The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-05-19

care proves unlimited power
boundless vision and possibilitie,
of eternal development in the hu.
man soul. But, / care to intro.
duce but one more illustration ot
the souls inherent grandeur and
power. In this / speak not of the
souls capacity in mathematics,
psychology, music, painting or
sculpture, but in a matter deeper,
sweeter and far grander than Ell
ther or all of these its capacity
for spiritual vision.
The highest illustration Of the
capacity of the human soul is its
ability to enter into communion
with God. The Apostle John,
more than any other man who ever
walked the earth, in my humble
opinion, demonstrated the capacity
of the human soul for insight into
the profound realities, into spirit
ual truth, and for intimate fellow
ship with its Maker.
The capacity for spiritual vision
and attainment is universal en-
dowment and the divinest gift of
God to,mankind.
Now, what do all these illustra-
tions tend to proveg To my mind
they point to the almost unlimited
capacity of the soul for continuous
progress and development.
And now, in closing, a few
words to the class Of 1905:
! congratulate you upon what
yon have achieved! Not upon
what you know, but upon your
capacity for knowing more. AS
you grow older in life and expert
ence you will find yourselves com
ing more and more to think less
and less of mere facts which you
know, and to throw the stress of
importance upon your ability to
think. Remember that an edu.
Gated mind is like a productive
fruit bearing tree, rather than a
truit-f filled barrel.
Sir William Hamilton" In the
universe there is nothing great
but man, and in man there is
great but mind"
DR.. Watts
Were | so tall as to reach the pole,
Or grasp the ocean with span,
must be measured by my soul,
The mind is the standard of man"
Now, | leave with you this last
suggestion, that suggestion, let
your class motto be your motto
through life, and BE, rather than
'eem."
Remember, the highest approach
o the ideal is an approach unto
he God of yonr being.
You will not realize all your
lopes and aspirations in life. Dis
appointment will spread its dark
Wings over you now and then.
But thank God there is day com
no when all the strings of the soul
re to be unloosed in heaven. 1
hen your capacities will have
reest scope and your love for !
lusic, art, science and holiness
vill be met and satisfied. Culti-
ate an acquaintance with God and
9 virtuous, true and noble, rather
nan seem to be and be not. :
Esse guam videri, your class
lotto meaning. to be rather than I
} seem, is a good one, and in
ractical life | exhort that you d
nange it into Jesse quod esse
ideris" or, be what you seem to
0. Always endeavor to be really I
hat you would wish the world to r
link YOU be. Remember that j
ue character acts rightly always, !
neither in secret or in the sight :
men.
Keep ever in mind the fact that >
ithOut the dominating influence "
the consciousness of accounta. a
lity to God, character has no ir
but is liable to fall be- G
re temptation. cr
Forasmuch then as we are the e
fspring Of God, we ought not to q
ink that the Godhead is like I'M !
gold or silver, craven by art
ID mans device" Amen.