The Mankato free press., 1902-06-13
SERMON.
BaceaIaureate2 Service of the
Normal.
DR.. SfiIIWeII of St. PauETeIIs Whethe
True Lights Of the Woald
Are.

The annual services for the normal
school graduating class we're held at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
The balcony and lecture room were
crowded. The graduating class entered
in body and occupied the front'cen-
ter portion of the church, directly in
front oflthe pulpit The pulpit plat
form was banked with potted plants
and cut flowers, that added much TO
the beauty of the scene.
The services were-of an interesting
nature, the musical program being
I especially elaborate and good! VIM.
Browne of st. Paul was oragnis6.
Several pastors of the city churches
participated in the exercises.
Rev. H. F. Stillwell, D.. D., Of ths
First Baptist church of ST.. Pau
preached the sermon. His theme wa
"The True Lights of the World" ant
he took as his text, Among whom y
shine as lights in the world, Phil
J l2:t5.,
DIR. Stillwell gave severaiinterprets
! tions of the text. and concluded tina
lit meant a moral and intellectua
. illumination. We are set,ss~ lights t.
: illuminate Christian doctrine. Fo
) truth we go back to Christ, and whe
the world has stuck to truth there ha
8 been progress. Christianity has ad
Q vanced the world. By our lights W
: learn the we'll known relation of a
g things to each other, and Of ourselve
9 to others. The lamps will becon
D guides for those looking toward then
al as light houses and stars direct tt
> mariners. While some lives do not see
;. to be great. yet their lights do NJ
It'll grow less bright as time goes, ON
The lights are intended to revea
It guide and be warning. In snciel
,e times oracles consulted the stars b
1T fore war was declared. 1t was wrol
ID to fight when the stars were wron
Of We are the embodied light. Men ca
le mot fight when the stars, are again
7e them. There never was time VIII
in 90 much was needed to be done in {
er social readjustAent as now. You
is set to be light that is a luminar
,h and should let the pure sunlight col
q. lin. Those whose lives are radia
in with truth will say what shall be
r. limit of the day. You should ha
n the light in yourselves, and not sil
se ply give out reflected light.
he The class arose when Dr. Stiliw
a addressed himself more particularly
,e- them. He congratulated them On 6
ste auspicious hour in their life's histo
to and referred TO the significance
ses their advent into the light force
ess the world. The potency of bhe
they had entered would be bounC
only by the limits of the wor
American life was not yet what
ought to be. They must De grea
than kings who have lived, as til
''' kingdoms have gone, whils. Ameri'
institutions are TO stay.
aas DR.. Stillwell congratulated the cl
the on the strategic Importance OF its p'
the tion. The members would enter
Ter teaching and living as oenters of sot
VS. and intellectual Influence. T.
ar would come to be those to whom
US community would look up to. IN
an. was not q place where one VIC
rather be 70 see and hear than WI
etc they stood now.
his With so high an, ideal would e'
sh- some days of rean depression. as
and social life of America is not; at
our high water mark of excellence.
,rce class has beguH, luminous leaf,
He'd success will not be the aceumula
'ere of learning, wealth or complime
The Success is permanence, the residI
an YOU lay down, at the Masters
This means, high ideal kept stea
before YOU, Do not decide ques
in the valley, and never change
in fog bank. Your Journey is n
be in the. valleys, but from noun
peak to- mountain peak.
Your work must be inspired by
was love. Theory will hold for W
'day conviction little longer, but love
orty an eternity Other lives will be
to spired by the love in your lives.
ter. the truths you have lived for be
ted atory