The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-05-26
BACCALAUREAT
Rev. Mr.. Hayes Bacculaureate Sermon
to the Graduates

1ne fTeSOyUerlan CnurCn was TILED
last Sunday evening with fine audi
ence to listen to Rev. Mr.. Hayes bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduates OF
the high school, and the large assem-
bly, was we'll repaid forit attendance
Rev. Mr.. Hayes preached from the
text: "The Lord God formed man out
OF the dust of the ground and breath
ed into his nostrils the breath OF life;
and man became living soul. Gen.
2.7.
Rev. Mr.. Hayes said in part: "It is
the Giving soul' that interests US. The
word in the Hebrew is Nehphesh' and
is translated SOUL Man was formed
in two parts, body and soul, and some
think that the soul dies with the body,
failing to account for mind and spirit.
But the Apostle Paul, IN Thes. 5. 23.,
uses the word in fuller sense when
he says: 4 pray God your whole spirit
and soul and body lie preserved blame
less uuto the coming Of our Lord Jesus
Christ
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'Nehphesh' in the Hebrew means soul
with its varied faculties: that is, mind,
spirit and all that pertains to the
immaterial man.
"God then made man with mind
capable of development and power.
Man is the only creature that grows.
The body of the animal grows and
soon reaches maturity. So with the
body of man. 1t grows, and after a
short time ceases to grow, but the
soul grows throughout this life and
through all eternity. Man grow. God
designed him to grow, and IN this
growth to advance toward perfection.
"The soul of man was created sus-
ceptible to the methods of education.
God created the necessary food for the
mind to feed upon; that which would
best stimulate thought and growth.
So we call the process education.
Thus man has not been without the
means Of education from the time of
crea tion down to the present time.
The standard OF education was high
in ancient Egypt, among the Jews in
ancient Greece and among other an.
cient peoples. Among some it was
low. This was owing to the conditions
of government and civilization. The
common people have never been SO
we'll educated as now. Man back in
the early centuries of the Christian
era received new taste for education
which grew into the Renaissance and
eliminated in the foundation of gov
ernment ana the establi fhment of the
public school system Of this country.
, "The methods Of education in this
country are conceded to be the best in
the world, yet there could be improve
mcnt in many ways. But the system
of education in this country has
? modified and marched forth it's tens
: OF thousands of young people into the
varied vocations with marked success.
"The purpose of education is to aim
at proficiency. The student from the
| public schools should not be satisfied
= = with what can be gotten in a few
S years of early study, but should seel
? to attain to the highest and best, to
t prepare themselves for any emergency
G and for any position that might offe
d itself to them. Proficiency is the mari
. 20 look to; to rise out from the mul
O titnde Of mediocres should be the ain
e OF every young man and young lady en-
i joving the pri itileges Of education il
O this country.
:. An illustration from the life O
S Napoleon might be helpful to th
ambitious student When Napoleon
Z. was given command OF the army O
c Italy he was Young man of boyis
), appearance. He took command Of 81.
o army of veterans. When he met thc
It they began to caution HIM in regar
II to his plans. The enemy is strong
t, they said, and well diciplined, an
n they outlined course that he shoul
If pursue. The young Napoleon waite
p with impatience until they wer
Is through and then replied: with a
a due respect to your age and long sci
', vice, but, gentlemen, after we tigh
a the first battle the enemy will burr
" their books on tactics behind them,--
e. and so they did.
e edo not, young people, be satistie
" with what others have done, bu
g strive to reach up and make highe
is mark. Strive TO do your best at a
5y times; forge your way and make OF
le portunities for achievmcnt. The1
f. too, make your education such that
q, will open up YOUR vision to duty
lc t!1atyou may know how to perform i
is Do not neglect the education OF Il
le heart: follow the idea of Paul whe
n he said to Timothy: Study to sho
Iss' Is' thyself approved of God, a workma
IN THAT needed not to be ashamed, RICH
ld ~ dividing the words of truth BE
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