The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-06-01
DELIVERED VERY
STRONG MESSAGE

The high school baccalaureate
service was held ii the assembly
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By Rudolph Giles.
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BY the high school chorus.
Seruou-ReN. Elmer putten.
HytHn--Integer Nitae-.By The
h,-h school chorus.
Il. delivering the paccalaureate
sermon tn the graduates of this
yea Rev. Duipn took for his text
What i man. that thou art
mindful OF him. And tho Son of
man. ;hG, thou visited him." ll.pm
Psalm So.
OF a.! 5he creatures tina. have
COM. fran ;se ha.A II God. man
= i" most difficult ~ UNDERSTAND
Ii on" hears ~ Z mountain or a
river. he has a fair picture in his
mind. But the mention of a man
slN~> no definite idea beyond the
outward form. David. thinking Of
himself said: Il am fearfully and
wonderfully made
In the 9Th Psalm David mem
, lions two comparisons. the first
being the apparent insigniticance
of man. His first idea is How
great is Cod" The heavenly bod
is had impressed him with the
greatness Of the Creator. This can
best be seen by comparison. The
sun is over l.38i,O0O times as
large as the earth: and when We
reminder that this is only one of
thousands of suns and stars that
ar" much larger. we get an idea
of the greatness of creation. And
David a>cribe> it To the fingers of
God. Surely he must be a mighty
power to bring all this into being.
But this view is the result of
comparison. We are great or
small as We are compared with a
small "r large object. and man is
insignificant only by comparison
to God.
But. instead of proving the
smallne>s Of man, it enforces the
opposite conclusion: for Gods
condescension is a proof of mans
greatness. Royalty Is not extrava-
CANT with favors. especially when
the appointlve power is concerned
or the recognition Of ability When
1ng Christian drank to the health
of Jacob \. RiiS and Pres id.nt
Roosevelt invited him to the White
House to dine. it was all acknow-
Judgement Of his worth. Man is of
Grra. worth then. simply because
hc is Il creature Of God: for if he
were not, God would not have
created him.
But man is something more
han that; he is Gods greatest
creation. He has power over all
;hr Other forces OF the earth. and
t" him has been given supremacy
over the forces of the universe.
According to David. he is "a little
lower than God" From the apex
If creation to the divine there is
a great leap; and yet man is near
"r God than he is to the lower an
'mals' for it is said of man only
that he is made in the image of
God
If all this is true. we ought to
make a wise use of our ability.
Tins is commencement time. the
opening of another school. the
school of experience. which seizes
on our store of knowledge. Sits
out the Unnecessary. and with
what remains rounds out the char
acter. And if ever one ought TO
stand forth in all the dignity of
manhood it is at such a time as
This.
~ HluSl hllON QUIZ W t'ttil u 90
our best: and conversely We will
bc inspired to do our best if we
do know our worth. Sometimes
We are puzzled to know whether
or not the great are aware of their
greatness. 1t is the conscious
ness of their greatness that makes
them great: for otherwise great
things would not be undertaken.
Also it is >acrilige to misuse
our powers. The United States
ambassadors to other countries
must rightly represent their ma
ton. So we must use our powers
which God gives us to his honor.
When man, endowed with the
capabilities Of a man, clothed in
all the dignity of manhood, so
far forgets himself as to trail that
dignity in the dust. it is an injury
t" himself and all insult to the
God who fashioned him.
Finally. if We lower our dignity