The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
CR1wFORBSyILLE LETTER.
Church Bedica:iOH-COllege Society
AXtrCiSeS.
n CRAwFORDsvILLE. IND,
December q, 1861.

Is CHARLOTTESVILLE, IND,
December q, 1861.
Editors journal:
For some months past, nothing
worthy of notice in your paper has
transpired in this beautiful little city.
But last Sunday the usual routine
was varied by the dedication Of Cen
tire Church. The old building had
become too small to accommodate
the audience which usually assem- bles
there, and it was determined that
Zion should lengthen her cords and
strengthen her stakes" Accordingly,
an addition Of thirty feet was erected
in the rear Of the old edifce. The
audience room is now large and COM
modious, aud probably no city equal
in size to Charlottesville can boast of
a better house Of worship than Centre
Church,
On Thursday evening a large audi
ence assembled a Centre Church 70
attend the exhibition OF the Sophie
more class. There were thirteen
members of the class. and as the
whole class came on the, same evening
the speeches were necessarily brief
AL the orations evinced great care In
the preparation, and some Of them
displayed talent, and would have done
credit to men Of much greater expe
Tienee. The programme was as fol-
lows.
Think Of Living, Julius A. Cole
man; Our Hero Dead, q. NJ. Gregg;
TIE Motive, James Linden Re
straint, Charles H. Little; Unity Of
Purpose, John E. McPheron; Victory
in Defeat, Eugene r. Mills; Motives
of the Pioneer, John p. Mills; Des-
tiny, James r. Moore; Partisan
Spirit, Alfred Moore; The Living
Soldier, Chas. Pelton; Robt. Burns, b..
T. Smith Ne noriaIs, Isaac n Smock !;
Appreciation of the Beautiful, Robt.
b. Stinson.
The representative from Evansville
-Coleman-not only did himself
credit, hVt is an rhepoF to the, city
from which becomes. Ifall the stu
dents Evansville sends to college dc
as well, both IN Rotations and ora
ton, as Coleman, you may we'll be
proud Of your public schools, and
especially of your High School.
To give a criticism or each speaker
would oEly weary your readers, but
remark made by a legal gentlemen
residing in a neighbOrIng city, per-
haps, would not be out of place. He
said: :" | attended an exhibition last
Tuesday night. and | think the one
given by Wabash College is fav ga
perior to that given by our Univefsi y
at home" 80
Last night the term closed with
the exhibition of the Junior Cas-,
of which the following Is the pro
eramme. Conservatism claiborne A.
Young Man and Mammou, II II
Ristine; Wait, Chas. w. Rice; The
Warning Note. l.. A. Reinekirg:
Mind. to Rule, Nv Hiatt; Latent
Force, q. Etfroeneudykea ga d
Although few in number, their ora
tons were such as would have honor
ed heads silvered 0 Ter Youthful in
appearance, yet from their lips there
flowed words of wisdom, truth and
elOquence, which with grace would
have fallen from Inns wet with Castal-
ian dew. The orations presented marks
of careful study, and the eloq cent
manner in which they were delivered
showed the attention which had been
bestowed upon them. And as one
listened to these young men, he could
but feel that in time to come, at the
bar, in the pulpit, and in the halls Of
legislation, they would exert a mighty
influence for the veal of this nation
and their God.
The Charlottesville Silver Band
furnished the music for both exhibit
tions, which if not superior, Is at
least equal to the celebrated band Of
your place. J..
KpNTUCKY JaTT,R