The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-15
Hancock Department

Inc opportunity To be a real man
ie"i woman In all the strength. eff.
cIehcy ana power of Christian discinla.
snip is life's greatest opportunity
ii means giving ones self.
IL signifies that Gods best yift r.
US is embraced in the means offered
III Jesus to place our lives i'm perfect
cooperative adjustment with Divine
purposes for the life of man.
God has given US laws that look Ia
normal growth in religious experience
ana II we are To grow His way we must
surrender every motive and possession
IN our lives that bars the way to the
attainment of normal and correct re-
lationship To God.
Hods laws ana purposes will for
ever remain UNCHANGED because they
are the perfection of wisdom and APP
| pilcation by which man Is to know
loNe ana enjoy personal righteousness.
Deep down in his heart every hui
man being possesses a wealth that
may enrich human life If used; a
wealth placed there by the love and
generosity of God; "A wealth that lifts
In high honor the life that has under
stood obligation in It's highest appli-
| cation.
This wealth is the wisdom. under
standing and ability that open To us
the doors by means of which we may
move forward into possible persecu-
int
in Righteousness.
what is there about us that belongs
To God that we should give To Him as
HIS rlsht, and as an expression of our
Willingness and desire to he in all
things honest with the God Of our sal
walton?
our lives belong to Him because
lie gave them To the world and is to
require their use at our hands.
our natural endowments and abli-
ties belong to Him because they are
in every instance directly traceable To
Him as having been supplied to us by
His power and of His resources.
our opportunities are an evidence
of His favor To us as He is the Creator
of the world and it's every force and
resource that we have and use, there
fore the products and results that ac-
crue fiom such use belong to Him.
Our material wealth belongs To
Him because it is matter of record
and of fact that we brought nothing
into this world and can carry nothing
out, that all wealth is Gods loaned to
man to use during life.
our love and devotion belong to
Him as love and devotion is the natur-
al and logical right of the one to whom
we owe every advantage and every
success we have achieved.
"Our service belongs to Him because
it is mans honest obligation to serve
in grateful unseltishness the one from
whom he has received the every means
by which he is able to serve at all; and
because life's effort becomes increased
in honor and blessing as it is directed
in Offering To those most worthy to
receive il.
our souls belong to Him because
we are the children Of His Immortality.
The obligation to render unto God
the things that are Gods is the first
and highest obligation of our lives"
The invocation was delivered by Rev.
Reuben Craosby. pastor of the NJ. Il.
church. \ selection entitled unfold
We Portals" was rendered by the teach
err glee club and an anthem by the NJ.
II. church choir, The Heavens Are |
Telling" a combined selection, God
Is spirit" was also rendered by the
combined choir and glee club The
benedction was given by Rev. Crosby.
Class Day Exercises.
The first few days this week will be |
busy ones for the graduates of the |
Hancock high school. The Class day |
exercises will be held in the assembly |
hall of the Central school building this
evening. commencing at o'clock. The
exercises are invitational. The pro-
gram:
Observation-Disclosures glee club.
Class history-Gertrude Kelly.
Class prophecy Dorothea Han
Ghetto.
Violin selection-Wiliam Abrahams,
Dorothy Mayworm, accompanist.
Class will-Florence Pelto.
Sclecton-Teachers glee club.
Valedictory-Yoa ElwoGd.
Presentation of class memorial
President James ONeill.
Glass song.
The class memorial has not been re-
ceiyed AS vet and ii is unlikely that
this portion of the exercises can be
this evening. The memorial
will be a painting by one OF the noted
PAINTERS of the present age.
Commencement Exercises.
The commencement exercises will be
hold I'm the Kerrcdge theatre next
"Wednesday evening. Hon. O. II. Cor
san. formerly superintendent OF puDiic
instruction of ohio, will deliver the
address DIR. Corsan is one of the most
prominent speakers in the country ana
win act i'm a similar capacity in every
high school in the copper country lie
deliver the commencement addresses
"a tho painesdale. Hancock, Houghton,
calumet. Dollar Bay and Lake Linden
graduates.
1obn NJ. Wagner secretary OF the
hoard of education of the HANCOCK
nrbIlc schools, will present the DIP
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