The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-07
REV. WALTER Z. SCHUGTT6
PREACHEs TO CLASS AT ST.
JAMES CHURCH.
Busy week FOR Class, With Annual
Play and Commeneement
Featuring.

Last nigh, at s.. James l:nth ,T%6
church the ErsduSI.nH LAS S' in
body rho services which ushercd IN
commencement week. The Kew W T.
Schuette copducted the services ana IS'
livered the bac"alaureate SeT Jn"rs
church was throng"d l" us doors
Following u beautifully rendered Sc
lection Slayed by Prof. Nesternan. or
ganist Of 81. James churIh; the as;
preceded by the Rev. Mr.. Schu"tte ana
The choir Of the church. entered the Ell
trr from the left from, OF the church
nrrpcr singing the maj"strC hymn.
Holy, Holy Lord Almighty. In 'hE.r
gray caps and gowns. followed up .ne
aisle BY their teachers. the graduates
presented an inspiring picture. super
irtrndrnt { f. Citizens and Mr.. Otto
Schsnk followed the procession OF
graduates and teachers Z" the iron
center aisle. which had been reserved
The evening song service OF the
Lutheran church was carried out, win
responses sung by tn" congregation. AZ
the conclusion OF Shc hymn. oh. LORD
Rpbuke Ne Not" by the choir. directed
nv Miss Ress Nc Granular. the Rev.
MIR Schuette assembled the pulpit and
addressed the class.
Following the conclusion OF tho serv-
ice the class OF 1920 left the church in
tho same order in which they entered,
using as The occasional hymn II Know
in Whom I Believe.
The sermon 10 the class was as fol-
rev. Walter f. schuettc spoke as fol-
lows:
Text Nehemiah s. II: II am doing
q great work. so that 1 cannot come
down"
What a mistake II would be If we
tonight were TO speak OF the Hitler
things. Surely. IL Is time TO look up
where the higher things are. Using
81 al 7 SRA n =.
eminence. crowned with tortrcssed
city. and builders on the ctty's walls.
There they stand. outlined against the
sky. each man with sword or spear
in one hand. q trowcl or hammer IN
the other.
Somewhere down below in the val
ley a suspicious assembly Is cOunseling
how TO stop the work OF building the
lorty walls. 1t was against the inter
ests OF the men living in the lowlands
10 have that mighty city rise. They hit
upon the plan OF enticing Nehemiah. the
captain OF the builders. down TO the
plain, where they intended TO murder
him. When their dccettful message
came to him ne sent them this answer.
L am doing a great work. 50 that I
cannot come down
God grant that the days Of the build
erS Of high and mighty fortreSSeS hc
not past. TIL" world ~ in The keeping
Of men and women who arc brave and
true enough TO build bold fortresseS
that stand out against the background
OF eternity that looms beyond the cy-
CicS OF time. 1t needs courageous and
ViGilant souls whose answer to every
seduction is. I am doing a great work.
so that I cannot come down.
II want to ask you tonight. "a mem
hers OF Wheeling High school, the class
OF nineteen-twcnty. who have chosen as
gold. and who have written on the OBJ
verse OF your banner the legend To Be
Square TO write upon its reverse the
two exalted thoughts suggested by our
text. first. We have great work TO
do. and secondly, We cannot come
There is a word inseparably con-
nccted with all life work which is great
and high. That word Is Ideals No
man can do great work In this life
without having and loving and main
tanning ideals. How barbarously ideal
ism has been treated by many. not only
back in the days OF saVagery but In our
own day OF pretended refinement. we
arc told that IL is foolish TO have ideals.
We are told that they are impractcablc,
We are told that they are beautiful. but
useless. Practical men toll us II Is Ines
business 10 push forward for substan-
ti.L possessions not To pursue ideals.
PcSSimiStic men toll us that this IL
nothing but a wretched old world. and
that IL is folly TO expect anything good
They say the fate OF everything We
ton. They tell us that not God. nor
Christ. nor IN" church. can make any
good thing lasting.
All. they have not heard the courag-
Cous assertion. I am doing great
work. I want TO impress upon you with
all the arnestness I can command that
II IL worth while to have ideals. TO hug
them 20 your hearts. 10 save them from
the wreck Of any storm that may come
upon you. There is nothing which can
given an answer to the poor, tired world 3
wondering pathetic questions today ex-
Cept ideaiism, purely godly idealism.
History teaches US clearly enough that
there is every reason to be patient and
hopeful Of the worlds destiny. even in
this time Of dread. II Is not true that
humanity rises simply 10 fall. that all
our progress will have It's little day and
then must inevitably perish. Have
your ideals. That Is part OF your great
work. That 10 one reason why you