The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-07
DELIVERED LAST NIGHT BY REV.
eENZE IN ZION LUTHERAN
CHURCH.
Discourse Was Inspiring and Inter.
estinG-class Attended
In Body.
For we are Gods fellow
workers; we are Gods husbandry,
Gods building" Corinthians 3.y

~ W. ~ oOA tlAON-
workers; we are Gods husbandry,
Gods building" Corinthians 3:y.
Using the above as his text. Rev A.
l. Benze delivered the annual bacca-
laureate sermon to the Wheeling High
graduates, in Zion Lutheran church
last night. Needless to say. the church
was packed TO its greatest capacity.
and the ushers say that at least 100
were turned away.
h class. ~sixty-one members.
marched to the church in a body. ar.
rayed in caps and gowns. A special
section had been reserved for them
n he faculty. A beautiful musical
program had been arranged by Dr. l..
a. Brooks. The subject OF Rev.
Benze sermon was Gods Co-Work-
ers. At the conclusion OF the must
cal program, Rev. Benze spoke as foi-
lows:
"Membcrs OF the graduating class NJ
our beloved High SCuoolt Many an in
tereattnE service hos been held In this
historic church during tho last 30 years.
.ut ASSURE YOU mat not least among
thesc End one To be long rcmcm bered Is
thls beautiful Vcspcr service arranged
cnli-eiy IN your honor and for your OK
pr.ss dement,. The welcome which is
extended 10 you within our sacred por-
tals Is Of tho sinccrcst and Of the most
cordial nature. There are members OF
THIS conLregation among your numbers.
Mhich ptainiy indicates that we cherish
~ or the greatest importance the work
done % our Wheeling High school. IL
makes many Of us q bit wistful too. as
thih cNeninE we look over this splendid
graduating class Of one of the honortd
lnstituttons OF our city. A. by your very
presence we are reminded OF our own
experiences as students OF other Amcri-
can High schools. IA gives Us great
3 pleasure TO indossc By this service the
NnnnUFNnN WrnWL Of 80 - 49,
system. one % the strong pillars of the
structure Of the great Republic.
y have been informed Dy one In au-
th'rity whom j revere a. an honored
friend that ! may speak to you this eve-
ming on any subject like. There - but
one subject Appropriate for any church
aud that o. the hallowing Of Gods holy
name and the furtberance Of His King
dom. ! shall epoeavOr TO acquit myself
OF that sacred duty While addressing you
on the subject: Gods Cow orkers'
"A little graduation sentiment runs:
out OF school into the world out of the
harbor into the sea This b. true Of YOU
who are now to leave your beloved Alma
Mater 20 take up ife's serious duties
ana hies great and earnest problems.
More than heretofore will the fact dawn
upon you while engaged In the so-caIied
struggle for an existence that the span
Of life snortens continually and that you
have not time 10 do all that which you
have set out TO accomplish. Whether
some Of you will pass from this High
school course into stiu higher institu-
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ped for Hfe's duties or whether you will
enter business or remain az home. { hone
thai dexterious as you may be in the
carrying out OF your work. you will
never forget the one thing needfui. nv
one aim this evening shall be TO fmuress
upon you TO learn the divine figuring 10
number your days and Co apply your
hearts 10 wisdom Your school dn1 ;
have been among the most pleasant ~
your nte now come the real working
days. when 10 must be your constant ems
deavor 90 redeem the time and 10 catch
the FAVOR This game Of opportunity
ever recalling that We border on eternIfy
and that We 40 not exist for self aiont.
ears / once read Of an old sun
dial In a physicians garden over in
northampton. which ives upplied WIKI
The inscription Ab hoe mocnto pcndet
aeternitas' Eternity hangs on this mo-
ment. Into eternity We 10 and for erter-
nifty we must work life without efer-
nifty and without 800 BE- meaningless and
here and now JET us disillusion Ourselves
mat there h. Immortality in the things
bliss On that which the world has 10 of.
ier % ~ Your kind attention is direct
20 tne wofqs ~ n man who ~ one
and find Immortality in tho things % nia
own choSing Saul or Tarsus was y man
~ eNtraordinary. Endorsements and in
some way would have made bite marx I'D
nfe even n he bad never become q Chris.
tiau But b. would never have accom-.
llshed WHAT ~ did bod be- not come into
mastered ~ Him ~ wee proved in fha
life ~ 81 Paul thai some had rrmarFrd.
There H. a divinity which shape lrr
ends. ard which makes ono e. polished
ehnft Tor Gods CULVER. th0urh on.
knows BE- not
after Paul had become converted B..
constantly dfplurcd his former me- 4-l
even designated himself o. tho fenaf I,
OF She Hpoetlca because be- hnd raraf.
Cufcd the Church ~ God And Vrf hs
became the grcatrrf of go shaping fr.
cpurFe u human history pei frw mon
ever did before or since nia fImr. Ths
of1fr apostles mainly remained In fr.
oescurlU of their little home land rru.
on the contrary undertook many Jour.
ney4 iu the interests of the kiurlam
throughout Aria Minor Greece Mared1.
nla. Italy. Spain anc some claim even fr
ENGLAND ~ENcrywhrrc be went boz labor.
"a IN season and out ~ season co. briue
men % Christ and established rrurrhra
wherever he preached To some 90 fhfH.
churches he wrote loving and admonf.
tory lefferH To one church. the Church
- 'orinth. be wrote among other fhins.
the words Of our text These people hn.
Grown worldly End had brEun o. quar-.
81 among Themselves One faction
boagted that he Paul had been fheli
spiritual shepherd another thar fhrs
bad had preacher Apoiios and win great