Baccalaureate sermon
a farewell sermon addressed to a graduating cl-ss in some u.s. colleges and schools.
historical examples
the baccalaureate sermon, delivered by professor francis, was very appropriate and touching.
the american missionary, volume xlii. no. 7. july 1888 various
the president preached the baccalaureate sermon from gen. 5:24.
the american missionary – volume 52, no. 2, june, 1898 various
dr. beard, our secretary, preached the “baccalaureate sermon.”
american missionary, volume 50, no. 8, august, 1896 various
in his baccalaureate sermon the president of yale offered the graduates some advice which at least they should find stimulating.
the fiction factory john milton edwards
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