The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-19
.BACCALAUREATE
Sermon to the Wheeling High
School Graduates Preached
LAST |. NIGHT BY REV. SPEERs.
At the Second Presbyterian Church
Before Large Congregations Tho
Speaker Gives the Young People
Some Sound Advice Upon Tliclr En-
franco on the Field ofLire's Battles.
The Bible tho Book Of Books.

trance on tho Field ofLire's Battles.
Tho Bible tho Book Of Books. IA
The baccalaurente sermon to the
graduating class OF the Wheeling high
school was preached last night at the
Second Presbyterian church by the pas.
tor, Rev. Joseph speers. A very large
congregation was in attendance. largely
made UP OF the gentler sex. A feature
OF the service was the fine vocal music
by the choir. under the direction Of Mrs.
George B.. Caldwell. The class and tho
teachers occupied seats at the front
After introductory remarks, Mr..
Speers said that the class would agree
that the Bible Is the book OF books that
will serve as guide for us in our daily
life. 1t is book that is full Of instruc-
ton for old and young alike: book for
the boy and girl to study through life,
and II we follow Its precepts we cannot
60 wrong.
You have been preparing to enter life:
1t has been a preparation for the whole
Of your future existence. You do not
yet realize what life means: your Idea
Is yet sentimental and romantic, but
those who have equipped you for the
battle have looked at 1t In a practical
light. They have prepared you for the
grandest possibilities and to secure the
greatest measure of success. To spend
q life Of happiness and usefulness we
must make preparations in the youthful
stages. But our education Is never COM
plete. We arc never done learning from
observation and experience, the latter q
stern teacher. Much depends upon your
self, and II you have not reached the
degree Of perfection your Instructors
desired the fault lies with you.
You are no longer children, You are
growing to the beauty and strength OF
womanhoo1 and manhood. And now
you are parting from your best friends
outside your immediate family. Their
one thought has been to tit you for lifo's
battle so that YOU may become an honor
to your city, country and God. The
foundation laid by these builders must
be built upon by self, Your education
Is not TO stop on next Thursday evening
when the Superintendent of the schools
and the president OF the hoard OF elu-
cation hand YOU the little piece of
parchment for which Won have been
striving. You must build upon this
foundation until. In the sunset of life.
Won can nloce Tho constone unon tbe
completed structure, The speaker COM
mendel study. reading thinking md
observation as aids to the more COM
plete education.
Good books should he your comnan-
ions. Good hooks nrn tho most nroat,-
bio Of comnonions and none shou1d ha
renil 40 earnestly no Tho nIhIe-tho boo,r
of hooks. It Will add stability to vonr
character. md in this life 40 much dc.
ponds upon character-it ia the corner
stone Of life. You nre vet in tho stage
of ,,ra whom ch,racter 10 formed ,nd
shaped and religion ia necessary IN
this. With your standard nd,ustce and
YOUR princ,n,es formed Won nre eouinned
10 enter ,re's battle
You hovo now finished your schoo,
doys. the honnicst NJ ,,re The time 10
annrooch,nc when Won will onco,nt,r