The Portland daily press., 1900-06-25
Services at Trinity Episcopal
Chapel.
Good Advice to the
Young Students.
Class Day Exercises al Crosby
Hall Wednesday.

The senior class of the Deering High
school attended services Mt Trinity Epis-
copai chapel, Woodfords, sunday MORN
ing, when the rector, Rev. Ernest a.
Pressey, delivered the baccalaureate SER
mon before ths class. The church was
we'll filled and the sermon was an able
effort. Rev. Mr.. Pressey took for his
text l Cor. 11l-16th verse: KNOW We
not that We are the temple OF God and
that the spirit of God dwelleth in youy'
Mr.. Pressey said in part: The temple
of God is a phase which marks three dis
tinct eras in the history of Gods dealings
with the world. Although the heaven
of heavens cannot contain him, and no
grand cathe iral built by human toll is
worthy TO be a dwelling place for his ma
jesty, yet in due time he was pleased to
dwell iri a temple built by Solomon, the
details of which the Divine architect him
self devised. Although the heavens
were silent, the temple stood solemnly
as witness of God in an idolatrous
world, rebuking its sin, and leading to
Him. Centuries after In another sen &C
We hear words of our Saviour, which
created amazenent among his Jewish
hearers Forty and six years. was
this temple in building and can he then
rear it up in three days. asked ind ig
nant Jews. "But he spake of the temple
of his body" God is tabernacled in
human flesh. He did not live ce INJURIES
but only few short years.
Then he died, rose again, and ascended
with the same human, yet glorified body.
The world must change and pass away.
But remember that eternally from the
right hand of God 1t Is the human voice
which will be heard through the thunder.
Forever human face bends in ply and
love over those He has loved on earth.
Godhead and Manhood are tabernacled
together. Thus through the temple of
Christ body, the spirit Of God passes
into every Christian heart.
The sublime dignity God within us.
What an imperial inheritance! From out
this mighty doctrine flows naturally and
Immediately all the duties of our life.
For if we can attain such lofty concep-
ton of our mortal being it will fill us
with so exalted and abiding self respect,
as shall be the truest source of all yir-
tues and godlike action.
My dear friends of the grad uating class
of the Deering High school, you are hav-
ing your commencement. You Will be
having still other CONNIE ncements. Al
ways beginning, never ending. Life is
full Of activity. If you are to do anything
at all, you must move forward buoyed up
by hops, zeal and cheerfulness. Remem-
Der there are rough places as well as
smooth ones, defeats as we'll as victories.
But know you, by realization of the
dignity of your own personal and mortal
life, there will be no duty too mean and
humble for you to do, no place where God
has put you, too obscure and unworthy.
You Will perform your task
and enoble 1t by the spirit of God
which dwelleth In you. Christ
laid strong emphasis upon character.
That is the chief Office of religion of any
kind. The Christian church through its
ordinances and instruction has the same
end-the moulding of character. 1t is not
so much what We do, as the way we do
it. What you are is of more Importance
than what you do. Two things let us bear
in mind, the call to do our best IN per-
Torrance of duty, and the establishment
of habit.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
The class day exercises of the Deering
High school senior class, which are to be
held Wednesday evening at Crosby hall,
Deering High school building, are to be
held in private, excepting for few
friends who have received invitations to
attend.