2016 Baccalaureate Procession
Visitors were all smiles for the Baccalaureate on Sunday morning.
Pioneer Chapel was filled with interested on-lookers.
Faculty Marshal Dr. James Cherry led in the Class of 2016.
The Baccalaureate Service is an engaging one.
James Davlin '85 delivered the invocation.
Wabash College President Gregory D. Hess read from the Book of Matthew.
The Wabash College Glee Club sings 'Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal.'
A Class of 2016 member takes a moment to read the program.
Here the Glee Club, accompanied by Cheryl Everett on Organ (right), performs 'God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand.'
Prior to delivering the Baccalaureate Sermon Father Vincent J. Druding '99 opened with a bit of levity.
Druding's sermon was titled, 'Whatever You Did for One of These Least Brothers of Mine, You Did for Me.'
'To the Class of 2016, as a sign of your fraternity as Wabash men who have completed a mission together, can I invite you to offer a sign of peace to your brother at your right and your left, or nearby, and to congratulate one another,' asked Druding.
Druding said, 'For all of us, there is a universal call to become saints, to be instruments of a love so profound that it spills out of you like a light that cannot be hidden. You are called to lead lives of spiritual and moral greatness, and not just because you are a Wabash men, but because you are made in the image and likeness of a God who is Love.'
'Achieving excellence and success in your profession of choice is a great thing--we are all about that at Wabash. But, if you do so while settling for moral and spiritual mediocrity at the same time, you will eventually find yourself at some point in the future sensing an inner listlessness. There will be a nagging feeling that something is lacking,' said Druding.
These two provided solos during 'There Will I be.'
Ian (left) and Andrew Sunde '16 perform 'There Will I Be.'
The Pioneer Chapel stage is full.
Ian (left) plays the viola, while Andrew plays the violin.
Dr. Richard Bowen directs the Glee Club.
'If you wish to lead a full life and reach your potential: look, seek, and strive to find ways to lower yourself, on bended knee, to serve the poorest of the poor in your midst,' said Druding.
The Glee Club sings 'A Parting Blessing.'
Josh Tapper (center) shares a warm greeting following the Baccalaureate.
Photos like this one were taken repeatedly across campus today.
Brent Tomb exits the Chapel following the service.