Arizona republican., 1914-05-18
Dr. J. Harvey Deere of First Baptist Church De flyers Baccalaureate Ad- dress to IS Graduates of Phoenix High School
AUDITORIUM IS WELL FILLED WITH FRIENDS
Dr. Ray c. Harker Presides Members of Ministerial Association Attend in Body and Take Part In Union Service


 The auditorium of the high school was well filled last night by the friends and relatives of the graduating class of 1914, upon the occasion of the oaccalaureate sermon to the class preached by Rev. J. Harvey Deere of the First Baptist church In honor of the occasion the churches of the city held no evening services but instead the ministerial association took charge of the service and Rev Dr Ray c. liar ier, president of the organization pre- sided at the service. The graduating class seventy eight strong did not as customary. sit on the platform. There are entirely too many of them for that. Instead the ministers present sat upon the platform and each in turn assisted in the service
 A double quartet from the choir of he First Baptist church rendered the music among the most delightful of which was duett by Mrs Courtney A. Lamp and Col L. w Coggins. entitled
 IHe LOlu lS MY LiSHl.
 Dr Deere chose his text from the book of Ruth, fourth chapter and sixth terce. Lest l mar mine inheritance. md using that as a basis the preacher delivered q strong and logical discourse lpon the inheritance that awaits every Jne of the graduates and the care that must be taken lest that inheritance by ny means shall become marred or tarnished. Dr. Deere said in part:
 The story of marriage always gets attention. Few bridal experiences are more interesting than is that of Ruth md Boaz. They were desperately in love with each other He desired to marry her and she was in fullest ar- cord; but technical, legal obstable was in the way.
 According to the laws of that day the property and the bride must go to- gether. I suppose few young men would object to that now. Neither did BoaZ then. But he Was confronted with the further fact that the nearest .Iinsman was given the refusal of the purchase It was known that Naomi was going to dispose of her property, ind that the sale would carry with it Ruth, the beautiful Moabitis widow. But none knew any better. and none realized more keenly than did Boaz that he must wait and see what the sinsman would do. The crowd gathers The process of sale begins. Will the l. n tn ha still thy throbbing heart and listen to the kinsman's answer" He does not want the property He will not have the beautiful woman for his companion Why, we may not know. He only says: Lest 1 mar mine own inheritance"
 We may not know exactly what he meant But two things are manifest: his words brought joy unalloyed to Boaz, and they suggest q theme of thought worthy this occasion tonight Scores and hundreds of people are mar ing noble inheritances. What are some Of these. and how are they marred?
 l trust you have all inherited sound bodies. Don't mar them. They are the vehicle for the human spirit within And if the body breaks your life can no longer move among your fellows The dissolution of your body robs youl spirit of it's fellowship and it's com munication and it's uplift with the mer and women of earth.
 The body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. we read in the Book of books Yes, prize it too much to mar it. Il you must heed your country's call an( give yourself to the experiences of the battlefield, take the best care you may of your body. If you must overworl do it with fear lest you mar your in heritance If you persist in giving yourselves to pleasures that sap youl strength and exhaust your nerves ant desecrate your evenings which would better be spent in companionship of { noble book do not forget that your ar, robbing your life of it's only means O earthly contact. If you must smok' cigarettes and poison your brain-why don't do it-smoke a cob pipe with corr I silk instead. lest you mar the tempt, | of the Holy Spirit. And if you dar, 1 plunge your body headlong and heed i lessly into the furnace of intemperanc, youare guilty of taking the crowl l from the brow of manhood and of de l flying the laws of the Almighty" ( 1 young men and young women. learn t say emphatically no" when tempted t. sin against the spirit of God an, agains your own spirit, adding witt ! xl b; | I mar mine own inheritance"
 l There is also the inheritance of in | teilectual powers. Alas. in these day
 of rush and responsibility we do no ] appreciate to the full our privilege 0 | intellectual fellowship with God. What ever else it may seem to be created il tContinued on Page Six)