Arizona republican., 1913-06-02
AIM HIGH SAYS
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In Addressing Graduating Class at Tempe Normal, Strive For Character and Not Honors, this Will Be get Honor and Power

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 Before crowd that more than
 well filled the spacious auditorium of 1 the Tempe Normal School. Rev l Charles H. Dains, of the Tempe Con ! gregational church, delivered an in- 1 spring message to the graduating | class of fifty members that goes 1 forth from the school this week. with the insignia 1918" emblazoned upon 1 il. Taking his text almost from the class motto. but actually from tine words described Of Daniel. the pro phet he handled his theme in the manner of master. and plead with the class to accept the harder tasks of life as stepping stones to greater usefulness and successes. as charlc- ter makers, as the useful factors that go to establish honor in the soul, and not as the stepping stones to honrs that may come from human hands or through other human aeen- cies.
 MT Dains announced as his ser mon theme. The Power of Honor" suggested by the class mottoc Hon or not Honor's." His text. Daniel is But Daniel purrosed in his Heart"
 As an introduction to the sermon NIT. Dains said that he was glad that the privilege was his to speak to these young people who had reached q finished period in life. for this was a finished period. and vet just the beginning of d larger more important period in life, and the per iod now completed had but prepared them for the larger place,
 The speaker said that the class motto, Honor. Not Houors." had that about it that appealed 10 him. IL had the right ring to it. and that he would be pleased if he could make the motto mean much to each member of the class.
 Continuing he said. Tt is in the soul that honor is born. for honor is thing of the soul thing of the inner life. Honor is character Character i5 what We are. reputa- tion is what people think of us and is outside of us. Honor is what we are. and is within, and none but ourselves can touch or blight the same. Hon0r character is one of the enduring things Of God's eterni- ".
 Honor is a worthy thing. how may it be gained? A number of answers may bc given. one that it does not come through that wilI-o- the-Wisp called luck" I like Oliver Wendell Holmes lines upon Luck"
 "Thc one constant clement in luck |
 Is genuine. solid old Tentouic pluck l
 
 quakes thrill.
 Cluns to its base and sreets the |
 sunlight still
 Work. not luck, is the way by |
 which honor came
 Carlyle said. The latest gospel in 1 this world is to know thy work and ] lo it. know what thou canst work ] lt and work at it like Hercules
 'Nictor Hugo said or life To live $ to have justice. reason. truth, de- rotion. probity. common sense. sin eerity. right and duty welded into -he heart. To live is to know what me is worth. what one can do, and 10 it."
 MT Dains spoke of honor as some hing that keeps ones head erect, put ones feet firmly fixed upon the ground: causes one to walk with firm steady tread and keep ones balance: holds one to his task and says this task is worthy of my pest: not for the sake of honors but Or the honor it gives me. Remem- ,er that there is no small task. onN seemingly 50. Whittier wrote, There < life alone in duty done
 Remember what the old world is going to say to you as with firm read you move on toward the bray r and the better for you. But you say Yes" and go bravely on. Con entrate your life upon some worthy ask and hold yourself to that task Aim at task that will try your towers. Thoreau said. ,In the long un men hit only what they aim at Therefore though they should fall they had better aim at nigh
 Emerson said. Concentration is he secret of strength.
 In closing MT Dains said Life is lot an easy thing. not real life, and f l cOuld have my way for you would not have you have an easy h 'lace in life. l would send you out 0 hard things. things that will tlN l our powers. would have you hrow your hearts best courage in O life's hardest place and battle un Il you win for yourself not merely anne and honors. passing things per laps, but on and on until you gain lonor, gain character. that most en- turing thing in Gods eternity. The sermon was a timely one, and vas listened to with attention by 10th the graduates, for whom it was iven primarily, and also by the l arge audience. The other churches ( f Tempe generously gave up their l Vening services and joined with the ormal at the Baccalaureate, The l ther features of the sermon were: : Anthem, Glorious is Thy Name" ( (MozarD ............ ...... Chorus s ......... Rev. Wilbur Fisk lnthem, ''Jerusalem My Glorious ( Home" GOT. Lauren Nason) Chorus I America" ...... Congregation C .... Rev. R. F. Dunlap