Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-08
aEv. r. r. hUReURT GIVES BAG.
cALAvREArE Address BE-
FoR6 SENIORS.
PASTORS ADVICE 10
SOUND AND HELPFUL
Men Who Have Succeeded Are 'nose
With q Purpose, Who Have Mace
suee..a Out Of Failures-Bible Best
Guide to Highest Success in Lite
Address Inspires to Best Citizenship.

"a ,be members Of the senior class o.
~ ,,sb school at the Methodist
church Sunday morning
pr Hurlburr's advice proved so0no
and helpful, and tended 10 INSPIRE =
The hes, in citizenship. The ehUFe"
ras filed to its utmost limit, and man:
people were turned away una'ie -
Secure seats
when the service opened the choir
marched into the church singing pro
cessiona, hymn, and was followed 0y
the members Of the class and those ..
the Junior class. The deeoraliUns -
the church, which were tas1elu!!H
ranged By the members o. the
class were the class colors, ihNe
s.a hars ~ white and red. extend
ING around the entire church' W.
a1r,s and flowers arranged in rlch
prnf,,s;on in the choir loft and Hpoa
The nnlpi, platform. The flowers "eFe
~ Ole Of ". 2. Shirley, pr.TlclPai
of the high school.
The music for the service, slVsh
large chorus choir under the olFe
tion OF Miss Eliza beth F." sii=-i
,,as feature OF the service MISS
pr-n ueines and Miss Wanda A-i1TE
sang the obligaro solos OF me wv
anthems. ~
rake. Lesson From Arthurs Oay.
pev Or. Hurlpurt chose as his lsAt
psa,rnz 119:1l2. y have inclined -A'i-7
haa-+ To oertorul thy statutes alWa! Z
even unto the end DR.. Hurlbui -V''.
as The opening object lesson for gI1H
and grip from King Arthurs time. ne
nastor spoke in par- as -o!io"s
eve learn from one OF the le=sllus
of English history concer1Ahs -.
knights of The Round Taole, maj -,
the early days OF Great 6IItai.' 80
.fter the death OF King GtheT' ln0
lords and commons asseH1oieo - -
selves together at great chnFch -
London, there 10 eiecN
the vacant throne.
er,s.,, found as they went INTO that
A,,rcn 70 orav. great stone, -oGi
.nuare. like unto a marble stone, aau
stanaing right in front of the nls
49, There was an anvil q stesi
80 large and OF exceeding grea
,,a,pht that was placed upon the loi
~ mis- stone and between the aI.'i
IVA N. stone there had been put
.-.ord And above both was TINS III
sor;nt;on. Whose by the strength o.
his single right arm shall draw o.
this sword is king born OF ali Eng u
.s1yben the lords saw the inscription
thew nil tried TO draw out the sworn "
n,ova It. II happened only q saoE
time after this, al the ne" year ~
aament that one of the knights nae
left his sword al his !odslns' sie
vounp Arthur was sent to ootalh -
.Rut he found the door 70 the ioos
.ne closed and bolted. rs the iac-sS
and all the, attendants were ouI .
witness the scenes OF the Tour !4d ne, :
Then Arthur said: | VIII roe - 1-i'
church and draw out the sworn Aioii
between the anvil and the stone
So he went straightWay 70 me '.Si
.I-ar in the great church. seized th'
sword by the hilt, ana ore" II o"17
.han rode with Il in triumph 10 ta'
.a,,r,ament. The lords and baron!
wera wroth that the sword hao peei
ah;avad nv bow. and at the feast Of
ne,.ecost the sword was replaced oe
rween the anvil and the stone and al
c,..ses of men tried TO draw it out.
"pr- Arthur was found 70 be the onl
~ all the number who could pre-
-a:1 So all the commons cried
once I'VE will have Arthur for GU
king
I'VE may and il this poetic recor
~ tho founder Of England's MARTA
slow an allesorv OF the proud hIstoT
of the Saxon race.
1--WE can see prefgured IN TINS sror
Of Young Arthur, the represen'ad'
Saxon boy. the boy of pluck ana c
perseverance, who has as MS rlches
Achievement the aIl-honorable an
nraisevorthy ambition Of oFercomin
al, obstacles turning obstacles INT
attempting stones that lead the way :
prander achievements has been II
nohIe record Of the Saxon race. 1oun
Arthur. when he found the door OF u
lodging bottled, went al once 10 q
altar in the church, and drew out irof
1 us Mace that sword, which no othf
man could move.
1T young Arthur had sat down upo
the door step. and said II was no US
he couldn't do tin one word, II Z
had lacked pIuck-then England "oul
have missed noble king, and tn
world a stately poem.
Indomitable Purpose Wins.
"All the best things that We have &c
day in the worlds great achievement
In literature, in labor saving inVer
lions. end in the precious fabric OF OF
liberties have been the results tns
have come from the indomitaSle pun
nose Of those who have labored an
IN often suffered, that we might enjoy II
rsch fruits of their sacrifices.
1--WE, in the matter OF our own Amel
liam history, are often too apt to II
sard the American revolution as Il
initial point in our national life b
s.. re must not forget that the great me
81 the revolution were the outgrow
= $50 years Of self-reliance. The
(hey were the descendants Of Cron
sells heroes in England. those me-
- had been reared in hardship. WI
carried the bible in one hand and the
evords in the other, men who fear
70 being but God.
.sF9,at band Of patriots, who sfgn'
the declaration OF independence, d
oot spring up by enchantment. Thu
49, oan1e from a noble and ;llustrious al
1oGtyy.
4That little handful Of Purit'
Acoens, that were shaker; by the M
hand OF oppression from the topmo
S hough Of the tree Of English liber
- 3hax grew broad-branched and dee