The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-24
LESSONS DRAWN
FROM ELlSHA'S LIFE
Pastor Old Points Out the Elements
Which Enter into Character
Making and Gives Good
Advice

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| gowns that added much dignity to
their bearing, the high school seniors
assembled last night at the Methodist
church to hear the annual sermon by
Rev. ]. A. Old A half hour before the
services started, the church was
crowded to 18th capacity, including the
space in the Sunday school rooms and
| the overflow was crowded around the
doors and windows, many being un-
able even to secure position at these
portals, from which they might hear
| the address.
The choir was composed of students
from the high school under the direc-
| tion of Miss Goodnight, rendering sew
eral selections to the organ accompan-
iment by Boyd Gilkey of the high
school, At the appointed moment, the
senior class, headed by Supt. Ramey
and Rev. Old, filed in and took tho
seats reserved to them in the front
of the house Most of the churches in
the city had suspended services in
honor of the occasion and their pas
tors, together with President G. w.
| Austin of the o. C. W., and Supt. w. F.
Ramey were seated on the rostrum
Rev. w. 7. Rouse read the Scrip
| ture lesson and Rev. G. Lyle Smith Of
fered prayer.
The text chosen by Pastor Old was
ii Kings 2.9-15. "And Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what | shall do for thee
before ] be taken away from thee
And Elisha said pray thee let dou-
BILE portion of thy spirit be upon me.
And when the sons of
the prophets which were to view at
Jericho saw him they said, The spirit
Of Elijah doth rest on Elisha"
In substance the sermon, briefly, was
as follows:
This is the graduation hour in the
life of young Elisha. For number OF
years he has been closely under the
tutorage of Elijah, the Lords great
est prophet. He has completed his
course OF instruction for life and its
great mission and is now to go out
independently to life's great tasks.
Beginning with the moment Of his
separation from Elijah, Elisha is seen
to be a great and good man. | wish
| YOU to look at the forces and methods
that worked out these great results in
this great life. A good and great life
is not an accident. The law of cause
J and effect works unerringly in life.
I building as elsewhere. 1t is always
| interesting and instructive to look for
the working forces and methods in the
making of a great life. They are easily
discovered. And when discovered
they are the universally true working
principles in the making of all good
| and true life.
First. Elisha was touched and in
spired by good and great life. Eli
iah found him in the field plowing
yoke of oxen. They began a re
lationship there that did its work fol
Elisha. No life can start for and re
alize greatness without the touch o.
another life. This is necessary to sou
awakening and soul inspiration. Wher
YOU find great life hunt for the in
spiring soul that touched it and awoks
it. God has so organized human so
ciety that good lives are always touch
ing other lives. This is in the homs
where good mother touches her owl
child. or ii is in the school where thu
teacher brings to bear on the chil'
life the influence of molding person
ality or it is seen in the power OF
good friend stirring the life to tha
that is noble and good, or it is seen Il
the gospel touch of the christian mir
/. ister who nightly arouses to holy h'
ing and heavenly aspirations.
Second. There was formed IN IN
Z soul of Elisha great ideal. The idea
becomes the necessary working mode
in the life. With out this, life viii b
Ihaphazard and uncertain: Youth is tn
time for the forming of life's ideal