Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-18
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BaccaIaureate Sermon Before
Cony High School Graduates.
thoughts for Success by Rev. {. {.
Newbert.
Value OF Education to Man in Walks of
Life.

| OF the graduating class of the CON,
| High school. last evening that thei,
school days are nearly over when Rev
e. +. NeWbert delivered the baccaIau-
| reate sermon. The Unitarian church
| where the sermon was delivered wa.
Well filled with people. not only from
| the students at the school. but also nv
! interested auditors. The graduating
claS s1ccupied the seats of nor bav-
ing a special section reserved for them.
| me church was lastly decorated
! with wild flowers and ferns. d bank
being formed in front Of the pulpit.
Key. Mr.. NeWbert was never hearf
! 10 better advantage. Not only was
the sermon one of the most interesting
delivered before any graduating class
! but the manner of delivery WAS very
| forceful and the subject matter was
presented in a manner to make a
strong imprt ssion on the audience.
one Of the features Of the service
was the singing by the regular church
quartet and their work was the sub
jet Of much favorable comment.
l;+v. Mr. NcWhert said in part:
Were to state my thought for this
evening in the form of a topic. | should
"nnouncc it as The Things Supremacy
Great. And recall Il fitting text: Seek
Nc first the Kingdom of God" And for
this same text | know of no simpler
words ~ Interpretation than other words.
ATTRIBUTED To jesus ~ the earl church
fathers. namely: AK great things. and
little things shan bc added unto you.
~ doubts, I-l ir~simism. all cynic-
ism. ~ thr contrary withstaudinc
CON Sc 90 pursue. a master to obey. A.
th"i" IS true. a good. a high 50 is
there Il trueSt. ! best. highest. And as
"" nav" our lie 10 live. 50 have we a
Enii 80 make. an Immortality to achieve
III great thought thus concludes. Phil
"S"phN has idcalizcd life. poetry reads
l"Er into science. religion Sets M the
standard Of perfection. ANA tGucatiun en-
forcing The demands ana the commands
Of religion, aims a. make tine growing
manhood ana wumauhnod Of our time he
lievr in the things that are great
1t is agreed that education should he
practical. II should fiji the student for
nrradwinninS, educating. not tway from
life but up To il. Vet let il not lie for
gotten that the chief business Of tduca-
ton. as of religion, relates more to the
ideal than to the material There are no
market quotations for soul. nor can an
account be opened with the forces thar
make for human well-being ana happi-
ness.
Il would urge upon the boy ana girl the
higher education. not that ii is necessary
- brraduinnins, bun because il splen-
lidly tuuips them for life. makes them
fully conscious III themselves. arOu@cs
their energies ANA their ambition Ia
achieve. throws them back upon the sim
PIE integrity Of their own mind. ana
brings them 10 an appreciation Of ali
true values, 50 THAI they scorn hypocrisy
and hate a lie, So that they live sincerely.
give themselves To a principle. ana fall
in love with the truth.
ITO cipher is not termed education. In
Struction is one thing. education is an
other. We truly educate only as We de
velop the powers Of mind draw out
rather than till up, make for Self-reliancc
rather tnan dependence. ANA generate
power To create rather than ability To inn
itate. But 50 intense is the struggle for
life, 50 sharp the competition Of the mar
ket-pidce. 50 necessary the winning Of the
dollar. mat We are tempted to liver the
standard OF education. to make ii mean
only utility. But well We know that edu-
cation leads out beyond utility Its mean
ing is culture-n0t veneer, but culture,
and culture. too. interpreted into the
terms Of individua.>m. self-reliance ana
eif-pOS>eSSion.
"A system of industrial education uni
Vtrsally applied. wherein the nand dis
ciplines the mind ana thrift is taught To
turn opportunity to account. would as
sure generation Of intelligent me
chaniCr: but do away with the higher ed
ucation. shut ont the vision Of the per-
feet. close the great book and pass over
the great theme. forget poetry and pro-
phecy. let youth dream no more, let there
be copyists but no designers. imitatorS
but no creators. let there be only mo
rhanic~ and lao thinkers. and, although
the industrial generation might be hon-
est. IdW-dbiding and productive il would
Lack the iuprlling motive to great
achievement. tn" well-proportiuPed i'm
pulse The refined sentiment ana tn clear
thinking which everywhere distinguishes
Intelligent social life.
society demands service NJ AN it,
members, but its first demand is that ms
service shall ~ gladly and intel!iSenuy
rendered. stupidity can dig = post hole.
but intelligence can dig a better one and
can set the post plumb. Ulitera"Y can
liva on the soil and the St-f make him
sure. Of a huNcl: but fertility responds -
intelligent effort. ana the free man is as
~urcd a home. Ignorance can load ana
fir, a gun but the educated soldier nGhi~
longest dies hardest. and surrrndcrs last
Indeed whatever the service which Sptl-
pty demand. Nj man or woman. that SER
VIVA il hest done when dome intelli4entll.
"And then thu educated man il Away
Il free man. Boudmcn have never built a
civilization. The untutoIed mind y n,
capable III progress Culture has shaped
history ii has given the light to the cen
turtles il mas GeCrecd democracy in the
state and liberty in the church. Intel
lectuaI emancipation is the greatest ben
eft conferred upon humanl{ !. anG II mas
made possible every other kind of rmln-
cipation. Progress ever waits for the IN
I'M i. ,Iis intelirctually free man who
Il demanding the social ana spiritual
emancipation Of mankind. ANA more ana
more it shall hc thr privilege "A our
schools II produce his tyne. l."t tnr par
~ StVle W learning 20 with the nli ldea
ANA thc uld method. The demand on the
ssnuuls is that they give Us men ana NO
men. WHO are not only willing TO serve.
but able to lead. large enough OF mInd
t. hold the tutmc IN trust. Ten years out
of High school OF colcE" ana inc BUSY
man may and that h. has forgotten about
everything which once he knew 80 We'll
il if waste uf time to learn what We 50
loon forget? AK the man most con
r.rned ANA he will tell YOU. no. For NE