Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-07

p ~'HdAt ScfNfVH - FfSaSHcu IN (ufiSN
Reformed Church to the Graduating
Glass Of the High school---Preach.
er Treats Subject in Mastery Man.
ner.
The baceaiaureate sermon 70 the
Z graduating class Of the High school
! was preached Sunday evening IN
/ Christ Reformed church by the Rev
A. NJ. Chick, pastor For this annual
event the church was crowded 10 It's
u'a,ost capacity. many friends OF the
class Icing present 10 hear what the
I abla minister had to say. Capped
/ and gowned the class marched to the
4 front OF the church where seats were
| reserved. and following came he sup.
| erintendent. principals and teachers
OF the yarioas schools and the board
of education
The Rev. Chuck selected his text
from st. James ls22. BE We Doors
I Of the Words and Not Hearers Only. :"
! The sermon was mastery effort. and
showed conclusively that the preacher
was c,nversant with his subject At
the conoluaion OF the sermon the Rev
Cluols was highly complimonted b. the
class and friends.
After setting forth the historical
4 situation, the pastor said The term
word" ~ this text means the Cos
pei. When ST. James commands his
readers to be doors of the word he
commands them to be doors OF the
Gospel, that Is. to put II into prae.
tice. to live 1t. wish, however, to
use Il In a wider Specification tonight.
| wish to use II as the symbol or ex.
preston OF all that which you have
received thus far In life Thus far
You have been primarily and neces
sarily learners. but now the time
has come for you TO take for your.
self a new place in life. The time
has come for YOU to stray from the
halls Of simple learning TO take your
place in the first world OF life and ac.
tivity, to be, not simply learners,
but doors OF your knowledge. TO step
out into the hard and exacting but
glorious school Of life.
You have been educated for ser.
vice, what service shall you per
form? To what shall you give your
life? There are really only four
practical ends for which you may
work in life. You may live for plea
sure. What is pleasure? Pleasure
is the satisfaction OF the physical de-
sires. That Is not wrong; on the
contrary it is very proper. But to
give ones life to pleasure, to bind all
ones energies in that direction is TO
enter upon pleasure seeking life,
and that kind of a life is sure to end
in bitter disappointment. You may
have pleasure in life but hateyer
.you do, don't live for pleasure.
"you may live for wealth. Ma
terial possessions are very necessary
in life, but they should never be made
the end and aim in life. However
necessary money is, there are many
things ii cannot buy. 1t cannot buy
health. long life, peace Of mind. con
tentmest. clear conscience, friend
ship. blessedness, and without these
things life is of little value. Money
is in its right pace when II is our
servant; 1t is in the wrong place
when ii becomes our master. Get
wealth, II you can get 1t honestly and
use 1t for noble purposes, but what
ever you do don't live for wealth.
you may live for power. for what
the public thinks. Power that comes
from the result OF noble living Isl
good indeed, but to live for power,
to direct ones life by the one con
sideration of what the public thinks
is become as tickle and light as a
weatheryane that changes with every
changing wind that blows. Minds
must be large, your sympathies must
be universal, and your efforts for
Ihelpfulness must be as far-reaching
as the needs OF humanity. And sure
ly there is nothing more glorious than
TO throw ones self with all ones
powers into the rough work OF the
world, just what you do does not
matter SO long as it Is something that
must be done. So far as greatness
is concerned. he is the greatest man
who renders the greatest service"
The sermon closed with refer.
ence to the nature Of the indian corn
which lays down its life. and in so
doing yields up its golden grain to
feed tie teeming millions Of the