Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-06-02
GIVES INSPIRING TALK
In BaccaIaureate Sermon
Sunday at Conereea-
tionaI Church

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the Congregational church Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock. where the
baccaulareate was delivered by Rev.
W. H. North. His subject was 1.-The
Sanctity Of Leadership and he treated
on the aim Of life, the qualifications
needed for success and especially to
take a leadership part.
.Quoting from the book of Exodus,
3 Is ''Put off thy SHOES from off thy feet
for the ground whereon thou standest
is holy ground'', used by God iE
speaking to Moses at the Burning
Bush, Rev. North stated that that was
the salutation of life to genius, and
that opportunity called to ALL He
cited instances when men had obeyed
the call to duty when it came and had
risen high; such as Putnam, VINO in
the battle of Lexington heard the call
to arms and leaving his farm within
two days had risen to the rank of
brigadier general and was recruiting
a regiment; Franklin, printer, whose
patriotism caused him to become
America s eloquent mouthpiece to
Europe; Grant, bankrupt Illinois
tanner, to world hero; Lincoln the
rail splitter, to the worlds uncrowned
king.
He called attention to Moses, sheep
herder, who after forty years exile,
heard the voice at the Burning Bush,
and afterward proceeded to deliver his
people from bondage. He had been
prepared for the call through training
in state-craft, law, etc., by the Egyp-
tian kings, and in religion through
his Hebrew ancestors
It is the alert soul that hears the
voice of God, and it is always holy
ground where the soul meets oppor-
tunity. The call to Leadership p is
always sublime, and requires prepara-
tion. Joan of Arc dreamed over the
wrongs Of France long before she was
called to lead the French. arms to vic.
tory; Maude Ballington Booth had
many disappoinments before being per.
mitted to build Hope Halls for dis
charged prisoners.
The call to leadership is sacred, and
the world needs the unwilling of new
IDEAS voices to talk with conviction,
and must seek good in order to be
taught same.
While profit in business is necessary
for the life and health of business, the
speaker stated that when profit is
made the end and aim of business,
business men are robbed of heroism and
are bound to grind. Yhe new leader
ship is to free men from the bondage of
ideas. The community must
be served for the highest good for the
greatest number, false standards must
disappear and man be judged for what
he is himself rather than the kind of
house he resides in. the clothes he
wears, etc. He describes the primi-
tive man and the gradual growth Of
Aristocrisy, he said
should be condemned only where it's
system ceased to serve mankind.
While jealousies, envy, class hatred,
etc., were found in the atmosphere of
of service, true value is
what one can give rather than what
one possesses.
The new leadership, according to the
speaker. cherishes great memories but
looks ahead to the future, and is con-
structive rather than destructive.
While the business of religion is to get
men to heaven after tbey die, Rev.
North stated that vital religion makes
men good, and they make a good
world, which is what is wanted.
He called upon his audience to look
upon the call of leadership through a
vision of a world Of brotherly love- in
which to believe and help each other,
in which women were exalted, chill
dren given a chance to grow healthy
minds and moral natures, and where
were happy homes with GO greed for
money.
He stated that the foundations were
now being laid for an empire of love, and
that ours was the work of preparing
for freedom in this regard for coming
generations, by building characters.
He called attention to the fact that
Jesus in His vision of the redeemed
saw those that cared for the lowly.
He told Of how patriotism had con.
quered the Brittons, and even sent
the great Napoleon to exile.
While school training and ACQUISITION
of knowledge must be given a large
place IN life, the speaker stated that
they must be backed by mighty con-
vlctions.
One must also have enthusiasm. Tie
common man spends his time in think.
ing and doing only for himself and
does not think Of his brother.
Indulgence was fault that attacked
both rich and poor, high and low, and
was responsible for jealousy, envy,
hatred, etc. He reminded the grad
uating class that patience and forti.
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