Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-27
GIVES ADDRESS
To- CLASS 1918
Baccalaureate Address Given by Rev.
J. w. Shverson at the Methodist
Church Before Crowd Which
Taxed Building.
on DEVELOPING CHARACTER.
Tells Graduates to Overcome Evil
With Good and be Loyal to
Nan of Galilee.
on DEVELOPING CHARACTER.

Last evening at the Methodist
church before an audience which
taxed the capacity of the building,
Rev. J. w. Stiverson preached the
baccalaureate address to the high
school class of 1918. The address
was an admonition to those just en-
tering upon the great school of life
to give serious heed to the teachings
OF the bible and to be ever loyal to
the religion of the Man Of Galilee.
The church decorations were SIM
pie, in keeping with the spirit of the
times in which waste and snowy ex-
travagance have no place. American
flags hung tastily about the building
and on the platform were ferns. At
either side of the platform on the
choir loft ballustrade were large bou-
Duets Of bridal wreath and in the pit
in front of the altar sat a bouquet
of lilies. The Methodist church ten
piece orchestra under the leadership
of Wesley Schwab played two num-
bers, prior to the entry of the mem
beers of the graduating class, faculty
and members of the school board, at
ter which the order of services was
as follows:
Organ Prelude, "Narcissus"-Miss
Langford.
Hymn 278-Congregation.
Prayer-Rev. c. v. Pence.
Anthem, praise the Lord, All Ye
Nations"-ChOir.
Scripture Lesson-Rev. L. E. Viets
Offertory-Orchestra.
Reading Presidents Proclamation
Rev. Mrs. E. M. Jones.
Hymn 273-Congregation.
Baccalaureate Sermon-Rev. J. w.
Stiverson.
America-Congregation.
Benediction-Rev. J. M. Herbst.
Developing Character.
Rev. Stivers0n took as his text Ro-
mans, 1921, BE not overcome Of
evil, but overcome evil with good"
He held that. while there are both
evil and good in the world good is
the greater. Good implies the posi-
bility of evil and it takes both the
good and the evil to awaken charac-
ter.
The right of free moral agency car
ries the possibility Of fall but char
acter is able to stand what God in
tended we should acquire. Completest
development is brought about by
meeting both the forces OF evil and
good in the world. God gave man
the right to choose" said the speak
er, "and It is better that We have evil
in the world than not to have man a
FREQ moral agent"
Men become perfect by learning to
reject and to overcome. We are liv-
ing in a time of great anxiety and
unrest. We must wage a continual
warfare from within ourselves. Con-
science will be our true moral guide
II properly developed, but, like the
old time clock, it cannot be turned
back without injury.
Power Of Good.
The age calls for men, men who do
not look upon the dark side OF life
men who are optimists. And both
individuals and nations must have
backbone.
I'VE overcome evil with good"
said Rev. Stiverson, (which is to love
God and do unto others as we would
that they should do unto US. Each
must overcome evil or be overcome
by It." He congratulated the mem
beers of the class upon having reach
ed the end of their high school course,
though he warned them that they
have not reached the end of study or
the end Of education. "You have won
great honors," said he in conclusion,
land your froends are pleased over
your success. My final admonition
and the gist OF all I have said may
be summed up in this: be ever loyal
to the religion of the Man Of Galilee."
.-W.S.S.-
New and Used FOrds.
We have some very good used
Fords on hand which We will sell at
an attractive price. We are also get
ting In a carload OF touring cars this