Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-07-30
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Commencement, Vvcak..ls5s

sad pariings-tho oxcitements and d.jcc-
tions-of Il week of religious, literary, and
social tIj ymeptS, and suferiugs,) we sit
down to snatch from memory bricf de-
scriptjon Of its most notable events, to
CRAFTY the demands for "copy" Of the in,
oxora5,e gents Of ''tho Press
The examinations Of the classes of tue
Fem..c Institute, commencing on Thurs
day, were attended by large and crowd, d
audiences, whose interest increased to the
last. The music by the pupils, and by
Ileld's string baud, aud the dry reviews
of studies, were varied by Essays from
Young ladies' as follows:
Avoid Extremes. MARY L, SLIFER, LcwisJurs
Music m, re EIuqurnt than words.
HANNAH MAHAfFEY. LycomiuE Greek
"TourI. s,ntly. Time"
JENNIE ". DAWSON, Eansoon, Bur
Prophetic Tiuts Of To-AIorrow.
MARY ;. JOKES. Chester Co
The ColoTin- ofiisrpincss. ADA STRAIT, Lewisburs
They not be Recalled.
SARAH Il. MEINEL, Lcwisbur-.
Let there lie Light. MARY ". BELL, Low burg.
We Live flr purlosr
MARY L. kINCAIn, Prone, Bur.
Life strange Cummiu.lins Of Sunshine and shade
LUCY Il. BLISS, lcwisbur-.
Conservatism. ANNIE CARPENTER, Jersey Shore.
Excelsior. CORNELIA W. LINCOLN, Boston, Mass.
On Sunday morning, Rev Dr. Brantly
of philaia., occupied the Methodist pui-
pit; Rev \. II. Tay Tor of IIollilaysburg,
the Christian pulpit; and Rev. T, J. Cole
Of Luzcrne county, the Baptist pulpit.
The afternoon sermon, by Mr.. Jeffrey,
Of Philai., was listened to with profound
attention by an audience which comforta-
bly, filed the ncw Hall The text was,
'lIc shall see Of the travail of his soul,
and be satisfied" y most graceful and
flushed speaker, full Of thought, expressed
in an extemporancous manner, in most
fitting words, this young preacher remind
ID more than one Of his hearers of his
countryman, Spurgeon. +. NJ Barker, of
Beverley, n. j., and Moses Heath, of
Mkeespo:t, Pa, assisted in the excr-
cises of the interesting occasion.
In the evening, Rev. DR.. Bowman of
the Methodist church kindly offered the
use of iheir more capacious house Of wor-
ship for the annual sermon ard collection
# the Pennsylvania Baptist Education
Society. Mr.. Lowry, of West Chester,
and DR.. Shadrach, of Philad, assisted Dr.
Brantly iu the services, before an over
flowing audience. Pr Brantly's sermon
-''Gve full proof of your ministry
was rcPlcte with the plain Jet impressive
sentiments and illustrations so prominent
in the ministrations of the honored father
whose name and title he bears.
MONDAY presented an array of distin-
pui,hed visitors, and other friends of the
University, filling our hotels and private
houses to degree never before known
In the afternoon, the Hall was dcnsely
cecup'cd, at an early hour, to hear the
Essays of the graduating class from the
female Institute The Programme On
nrspcrsed with Music from Hcld's Cornet
land was as follows:
Praycr-By REV. uR BOWMAN
!'ir's Mysteries. ANALY EOLKNAE, Lcwisbur-
= Triumph Of Truth ANNA 4. MORRIS, Le'Fisburg
: Thought 60 ANNA C. LINN, Lewisburg.
r Power of Association. KATE WOLFE Lewisburs
I ling Flowers. MARY A. WOLFE, Lewisburg
The Moral Force of Christianity.
JENNIEM BEAVER, Lewislurg
I--ams of the Dead. LETITIA A. BELL Jefferson Pa.
r e. Tnattancl.
HARRIET c. MASON, Newton Centre, Mass
70 Unknown Great. CLARA MUsSER, Lcwisburg.
lit, the Shadow ofGod.
:. SALoME LIE FEVRE, Lewisburg.
Fnzriten Poetry MARY T. WALLS, Lewi.burg.
..livilualism. CLARA L. HOOD, Jersey Shore, Pa.
sALLIE L. CHANEEILIN Levisburg.
r- Thysrlf ANNIE BELL, Sabbath Rest, Pa.
ANNIE CARPENTER, Jersey Shore, Pa
Confr-Tiug Of Diplomas and Gold Medals.
.i3,ress to the Class PRESIDENT BLISS
Eenediction, by PRESIDENT LOOMS.
Appropriately engraved and lettered
Z II medals were also bestowed on several
! rmer graduates of the Institute in atten.
'ance.
Several of the Essay, were read so dis
i"ctly as to be heard by the large audi.
cicc, and We heard numerous expressions
If desire that the Valedictory should be
llhli-hcd
Monday evening, the appointed Orator
I'D Poet both having failed, the President,
E'o'rt LoWrey, read an Address pre-
rcd :or another occasion i. was not as
i finished in style or as correct in SEN
'ment as our friend could have produced,
'u' sparkled with gems of thought most
rnpressively delivered Mr.. Still of
Huntingdon made the opening, and Mr..
Iici'z Of lnlaystown n j. the closing
l,ay,r
TUESDAY, morning, the graduates of the
'hoological Department occupied the Hall,
s.'h large misunderstanding by choir
'ihe follwiug were the themes of the grad
"alcs, (and were discussed with most de-
!yt interest and ability:)
'''lasl EIor,, the Hope of the Church.
ISAAC {. JONES, Lewifburg
"a NAse Of Church History to the Christian
BENJAMIN Z. JONES, Minersville
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