Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-05-20

A clear way to service was pointed
to the 75 members Of the graduating
class Of Henderson high school by
DR.. Walter l.. LinGlc, president of
Davidson College in the bacCalaureaIc
sermon delivered Sunday morning at
the First Methodist church. The Pro-
blcm Of Lifc's Investment" was DR.
LinGle'S subject. and he admOnished
service. great or small, by the will of
G;od. which he said depended on ::
Willingness to accept Gods will
The church auditorium and balcony
were filled to capacity as parents. re-
lativcS and friends crowded in for this
first event Of the three-day COM
mcncement program, which continues
tomorrow with the Glass Day exer-
.ciScS and ends Tuesday morning with
the graduating program and the pre-
Scrtation Of diplomas.
High school musical organizations
furnished the entire musical program
nDr the day at the baccalaureate Scrv-
re sunday morning. The orchestra
and the mixed chorus had several
numr erS scattered through the order
G services. Paul Patterson high
school youth, played "Thc Rosary !.
a violin solo. Mrs H. f.. Shaw. regular
orcanist Of the church. was Al the
organ throughout.
The organ and the orchestra joined
i'm the professional. The Son of God
Goes Forth to War" by Cutler. fol-
lowed by an orchestra number, The
Son" by Richard s. Willis Then the
congregation joined in this only hymn
Rev. l.. r. Mcdlin, pastor OF the First
Methodist Protestant church. led in
both prayers and read the Scripture
from Act 26:1219. The mixed Corus
sang. Thee Lord Is MY Light" OIey
Speaks. with Miss Ethel Miller and
Illard Vow having solo parts. After
tho sermon. the mixed chorus sang.
Send Out Thy Light" by Gounod
and Or. LinEle pronounced the beue-
diCtiOu. The reCeSSOnal was played by
the orchestra and the organ. the mum
ber being Creation" by Haydn.
The graduating class marched in
from = side door to the left OF the
pulpit, followed by the high school
faculty and members of the city
board Of school trustees. w. 3. Har-
during the year. assisted by Miss
Maxine Taylor. Of the high school IA
Guilty. directed the mixed chorus in ito
numbers Prof. Miller was in charge
OF the violin orchestra. Superintendent
T.. NJ. Rollins presided
nr. Lingle's text was in Acts 1895:
"FOr David. after he had served his
own generation by the will Of God. fell
on sleep. and was laid unto his faith
ers. and saw corruption"
The minist educator .paraphrased
the status or the high school grad
nate. Here stand. said he. "an
immortal soul Et unity stretches out
before mo with all It's possibilities /
shall not pass this way again How
can | 80 invest my life ~ TO make it
count for the most"
He found the guiding principles. in
the reference to David in the tetx He
pointed TO service. That was the way
Jesus took. And he served in both the
great and the humble things. He
quoted the great GIadstone's declara-
tion that fbe greatest service one
human can render toward another Is
to lead him to Jesus Christ" The
preacher liked the epitaph on the
tombstone at the grave in Columbia
$. g., Of Or. Joseph r. Wilson. father
Of President Wilson. "He was lover
and a servant of his fellowman and
Of his God" He had heard it. said the
immortal President wrote that legend
for the slab.
Service by the Till Of God was com