The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-22
UNSLy GRADUATES HEAR
bACCALAUREATE SERMON

~ Indifferent. Conscience mus; reign a.
a. IN works. in the least Inns a. In the
srfateSt- The root OF perfection j. pro-
hSiency. No subject is mastered tin we
nave gone to the bottom Of n. No un-
Is cleaned till ~ - cleaned
~ougho Phideas Il said to have
polished the back OF his statu-z. Tor said
he. The gods look behind as well as be-
Tore and SO with our God. with Him
nothing - hidden or small or ~insignif-
cant. lie would have us conscientious
n the little things as In the big things
et NE. as faithful in the dark as I'm the
neh,..s worthy and dependable at
we pottom OF a thing a. at the top-in
a word lie would have US whether We eat
or drink or work or worship or whatso-
ever We do 10 do all TO the glory OF God.
but again the work spoken Of In the
text was faithfully done in that each OF
The Morkmen did faithfully his part OF
~. The mssonS gave themselves with
hoehty to the work assigned to them.
and 80 the carpenters. aand o. the vari-
GUS artisans. according 10 their craft.
THE temple sound and whole at length
iu every part was tho Joint product OF
many hands. all OF them faithful an the
work gwen them TO 10. n g. no small
Tnrt OF IN. responsibility of the worker
len any Held that he contributes TO or de-
tracts from the worth aud vaiu. OF the
work OF others. In your hand ~ a watch
made forty years ago at Maltham or
Geneva Through all that period h has
Kept you IN accurate knowledge OF the
ilh"; That watch. when ID Was lin
ishcd. Was the Joint product 81 the work
OF 800 hands. the unfaithfulness 81 any
one OF which would have undone the
work OF all the others. however faithful.
ana your timepece would have been use
less.
The unit Of all community effort Is
the individual workei. We cannot set
away from that. n the unit are all
nght-results viii be all right. Just as
an .ngtn" cannot run full power or do
its best work with any part of it's nn-
chin"rN out VI gear. 20 with amy society
or organization iu or out OF tho church
me 0NfNGlunIN sf NhA AInNH 4. aHHN
upon the efficiency Of its parts. 80 God
r"ckons for n. calls submissions. treats
with and rewards t.c individual And
80 m the morning We hear the
son 20 work to-day in my vineyard
and again ut noon under the heat and
burden OF th, day. he thou faithful
nuto death. aud vet nEaiu when tn,
shadows of the evening are falling. well
done good and faithful scrVant enter
thou into the joy Of thy Lord. Again
and lastly the fidelity Of the workm,n
OF our text j. apparent in that thcy
Kept at the work iHl ~ was done. Ne do
not know how much there Wa TO do
there in the old temple. or how long ~
took To- do II. hut We somehow r.t tu"
impression from the record that there
was much To- .o and nat the doing OF a.
rcquircd months and perhaps, even
years. This much We know that no
temple was repaired. The stone of its
foundation and walls wcr. scanned with
new mortar. New ioists and pillars
Strengthened its interior-new floors
were laid and clever hands appropriately
dlhfNfl ana nftuNlllFu II all 80 THAT
from foundation To turret and tower
and pinnacle the house of the Lord
stood ~ length ready for the WORSHIP
pcrs and their worship. The work was
done. Ana SO ever with fidelity. Il
may grow faint. but 10 does not fail II
stays put. The stok.r in the hold l. hot
and grtmy and weary If his task. hut tho
bell has not rung and 80 he keeps his
shovel moving for the faithful. Tho
sentinel stands alone Ia the darkness
and though the tint of his watch IL
uAAEHM and ii AAHn nWMHn mud his nN.-
are heavy and his bf-tu h"uum'd wtJh
sleep. yet the dawn ts1cS him where tho
twilight l"it him. ~ MS post Of duty.
for his is faithful And So IA everything.
lie only D. faithful who stands. cudurcs.
gives not over till his work is done. And
this is one. at least. OF tho point OF
strain 30 all our efforts for the things
We seek. n IS on, thing and "A compare
lively easy thing q" stan" Upon th"
plain and look up and see where tho
sun is g.ldtnL with glory tho mountain
peaks OF achievement.
II D. quite another thing and "a good
deal NOR, d1fncult 10 climb tho noun
tain side, ard then when the trail gcts
steep and blind. and the earth slips
under our feet. and the sun goes down
and The night o. falling. Ca stick and
-l"nd ana ih'h Ev on again uutil AT
length We have planted our excelsior
banner on those h"iEht.. where IN"
prcszss uf tho morning shall uuIurI 30
and where th. light OF IA. sun shalt
disclos" 90. such. then. are som, Of th.
elements Of Fidelity u> regards the Wurh
. hf' f"r Zach "f u~-thc recognition
81 Cod IN tt-u conscientious regard for
tho details oi tf-,asa uuiuE ms par
aud d"tns % f" th' md. Happy ar" v"
81. Wh.n ut" geo over and cur hands
have r~ciIuaui-h.d IN. wora that God has
given us %" Do 900 IN. world. b. shall hr
said of u-. t- of the ave worker of Tho
iuuIIiSy ago '"' 1' The WORN '"'''-
Young U".u.i,1.r. ,ao world 6. b.
fore YOU. To- ih.f world th" morn &c
uf' ie w"rk rud DO" Test uf work f-
udsLf.. MutfNIr DO ht iu fI. tt1d of