Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-06-19
PASTOR TALKS
To GRADUATES
High School Srs. Hear Rev.
Mr.. Niedermeyer at Pres
byterian Church
BACCAlAUREATE SERVICE
"What Makes Life Worth
While" is Theme of I'm
preSsive Sermon

The members and teachers of the
graduating class of ;he high schoot
were the guests of the First Pres5y-
terian church of this city last nisnt
fo- the annual bacca,arreate serv-
ice. The faculty attendance was
pra ctically perfect, and large num-
ber of the graduates combined with
them for the professional into the
church to the music of Waener's
Tannhauser March, which was
followed by two other brilliant Sc
lections for the organ played by
George Vause.
The other music was also of un-
usual merit. consisting of an an
them, 20 Master. Let Me Walk
With Thee" a solo part by Miss
Edith Crowell, and a soprano solo.
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings"
by Mrs. Reginald Crowell.
The sermon, entitled. What
Makes Life Worth While" was
preached by the pastor of the
church, Rev. Frederick d. Nieder-
meyer. LII. D. He took for his
text a part of ]. Sam. 80. Speak,
Lord, for thy servant heareth.
AT the outset said Dr.. Nieder-
meyer. ''let me say that 1 am as
suming that YOU want to live worth
while lives. that YOU do not want 10
be nobodies. We are entering a Pc
riod of national progress that will
witness great advances, further
harnessing of electricity, further
conquest of the air. the solving OF
many inter-racial. international and
social problems of vast importance.
You may be merely onlookers or
you may be helpers. If the latter
you will need higher than human
wisdom. and may we'll say, speak,
Lord, for thy servant heareth.'
Since this life is but fraction
of our entire existence. it is evident
that nothing will make life truly
worth while that does not go into
eternity with us.
Possessions of the right sort"
he asserted, help to make the worth
while life. primarily faith in the Liv-
| ing God, an open mind, willing
heart. and developed talents, all of
which are factors in the whole of
life.
DR.. Niedermeyer used a wealth 81
illustrations drawn from science,
literature. history, and present day
life, and touched the heartstrings
or the risibilities of his hearers at
will.
with regard to money" he con-
tiHQcus hOPS thdL yOo wan o'S
money, yes, lots of money. provided
You will always have more religion
than money. AS far as other ma
terial things are concerned, I hope
you will have as many of them as
YOU will work for.
1--WE have known many foolish
persons-the man who thought he
could SOW wild oats and reap har-
vest of love, respect. honor and
prosperity; the person who thought
he could burn the candle at both
ends. wasting his physical and moral
strength, and yet have batting av-
erage around three hundred. But
none of US has seen man who was
fool enough to think that he could
go to heaven on high speed and take
his automobile with him! Our eter-
nal T possessions must be mental and
spiritual.
Aspiration was his second charac-
teristic of the worth while life. He
discountenanced ambition but urged
the pupils to aspire after a higher
education, showing that while 80
out OF 100000 non-college men
achieved distinction, 5,76S out of
one, million men achieved distinction
by the road that led through college
halls. "Only two out of hundred
of our boys go to college. yet from
that two per cent come nine-tenths
of our leaders in thought and
achievement" he said.
DIR. Niedermeyer then told of a
party of rabbit hunters in western
Massachusetts, who were suddenly
confronted by a big bull moose.
escaped from some private preserve.
They had before them the biggest
game they had ever seen, and their
guns were loaded only for rabbits.
They might as we'll have shot paper
wads at that moose as their tiny
rabbit pellets!
Young people," he declared vita
emphasis, 1.-The woods of life are
full of big game. SO do no. go load
ed only for rabbits"
Honor was his third requirement |
for making life worth while. Mote, |
that I did not say honors." he eau
toned. "They are good and desir-
able, being recognitions on the part
of others of our worth, but honor is a
possession that is invaluable regard
less of recognition by others. Es-
sentially, though, IL Is that which !
rightfully attracts esteem, respect, |
and consideration. in men often con-
sidered specifically integrity and |
trustworthiness. and in women. pur-
ity and fidelity.
do you want to know what the |
loss OF honor means? Then read |
lcontinusa on pass fourl