Sunday evening Bishop John H. Vincent, of Buffalo, N. Y., gave the last sermon of his winter term as visiting minister to the University. He took as his text, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth." He pictured an avalanche sweeping down a mountain side. Any one standing at the base of the mountain could see the destruction and yet beyond it the clear, blue sky. Such a view of life is afforded by the Bible. The book is not wholly pessimistic, for it sees the blue sky beyond. It is not wholly optimistic for it also sees the desolation. It is a book of progress and hope. It says the world is not what it ought to be, but still points out that it may constantly grow into better condition.

If this prayer which I have taken as my text had been thought of by man, I should believe that the human race had a splendid prospect before it, but as it was taught by one from heaven, who knew the weakness of man, I hope for a still more brilliant future for it.

When and how shall this kingdom of heaven on earth be brought about? It is not through human culture alone that it shall come, but through divine cooperation. My hope for spring is not in the soil, but in the sun; I believe in the fulfillment of this prayer because I believe in God. My hope for the future is because of my faith in God. True prayer is the prayer of life. One cannot offer the prayer which Jesus taught us to use without embracing all humanity in his thoughts. To be a Christian one must be broad in his sympathies.

The will of God must be done in all enterprises. It matters little what a man has to do in this world, so long as he does his best. There is no reason why a man in the humblest station in life should be at all inferior to one whose work is in a higher social scale. All things are holy when a true heart and a true hand take hold of them; above all things the will of God must be in everything.

This heavenly kingdom for which we pray will come, not through man's work and divine cooperation alone, but must be brought about by the surrender on the part of each man to God's power. There must come to all at some time disaster and affliction. In the midst of such a trial, it is a great thing for a man to say, "Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth." He who in midst of health and strength gives up his life to God, is a great soul, but he who meets disaster with a full trust in Providence is even a greater.

To be a Christian, I must not only embrace in my thoughts all humanity, but I must stretch my sympathies out toward the whole universe when I pray, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth."

The choir sang the anthems: "The Lord is My Shepherd," Shaw; "Arise, O Jerusalem," Oliver King.