Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-16
CLASS OF 1902
Of the Gardiner High School Listens
to BaccaIaureate Sermon
Delivered, Sunday, in Congregational
Church by Rev. J. L. Quimby.

congregational church, sunday morn
ing, and listened to an exceptionally
fine sermon by Rev. j. Langdon Quinn
by. The platform was very prettlly
decorated by members of the Junior
class with punches of SnoWballS, with
ferns and potted plants. During the
service Miss Mildred Wadsworth sang
as solo Come Unto Me-" The text
of the sermon was taken from the
fourth chapter of John, 34th verse, MY
meet is to do the will of Him that sent
me, and to finish His work." being the
answer given to His disciples by Jesus
to a question asked by them. The sub
ject given was 1.-The Successful Life:
What 1t Is and How 1t Is Found.
Al analysis of the things that so to
make the success of the farmer, the
lawyer, the doctor, the minister ana
the teacher as determined by the world
was given and the pastor said that the
life of the professional man or his sue
cess was nothing if nothing more than
the accumulation of wealth and mate
rial possession was his; that the end OF
life was not accomplished, that success
was not measured by what man gains
or possesses but by what he gives. The
principles of the strong and influential
men of the times were gone over and
Andrew Carnegie, the iron king, was
first quoted as saying: My gospel is
that the man who dies rich dies forever
miserable"
The life of David Porter of London
was gone over and it was found that
when quite young he was kidnapped
and kent in servitude until at the age
of IS, when by economy, patience and
perseverance he sets himself up in
business and becomes one of the in
fuential men of the nobility OF Eng
gland Amos Lawrence, a poor boy,
served an apprenticeship until the age
of Il and then started out in bust
ness for himself and by his strict at
tention to that before him and his
Christian character made way for
himself. One the face of his pocket
book he lad written, What shall it
profit Il man if he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul?" Mr.. Lawrence
has given to charities the sum OF
100000.
A bank president once said to class
Of young men: THE first condition
of success in the banking business is
to fear God" The mighty influence of
Lincoln and that which put him in
such close touch with the people was
not his material wealth but his strong
character. 1t was the same with Luz
Their. 1t was not his material poses
sions that gave him his influence but
his character. Experience and history
combined to point out the fact that
the mission of man is to accomplish
lie viii OF Him that sent him. The
| successful life gives itself to the ac-
| complishmcnt Of the will of God.
| AS to how the successful life can be
| obtained, Mr.. Quimby said there was
no such thing as luck or chance, that
| ii he should say that it could be OBJ
| tanned as prizes and material things
are obtained from Il slot machine or
| by a pull" or influence, the audience
would brand it as lie. That the one
way for the accomplishment of sue
cess was strength Of character and a
| determined will. Senaca said: The
! greatest man the world produces is
| the man who chooses right and has an
| inVincible WILL
| The man who pauses over two opportu-
mites. undecided as to which to choose,
| or waits for some good chance, will usual
| ~ choose ncltDcF pillDIluiItS- soildht-
speare said: HE waits who wants will
| Napoleon was quoted as saying: 'Truest
| wisdom is indomitable will One of his
licutenants said to Alexander, after
storming in vain a fortress of the enemy;
| at is no use; it is impossible" AleXan-
ders reply was: "Besone; there is no
such word as impossible" and at the head
of his army and urging them on he was
successful in capturing the desired point.
| Give a man the alphabet and an indom-
| liable will and there is no limit to his
possibilities or his attainment of success.
| The lives of prominent men were cited
| and it was shown that their influence
| would remain for all time a conse-
| quence Of the exercise of will to the ac-
accomplishment of righteous and holy ends.
| An example was shown Of the difference
in the ends for which prominent gener-
ais were working. Catalina and Leonidas
| were taken first, Cataline working 70:
his own selfish ends and purposes, Leoni-
das for freedom and liberty
| The same was the case with Napoleon
land Washington, Napoleon selishly ana
for his own glory and Washington for
freedom and the service of men. He who
seeks to accomplish the will Of God IS
giving himself to the great ideals in the
highest and fullest sense. The discourse
closed with the words: THE great need
| Is