Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1914 — TWO GOOD SERMONS PREACHED SUNDAY [ARTICLE]

TWO GOOD SERMONS PREACHED SUNDAY

Union Services tor Old Soldiers and Baccalaureate Were Largely Attended.

Two union services Sunday were largely attended. The first was held in the morning at the M. E. church and was the annual memorial service tor the veterans of the civil war. Rev. J. C. Parrett delivered the sermon and it was very much appreciated by the large audience. About 'thirty old soldiers were present and a number from the Ladies of the G. A R., Which marched in a body to the church. The beautiful decorations were arranged 'by the Womans Belief Corps. The Methodist choir furnished special patriotic music. ' , In the evening at the Christian' church Dr. Cumick delivered the baccalaureate sermon. An organ prelude by Miss Glen Day opened the service. The high school chorus, under the direction of Miss Stover, then sang, “O’ For the Wings of a Dove.” The graduates and faculty then marched to the seats that had been reserved for them. Bev. Parrett offered the invocation and Rev. Wright read the scripture lesson and offered prayer. The congregation then sang “America,” and a quartette composed of Lura Halleck, Ruth Wood, Wilda Littlefield and Marjorie Loughridge sang ‘The Lord is My Shepherd.”

Dr. Curnick’s address was an appeal to the graduates to get the right view of life, securing the correct estimate of its value and aspiring to live for the accomplishment of correct things and not for the reward of success or fame qr wealth. He said that they were not too young to begin the doing of important things and urged that two things, service and others, should prompt the highest efforts of every member of the class. He dwelt upon the importance of making Jesus Christ a factor in living to order that the fullest purpose of education may be realized. Dr. Cutnick expressed the belief that something of rejigfarf should be taught in the public schools. The large congregation gave his address the most marked attention and all were much pleased and the graduates should especially receive a great deal of benefit from the sermon. The service was concluded by the singing of the doxology And by a benediction spoken by Rev. Parrett