased was f popular
and valued member of tbe teaching Btiff. and
will be mourned by many friends 'he**.-- The
dispatch to the G1 ob c state* tliat the- funeral
will be he'd tomorrow at 10 a. m.
LOCAL NOTICES.
The Maple Leaf to Itu Friend-,!
The Chicago Great Western Railway now
gives Through Free Chair Car Service be
tween Minneapolis. St. Paul, Dm Moinefl, St.
! Joseph and Kansas City, in addition
■ Free Chair Car Service to Chicago on evening
: trains. This scores a big point for travelers'
I economy and ease. Tickets at Maple l-<-af ofi
■ fites, corner Robert and Fifth streets, or linou
Depot, St. Paul.
Bl'Klnley. ~
The Flambeau Clui> will go to St. Louis
over "The Milwaukee," lowa Central and
Wabash Roads, leaving Minneapolis and St.
Paul the forenoon of June 14. Tbe Club's
train will he located two blocks from Con
vention Hall, and have street frontage. Trains
via other >lnes will l.f- located ''•■.■
block* from the hall. To those who i intem
plate going, this Is worthy of consideration,
especially when we consider the hotel rates
In force.
Ample provisions have been made by th«
Club for all who desire to go. Before
Ing your tickets, neo where your train is to
be located while In St. Louis.
MINNEAPOLIS KKI'I'HLICAN FLA.MMEAU
CLUB.
—Frank P. Nantz, Secy., 604 Oneida Block.
The "Seaside and White Mountain Spe
cial." The finest train In the world, to Port
land, Maine, and the seaside, will leave
Chicago, via Grand Trunk Railway System,
every Wednesday, commencing with June
24th, up to and Including August 2Cth.
This entire train i.« lighted by electricity,
and runs through solid from Chicago (Dear
born Street Station), via Niagara Palls, To
rcr.to, Kingston, St. Lawrence River and
Montreal.to theWhlte Mountains.Portluinl Me.,
and the seaside resorts of the North Atlantio
Ccast. For further particulars, apply to E.
H. Hughes, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Grand Trunk Railway System. Rlalto Build
ing. Chicago, Illinois; or to W. R. Jaffray,
Northwestern Passenger Agent, No. 120 L"ndi»
cttt Arcade, St. Paul. Minnesota.
Rennbllcun Convention.
The Agents of the M. & St L. R. R. Co.,
the Scenic and Pioneer Line, are now making
reservations in special sleeDlng car.s to St.
Louis for It 3 patrons attending the Republican
convention.
The entire train will be side-tracked within
four blocks of the Auditorium and the
principal hotels, and the passengers can oc
cupy the cars for living purposes during thi
stay In St. Louis, Instead of using the hotels.
The many advantages of this arrangement
are at once apparent when the crowded con
dition of the hotels at that time Is considered.
The most complete provision will be made
for light, "including gas. fuel, water and
sanitary arrangements." making our facili
ties superior to tt>os« of any other line.
For further particulars call or write W. L.
Hathaway, City Ticket Agent. No. 1 Washing,
ton avenue south, and J. H. Whitaker. Citj
Ticket Agent. Ryan Ho'»! St. Paul.
Free mad Comfortable.
The Chicago Great Western Railway 'Mapk
Leaf Route) has added to Its generous treat*
ment of travelers* Free Through Chair Cai
Service between Minneapolis, St. Paul, Dei
Molnes. St Joseph and Kansas City. ThU
gives this line the business. Maple Leal
Ticket Offices, corner Robert and Fifth «tre«U
liM Union Df.oot. St. Paul.
The Maple Leaf Route.
Take Chicago Great Western Railway tralm
for Chicago and the East and Kansas City an<
the Southwest. Delightful reclining chair car»
free.
MACKLETT— In St. Paul. Minn.. Mr. Ottf
C. Macklett, at his residence, corner o(
Canada and Spruce streets, aged flftyi
seven years. Funeral services from farallj
residence Tuesday. June 'i, at I o'clock f
m. Funeral private.
