The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-05-29

many such dreams in sacred history.
He told of Joseph's dream of the
sheaves of the field bowling to his
sheaf, and of the sun, moon and elev-
EN- stars making oEeissance to him.
He told of Jacobs dream at Bethel
when he saw the ladder reaching to
heaven on which the holy angels as
cended and descended Daniels dream
of the -four winds of heaven" Johns
dream of the glorious city whose
foundations are OF precious stones,
whose gates are pearl, whose sterets
are pure gold.'
"Solomon's dream" he said, was
the dream of young man willing to
take advantage of decision and op-
portunity," while Johns dream was
an old mans dream of reward, glory
and the immortality of heaven"
He dwelt largely on Solomon's
dream, for it was the dream of one in
search of wisdom. He asked not for
riches or power, or fame, but he ask
ed for wisdom; and was given that
wisdom which passeth all understand
ing.
Youth" he said, els the time to
choose" because of the opportunities
presented to youth. He quoted Bish-
op Hunt as saying that opportunity
with ability makes responsibility
He dwelt fittingly and eloquently
upon the opportunities of youth, and
the necessity for making decision.
Then he drew attention to the fact
that opportunities decrease as one
grows older.
His next theme was the wise choice
which he dwelt upon at some length,
and said that God has a plan for ev-
cry life."
In closing he said that in choosing
the best gift, Solomon received all the
lesser ones, too
He admonished the class to "seek
We first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness, and all these things
shall be added unto you"
"God," he said, ''wi1 be our strength
in sorrow, in stress, in sickness and
in sim"
He closed his admirable address
with a very touching story of little
child crying for it's father in the dark
who said that he could not see his
father, but he knew that he was there,
so he admonished the class of 1914 to
choose the part that Solomon chose
and have confidence and faith in the
existence of God, and all things would
be added unto them.
On a stage very prettily decorated
with flowers and plants, the class col
ors-gold and black-1ashing out
from various points of vantage in bold
relief to the simple and beautiful
white dresses of the young girls and
the dark suits of the boys, the class
of 1914 went successfully through |
their exercises Monday night at the
Temple. The theater was packed, |
both upstairs and down, with the host
of friends, relatives and admirers of
the young graduates, and all enjoyed |
very thoroughly the exercises, which |
though rather long, were most inter |
esting.
After a beautiful invocation by DR..
Gross and lovely piano solo, Fan |
TASTE Impromptu," by Miss Marie Bur- |
nett, the class president, Miss Sex
ton, delivered the following fine ora !
ton, on the subject of ''The Dawn of
the Worlds Peace"
peace hath her victories,
No less renowned than war;"
Peace, peace of the civilized ma
lions, of the universe, is the move
ment that is stirring, awakening the
world today. The idea of peace, OF
arbitration, is not new. For count
less ages philosophers have hoped
for, poets have dreamed of, and pro-
phets have seen in holy vision that all
conquering day when calm peace shall
reign supreme from the mightiest con-
tinent to the smallest and most insig-