The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-03
SENIORS HEAR
CLASS SERMON
WAS DELIVERED AT ST.
THOMAS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
Rev. w. S. Howard Drew Ser
mon From Exemplary Life
of St. Andrew.

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evening last to hear the sermon
by the rector, Rev. w. S. How
ard, to the graduating class of
the High School and their friends
AT 30 p. m. the organdst Miss
Hoham played beautiful march
on the pipe organ, then the vest
ed choir marched up the main
aisle singing an inspiring hymn
and were followed by the stud
entS in cap and gown and the
faculty, who occupied seats re-
served for them before the pulpit.
The beautiful musical service of
evening prayer OF the Episcopal
church followed the professional
hymn, including a fine anthem by
the choir and several stirring
hymns in which the whole con-
gregation joined; then came the
sermon to the graduates.
Mr.. Howard took as his text,
St. John i 40. He took the lfe
OF St. Andrew as a personal ex-
ample of two qualities that
should be found in adj Our lives,
if we wish to succeed truly in
life. The two notable things
about St. Andrew were his manli-
ness and his service. The rector
dwelt upon the name of St. An
drew, which itself means man
ly;' and he said that man was en-
dowed with personality, with a
mind that enabled him to think
the thoughts of God, with esthet-
ic, social, moral and spiritual
properties akin to Gods nature.
Probably, said the preacher, the
Greek word for Andrew, indicat-
ed that man was the upward
looking one For man rose high
above the brutes when he lived
up TO his possibilities and his des-
tiny. 1t was maintained that ths
manly qualities of St. Andrew
were seen in that he was a work
er with his hands, as he followed
the trade of a fisherman. The
graduates were told that labor
was dignihed and all ought to be
workers, manual or mental. 1t
was also stated that St. Andrew
was broad-minded, since he it
was who, with Philip, brought
the Greeks to Christ. All were
urged to be broad-minded and
sympathetic towards all men, and
not to be afraid TO think. Then
the point was made that St. An
drew was manly in morals. He
was not afraid to be known as a
follower of St. John the Baptist.
The rector urged upon his hear
erS that there were many moral
victories yet to be won; and that
the graduates should aim to be
clean and noble in life and to win
others to the same life. Finally,
as proof of his manliness it was
stated that St. Andrew became a
Christian. He lived i'll commun-
ion with God.
The second topic was the SER
vice of St. Andrew. The preacher
held that servant" and Service
were terms THAT Christianity had
ennobled, and where they once
meant degradation, they now in
dicated the noblest occupation
one could have From lowly ser
vice we are called 10 higher, as
was St Andrew. None of us is
too great for any service, we had
better fear lest we get into too
large a place to fill it. St. Andrew
first served the Baptist, then
Christ. Here ne learned to serve
his own family, then the whole
world. The class were told to
serve their parents and relatives
who no doubt have made acrif-
ces to give them an education.
They were to serve in all their
callings their fellow men and
Cod, following not only St. An
drew but Christ, the manifest
man that ever lived.
Those present will long remem-
Der the inspiring service and the
practical and earnest sermon that
Rev. w. S. Howard preached to
the graduates. Following the of
fering and closing prayers and
benedict.on the choir marched
out singing Onward. christian
soldiers" and were followed by
the class into the parish house.