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So Says Speaker at o. G. w. in
Baccalaureate Sermon; Cites
Pilgrims Progress as
Illustration.
EXPECTED TO SERVE,
HE TELLS 'l9 CLASS
College Diploma Merely Admis-
sion Into Hall of Culture;
Big Crowd Hears Pro
gram at Services.

Nothing worthy can be accom-
plished without Christ said DR.. S
T. Porter, d. d.. pastor of the First
Baptist church. Oklahoma City, il
his baccalaureate sermon delivered
at the Oklahoma College for Women
Sunday evening"
1--WE must have the almightys co
operation and MUST enter into the
gates of righteousness before we can
pass on life's highway"
Cites Pilgrims Progress.
In one of his Illustrations to sub.
1tantiate the above statements, DR.
Porter cited scene in Bunyon's S
"Pilgrims Progress" where the no
mad, exasperated and tortured by
the heavy load upon his back, ap-
peared before the evangelist and
complained. Said the evangelist,
See, yonder gate, enter there and
you shall be relieved. The traveller
set out, although pursued by sin
ners, and his weary body was soon
before the gate. This being the
gate of God, the nomad knocked,
and there appeared before him one
who opened the gate Entering, the
burdened man went efore the cross
and his ponderous load fell from his
back.
Enter the gates of righteousness,
and life will be one of happiness,
and success, he said.
A Life of Service.
Your state, your county, your city,
your church, your home, your school
and the nation, expects you to serve"
said Doctor Porter to the graduates,
the student body and the large num-
Der of townspeople and outsiders who
were in attendance at the baccalau-
reate sermon last night.
Surely we could lead no better
life than one of righteousness and
service We must all serve, our fel.
low man and the Almighty" Faith
full service is a credential mark
which cannot be extracted from our
lfes record the speaker declared
Gates on Life's Highway.
Many gates intersect life's high
way" Doctor Porter said. Among
these he declared, were the gates of
paradise, service, fellowship, love.
hope and opportunity
First, according to the speaker,
we come to the gate OF paradise. Ar
.er we enter this, we meet open gates
Of love and fellowship, and before
The journey is concluded we must
pass by the gates of service, fellow
ship hope and opportunity. what
Is greater" Rev. Porter asked, than
10 be friends to folks? Let us cul- |
.ivate fellowship.
A Cultured Life.
ut has been said by many peo-
)le." declared Dr. Porter, that a
ollege diploma designated culture.
A college diploma is merely a GER
ificate for admittance into the hall |
f culture, which is so necessary in
/ successful christian life.
College graduates, as well as all
,thers, should strive to make them
elves useful A college degree does
lot stand as an. assurance Of a sue
,essful life Education must be ap-
lied before results are garnered.
Jnapplied education is sirAilar to an
Implanted seed, it produces no
,rain," he emphasized.
The detailed program rendered at
he baccalaureate services last night
vas as follows:
Professional Night Shadows,
Hymn, Doxology.
Scripture reading, Rev S. D. Tay-
or.
Anthem, Sanctus (from "St. Ce-
.ilia'O (Gounod).
Prayer, Rev. c. B. James.
Response, Evening Prayer, IRAN
leggar).
Hymn, Holy, Holy Holy.
Solo, Romance, from End Concer-
o, (WienawskD. - Miss Francis