The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-24
STAMFORD HIGH
 GRADS TREATED
 ID FINE SERMON
(Special to The Times.)

classes of the Stratford High school was the sermon preached at tho Methodist church Sunday evening to the members of the class and their friends by Rev. A. c. Chamberlain the pastor of the church, All of the members of the class were present and the church was filled to capacity. The Rev. Chamberlain was assisted fin the service by Rev. Arthur Shirley of the Congregational church. Tho sermon fin part follows:
 Many lines of activity call to you. Some are very attractive. There is Christian work exclusively or trade or q profession asking you to choose. How will you decide which7 You will think naturally of which will give you the largest return in living. You will think of life work in terms of the money you can earn. Being of q practical turn of mind this will make tho strongest appeal. How are you to decide which will be your chosen fielf of endeavor?
 First you want to bring out what Is best In yourself You havo some talent to. develop. You must not waste it. IL may be that so far you have not discovered what that talent is. But you must not be idle just be- cause you do not know just what you ought to do, as q permanent life oc- equation. Every one has power to develop, and he must apply himself until he finds out the field of service best suited to his temperament. In this matter the Christian will seek the will of God. Young people will pray that God may show them the way. God means that you shall not drift. Put Him first in the considera- ton of your best interests, and you will not fail.
 And you must remember that when you choose your work for life 1t is for the whole of life. You are not going to work at something just for a day. Having chosen your place you are to give yourself to the work in hand un- til you have become master in the field. This may mean hard work. but if you endure to the end you will become q leader. It costs a few pen nies to buy q rhine stone, and every body knows it right away as a cheap thing. whereas the diamond may cost you hundreds Of dollars, but every body knows soon as they look at it that 1t is a precious jewel So it is in the choice of your life work. You may choose an occupation that will never call out the best that Is In you, some task that never challenges you, and you may call it an easy job. but you will find out to your sorrow that long before you have gotten to middle life you are nothing but a machine. It may then be too late to change: or you may have other reasons for not changing. but you are doomed to toll on dissatisfied all your life through.
 Life is sacred trust We are re- sponsible for how we use it. One day God will say to us How are you wrought?' What will our answer be? Put God first in the choice you make. and you will have no regret. God has called the great leaders of the Church into His work. Samuel was only q little lad when he heard the voice of God calling him, and he answered, Speak Lord for thy ser want heareth." Under the assurance of the presence of God in the choice of his life work, Samuel came to the end of his useful career fully assured he had done a good life's work And the people knew he had, for they could not find a single thing of which to accuse him, though his life had been lived in the midst of political questions. and possible corruption
 And then you must consider your life work in the face of the need of humanity. You must say. What is my responsibility for the up1ift of my follow men?" Tho man we. as a na- ton. honor. today faced this question when he was as young as some here"
 Notwithstan ding that the bid of Olaf Chr!stianson who is remodeling q building on the old Selleck proper ty. for the housing of the post office for the next ten years was consider ably lower than any of the other bid ders influence has been brought to bear on the inspectors of the post of fec department and other bids are asked for. These bids will close July . One or tyo of the business men nt the center have complained that by moving the post office nearer the center of population of the town 1t will be an inconvenience to them and they wish it to be placed in the new Lowell building which is to be erect cd this summer.
 A larCs number of citizens of the town were glad to learn when the bids for this post office were opened sometime ago that the office was to go nearer Barnum avenue and they will be surprised to learn that there were influences strong enough in this town to have other bids asked for.
 The Rev. Robert Whitehead, pas tor of the Congregational church of this town is attending the Commence ment exercise at Oberling college from which he was a graduate. While in the West he will visit his parents at Cleveland, Ohio.
 over $500 worth of tools. property of carpenters in the employ of Rein hold Person who is building z q number of houses at Para disc Green for Harry Burnes were stolen sometime during Sunday night from n house on the property In which they were stored. The men came a little before eight o'clock yes- terday morning ready to go to work and found that all their tools had been taken.
 Mir. Person notified the police and
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