The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-01
HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS Of 1903
ATTEND SERVICE AT LUTHERAN
CHURCH WITH FACULTY AND
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
BACCALAURATE SERMON
By Rev. Chas. II. Armstrong-Spec al
Musical Exeret ses-Personnel
of the Class-Events
of the Week.

At the Lutheran church On Douglas
street last night a great throng OF
people We're gathered in attendance
upon the services for the Cairo High
School graduating class of 1908. The
church was crowded Besides the
class members seventeen in all,
there were their relatives and friends,
the High School Faculty, members OF
the Board of Education and mem
bers of the regular congregation.
OF the faculty there We're Prof.
Clendenen, Pref Bannister, Miss Mu'-
berry. Miss Wilson, Miss Smith.
Miss Bell Mrs. Way Mr. Carlson.
Mr.. Robey, and Mrs. Miller superin-
tendent OF music,
| The class this year Is composed OF
seventeen pupils. Harvey C. Alba, A
bion II. Anderson. Franklin Blotkil,
Earl Cohen. j. f. Drake, Carl Herbert
, Roy Humberd, Hugh r. Johnston
Reed b. Morse. Erich w Schwartz.
Kenneth I. Weuger Geo. W Whit
acker, Alice Strong, Blache f. Miller
Mabel Il, Lansau, Amanda Hoffman
and Mary Ethel Barry.
The service for the occasion was
the vesper service of the Lutheran
church and there was a special mus
cal program by the choir, with solos
by Miss Helen Dougherty and Miss
Rosa Klee, and violin accompaniment
hy Howard Frank.
The Sermon.
The haccalaureate sermon was f.
liyered by Rev Chas H. Armstrong
pastor OF the church and was from
the text Youthful Righteousness"
ana was in part as follows:
Young ladies and gentlement of
the Senior class of 1903, Cairo High
School, | purpose dealing with the
theme for this occasion, Youthful
Righteousness s" in a general manner
righteousness. as used in Scripture
and theology, in which it chiefly oc
ours, is nearly equivalent to holiness,
holy principles and
affections of heart, and conformity Of
life to the divine law" 1t is OF para
mount importance in relation to good
citizenship" and national longevity
The Young Of today are the men and
women of affairs tomorrow. and on
their stewardship rests the veal or
woe OF this republic.
Our text, (Eecl. 12:lA Remember
now thy Creator in the days of thy
youth, while the evil days come not,
nor the years draw nigh when thou
Shall say. I have no pleasure in
them " serves as an Introductory to
the most beautiful metaphoTical de
scription of old age and death to be
found within the entire range of
literature, sacred or profane, ancient
or modern.
Our author OF the book of Ecclesi
astes lived and though a most ele-
waited mental-spiritual plane Very
realistically he portrays, in a touch
ing pen,picture, that most pathetic
journey-man's descent Of the west.
ern hills and his entrance into that
mist-covered world of spirits. This !
writer possessed some knowledge of |
anatomy; for, under poetic figures
the silyer-chord. the gclden-b1wl"
he refers to spinal chord and the |
Uranium. His imagery is unexcelled: |
it is not even matched by Lord Al. |
fred Tennyson when he so eXquisitely |
refers to the "Pleiads rising through
the mellow shade" and glittering like !
a swarm of fire flies tangled in a |
silver braid"
As the thoughtful, earnest youth |
or maiden faces the future, on the |
threshold OF preparation for. or en-
trance into, life-work, these questions |
ought to be uppermost: How shall |
| pass along times highway that the |
fullest measure of success may ac-
crue?' What is meant by success?
But one definition appeas TO me
True success lies not i'm acquisition |
of vast wealth nor fame: nor is il
found within the halls of pleasure.
1t consists of the greatest good to
the greatest number along lines of