The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
WHARTON TALKS ID
 CLASS AT HOWARD
Urges Young Men to fake
 Moses as Example
CROWD AT RUHAMACHU
s-.aker Divides Life of the Great LaWpiver Into Three Periods, Each Having It's
 Trlumphs.

The baccalaureate sermon preceding the commencement exercises of Howard college was preached yesterday by Dr. M. B. Wharton, pastor of the First Bap- tist church, Eufaula, at the Ruhama Bap- tis. church in East Lake.
 he entire central section of the church was reserved for the Howard students and these attended in body. The other parts of the church were crowded, the chairs placed in the aisles were all oc- cupled and many people were standing in the side aAsles near the windows.
 The Rev. J. M. Shelburne opened the services with a short prayer A special musical programme had been prepared by the choir and during the early part of the service several beautiful selections were rendered.
 1T. Montague, president of Howard, introduced pr. Wharton to the congrega- ton with a few well chosen words.
 After making few appropriate re- marks in reply to Dr. Montague's in- troduction pr. Wharton began his ser mon, taking as his text Exodus second chapter and tenth verse, And she called his name Moses because she said she drew him out of the water" At the very outset of his discourse he gained the rapt attention of his audience, and the utmost stiffness prevailed throughout the church until he spoke the closing sent enoe. The sermon abounded in poetry and eloAuence, interspersed with meta phors, striking comparisons and vivid illustrations. It was evidently the fin- ished product of thoughtful preparation He said in part:
 stande Without a Peer.
 Moses stands as the highest peak In the mountain range of great men. He stands alone-without a peer. He has made himself pattern for great men.
 "The life of Moses may be divided into three periods, first, the period ex- tending from his birth until he became a ruler in Egypt; second, the period lasting from his rulership in Egypt until he assumed the leadership of Israel, and, third. the period following this up to the time of his death.
 "The Israelites had increased so rapid ly during Pharoahs dynasty that he is- sued an order Lat all male children should be put to death Moses was conceal ed in the bulrushes by his mother and there found by the daughter of Pharoah who ordered him to be taken from the water and removed to her palace. There have been many great things drawn from the waters! many a gem of purest ray serene but Moses Is the greatest 6raVU OI1t of the water.
 Moses was so called because he was destined to draw his people out of bond age and place them in the inheritance of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
 Moses was educated dn everything useful for a great man to know and pertaining to the life of ruler. He had access to all the treasures of Egypt and to all the pleasures of sin as well, the dance table, equipage and many other pleasures not to be mentioned but the noole nature of Moses would not per- init him to be happy while his people were suffering and in trouble. He chose to suffer with Gods own children.
 Enters Upon Pastoral Life.
 "The second period of the life of Moses began when he fled from Egypt after staying the Egyptian. He now entered upon pastoral life and became engaged in leading the fiocks as he afterward led Israel out of captivity. While engaged in this life he married and marriage in his case proved that Woman, Gods last gift to man, Is Gods best gift to man.
 ''In the third period of his life, Moses stands before you as the greatest leader, law-giver and prophet. He has been com pared to Washington, but Washington was at the head of enthusiastic follow CTS, fighting for home, while Moses led complaining slaves who longed for the nesh-pots of Egypt. Moses has been compared to Lycurgus and Solon as a law-giver. but these are in no way his equal for the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses stand as the basis upon which is built the law of every na- tioa on the globe.
 The death of Moses on Mt. Pisgah, where he had gone to view the land of Canaan and Jerusalem, the holy city of the Lord, Is like the setting of the sun at the close of day, filling the horizon with brightest rays"
 Or Wharton concluded with an ex- hortation to the young men of Howard college.
 ~ oung men of the graduating class, If you will walk in the footsteps of the men of Howard college who have gone before you, you will become leaders in your time Some of you will enter the profession of law, others of you will be- come literary or military men, but, what ey ar you may be, let me admonish you to make Moses your exemplar. Conduct yourselves like men. The great demand of the ages is Give US men The cry that I Lear is give us men. The pulpits, mer- cantile establishments and mission fields are ringing with the cry for great hearts and strong hands. men who love honor and who will not lle"
 After song had ben sung by the students of Howard college and the mem bers of the choir the benedietion was nrnnonnced by pr crumpton, state sec-