The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-05-30
UNION CITY TRAINING SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

An extract from the bGccalaureate
sermon to the U. C. T. S. class at the
Methodist Church, by Rev. T. M.
Carney, is given below. The day
was beautiful, one Of the exceptions
of tho present season If rain. The
large church building was well filled,
an audience of more than 9 thousand
people. The decorations were very
elaborate, consisting Of an arrange
ment of pot plants and bouquets Of
roses and other pretty flowers. Miss
Beulah Allcn~at the new organ and
the choir and soloists rendered a
very charming, program of music,
with songs by Miss Harris and Miss
Quinn.
In the central front pews the class
Of boys and girls were seated. Ill
the pulpit were the ministers Of the
city. The service was opered with
song and the reading of scripture
by Rev. Todd, prayer by Rev. Cum
ningham, announcements by Rev
Evans, and at the close bcnediction
by Rev. ]. Randall FarCis.
The speaker took as basis for his
discussion the language in l John
3:2, st doth not yet appear what we
shall be-" The speaker said this
language of the APOSTLE has refer
ence to our being prepared to meet
Christ be like him, and see him as
he is.
However, there is another thought
in it for those who would be useful
while we sojourn herein that we
will not be able to pre-determine all
the details of the future. But If
properly prepared we shall meet life
with it's obligations and responsible
tiles, browning ourselves with sue
cess.
This leads us to say that it depends
largely upon our thinking, and l use
this term only in the sense that it
develops into an ideal. There is a
distinction to be made between the
word idea and the word ideal
Some one has said that ideas are
what people think; ideals are what
we strive for. An idea is ladder
on the ground, an ideal is a ladder
set up.
With this definition before his
audience, the speaker launched into
his discourse by giving a description
of creation with its beauties and
favorable environments. How God
created man in his own likeness and |
image and set him over his handi-
work.
Then came the story of mans first
in falling to grasp the ideals
that were at his command.
The speaker said we should always
try to be sobcr-mindod because so
much depended upon it; we should
be ready to grasp the glorious oppor-
tunities of the age. The graduates
are to assist in either blessing or
cursing humanity end the world. In |
this connection the speaker made an
earnest appeal in behalf of the Bible
and the important part it plays in |
our education, and how other nations
and peoples had failed by trying to
divorce progress from religion.
The speaker then quoted from Sol
onion in Prov. 1897, to impress the
point of thinking correctly. He |
then commented on how the whole
world had been made to suffer on
account of foolish ideas and false
ideals.
Germany was cited as an example
in that she taught in her schools
he poisonous, pernicious doctrine of
might makes right" Then he spoke
If what he believed to be one Of our
own serious mistakes, viz: In legaliz
ng the sale of intoxicating bover-
ages-what it had cost in tears,
blood and lives. In behalf of his
position on the curse of the liquor
rattle, the speaker cited Prov. 14:-
"a.
The next division of the discus