The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-05-27
BACCALAUREATE SER.
VICE SUNDAY NIGHT
Large Audience Filled the New
RidgeWay Theater.
Rev. j. Herbert Bainton Spoke on
"True Success" Pointing Out
Difference Between a True and a
False Success Notable Essay.

The New Ridgeway theater was filed
by large audience Sunday night to at
tend the baccAIHureate service connected
with the COfax High school, class Of
1910. The stage presented a beautiful
az well az striking appearance when
the curtain was pulled up, the class Of
20 graduates and those selected 10 assist
in the exercises facing an audience of
sympathetic friends.
After the invocation the hymn, Holy,
Holy, Holy" was sung, the audience
standing, the music fillirg the large
building with volume.
Then followed reading Of Scripture by
Rev j s Budlong.
Next came a song. "The Goodness Of
God" By Girls Chorus
Rev John II. Barker delivered an earn
nest and impressive prayer.
Another hymn was sung, the audience
standing and participating, Come,
Thou Almighty King"
BaccaIaureate Address.
The address was delivered by Rev. j
Herbert Bninton and was listened to
with more than ordinary interest. He
took for bis subject True Success" We
cannot follow Mr. Bainton through his
entire address, but at least two features
Of il are worthy Of special mention He
read the prize essay written by Mrs.
Bessie o. Stanley on he who has achieved
success, which ia so brief and simple, and
withal 50 philosophic and noble, as
would seem to he an inspiration from
the pen Of the gifted author. Mr.. Balm
ton made this essay the basis Of bis re
marks, dwelling upon each sentence, and
explaining aud pnlaTging upon their
beauty and meaning. The Gazette pub
lished Mrs Stanley's essay nearly two
years ago, which was then going the
rounds Of the papers, and does s0 again,
With the hope that every young man
and woman will cut it out and preserve
it Here II II ii full:
"Hp haa achieved success who has lived
well, laughed often and loved much; who
has enjoyed the trust Of pure women.
the respect Of intelligent men and the
love Of little children; who has filed his
niche and accomplished bis task; who
has left the world better than he found
it, whether nv an improved poppy, a
perfect poem Or 4 rescued soul; who has
never lacked appreciation Of earth's
beauty Or failed TO express il; who has
always looked for the best 10 Others and
given them the best he had; whose life
was an inspiration, whose memory was
q benediction"
Following il a brief synopsis Of Mr..
BaintOn's address:
Jesus spoke the words of my text on
His last night on earth Life was over
for Him. But. for the boys and girls Of
our graduating class il il only just be
ginning 1t il long journey, trust,
from this night to their last night. And
yet, after All, long az it may be it cannot
really be very long The longest life is
not long The poet said that it was
but day. From the first night TO the
last night, from the cradle 20 the grave,
j. distance soon covered. The young
think III long, but the old know them to
be mistaken When Monsieur Renan
was an old man he gave an address to
ths students Of Paris Tn the course Of
II he said: "The one real illusion Of
which YOU are guilty about life IL % be-
lieve that il il long. ND, ID il short,
very short; but even thus | assure you
IL IL we'll to have existed" Time il brief.
Eternity il near. Does il not then be-
hoove d to make the best Of il, to use
it protitably, use il To win true sue
cess?
The Tower vs.. The Abbey.
Last Sunday afternoon a brilliant
townsman of ours told me this story:
One bright spring morning q father took