The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-07
SERVICE HELD
FOR GRADUATES
REV. W, =. ScHu1TTE P11AC1Hs
SERMON POA CLASS AT
WEST LIBERTY.
Big Auditorium 10 Packsd-commsacs-
ment on Wednesday
Evening.

The Rev. Walter h. SChuette. pastor
Of Saint James Lutheran church de!IS-
cred the baccalaureate sermon TO me
graduating class Of the west Liberty
Normal school Sunday.
The service for the graduating class
was held at 3 o'clock in the AUDITORIUM
Of the normal school. The service De.
gan at that hour with the procession OF
the twenty-eight young men and women
who compose the class. TO the stage.
The opening number was the hymn.
Come Thou Almighty King" sung by
the gathering. Rev. .. A. Kelly, pastor
of the West Liberty Methodist Episco-
pal church. read the scripture lesson,
Christian church. offered the inVoca-
tion. The audience joined in singing
another hymn. They Who Seek the
Throne Of Grace"
Rev. Schuette then delivered very
inspiring sermon. taking for ms tehs
these words from the sixth chapter OF
Nehemiah: Il am doing great work:
cannot come down" Using the text Tor
his theme, the minister pointed OUT inc
ideals Of religion. morality and charac-
ter which he urged the norma Erauu,
!ates To keep constantly before them as
they 20 out to fill their place IN the
world as teachers. Rev. Schuette SAID
IN part; ..,,.oa % %
out into one Of the nOblcst OF caIIlnSs'
4 |
its public schools. But that service
means more than mere performance OF
nublic duty. 1t means that YOU are WILL
ing to sacrifice yourselves in the inter-
csts of your fellow men.
You intend TO assume the grand re-
sponsibili,y Of taking plastic souls into
Your hands and modelling them into the
image OF the right and the true and the
good
II believe am looking into the faces
nf young people who expect To- casIs
with them into their life work the seri,
Ous purpose Of making tho religious aho
tho moral elements. in their experiences
the main consideration. There nave
been keen-wittrd educators whose
morals have been corrupt. There nave
been minds Of the sharTtrst training
which have been morally vicious. do
not fear that you will fail the world in
! its most serious need. believe that;
while you realize the importance OF
will 20 out under the spell Of the con-
viction that, while a man renders unto
! Caesar the things which are Caesar -
| he must also render unto Coz the lhlhgs
which are Gods. and that you Will make
YOUR public service part OIL your re-
liElouS life and duty.
DO not expect any adequate apprec,a-
| Tin Of your work. There will be those
who will recognize the merit OF your
/ service. There will be children under
vru viii meet outburSts or impulslEe
gratitude But in the main the great
public will not appreciate what you are
worth Strange as It may appear II
seems to be the conviction of the aver
ag. citizen that teachers are in II
simply for what there is in IT, ana
that. If theytErow discouraged and de-
init their offices. others can readily be
found to take their places. This must
not discourage you. The work which
You have assumed is too vital to alIo"
OF it's desertion on your part
Another hymn and the bencd!ction
pronounced by the Rev. Mr.. Kelley
brought the service TO close.
The school auditorium was literally
packed. the audience including members
Of the other classes. and scores OF
friends "t the graduating class and Or
the school.
commencement Wednesday.
The annual commencement exercises
will be held "Wednesday evening when
dinlomas will be awarded to the follow
Ing:
Ruth Dye AdamSon.
Leroy Carl Fauss.
Marie WilhciminA Graeb.
Lois Margaret Grose.
Helen May Guess.
Evelyn Edith Lazenhy
Short Normal Course.
Martha Hogan Beck.
Marjorie Louise Blodgett