Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-31
TEACHING ALIENS
WHO WILL COME,
YOUTHS TASK
Rev. Archie Toothaker in BAG.
caIaureate Sermon Tells
Graduates That Unskilled
viii Emigrate After War

The first event OF the high schools
commencement week was the hacca-
laureate sermon. delivered yesterday
afternoon by the Rev Archie Tooth
aker. at the Congregational church.
Ali the graduates together with TIER
friends were present filling the
church.
Mr.. Toothnker took for his text
"But I am la the midst of YOU AZ he
that seryeth'-Luke 22;27. lie said
Jesus. during His public ministry
chose a group OF apostles who were
10 receive special training for the
work to be carried on after his death.
They were decidedly human group
of men and Il was often necessary FOR
the Master 10 administer firm re-
huke. one Of the main themes of His
teaching was the Kingdom of God.
They were being prepared for effec-
tive work in that kingdom.
The disputes which sometimes arose
among them as TO who should have
the chief place in the kingdom to be
established rs evidence that during Ills
lifetime they did not grasp the con-
tent of Ills message James and John
went 70 far as to ask for the positions
of honor, one on the right hand aud
the other on the lelt
Even In the last hours Of His life.
when all His teaching WAS naturally OF
high spiritual order tho apostles arc
found wrangling over the old question
OF piefefment Evidently they thought
that the kingdom WAS about To be
conaumated. ana that in II there would
be instituted something of the spells
system. They were anxious not to be
overlooked
Greatness Through Service.
Their selfish dispntings must have
grated harshly upon the finer sensi-
billtes OF the Master Imagine. III
you can His feelings as He arose from
the table whore they had been oat-
ing, and by an act of humble service
showed them their faults.
Taking the place Of servant he
@afhed their feet, according to the
custom of the time. thus tcaching
them that ne who would Income
greatest among them must attain unto
that greatness By following the path
Of service and not by appointment or
inheritance.
"ro think q man IL great because
he is born rich, Is wrong 70 think
he cannot be great because he Is born
rich N also as wrong
There Is kind Of sentimental
teaching which conveys the idea, that
If boy Is ever to do anything worth
while IT ~ necessary for him to be
born in a sod house or log cabin.
'Mama' said a small boy to his
mother one day upon returning from
school, | can never he president
Why not, my SON. she asked.
"'Oh because was not born IN q
log cabin, and ] never had to split
rails for a living.
n would not detract from the In
SEPARATION which has come to poor boyf
locausa Of Llneom's early poverty but
want YOU TO view It in the right
light. Washington inherited for
tune Lincoln was Graded In poverty
and in q trying hour became the savior
Of his country. Neither was great he
cause of his environment, but great
in spite of it. The greatness was not
in the Washington plantation. nor IN
the log cabin but In the men, IL KS
not where you started that counts, bur
whore you stop
Nor are you great because of your
ancestry. Even though you have a
long line of illustrious farefathers, you
might Yourself be a nonenity | once
heard Bishop Quayle in lecture put
II in a striking fashion. He said folks
sometimes said 10 him. Dr Quayle, |
am related TO John @. Fremont, or
I am related To General Gram
Well he said, What of III GEN
eral Grant could not help it,
Avoid mock humility 10 be en-
gagged in a work, solely for the sake
OF the impression which you are
making upon the world, is effort
worse than wasted
"Condescension to q lOwiy work,
with an air of ostcntation is pride,
not humility Washing another's feet
with the consciousness of doing a.
humble act becomes the qulntescence
OF pride.
There Is more before us than be-