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Show ' Gnuinn cuss is ADDRESSED B! BEI.C11 The Mothers' Day servlco In the First Presbyterian church drew a very large congregation yesterday. The music was in keeping with tho spirit . of the day and evidenced the hold ! tho day has upon the hearts of tho . people. In the evening the Baccalaureate services for the graduating class of tho Ogden High school, were hold at 8 o'clock. The auditorium was decorated with the colors of tho High school and sections were reserved for tho four Masses. The Graduating class was a large one and about eighty members filled the section reserved re-served for them. Tho First Methodist and the First Congregational united in this service, Reverend Rasswoiler and Reverend Waldo taking part in the services. Music for the evening was furnished by Misses Pierce, Anderson, An-derson, Hunter, Laird and Griffin. In tho sermon to the class, Reverend Carver in part: "Gilbert IC Chesterton says: "If there is anywhere a man who has really lost hope, his face out of a wholo crowd of men will strike us as a blow. He may hang himself or become prime minister. It matters nothing. He is dead. Norved by hopo, Hawthorn made bare facts of (New England to become American classics. Quickened by hope, Shakespeare Shake-speare mad,e cold history become living liv-ing drama. The 23d Psalm and the parable of the prodigal son were not the products of cold genius. They were the breathings of devout souls kindled by undying hope. The school and instructor, by implanting a quickening quick-ening hope in tho life of the student, does as much as in training the mind and talent to make that hope real. Education is not only meant to train, but to develop and polish. It must also inspire to do tho best work. "Wo hear much about preparedness Luese uays. rne puDiic sonooi is ever a center of preparedness In the true sense. It is-in the public school that the rank and file of the folk of tomorrow to-morrow are prepared for the real and not the imaginary battles of life. Wars may or may not come, but the struggles of life are sure and in them the winners aro the prepared ones. When tho France-Prussian war was declared by France, an official brought tho information to Von Moltke. Von Moltko coolly turned in his bed and said, Go to my safe and from pigeon hole No. 7 take the papers and telegraph tnem as they direct to the commanders of the Empire.' Em-pire.' Von Moltke was the coolest man in Germany. When asked why he was not more excited, ho said, 'All my work for this has been done beforehand and all has been done that can be done.' By doing duty to the full, as duty aroso, he was prepared pre-pared for the struggle and the result showed it There is no more pathetic figure in life than the person who has had opportunity and used it not and is confronted with the demand fnr skill he might have had but his it not The high and grade schools of our land are the real centers for preparedness pre-paredness in our land, for in them the trends are made that make or mar life. If wo 'sluff our work and seek the easy courses, wo arc simply borrowing bor-rowing trouble for the timo soon comes when the hard and difficult of life, cannot be avoided. The soft places of life are not numerous enough to last all our days. "Life is more than the few years of our exisitence here. Life includes all of eternity. If we are only prepared for the life here, we are like the soldier sol-dier whose ammunition and provision runs out the first day of battle. The abilities of mind and heart and soul are carried beyond death, if all our getting is only of the material things of life then are we poor indeed at the end of life. The true preparedness prepared-ness seeks to provide for body and life needs as well. If we spend "all on the body we have very little of Intrinsic In-trinsic worth, it is what we are and not what we have that makes us. 'jl thoughts of ill; all evil deeds, That have their roots in thoughts Whatever hinders or impedes The noblo action of the will; AH these must first bo trampled down Beneath our feet, if we would gain In the bright fields of fair renown ihe right of eminent domain. We have not wings we cannot soar: But we have feet to scale and climb By slow degrees, by more and more, ihe clody summits of our time." "Character is what remains after ?LflSe ? ta?en mea eak and health, when fame and friends are gone with the years, then when we gather up the Influences and attainments attain-ments of life we find the real man and woman and that Is character, lou aro making it now. The first 6 msL The 1 and sorrows sor-rows of life are very real to youth but not nearly as are the opportunities opportuni-ties and, responsibilities for youth f.eS Jhe lecUon to tt mature t fe.?aIPlest and most valued are the school days of youth. The longer on this earth we live And weigh the various qualities of men The more wo feel the high, stern featured beauty Of plain devotedness to duty. Steadfast and still, nor paid with mor- tal praise. But finding amplest recompense For life's nngarland expense yth6''617 and unwast" ',Thedf0dUaysa"0a f a" that is lald th?eIl1a8areIler ffaVG the charge to the graduating class. A very lar number attended the service |
