The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-17
Rev. Dimmock of First Baptist
Church breaches Interesting
Sermon to H. S. Seniors
URGES HIGH IDEALS IN LIFE.
Large Crowd Attends Opening Exercises
of Commencement Week at the
First Baptist Church on
Sunday Afternoon

The annual week of commencement
exercises for the members of the senior
class at the high school opened on Sun
| day afternoon when the Rev. S. T. Dim
mock of the First Baptist church
preached the annual baccalaureate ser
mon to the members of the class. The
service was the most successful of the
kind ever held by a high school class
and there was large attendance of
not only the members of the class, but
of the other students of the high school
and the people of the city who have
taken an interest in the work Of the
school. In his sermon Rev. Mr.. Dim
mock made beautiful appeal to the
students for high ideals in life. He
said in part:
"We have come together to speak
some fitting words Of counsel which
may cheer you in the battle of life
before you. There are a great many
things that you will have to unlearn
as well as learn. There are many
things that may seem all right
theoretically but may be altogether
wrong when put into practice. You
are going into the school of practical
life. This is simply the beginning or
commencement time of life's real work
Thus far, you have been in the school
Iof preparation. Childhood prepares
for youth, youth for man and woman
hood. This lis the time for real prep
aration. Life is a battle from the
cradle to the grave and between the
mount of the vision and the fulfllment
there lies deep valley of sacrifice and
suffering and service. The way we
cross this valley will test the method
and the character as we have developed
them.
~ want to say to you young men
and women, of this class if you look
upon the world as a success without
suffering and sacrifice, life will be a
failure. If you want to be men and
women of principle it is going to cost
you, something. You have heard it
said; Truth is mighty, it will prevail.
chat is true, but there is another side
to Ct. It travels slow. Good things
]
rarely travel as quickly as bad things.
"Young people, you are going to
make lot of mistakes and you are
going to look back and be ashamed,
but do not get discouraged. Profit by
these things and go on. [ have heard
said that American schools are no good.
In that case there is something wrong
with the soil. Some go to school who
have not the faculty of learning, but
who will make a success in the end.
Do you know that some Of the wealth.
est men of this country are men who
have never had the advantage of
high school education, but they seized
the opportunity when it presented it.
self.
'1You have gained knowledge in
school, but you will not make a sue
cess in life with your aspirations, until
you get to the place where you have to
perspire. Many, however, are afraid
to do the drudgery work. Do not be
afraid to get your hands dirty. You
cannot succeed unless you are willing to
work, willing to perspire. The men
and women who make their mark in
this world are the ones who are will
ing to do something and do it,.
eff we would be a success in life,
there are few things essential in the
building and that is a wise selection
of books. Know something of them be
fore you read them. Read history, but
not ancient history to the neglect of
modern history. Keep alive with the
present. You will never learn to think
right until you read good books. Read
the textbook ever given to man by
God almighty, the book we call the
Bible, from which all other good books
are derived, the message Of which is
the torch of civilization. The Bible
contains more true social and political
philosophy than any other book in the
world.
"Well, let us thank God that there
is one that knows our real worth and
we know this much that whatsoever a
man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Some one has truthfully said that he
that soWs an act shall reap tendency,
and he who sews tendency shall reap
a habit and he who sows habit shall
reap character and he who sows a
character shall reap destiny.
"And now may the God of all grace
grant to all the members of this class
the vitality of soul which shall enable
them in the future life to justify the
expectations now entertained of them
by their many friends, and by their
faithful teachers and affectionate par
ents. =
The next exercises Of the commence
ment week will be the class day exer
cises to be held at the auditorium Of
the High School at $50 Thursday at
ternoon. A very interesting program
will be rendered at that time and the