The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-20
GRADUATES AT CHURCH.
HasbrouCk Institute BaC-
calaureate at Bergen
Baptist Church.
PLANS AND IDEALS OF LIFE.
Wise and Fervent WORDS by Pastor
Ellison - Musical
Worship.
PLANS AND IDEALS OF LIFE

At the Bergen Baptist Church yesterday
morning the Rev. D. J.. Ellison preached
the baccalaure lite sermon to the gradu-
atcs of the class of '92 of H~asbrouck's In
sti'ute. His subject was "Life's Plan
from Gods Mountains"
just before the services began the seven
teen graduates, eleven of whom are young
women, marched, two by two, down The
centre aisle and occupied several pews di-
rectly in front of the pulpit. The rostrum
was graced with several vases containing
great clusters of beautiful flowers. The
eryloe was opened with the singing by
The congregation of Old Hundred'' and
the recitation Of the LoId's Prayer by the
pastor. Then the congregation, led by
the choir, sang Come, Thou Almighty
King" The music of the service was an
especial feature. Mr.. A. Preston pre-
sized az the big 0l gau. A quartette, with
MIS-. w. w. Stott. soprano; Miss NJ.
Chamberlain, cOntralto; Mr.. Frederick
Preston, tenor:and Mr.. Arthur Preston,
bass, SANG Rock Of Ages" as arranged by
Buck. Mrs. Scott ano Mr.. Ere derrick Pre-
ton sang Mosentnal's Il Win Magnify"
aud Mrs. Scott sang as a solo Haydn's,
"NNith Verdure Clad" The reading Of
1SHlLH l4AlI WIS lOltoWbd ny UuG CIlOItl
chant of AS 1t Was in the Beginning"
1hA pistor also read the third chapter of
PHu,'s epistle TO The Philippians. In his
prayer Pastor Ellison asked Gods especial
blessing upon he graduates OF IN ins,i-
luton or which all tie citlzen's of Jersey
CITY fte. proud. and prayed that all the
erau yates of the uation's public and phi
vale schools aud colleges aud institutes
might have beea trained in the fear If
God that they might be better fitted TO
solve the great problems yet to be pre-
sented.
THE NEED OF GOD
The paSiIr's tex was from Exodus
XIV. 40:-'Aud loo that thou make them
alter the pattern which was showed thee
on the Mount"
God uttered these words to Moses on
Mount Sinai after giving him instruc-
tons as to now the Tabernacle should he
built" The pastor said the Whole Book
of Exodus was u tale of o the world
came to need God, and when his people
needed Him they found Him Il present
deliverer. He graphically depicted the
movements of the lsraelites from The
brickyards of Egypt, their flight from
bondage md plaques. tive the
walls of the waters OF the Red Sen, thence
iuto the wilderness, where the Tabernacle
was reared.
The speaker secuted the idea of some
young people who think OF drawing then
life plans after some experience with the
world. What was waited was IL proper
reaching pan. ''rhe fact is" lie said,
I'VE d. NOT know the near future, but the
far off. | know somewhere l snail see
my sod God never WAS nor ever will be
beaten. Today he seems afar eff. 10.
morrow he will rise In His majesty"
PLANS FROM GOD.
The fact that Jesus. who executed the
plan OF the greatest work ever put upon
| I,,,, 5tar11lapS tixra,l my Al ct h hui
thirty-three wears, was alluded to.
Rafael died, +" said the speaket, "at the
age OF thirty-four, before completing his
great painting of the TRANSPORTATION.
/ could almost put my hand on
the spot where he dropped his
is not Rafael's idel or coloring. Fred.
| erick W. Robertson. the brightest preach.
er of the nineteenth century died at the
age of thirty Xix. Every high plan comes
from a where GOD is. Son &C
down int The swamps fop their pluns. A
,oung man who first gees out To see the
world sees lots OF hell with 1t. 1t your
plan is down it will drag you down.
Every man has u perfect ideal. He
cant explain it. It's the one thing per-
feet. detv the devil to find a flaw in it.
Il, d handed it down. There are men i'll
this house who have flung 1t away.
IF you are going to be a physic'an
| tlOu " itlhC Nv JOui Aihd " bC q tlIitu
class one; don't make up your mind 10 be
"a third class lawyer. Only God Knows
the possibilities tnat are within us
fancy the angels must weep when they
see q Bowety tough in tattered garments
who has thrown his plan away, Have a
high IDEAL. God Will flush it witt life
See that thou do it according to the pat
term is a significant thing that God said
10 Moses. Now, God never had any use
for a lazy man. When Christ chose the
Gallilean fishermen as His disciples He
did so because He found them doing
something.
FAITH.
Have faith to touch the mountain-top
ideal. once saw Il picture by Michael
Angelo. l did not appreciate it ut The
time. But l knew il Michael Angelo
painted it theirs was something in it.
Don't you become discouraged. Who
made you? God. There's something
great and good in you. II, after reachln e
success. a man comes to you and says
Well, l see you got there after all, but ]
didn't think you would put you hand
on his back and lay him aside; but the
man who comes to you and says, They
said you couldn't. but | knew you could,
give him your thanks"
The speaker compared Commencement
Day to a certain mountain in Switzer.
land, a point OF which is reached after q
hardy climb aud Is known rs Commence
menG Point. 1t is a level space where
tour ists stop to rest and regale themselves
with refreshments. The backward view
is lovely. But it is scarcely the begin
ming of the climb Tor those seeking the
top. You" he said. addressing the
graduates, "have col Z and life ahead.
You haven't lone it all vet. But believe
in yourselves us you believe in a God
Bear these words of Paul in mind:-'Not
rs though l had already attained. neither
were all ea1y perfect, but I follow after ii
tha / may apprehend that for which
I'm already apr rehended of Christ
Jesus"
Pastor Krantz's Lambs.
Children's Day was observed in Trinity
Churcn yesterday with becoming excl
cises. In the morning Pastor John
Krantz preached one of his characteristic