Baccalaureate Sermon 147
The faith which most rejoiced His heart and drew forth
His warmest praise was that of a man and a woman both of
whom were outside of Israel.
In the Good Shepherd chapter of the Gospel according to
John He declared, “And other sheep I have which are not of
this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my
voice; and they shall become one flock, one shepherd.” In
His farewell commission to His disciples He said, “Go ye
into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole crea-
tion.” According to Luke He said, “Jerusalem, judæa,
Samaria, and the uttermost part of the earth.”
One of the strongest chapters on the unity of mankind has
been written very recently by our neighbor, Mr. Camargo
of Mexico. He bases the unity of mankind on a common
human ancestry, a common divine Creator, a common inner
image, a common Father, and a common Redeemer. He
contends that it is part of the plan of God that mankind be
developed according to the family pattern.
Mr. Willkie gave his book the title, One World. He might
have gone further and called it “One Family,” for God is
saying to us through what is taking place today, You are
one family and will find salvation only as you observe the
law of one for all and all for one, the law of self-forgetfulness,
the law of service, and finally the law of love.
Members of the graduating class, our morning text is not
only for a society called upon to build a more enduring house;
it is a text for the individual who would build his life upon a
rock. Hear the sayings of the Master Teacher and do them,
and you shall experience a new creation within: you shall be
numbered among the creators used by God in the building
of the “city which hath foundations.”
Charles L. King.