Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-11
HrMMON TO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
Pastor Of KountEe Memorial breaches
RaccaIaurente ut Hts Church.

Pastor of KOuntEe Memorial breaches
BaccaIaurente ut Hts Church.
The baccalaureate sermon to the gradu-
ating class Of the Omaha High school was
delivered Sunday morning at the new
Kountze Memorial church. Twenty-sixth
and Farnam streets by Rev. ]. f, Hummon'
rector The front Of the body OF the church
had been reserved for the graduates, who
numbered 1872. and was marked OF by the
class colors Of yellow and white, tied on
the pews together with punches OF white
flowers. The class marched into the church
from the crypt. two by two. following the
vested choir singing the professional. The
services were Impressive and the church
filed to the limit. all the Sunday school
rooms being thrown open and filed with
members Of the congregation, relatives and
friends OF the graduates.
Glass Of 1906 said Mr. Hummon,
you will find on your diplomas the figures
one, nine nought six and those are the
most significant part of the diploma, for
by those who are given to understand that
you graduate 1906 years after the birth of
the Lord Jesus Christ Your lives. there
fore are co-mingled with His. The oppor-
tunities you enjoy today have emanated
from the influence and power OF The Son
Of God and TO the energy Of His model
life.
How am | going to live?" should be the
question you ask yourselves and you should
remember you are under obligations TO
Him. You who have completed. with sue
cess and credit. high school course have
but made beginning on what should be a
successful career. You will still have much
to learn after middle life. Your education
is but embryonic. You always will find
there is some knowledge you do not possess.
you have reached an age where your
influence is felt. The questions OF the day
will soon have to be settled by you. God s
call comes to those educated and who can
do the most. You are among these and
should use your powers for the elevation
of what is best. So direct your lives as
to exert the greatest power for the general
good. That you might do this you must
first of all be wealthy. not according to the
meaning commonly conveyed, but according
to the new idea by which the measure OF
wealth includes the ethical and moral idea
and the height OF its development. A man
may be rich in this worlds goods and yet
poor in all those things which make life
worth living. Others may be poor in
earthly possessions and yet rich in things
worth while.
1--WE need most Of all men and women OF
higher ideals. Every human being OF
masculine gender is not a man nor OF
feminine gender a woman Failure and
bankruptcy are more often due to lack
Of manhood than to lack Of funds.
you must respond to the call of having
a definite purpose in life. No man can be-
come great unless swayed by mighty pur.
poses
There is but one life worth living and
that is the highest life, which is within the
reach of all, IL the gifts given are rightly
used.
Glass Of 1905, you are hidden to be use.
full men and women. Your life should have
high ideal and let that be Jesus Christ
who, above all men, was preeminent anC
yet had no place TO lay His head. He die
all things well that He might accomplish
mighty work. Let Him be your pattern
your examplar. Be content and do mo-
seek change for change sake. Rise to YOU
task daily and do what you set out t.
accomplish"