Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-11
BACCALAJREATE
At N. {. CHURCH

The initial number of the graduation
exercises the baccalaureate sermon,
was given Sunday evening at the Meth
odist Episcopal church by Rev. E. P.
| Hall. The service began promptly at
7:30 with instrumental music, Prelude
from E. III. Lott and the Professional
from Barby being used. Hymn No. So
by the congregation was followed by
the invocation by Rev. Benz. E. Ray of
the Congregational church. The girls
choir, assisted by Mrs G. w. Snyder,
Russell Williams and Harry Tudor,
next gave the anthem, Songs of Praise
the Angels Sing" after which Rev.
E. G. Henke of the Presbyterian church
gave scripture reading, the Saith
Psalm, A solo, II Heard the Voice of
Jesns Say by Mrs. G. w. Snyder and
''Thy Will Not Mine" by the choir
preceded the sermon.
DIR. Hall said in part: Blind old
Homer tells us that in one of the battles
that was fought before the walls of
Troy, darkness settled down upon the
contending armies. No one knew with
whom they struggled. In the midst of
! the battle Ajax, the Grecian hero lifted
his streaming eyes to Heaven and
prayed, ooh, We gods, grant us but
light, give Ajax but to see and Ajax
Loo ly ~ 4loo
darkness of superstition to pray for
light to make plain the way. There are
two main things that man needs in this
life, light and protection, This life is
struggle that taxes every energy of
being. Life is not mere continuance
but development that requires our
best endeavor. The tree grows, the
brute develops that which has been
placed in it, but man chooses and by
his choices determines destiny.
And because man has and uses the
power of choice it makes it necessary
that he should have light and protec
ton.
eff man was mere animal nature
would care for him, but nature provides
no lamp for mans path nor shield for
his defenseless head.
First of all, man needs light upon
the problem of existence. How can
men walk steady over the burning mari
of life, or pass unframed the allure
ments of sin, or choose the path that
leads to right hand destiny? In the
gloom of conflict man calls upon God
for help and for light, and God hears
and answers that cry. Just as the ma
tural sun gives light and power to a
dead world so God shines into any life
who will and gives life, health and
love-
Music and the benediction by Rev c.
d. Mayhem of the Baptist church con-
Guided the service.
The Salary of the Portage postmaster
will be raised to So, 900 on July /. j. E.
O'Keefe will take possession at that
tine.
The exhibit being made by the do |
nestle science and manual training de- !
partments at the high school building is
exceptionally fine this year. The cook
ing and needlework by the girls and |
work in wood by the boys show progress.
The pictures sent by the government
are also interesting. The exhibit closes
Saturday night.
At Reedsburg the fire company wss
called out about 6 o'clock this morn
ing to extinquish blaze in the home |
owned by George Donally in the north
eastern part of the city. The home
was occupied by Lee and wife. He |
has recently been sent to the county
jail on the charge of assault and bat
terry. The fire caught in rather a mys-
terious manner. The home was dam
aged beyond repair and it is under
stood was insured.
Thisis a fine spring for crop grow
ng. The peas are doing fine, the ear
Y potatoes never looked better, TIE
corn has good color, the grass fore
tells fine hay. The cerials are bumper,
looking and strawberries will soon be
ready for the sugar and cream. Late
frosts were not here this year and after
nature woke up there was nothing to
do but grow, grow, grow. Evidently
when fall comes, as the saying goes.
lere will be plenty Of tobacco in the /
cd tobacco box.
On Sunday the members of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America observed |
Memorial Day. In the morning
the members gathered at the hall
and marched to the cemetery where
twenty-nine graves were decorated.
The services at the cemetery were con-
Quoted by George W. Andrews. Later
the Royal Neighbors accompanied the