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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 3. C.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18,1»25
“THE CONTRIBUTION OF A UFgQ
The address before- the graduating
class of the Thomwell Orphanage high
school,” was delivered Tuesday, morn
ing-by the Rev. J. B. Carpenter, t). D.,
pastor of the Evergreen Presbyterian
church of Memphis, Tenn. It follows
in full:
Mr. Chairman, MemWi of the
Graduating Class, Ladies and Gentle
men:
■ Tvfp Americans were sending wire
less messages. One was a grown man,
the other*a mere lad; one was a pro
fessional, the other an ameteur. The
boy’s efforts were interfering with
thoge of his neighbor. The man stood
it as long as he could, and finally
commanded him to get out of the
ether. The boy—free Atnerican that!
our common life; thl smallest deed of
kindness , to one’s fellow man raises
the, level of social conditions.
My' subject this morning, “The_Con-
tribution of a Life,” was suggested
to me on reading Dr. Lynn’s excellent
book, “The Story of Thomwell Or
phanage.” It gives us the romance of
a great achievement and reveals the
sOtil of a noble man. In early life Dr:
Jacobs sought ways whereby he might
serve God and his fellow; man. He
chose the ministry as a calling, and
while in the midst of an active pas
torate, set out to help fatherless chil
dren by establishing ThomWell Or
phanage. Later, vHth the needs of
youth still on his heart, he founded
another school which has since grown
into the well-known.Presbyterian Col
lege. He also made his pen a blessing
he was replied, Get off the eart ln 11 0 (.he world. In these and other ways
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\\ ho owns the ether, any way ? ^ ^ f r j en diy t constructive nature found
“Who owns the etherf” He had fruitful expression. He'died a rich
raised a big question. Who owns the man—not rich in material things, but
sunset? What lawyer can trace the rich, in the durable satisfaction of life,
abstract of the rainbow? What trust r j c h in the knowledjge that he was en-
company can guarantee clear title to gaged in God’s work,, and rich in the
the autumn haze? The bov^s imnu 1 - crrutofnl nf fellnw mpn A
the autumn haze? The boy s impu- grateful esteem of his fellow men.
dent question suggests that great favorite text of his was, “Do good
The^trud spirit pf service is expressed
by the poet: *
”1 am a miller of tranquil mind,
Content my little grist to grind.
The simple folk in our valley know
That my meal is pure, though my
wheel is alow.
His clouds loose the rain that turns
1 ' my wheel; -
His sun grows the maiz£ that I
' grind 1 ' to meal.
Though my toll comes scant to the
measure’s brim,
- I am content, for I grind for Him.”
There are abundant reasons why
you should dedicate your talents to
the service of God and man. Let me
suggest a few: First of aty, the world
needs you. If you ,but have eyes to
see and a heart to feel you will find
cases of human necessity at every
turn in life’s roadway. Their name
is legion and their types are varied.
Seek a place of service and you will
surely find it. Some years ago' the
people of New Orleans.voted a semi
invalid woman by the name of Sophie
^kight as their most useful citizen.
She began her career by giving night
lessons to a young acrobat from a
stranded tnnrusrtroupe, who was eager
to obtain an education, and her sphere
of usefulness steadily grew until ^he
• ; • became the helper, of hundreds of
realm of possession which all men hold be rich in good works.” Not only did j j th Crescent Citv
in common You may own a house h e acquire riches-treasure which ^ reIn embered ?oo, tha
papers of those who take their own
lives because they believe the game is
not worth the; candle. To do out best
we must spe the worth of our tusk.
The problem that confronts us, then,
is that of heeing the romance of daily
routine. This must have been in Dr.
Jowett’s mind whqn he told of the 1
lady who asked her friend to write a
sentiment in her autograph album.
Taking the book in hand she wrote,
'‘My wish is that life haay never lose
its halo for you.” What a fine expres
sion .of good-will! How may we best
retain the halo of life? How may vfe
be made persistently aware ' of the
worth and grandeur of living? I
have no hesitation in offering as, the
answer to this important query: By
giving ourselves to the service of God
and our fellow man.
Finally, I would point out the happi
ness that accrues from a life of ser-
The ancient Hebrews' expressed
vice.
but you share its environment with neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
your neighbors. You may buy a farm,] nor theives break through and steal,-
but we ar£ a richer people for the
but the landscape of which it forms
a part belongs to any one who cares
to gaze upon it. What if a New York
publisher holds the copyright of a
beautiful poem: you and t I may comit
it to memory and carry its inspiration
with us the rest of our days. Who,
then, can deny that in a real sense
the poem is ours? In our mad rush
for personal, material gain these days
we are apt to forget humanity’s com
mon possessions, whu h embrace a vast
empire and .thertforg^lyaerve serious
consideration. . 5 '
The public has heavy liabilities, as
for example, its uneducated children,
its unconquered diseases 1 and its ir=-
responsible criminal classes. The de
linquent human being is society’s
greatest burden. On the other hand,
we are rich in our collective possess
ion of noble traditions, worthy insti
tutions and exalted ideals. Beyond
all doubt, the public’s most precious
asset is the upright, helpful citizen.
The average American community has
at least some whose pure character
„yand friendly service are worth hun
dreds, and even thousands of dollars
. annually to the neighborhood. The
least conspicuous, virtue that shines
out through human conduct enriches
contribution that he made to Ameri
can life.
Young friends of the graduating
class, I would remind you that life
may be held as cheap or sacred; it
may become a social liability or a
highly prized asset', it may be viewed
L by those who oome after us as a sol
emn warning or as an inspiring chal
lenge. Some men go through thb
world as if they were on a sight-see-
cerned, but I appeal to you who have
had the advantages of training at
that all
men are worth helping. Now this is
not universally recognized. There is
a view t of humanity that cuts the
nervd of philanthrophy; it is the view
that multitudes are so far down in
the social scale as to be scarcely worth
helping. This view was far more pre
valent in by-gohe centuries than it is
in ours, and it has been more widely
held in th eold world than in the
You will recognize at once that
new.
it has no place whatever in our best
American thought. Wherever Christ’s
influence is felt the rating on human
ing expedition, detached and uncon- beings begins to rise. It was He who
their joy of achievement in the feast
of tabernacles. All through the cen
turies ’ those who tilled the soil have
had something corresponding to a har-
vst efestival. Slaves in the old South
gave loud expression to the joy of
achievement in their annual corn-
huskings. Now there are different
kinds of joy and it may be" derived
from a variety of sources, but I think
you will find that there is no -joy
quite like that which steals into the
heart when one has the consciousness
of having helped a human being in
some vital way. How heavenly is this
joy when service is rendered- in the
spirit of Christ; how greatly increas
ed is this joy when one cherishes fel
lowship with other toilers in the
King’s service; how enduring is this
joy when compared with some other
kinds of happiness that have failed us
as the years have passed..
Young friends, this is a wonderful
time in which to live. The other day
in England, Sir John Siirion stated
that he did not agree with Gibbon in
the View thSt the golden age. Of his-
tory was that of the Antoines. Said
he: “If I were to choose an age to
live in, I should saft ‘l^et me live
right now!’ ” I bid you go forth in
‘fact in .the -Well Dressed
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said, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself. 1 ’ The world is suffering
Thomwell to make your lives a delib- f or WJin t; 0 f a worthier expression of
erate contribution to .the welfare of Christian love, and our generation _ _
your fellow man. • Let the legacy of nee( j s ‘more men and women who will j a kindly, courageous spirit, and join
Dr. Jacobs’ memory, and the example t a j( e . this command seriously and hands with those who are striving to
o'f his worthy successor, Dr. Lynn, in- j man jf es t the interest in the backward make the world a.better place in which
spire you to your best. an( j oppressed which Christian love
In undertaking the life of service begets. * **
you must recogrtize that it is not pri
marily a question of what you do but
of the spirit and purpose in which you
do it. Some are making grand con
tributions to human betterment in
plates of conspicuous importance,
while others are serving just as nobly
sorCalled commonplace spheres.
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Don’t be led astray by talk of so-called “balanced rations.”
The average cost of these prepared feeds is $60 per ton.
.By mixing 600 pounds of meal with 1400 pounds of hulls
you have a WELL BALANCED FEED at ONLY $21.80
PER TON. Consider the difference—then call us up and
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Meal $2.00 Per Sack. Hulls 70c Per Hundrod
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PHONE NUMBER 62
Furthermore, the real progress of
mankind waits on the spirit of helpful
ness. All of us were taught in child
hood that we must attend to our own
business, and so we must, but there is
a wrong way to carry out this house
hold instruction: There 1st an excess
ive individualism that narrows us and
makes improvement in human affairs
impossible. Nearsightedness never
pays. Church and state alike are
held back for lack of more men and
women who, while not neglecting their
own individual interests, can find leis
ure from personal concerns and carri
on their hearts the burdens of their
needy fellow men. It is to this class,
and to this --class alone, that we may
look for better things. The future of
a whole continent took on a brighter
aspect when David Livingstone caught
the vision of the thousand villages. He
gave his life to Africa—what more
could a' man give?—and the worth of
his- service was eloquenlty attested
when they buried his remains beside
England’s kings in Westminster Ab
bey.
On the other hand, the life of ser
vice richly repays the one who lives
it. The cautious Polonius said, “To
thine own self be true, and it must
night the day, thou
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canst not then be false to any man.
That was a wise, if somewhat self
centered, remark. We might say with -
equal truth, “To thy neighbor be true,
and it must follow, as the night the
day, thou xanaJL not then .be false to
thyself.” “Give to the world the best
that, you have and the best will come
back to you.”
You owe it to yourself to live a life
of service. Amiel tells us that a time
comes hi life when the occasion bids
us arise and show what is In us. You
and hqndredr* of “other young people
are at this season passing out of
American schools, some to enter insti
tutions of advanced learnings others to
make their way in the world. Be
cause yqu are of the educated class,
society is justified in regarding you
as among her privileged children, and
is expecting you to give a good,ac
count of yourselves. Furthernjore,
back of your lives is the all-wise di
vine purpose, so that your native en
dowments, your school advantages and
your opportunities to render service
are full of meaning and carry, with
them a great responsibility. 1 To whom
much is given, of him mych is ex
pected. In justice to yourselves,
therefore, you must fix your hearts
with high purpose on a standard of
useful living that will be a credit to
yourselves and to the 'school which
now lovingly sends you forth into the
world.
Then, too, helpful living makes for
personal development. You are usher
ed. on commencement day into the
great university of life. You must
always be learning, and you must
take with you-an open, teachable mind
throughout your-whole, career. In de
finitely setting out on a course of
helpfulness, the very enterprise will be
your school-master, your friend and
companion. The very exercise of your
respurces in carrying out such a life
scheme will make for stronger charac
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of soul. :/
Such endeavpr will also help you to
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To many life becomes a stale, out-
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Coete you qufta a bit to
a total
that sot,
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