The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-05
Rev. Bailey Delivers Bac-
calureate Sermon.
CONFIRMATION SERVICE NELD
Glass of Ten Young People
Received by Rev Schillinger
Interesting Musical Program Deliver
ed by the Choir of Reformed
Church, Under the Direction of Mr..
Asa Queen-Rev. Griniths Fills the
Free Baptist Church Pulpit Sunday.

About thirteen hundred people were
in attendance at the Baccalaureate
sermon delivered Sunday morning to
the class of 1911 by Rev. ID. II. Bail
ey at the Epworth Methodist church.
The sermon was one of the best ever
given by Rev. Bailey. and was heard
with great interest by the large crowd
Rev Bailey said In part 1--WE have
a contrast here today from one week
ago this hour. Then there sat be-
fore me company of soldiers bent
and gray, now company of young
people on the threshold of life. Then,
n band of battle-scarred veterans
waiting the final graduation, now.
you young people whose battles have
just begun You are to be congratul
ated that the beginning OF your actl-
vities comes at this period OF the
world. We are now In the golden age
Of civilization. The generations that
are gone, by giving their lives, have
made the country what Il Is. This is
your heritage. | was thinking last
evening that 1t will soon be 25 years
since my graduation. Were l as rich
as Rockefeller, / think / would give
and give all my wealth II 1 could
and give that Grafton over again, and
could be a part of the making of the
coming history. This Is an age Of
great opportunity and having great
responsibilities. II can scarcely gee
how an able bodied young man or
woman can fail. There Is a pecul
lar call today for great characters
great minds and great hearts. There
may not be great demand In the pro-
fesslonal line for $500 men, but there
are calls for 5000 men. There may
not be calls for men of ordinary abili-
" but there Is great demand for
great minds. There is great de-
mand for men who are able
to do great things unflinching-
ingly Don't be afraid Of competition
Competition Is necessary to success
If you put yourself up on a higher
plane than your competitors, you need
not fear.
II have two characters to bring
you which will have to do with the
making up of your lives. They are
| and Him. The word l is the name
which we give to conscious being,
The speaker then defined the relation
of the individual to the universe
about him. Saying that each person
is a separate being from the rest,
constructs a world of his own and
either rules II himself or allows II
to be swayed by others The man
who does not come into possession OF
his own world" said Rev. Bailey mas
no place In the ruling of the outside
world Come into the control lof
your own life, until you can say i am
King in My World.
There comes into every life a
period when we will come under sun
ordination to no one but God. A fatal
mistake in the lives OF some Is the re-
lection of Him. Men may be unusual
| ly strong, mentally and physically
and may be possessed OF unusual de-
yeolpments. but without Gods help
| they fail. We have wrecked lives
all about us. who have talleu pc
cause becaue they tried to i've with,
out Gods help. This brings mora'
strength and moral ballast to the m
divual There come great crises
In the life of every great personage'
These you will have IL you are TO De
great. SO when these mighty cyelonie
tempest sweep down over the soul
until It will almost seem that rea-
son must be dethroned, then the man
that knows not God sinks down bu'
the man who loves God goes on con-
querlng. TO the large heart, God's
| world Is great, to the little heart II
As mean ana conbmpslble. so the
capacity and quality of the soul Is
the determining factor And in ac-
cordance with the Soul and its eapae-
ity so shall the world be. Get Into
life's battles, be personality, Have
something In view that VIII lead on
to victory. Have that determination
that. will not fall"
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