Rev. D. N. Beach of Cambridge conducted the service in Appleton Chapel last evening and took for his text the 17th to 21st verses of the nineteenth chapter of St. Matthew. The verses tell the story of the young lawyer who asked what he should do to inherit eternal life.
The young man was of sterling character and unique personality, a man on whom the goods of this world had been liberally showered, and yet with all these gifts and advantages he was disgusted with himself and was in search of something higher, of life, eternal life. All true and earnest men are imbued with just such sentiments, and they will all feel a thirst for the fullness and richness of life, which desires can be gratified only by eternal life. And to all such the only advice to give is the answer that the Master gave to the young lawyer-"Come and follow me."
The choir sang the following anthems: If ye Love Me.- Tallis; Arise, O Jerusalem.- Oliver King; Who Shall Ascend? -Bridge.
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