The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-05-30
CRALISLE CLOSES SESSION
SERMON SUNDAY BY REV. MARK
L. CARLISLE, ID. ID.
School Enjoyed Largest Enrolment
in HistoIy.-NO Graduating
Class This Year.


son. Dr.. Carlisle delivered one ol
the finest addresses heard in Bam-
berg in long time. The subject OF
DR.. Carlisle's sermon is found in
Hebrews 1927, Things which can
not be shaken.''
Previous toethe sermon, Headmas-
ter J. C. Guilds made short talk on
the work of the school for the past
session. Mr.. Guilds stated that dur
ing the session just ended the en-
rollment of the school had reached
1852, which is some twenty more pu-
pills than ever enrolled at any pre-
vious session.
Mr.. Guilds announced that fol
several reasons the annual grad
uating exercises, usually held on
Monday evening, had been called off.
Governor Manning had been expected
to deliver an address on that oc-
casion, but the press of official busi-
ness had prevented him from coming.
Inasmuch as the raising of the stand
ard of the school had prevented the
graduation of the usual class this
year, and the prevention of Cover
nor Manning's coming, it was de-
cided not to hold these exercises this
year. Mr.. Guilds announced, how
ever, that one young lady, Miss Multi
nix, had completed the course, and
would be awarded a diploma private
ly. After further announcements,
Mr.. Guilds introduced DR.. Carlisle.
DR.. Carlisle stated that he was
not a stranger here. Fifteen years
ago he had preached sermon on a
similar occasion in Bamberg. The
discourse was along the lines of the
war. The subject was closely allied
with many phases of the war, and the
discussion of these relations COM
bined to make the address one of the
strongest and clearest it has been the
good fortune of Bamberg people to
hear.
A number of things in this world
are unshakable. Among them, he
named truth, freedom, faith in God,
prayer, and finally, and greatest, God
himself. Discussing truth, the speak
er related how Germany had at the
outbreak of the war endeavored
by net work of untruth attempted
to put herself in the position Of a
mild lamb being attacked by wolves.
Truth, however, cannot be downed.
It came out, and. it came out so
strongly that even Germany now does
not attempt to justify her position
by attempting to prove she was at
tackled. 1t has been clearly demons
trated that she and she alone was re-
sponsible for the awful conflict. 1iie
speaker here digressed long enough
to say that he believed as firmly as
he believed anything that the power
of the devil is behind the German
kaiser in this war, and that we are
fighting the most powerful earthly
ally the devil has. For this reason
alone, DR.. Carlisle prophesied that
the kaiser would go down into disas-
ter because his cause is not founded
on the solid rock of truth and justice.
The question of freedom is ex-
emplifed in little Belgium today.
By the overrunning and rape of Bel
GUM, and the conquering by over
whelming arms, there now remains
only little strip of territory about
6 by 20 miles, left of Belgium. AL
though their country has gone, tie
love of freedom of action and thought
still abounds in the little kingdom,
and the spirit of the people remains
unbroken. Just so long as this spark
of love of freedom can be kept alive,
no power can wipe this nation off the
face of the earth.
In conclusion, DR.. Carlisle pleaded
with the people tc let their founda-
tion rest upon God who throug all the
centuries, stands mistaken. Build
your reputation upon solid rock,
hitch your ideals to the things that
cannot be shaken, is his advice. After
the incidents of the past four years,
one is likely to question, "is these
anything solid, anything stable?" In
Germany where education had been
fostered to the highest degree, and
religion had supposedly reached a
high state of cultivation, things are
not stable, because of the absence of
God.
DR.. Carlisle was to have made the
annual address before the Young
Peoples Christian association at the
Baptist church Sunday night, but he
was compelled to leave for home.