The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-03
GEMS OF WISDOM SP0K-
EN- TO GRADUATES.
BAccALAuREATE SERMON
Delivered Sunday A Afternoon by Rev Nicho
las at the FIRST Methodist church 10
the sweet Graduates Of the Suthrie
H'gh schooI--'rhe Sermon ~
Fun OF Advice and IL Given
In Fan Below.

One Of the most eloquent and forci-
BILE baccalaureate sermons ever heard
in the territory was delivered at the
First Methodist church on Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Nicholas, rector Of
Trinity Episcopal church. The sermon
is given below in full The services
were intensely interesting. The pu.
pills of the high school marched from
the Trinity church to the Methodist
church in a body, waving their class
colors-white and green and wearing
white roses and green badges bearing
&c. II. S" Sweet music was rendered
by the Episcopal choir. Rev. Miles
invoked divine blessing and Rev
Humphrey read the hymn, "Amcrica,
'Tis of Thee, / Sing which was sung
by the choir. Mrs. II. +. Ardery sang
a beautiful solo.
Rev. Nicholas baccalaureate dis
corse was delivered clearly, distinctly
and eloquently. The text was taken
from Psalms, Ia, IL: THAT our
daughters may be as cornerstones
polished after the similitude OF a
palace" Rev. Nicholas said;
The psalinist had, no doubt, wit
messed the high public function when
David laid the cornerstone OF his
palace, or Solomon that of the temple,
when the marble quarries Of the
mountains Of Lebanon furnished the
foundation stones and the mighty
cedars of the same the massive beam
We have all shared in the ioy Of
the laying Of the cornerstone of some
humble "Church in the vale" or il
may be ours to have witnessed the
long procession OF white-robed bishops
and priests, with multitude of peo.
pie, that have laid the cornerstone of
a grand cathedral.
In whatever way can unite in this
strain from the harp OF the psalmist.
"That our daughters may be as corner
stones polished after the similitude OF
palace"
And first we have the purpose of the
cornerstone. As we behold IL adorn.
ing some beautiful building, all see IL
stands for beauty. Sometimes, in its
native roughness, or finely chiseled.
or possibly polished and highly deco
rated, it is "A thing Of beauty and
JOY forever"
So, woman stands for beauty, as
man stands for strength. And when
to beauty of person there is united
holiness OF character, then is felt the
truth of Wadsworth's line OF woman:
The sweetest thing that ever grew
Beside human door"
The queen like beauty of Sarah, the
wife Abraham, the star beauty OF
Esther, that OF Mary, holy mother,
pure and sweet as her own annuncia-
tion Lily, all illustrate the text. Our
earnest prayer is that our daughters
may be the fair cornerstones OF the
home and family.
Then the cornerstone is often in
scribed. Sometimes IL bears the name
of the architect. and Sometimes il is
sacred to the memory Of a dear saint
of God. Thus st. Johns, Louisville
KY, is TO the glory OF God and to the
memory OF stephen Barnwell, the be.
loved rector that perished i'm the cy-
clone.
So all are TO bear the name Of God.
Christ says in the book ot Revelation:
Il will write upon him my new
name. The angel of the apocalypse
was not 10 pour out the vial OF wrath
till he had sealed the servants Of God
in their foreheads.
ST. Paul says: 81 bear in my body |
the marks Of the Lord Jesus" He |
felt that the name of Jesus had been
branded upon him aud he was Christ's. |
The having the name OF God upon us |
implies relationship, ownership. We |
are His. AS the wife bears the name |
Of the husband aud the child that of |
the parent, so we bear the name of |
our heavenly Father, and our bodies
are temples sacred to his memory and
service.
But the chief purpose Of the corner
stone is in It's binding power. Placed |
~ the corner it binds the two walls /
together. IL is the symbol OF unity. |
This is what we are praying for today. |
Ihough we know our brave marines |
are battling nobly on the distant
ocean, yet through the smoke Of the
contest We behold that time approach
ing when nation shall not lit up
sword against nation
We believe that what that prophet
and poetic seer, Alfred Tennyson, saw
will come tC pass.
"Iiu the war drum throbbed no
longer ara the battle nags were
furled in the parliament Of man, the
world.
The Saviour taught us to pray, "Our
Father" and the fatherhood Of God |
teaches the brotherhood Of man.
Division walls viii fall and we will |
recognize brother wherever we may |
find him.
Christ prayed that they all might |
be one Christ shall see OF the travail |
OF his soul aud be satisfied.
These petty divisions Of church and |