The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-21
preston in these words, "Lord, what
wilt thou have me to do?'"

are in sphere outside the leader
ship of Jehovah and that their la
bors are unrecognized in the pur-
poses of God. Rev. Ogle character
lied as erroneous. Such ideas have
led man to arbitrarily divide the
work of the world into classes des-
ignated as vocations or callings, such
as the professions, and all other
work as occupation, declared the
speaker. "But we are coming to
recognize every necessary work, all
worthy occupations as included i'll
the great purposes of God and in
these various fields of labor the
faithful conscientious worker may
have the appreciation of God and the
reward of consciousness that he
has made contribution to the prog
ress of the world. May we not be-
lieve that Jesus in the carpenter
shop was as well pleasing to the
Father as when he changed the wat
er into wine or fed the five thou
sand?" Rev. Ogle said that the di-
vision into vocations and occupa-
tons had been made according to
false standards but he declared that
there was real division based up
on the facts in the case. "Any oc-
cupation may be vocation if it is
productive of good and tends to en-
rich society and contributes to the
welfare Of men; but any occupation
is not vocation if from its exist
ence no contribution is made for the
good of society" Here The speaker
listed a few of the unworthy occu-
pationS and made the comparison:
How different these veritablc
spongeS, these human leeches i'm So
ciety from the man who responded
to the Macedonian call and whose
ideal was to do the will of God.
The extreme need of men every
where corresponds to the Macedon-
ian call for help and awakens a re-
sponSe in the minds and hearts of
men who have caught the spirit of
the Master and are imbued with
The life purpose of doing good and
serving their fellow men.
THE spirit and ideal of service
in the religion of Jesus Christ is
that which binds the world togeth-
er in a UNIVERSAL brotherhood. II is
the solution and the only solution
for the perplexing probletms of the
field in which it works and the
world is the field! The program of
Christianity is to enthrone love i'm
the human heart, the which will
drive out the devils of lust and greed
and selfishness as the bat and crea-
lures of the night flee away be-
fore the morning sun. The King
dom of God is drawing nearer than
ever before. Though many evils
exist today, the student of history
knows that the world was never
better. Gods truth is marching on.
and the spirit of service and help
fulness in response to the worlds
needs was never greater. 1t is this
spirit that has prompted hundreds
of young men and women to dedi-
cate their lives for human better
ment."
In conclusion Rev. Ogle gave the
graduates the following admoni-
tions: "My young friends, as you
face the worlds tasks and opportun-
tiles ii is with preparation that
enables you not only to enjoy life
more, but to do larger service be-
cause of the training which YOU
have received. If you are privilcg-
ed to continue your studies i'm some
college or university, grasp the op-
portunity, not so much for the sake
Of acquiring knowledge, which, how
ever, is worthy ambition, but cs-
pecially to enlarge your powers of |
service in. the community and the |
state. In choosing your vocation
when you have completed your
be not guided so much
by the thought where can | get Tn |
most out of life as where can
accomplish the most i'm life and be
Of the greatest service in society and
in the community?' If riches in
crease as the remuneration for your
use them as a good stew
ard to supplement your work of
Whatever your plans or your
deals in life may be, hold above
Ill the highest ideal of lofty Chris
ian character, manifesting itself i'm
service. The world needs the type
you young men and women can
five.
To serve the present age
Your calling to fulfill
Nay ii all your powers engage
To do the Masters will
When you are charitable a lot of