The first veper service of the year was held yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Appleton Chapel, a large congregation being present. The service was opened by the singing of J. K. Paine's "Commemoration Hymn," by the boy choir and the 'Varsity Glee club. This was followed by a prayer by Rev. Francis Peabody, after which Saint Saens' "Ave Verum" was sung. Rev. Lyman Abbott then delivered a short address taking for his text the temptation of Christ in the wilderness. The preacher drew a vivid picture of Christ's temptation by Satan and urged that Christ's example of fortitude be followed by every student. He declared that vanity and ambition were two faults especially to be avoided by students in a large university, and it was only by the most strenuous efforts that each student could live the life which looks to noble men for approbation. After the address the Glee club sang Shelley's "Hark, hark my soul," and the benediction was pronounced. The musical features of this service were especially noteworthy.