Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-10

three SelecuonS by the Thursday Club
were a pleasing diversion.
The events incident to commence
ment week at the High School had
their proper beginning Sunday even
evening with the baccalaurate ser
mon to the graduating class, preached
by Rev. c. S. Trump in st. johns
Lutheran church. The large auditor
ium was filled. The graduates occu.
pied the front pew in the center of
the church and back of them sat the
other three classes of the High School
and the teachers, while the members
CT the Board of Education occupied
front seats to the left.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. ].
A. Hoffheins, pastor of Christ Reform
ed church The choir sang an inspir-
ing anthem, and as an offertory sang
pretty selection with soprano solo
by Miss May Siler.
The graduating class consists of
Dorothy Belt Berry, Mary Ethel
Downs, Agnes Theresa Hirsch, Jessie
Evelyn Horsfall, Blanche May Imbach.
Mildred Ruth Kimmell, James Carl
Fisher, Howard LeFevre Mason and
John Louis Price.
Rev. Mr.. Trumps's sermon was a
most thoughtful one and was highly
appreciated. His theme was Christ
Crao for fbop CnIornop ~ n;xyipo Wis.
dom Greater Than Human Knowl-
edge based on the text, st. Luke XII:
Behold a greater than Solomon is
here" He said in part:
"The Bible informs us that all scrip
ture is given by inspiration, yet all
revealed divine wisdom Is not confin-
ed TO the Bible. All human knowl-
edge is impaired, derived, yet a great
amount is associated with divine wis
dom. While wisdom is of divine orr
gin, knowledge is not altogether of
human source but developed from
sources both human and divine.
Mans intellect is gift of the
Creator, yet that intellect is made gi-
gantic by development through hui.
man ald divine sources. There are
ne1 and women with marvellous in
tellectual power, yet Solomon was SUI
perior to all; and while we accept this
statement, we also accept that a
greater than Solomon" was the
Christ, the author Of the text. Az
Solomon was greater than his COM
peers, so Christ was greater than Sol
omon
How the Savior contrasted the at
tltude of his hearers (the Scribes and
Pharasees) with the Queen of Sheba
who came from the uttermost parts of
the earth to hear the wisdom of Sol
onion. condemIing them but com
mending her. She heard of the fame
of Solomon concerning the name of
the Lord" and came to prove him
with hard questions. The most .weighty
of these questions evidently were re-
garding religion and worship. This Is
referred from her report after her
questions were answered. The Queen
OF Sheba may have been a heather,
yet her example was commended by
the Savior, especially in vnduring
hardships and perils of a long journey.
Setting aside honors of royalty, TO
leairn of one so great as Solomon.
THE Savior gave a severe rebuke
to his hearers, on account of their at
titude toward wisdom. His every
word and act proved him to be inf
ntely superior to Solomon. There
fore the Queen of Sheba will use us
in judgement and condemn those who
reject the Greater than Solomon.
''The text involves several princi-
pals: 1st Christ commended the love-
CT wisdom" The speaker drew al
contrast between knowledge and wis
dom-defining the two.
Much of Solonon's knowledge
came from acquisition and application
/, common with others. He spoke
5000 proverbs and composed 1905
songs; man acquainted with archi.
lecture, political economy. language,
etc.; but in addition to
This knowledge he was given wisdom,
a gift impaired or conferred by the
Almighty. This was the result OF Sol
asking for a wise and under.
standing heart. 1t was this special
OF wisdom which was so
greatly admired by the Queen of She.