Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-09

a large audience, practically filling
the Baptist church, listened sunday
morning to the baccaaureate address
given by Rev Is. r Martin, OF the
Congregational church. The farewell 10
the Marshalltown high school class OF
1915 attracted not only the local school
circles, but many outsiders. including
parents and friends OF tile class.
In addition to the members OF tn.
class the juniors attended in = oo0y- as
G!u also the members OF the school
board ano their wives, and teachers ot
the nigh and graded schools \ sec
lion OF The church MAS resel6ed for the
school circles. and the entrance OF tie
cIass vas the signal Tor an organ pro
cessiunal. The choir 81 the Congrega
tional church furnished tne music Tor
the service.
Rev. Mr.. Martin preached d strong
sermon, ln,S dominant thought Of which
VAS tc spur on 10 higher Ideals AID
,.ius he Dung people before him. Mr.
Martins subject was God's Challenge
10 the Upper Sphere Of Life, based
on the text. from Second Timothy 2:l5,
when Paul spoke to MS young friend
Timothy, who was about 20 enter upon
his LIES WORK: study TO show the
self approved unto God. a workman
That need not ne ashamed, riga July
Owning the word ot truth
Mr.. Martins Sermon.
Mr.. Martin divided ms theme into
four deaartments-the fact OF Goo ;
Challenge 10 every one particularly 70
. fs-'S
per spheres. and the nature OF the
challenge: some ol ti.s lnoSi Important
spheres from Which TIE challenge
comes TO modern life; tne equipment
anG conditions necessary 20 meet tne
challenge most SUCCESSFULLY ana the
contributions 70 civilization and wol, q
progress resulting from full and ready
response 20 Gods challenge.
Mr.. Martin said IN part:
The most supreme and eternal fact
III the world is the existence ana pres
enc. o. God who IS In all ana thru,
and with you all. No thoughtful. hon
est. mind can or cares 10 escape him.
Man aho works 10 any avail works
with God and he with him.
But GOD ever calls men Up toward
himself and greater perfection. He
challenges each man and woman, each
youth. 10 mount up with wings as
eagles ana demand the mastery OF the
unconquered spheres and forces of ths
world. You who have succeeded II life
have come This way.
Is Day OF Specializing.
Gods challenge is tlrst 10 cultivate
a clear vision. 10 have eyes 20 look
away from things just at hand 10 4
broad world view, seeing things in the
large, Looking Lp, not down; then TO
cultivate an ever enlarging vision-to
SO clearly see the upper sphere that
they can determine the places OF great
est need-I1at which demands the
most herioc effort. then measuring
ones self against these, choose their
specific field OF life work. This is d
! day of spec !aIizine when one can not
expect 10 be Jack Ola lltrades and
expert Of none. out make for their
motto. This one thing do.
/ There are innumera Die spheres in
which God IS challenging young men
and young women OF today. 10 agricul-
ture and the farm. Wonderful trans
/ formations have taken place in this
sphere during the last decade. when
men have demonstrated that they can
make two blades Of grass grow where
one grew, but Gods challenge is TO I.
larger interest in the country and farm,
for better farms, stock raising, dairy
ing. etc And the challange is on foE
the industrial world. On the strength
OF present achievement in this direc-
ton to DO better things in invention
machinery. the product of factory and
shop; TO larger co-opera ton and ef-