The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-06-16
BELFAST HIGH SCHOOL.
Sermon to the Graduating Glass. Program
for the Graduating Exercises.

Sermon to the Graduating Glass. Program
for the Graduating Exercises.
The sermon before the graduating class
OF the Belfast High school was delivered in
the Universalist church Sunday forenoon,
June 18th. by the pastor, Rev. Ashley A.
Smith. The pulpit was very prettily deco
rated with flowers and foliage, in red,
white and green. The audience room of
the church was filed to its utmost capacity,
and the members of the graduating class,
teachers and superintendent, occupied re-
served seats at the front. The order of
service was as follows:
Organ voluntary, SOreley, Nesvedba
Mrs. H. A. Drinkwater.
Responsive chant, "Come, let us worship"
Pastor and Choir.
Anthem, Remember now thy Creator
Trio-Misses Wells and skay and Mr..
Responsive reading, Psalm 10,
Pastor and congregation.
Solo, lone sweetly solemn thought"
Miss Carey
Principal Hal R. Eaton.
Scripture, from Matthew z,
Rev. A. A. Smith.
Mrs. G. CW ". wescott. scott" D'' N''so
Prayer, Rev. A. A. Smith.
Response, Mrs. H. A. Drink water.
Hymn, Leaving school for the church,"
B0ylston
Choir and congregation.
Sermon, Rev. A. a. Smith.
Mr.. Smith took parts of two verses of
Scripture for text, Joshua, 3:4, and Revela-
tion, Is: "For ye have not passed this
way heretofore. Behold 1 have set before
thee an open door," The wanderings of
the lsraelites in search of the promised
land, he said, were type of the youth
going through the training of the schools
towards the greater opportunities and ac-
tivities of life. If one is to count in human
progress he must leave the paths of ease
and do hard, earnest work. If school life
has not impressed upon the pupil sense of
responsibility then his knowledge of SCI
ence, languages, etc., will avail but little.
college education has made many trifers.
The real education of the school is more in
the personality than in gathering in so
many facts. The Israelites saw the prom
ised land ahead, and they got the training
that gave them power and incentive to
uals, are standing at the open door of oppor-
tunity. An obligation rests upon us to
send the blessings we possess to others.
Our early statesmen wrought we'll and we
have entered into their labors. Men gem
orally start in life determined to do right,
but like him who makes path across a
field newly covered with snow, all vary
more or less from straight line. The
thought OF the open door for the last change
that shall come to US all should nerve us to
do our best at all times. Let us open the
door of our hearts that the King of Glory
may come in.
The choir and congregation sang the
Smith pronounced the benediction, and the
service closed with the postlude by Batiste.
THE GRADUATING PROGRAM.
The graduation exercises of the Belfast
High School, class of 1904, will be held in
the Belfast Opera House Friday evening,
June 18th. The class motto is ''Deeds, not
Words" class colors, garnet and gold class
flower, carnaton. The class numbers twen-
ty-one members, as follows: Erma Mae
Barker, Henry Arno Brown, Ruth Brown,
Leona Wallace Bucklin, Frank Bramhall
Condor, Carleton Doak, Lillian Grace Ell
well, Caroline Gilmore Hatch, Geneva Par
ker Heal, II. Fair Holmes, Margaret Esther
Jackson, Harry Leonard Kilgore, Winifred
Hannah Kimball, Eva Hortense Knowlton,
William Franklin Leavitt, Grace Estelle
Roberts, Harold Paul Shorey, Lylla May
Sprague, Blanche May Thurston, Clarence
Wight, Evelyn Maud Wood.
The following program is announced:
Chorus, ''Battle On" Ganl
SOLO, '.My Heart is Singing" Miss Hatch Hatch
Salutatory, Miss Heal
Glass history, Mr.. Brown
Defamation, 'Le corbeau ct lie rem renard."
Piano solo, "May Breezes," Miss Wood
Glass prophecy, Misses Brown and Bucklin
Class oration, Mr.. Doak
Glass flower, Miss Thurston
Chorus, "The Marathon Race"
Presentation of gifts,
Messrs. Leavitt and Wight
Defamation, 'A Successful Funeral
Mr.. Condor
ValedictOry, Miss Roberts
Awarding diplomas, Mr.. G. S. Bickford
Singing class ode.
Chorus, "Joy, Joy, Freedom To-day"
Benedlction, Rev. Harry LutZ
The Seniors respectfully request that no
flowers be presented them on the evening
of their graduating exercises, but they
would be very grateful to any who would
contribute peonies or yellow lilies for deco
rating purposes.