The last Vesper Service of the year is announced for this afternoon. The remarkable success which these services have met during the past three years shows conclusively that they fill a distinct place in the life of the University. They certainly constitute the most popular religious service we have. It is a service intended primarily for the students, and is one which must always appeal especially to them: it comes at a convenient hour, at the close of the work of the day, when every one feels that he can take a half-hour for recreation; it is not long enough to interfere with his regular duties; and the reputation of the men who have charge of the services is sufficient guarantee that the sermons will always be thoroughly practical.

The success which the services have met this year has fully equaled that which had attended them in previous years. At no time has there been any indication of a diminution in the interest of either the students or the public. The Chapel has always been filled, sometimes crowded. This success is due in a great measure to the untiring exertions of Professor Peabody; in all that he has done, however, he has been most heartily seconded by the other preachers to the University. To them all the thanks of the students are due, and also to Mr. Locke, under whose effective management the work of the choir has been made one of the most enjoyable features of the services.

It is hardly necessary to hope that the Vesper Services will be continued next year. The success of the past three years, if the stamp of the hearty approval of the students can accomplish anything, has certainly made them a permanent fixture in the life here.