The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-05-24
Rev. R. K. Stephenson
Preached BaCCaIaureate
Sermon.
Good Advice Given Students of Cecil
County Eigh School Other News Con-
cerning Graduates and C0mmencems mt
Days.

The members OF this years graduating
class, instructors and other students at
the Cecil County High School. Elkton,
attended divine service in the Elkton
Methodist Episcopal Church. last sun
day evening The baccaaureate sermon
was preached by the pastor. Rev. X. *.
Stephenson. He selected his text from
the 10Th chapter of First Kings and from
the latter part of the nineteenth verse
elijah Passed BY Him and Cast His
Mantle Upon Him. The subject, Cast
ing the Mantle" The speaker extended
a greeting to the young ladies' and gentle
men. educators and friends of education.
BY way of introduction. he stated he felt
a three fold interest i'll the graduating
class First as representatives of the
public schools under which head he took
occasion to say that this was one of the
greatest institutions of modern times. and
to i. was due much credit in the making
of our citizenship. Seventy-hve per cent.
of our boys and girls 20 no further tnna
the public school. yet their advantages
are such that they are filling places of
trust and honor throughout the land.
Secondly an interest III them rs young
ing, store OF knowledge and their life be
fore them. there is no measuring their
possibilities or telling their attaiumentS.
Third. in them as individuals. wish
/ knew YOU each by name. said the
speaker. Every man appreciates his in
dividuality and the person who respects
it. You have doubtless done good and
faithful work in your school life. You
t;,,,t
our High School for further study or
enter directly upon your life work,
have an ideal for you to consider for
short while. We have before us Il far
mer boy. He was an industrious young
man. Respect is due the young man or
woman who is ever ready 10 take the
responsibility and work from the parents
shoulders. 1t brings skill. development,
commands respect and shows character.
He was Young man with good ante
cedents. Every young person should
have their morals well established before
leaving the parental roof He WAS
young man seeking an education. He
Immediately followed the Prophet and
took Il course in the schools for his life
work Young people who are determined
to succeed in this life will brave every
boy with an education has the ADVANTAGE
everything else being equal over him that
has not.
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today the thought, work and the best of
the work of the instructor under whom
you have spent your school life, together
with your own work. AS you go out i'll
life remember first to take God with you
as the ruler and prime factor in all your
undertakings. and as you have received
so cast your mantle upon those whom
you may influence"
AT the Cecii county hish nchooi' on
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