The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20
Immense Crowd at Methodist
Church Hear Minister in EIo-
quent Discourse to Eleven
Young People
THE IDEAL LIFE" WAS
PREACHERS THEME
Speaker Points Out Path Of Sue
cess and Honor Program
Of Closing Exercise is An
nounced BY Supt .Ramey


we are what we are by nature, 9luE
environment, plus our opportunities,
declared Rev. y s Walker in hls
sermon to the eleven graduates Of the
Chlckasha high school last night 1t
the Methodist church. Tho largest
crowd that has ever attended an an-
nual sermon was present. The seat
ing capacity OF The church and Sun.
day school room was taxed and seats
we're placed in the aisles Many were
standlng about the entrances and IN
the rear Of the church Mr. Walker
preached an excellent se.mon. choos-
ing for bis text the first verse Of the
twelfth chapter Of Romans. and ior
his subject, "'rhe Ideal Lie.
Taking up as the central thought.
that We are what We are BY nature
plus environment and plus onr oppor.
tunltles. Mr. Walker illustrated tho
first thought by citing comparisons
in the field OF nature. He likened
human characters to the products Of
nature: ihe poison plants we're de-
serlhed as the man who poisons the
youth Of the land. who throws out a
bad influence: The thorn was the man
who prlcks tlsa good In every form
ana Who does nothing 10 make hav
mony "a life tie beautiful Flowers
we're llkened unto the man who makes
ne world smile who puts gladness in
the heart OF every one. the sturdy
oak. unto the man who Is strong.
brave and noble above she common
liitIeness Of NE. and the pium tree
with rs fruit % lhe man whose We
is fruitful and worth while
The Different environments tnat
surround lives were taken up and the
horrible condition Of children in the
tenement districts OF large cities vas
exposed, the ignorance Of the noun
tain districts. the idleness Of the rlah.
the degfaAation 81 the miners and
poorer classes 1T were to have ny
choice should want to be in the
middle class. declared Mr. Walker.
because from this strata Of society
come the great men. the men who
count for something in this life
There is a grayitation that tends
to drag humanity down. but there is
a higher power and Influence that
pulls them up. said SIR Walker. ana
he gave q description Of the amaliness
Of one individual llfe In the midst Of
a large city Of humanity lie declar-
ed that the only way life could De
recognized in the world was 10 fol-
low this rule. "haye faith in yourself,
have faith in God and 10 make the
most Of your opportunities. This
slogan was given 70 The 1912 class as
the key to the ideal successful life.
The principal factors in the ldoal
life are being and doing. said Mr..
Walker He declared that in no craft
trade or profession could man OF
woman excel unless he be a chrlstin
Seek ye first the kingdom Of heaven
and all these things viii be added,
was the thought presented. The
speaker grew eloquent and quoted from
Shakespeare in Illustrating this
thought
The importance Of the development
and care Of the physical body vas
touched upon when Mr.. Walker de
ciared that the strongest minds came
from the strongest and cleanest physi
cal bodies. The thought that all lives
must sacrifice In order to receive th'
best rewards was presented, "Th'
world needs you and You wlH wiel'
an Influence, because no life lives uut'
itself" was the climax thought AS
final word to the 1912 class Mr. Walk
er said:
eWe believe in You We have grsa
faith IN you. We expect to meet yol
out In the bIg workaday life, some Q
you as teachers, some as preachers
statesmen and IN the different voca
tions In lite and we hope to see yol
continue your educational career unit
you hold q degree from q college Q
university, Education IS the grea