The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-28
(uIpeper Female Institute-COm-
mcncement Exercises.
II the Dispatch.l

4 iE,I"rt.d for the Dispatch.l
CuLpEpER, VA, June %, 1875.
Ni.ht before last the commcnccme Mt eX-
c!ci>cS of CuIpeper Female Institute began.
4 Rev. ". ). Pcnick. of Alexandria,, delivered
an ahi. address on the character Of the Queen
d. >ncla before the CalIiopean Literary So
cyly of the Institute. The Baptist church,
in which the exercises were held, was orna-
m.rtcd with flags of beautiful and suggestive
notices. The young ladies' Of the society
w,rc out in all their beauty and loneliness.
The >pc:.kcr introduced his subject by refer.
rA. 10 the mlguiiicence of SJlomon's reign,
.ly}ng 4 graphic description Of "Araby the
b-.' the country Of the Queen. Her charac.
t.r. a. developed III the account given of her
r,.t 10 Solomon, was fully drawn out ::
First, as 10 her physical Development; sc.
,onL her Intellectual culture third, her re-
igjeu> aspirations.
Her dignity cane not so much from her
fii,al position as from her mental and moral
l4rac,er These, rather than her external
circumstances. made her a character in his
5gsy. and Illustrated the Gtct that the mind Of
4vvmln. when cultivated, was equal to any
ytgrncy of life He held up the Queen Of
i ,A.D4 as an example worthy of imitation in
4 ."s intellectual and moral nature. He spoke
4 The sad fact hat so many young ladies
8Hhu enjoyed fine opportunities failed TO i'm
rpy, them. So many seemed to think that
SNnn they need is fine clothing, gaudy jew
~. and the ability TO talk and to dance.
4 r. ryhorted the young ladies to remember
4 a4t all these eXrernaIs would only
q max" of them fair SuperfciahhcS.
8ie pleaded for their higher nature.
B H. lad the great Network is 10 regain the
Paradise Lost" Of perfect relationships.
The young ladies were urged not to yield
10 the mperious demands OF silly fashion
when it violate, the laws Of physical, intel
4 ~,.ua, ana moral health. He spoke Of the
81 aowrr> # cultivated human intellect when
va, not impaired Dy an unhealthy body,
8 .Gd vi The mighty things it had accomplish
: but closed by urging that the power
j ,A!ul all-and that governed the worlds
,artp1,rer, with which woman is more
.ocg.Ily endowed than man.
SECOND NIGHT.
On last night the commencement exercises
3 roper came of. Prayer by Rev. j. B. lay
n :, preceded by an overture on the organ by
q Master Tommy johnson, ayouth OF only ten
81 car>.
8 The annual address before the young Ia
3 -rs Of the institute was delivered by the
4 Hon. Il. johnson Barbour, OF Orange. The
4 .IGTc>>, Of over an hours length, was Sar.
a.,lc review of the theories of Darwin, Hux-
81 :, ryndall, &c. Christianity had been the
4 int Of attack from the time Of st. Paul at
Athens down to the present, and yet it is the
b a!y hope Of humanity. All these atheistlcal
q Backs have thus far failed. These recent
q SCORES Of man descended from the ape, his
81 A'',mc antiquity, or spontaneous genera.
'-t. hi nnlp nfE
q %! aud void, and to put Darwin in the
8 -re OF Moses. Newton picked up pebbles
# The shore, but the apostle OF apes
~, 10 infinite depths. He paid handsome
Il ute 10 Lieutenant Maury, whose God was
ia = God Of the Bible, and who was striking
81 L!a,t ,e these bandittl Of science. Sci
~ ~ec ua> done much that is useful; it has
n -Gcd the thunderbolt, yoked the lightning,
GA ru>!!icd human vision, anuihilated space,
# dictated motion, gone 10 the bottom OF
81 ." "a, scared i'll the air, and still progress Is
81 w~chword. He was happy to say that
4tEe were so few female atheists. Woman
: The peculiar custodian Of religion. Her
q @uc sphere Is home in this she is powerful.
a. concluded by saying: The honor OF man,
III iGEity Of woman. and the sauctity of re-
M ION, VAS three-lod cord not easily bro.
~.
Al the close of Mr.. Barbour's address the
F'!lc;1les Of protrieucies and distinctions
we Then awarded the young ladies that
81 cecdcd ia their examinations.
/ be essays of the graduating class were
VI read. Miss Ida Lewis's-subject, "Pbysi-
Forces was read by Major Grimsley.
- Lizzie Foushee's-suhject, "The Old
"a Tue New"-was read by Rev. w. S. Pc
. Both these youog ladies' are FROM Gull
FL per county. The essay of Miss Mary Han.
H. Of Manchester, Va, - subject, Indie
-."nce Of Though! "-was read by Judge |
l. Copton, Of Manchester. The essay Of
~ Li!'e Barbour, Of Culpeper,- ubject,
Isl ~Nalion and Design was read by
s# 'i.'F ufimslcy.
.'p!an Pcnick, the principal, presented
& ' Aann!c Fry. Of CuIpeper, with silver
8 '0i ucporttnent and silver napkin-ring
IS 9!itr4tiOn.
-e Hon. Il. j. BIrbour presented Master
<oF johnson, The olganist, aged ten
- WIN gold medal 10 behalf Of bis
DER, Miss Bedford PeDick. for profeien-
Il 10 "rsir. de also in au appropriate ad-
9 =: ,'tistieG the diplomas upon the fol-
F'"''- !&.i g*aa@Gtes el The Insti!u!e: Mis- !