The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
REV. DIR. BROWNS SERMON.
To Academy Seniors Earnest and
Inspiring Words.

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The venerable Moravian Home
church was packed Sunday morning
with lovely school girls and patrons and
friends of the old Salem Female
Academy and College, the occasion
being the opening of the happy 95tI
| annual commencement season.
The thirty eight young ladies com
posing the graduating class, occupied
seats on the rostrum, facing the pull
pit. The class was equally divided
one half sitting on the south and the
other half on the north side. Between
: them was a lovely bank of water lilies,
which added greatly to the beauty and
attractiveness of the restrum.
The congregation joined Bishop
Rondthaler in reading the church
litany, part of which referred to war.
Rev. A. D. Thaeler read the scrip
ture lesson and after beautiful selec-
ton by the choir Bishop Rondthaler
preached an earnest and inspiring
sermon, filled with excellent advice
not only to the class but to the entire
cOngreg alton. He announced his text
from part of the 18th verse of the
18th chapter of St. John-''The Mas
ter is Come and Calleth for Thee -
Some one has said that there are two
great ideals in life, said DR.. Brown.
The first thing is to find what we need
and then to apply it.
He referred to the work being done
by the various organizations COM
posed of young people, saying that
he believed that through them God
wants to evangelize the world. He
gave four reasons why God wants
young people. First, because of their
powers of endurance. This age re-
quires aggressive muscular Chris
tianity. He quoted DR.. Stock as say
ing that he believed the world needs
more attractive religion. Aggressive
said DR.. Brown, who added that
Christianity might be summed up in
two words -''Come and Go"-Come
to Christ and go out and work for
Him. The need of this age is men
who will do right though the heavens
fall-rather be right than President.
1t pays to have convictions and to
stand by them. He admonished the
class to take Christ with them at all
times and to make preparations be-
fore temptation comes.
ne ScCOHu reason WHY 1Ou WdHtS
young people is that they are strong
in their enthusiasm. Young people are
generally enthusiastic in what they do
and this is why Christ wants them to
serve Him
The third reason is because they are
strong in their power to adjust them
selves to the task to be performed.
There is enough in your environments
tn make you all great, if you will take
advantage of it, said DR.. Brown, adj
ding that we must be willing to be
what God wants us. The philosophy
in life is not how near we can get to
temptation, but how far we can stay
from it.
The fourth reason is, woman can do
things no one else can do. Woman
is Gods great masterpiece of creation.
Woman carries the key that unlocks
the most delicate position in life. Our
daughters are the corner-stones in our
homes. In the various departments of
church work young women can find
work which will honor God. In con-
Guiding his. beautiful and appropriate
discourse, DR.. Brown asked the young
ladies to heed the words of his text
and commended them to the word of
God generally.
DR.. Brown then offered an earnest
prayer for the institution, faculty,
graduating class, ETC., at the close of
which Miss Settle, instructor in the
vocal department sang a beautiful
solo to the delight of the entire con-
gregatiOn.
The service was concluded with the
benedictiOn, pronounced by Bishop
Rondthaler.