Newark post., 1920-06-16
TOWN AND
COLLEGE FOLK HEAR
MASTERLY SERMON
DR.. William Holloway Main
breaches at Baccalaureate
Service

The churches Of Newark CO.
operated with Delaware College on
Sunday evening for the Bacca-
laureate service and the members,
together with the friends of the
graduates, heard with every mani
festation Of intense interest the
mastery sermon delivered to the
young men by DR.. William Hollo-
way Main, pastor of the Memorial
Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
Music for the occasion was
furnished by Delaware College
orchestra and by congregational
singing. The invocation was de-
livered and the Scripture lesson
read by Rev. Walter G. Haupt,
pastor of st. Thomas P. E.
Church; the prayer and benedic-
ton by Rev. Frank Herson of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
prayer was also offered by Rev.
Andrew Mutch Of the Presbyterian
church at Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Taking as his text a passage
from Colossians 3 :1-2, "Seek those
things which are above,' he recit-
ed first a parable which had come
to him a few days before and
which in substance is this:
Mr.. and Mrs. E. z. Complac-
ency moved into the town Of OPP
portunity and over on Advantage
Avenue found marked For Sale
house owned by a man named
Eccentric, a house which he called
Character. 1t was four stories
high. The chambers were light,
and spacious and over the doorway
on each floor was carved a motto.
The house contained a basement,
which was dark and gloomy. The
first floor motto was The attain
ment of knowledge and culture are
we'll worth striving for, the second
was Moral Qualities are Of Ines
timable Value; the third, THE
Secret of Real Happiness Consists
in Living for Other People; the
fourth, Mans Highest Achieve
ment is the Attainment of Christian
Character.
1.-The prospective tenants were
delighted with the house and were
heartily in accord with the notices
expressed. Then they decided that
the house was too large and that
they would live in the basement.
Here they are living still. They
are not seeking the light and sun
shine above and they never will. -
Too many people, he said, are con.
tent to live in the basement OF
life's opportunities, never seeking
the higher, nobler things.
The Importance Of seeing oppor-
tunities when they arise and OF
having ideals was dwelt upon, was
urged and emphasized by the story
of the Greek statue, "Opportun-
itv." He defined an ideal as the
thinking through of one of life S
problems until it becomes a fixed
principle, part Of ourselves. He
denounced the "phonograph' type
of thinking and urged that sutfi-
GENTLY broad education be secured
TO insure background of expert
ence and knowledge upon which to
draw in thinking it through.
He differentiated clearly between
making living and making a life,
He outlined the essentials Of sue
cess and placed special emphasis on
having a passion for something
great and noble, and acquiring a
love for drudgery as a stepping
stone to ultimate success. Many
anecdotes Of great men who have
achieved greatness only after years
of what would seem TO be heart
breaking drudgery and repeated
discouragements, were told with
excellent effect by the speaker.
knowledge, he characterized as
the key to every avenue OF expert
ence and enjoyment and urged It's
acquisition as means OF lncreas-
ING the capacity for enjoyment.
In conclusion he pleaded with
his hearers not to be sparing OF
love for their fellow men-to be
willing to sacrifice to make others
happy. He emphasized the need
of enthusiasm and Of Christian
character, delaring the attainment
of that to be mans greatest
achievement.