The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-30

luz lmmenbe CEUNu WnlCu htbenDleu was
highly entertained. The young ladies
and gentlemen did great credit 10 them.
selves as orators and debators.
On Sunday morning, at 10Y o'clock,
Miss Taylor, Principal Of Wheeling Fe.
male College, delivered lecture TO the
students at the N. E. Church. The
church was crowded 10 It's utmost ca.
pacity with an intelligent audience,
anxious TO hear woman talk from the
sacred desk. Her subject, "Work' was
ably and eloquently handled. Her prop.
ositions were: Qst "Man was made 10
work, ," and (2d) 'Not only was man made
for work, but work developes the un.
seem" She showed clearly enough that
Divine law teaches that man must work
for whatever brings him good in this
world; that II is by work that our physi.
cal and mental faculties are developed;
that our temporal happiness, here and
hereafter, depend upon our effort, our
work, to obtain them. Miss Taylor
evinced deep earnestness and love for
souls, uttering words ireighted with the
deepest and most solemn meaning. II Is
seldom that our people are permitted the
privilege ot listening 10 sermon from
the lips Of q woman, but they will now
say give US more Of woman's work In call.
ing sinners tQ repentance. Her heart can
feel where mans cannot.
On Sunday afternoon W. X. Pendleton,
State Superintendent, delivered the bac.
calaureate sermon at Normal Hall. 1t Is
said 10 be the finest sermon Of the kind
that has been delivered since the estab.
lishment OF the school.
On Monday Of this week, as l mention.
ed In my letter previous to this, diplomas
were conferred on twenty.three Of the
Students, five ladies and nineteen gentle
men. The addresses delivered BY the
ladies and gentlemen who graduated were
OF Il rather high order-vefy good indeed.
Each was good without exception. At
night, Il o'clock, the Alumni and stud
ents held reunion. 1t was happy,
joyous occasion; and thus ended one Of
the most pleasant and profitable com.
mencement weeks this institution Of
learning has ever had.
On yesterday afternoon, the 2Gth inst,
there was a Capital meeting held in the
Town Hall Of this place. The meeting
had been advertised by huge posters and
displayed publication In both Of our
newspapers for several days previous,
and consequently the one or two friends
oil, Charleston were expecting large
crowd on the occasion. The meeting was
called by the friends Of Charleston, and
Henry $. Walker and Judge Brown, OF
Kanawha county, were to address the
dear people. Yesterday Walker and
Brown came, but there were but lew per.
sons turned out TO hear them-not more
than ten or twelve. Gotf, Basel and
party came to town on their way home
from MorgantoWn, at which place
they had been addressing the people in IA
yor Of locating the Capital at Clarksburg
The Charlestonians-Walker, Brown &.
Co.-although they left Alorgantown
without extending the gentlemen from
Clarksburg an invitation 10 Join in dis
cussion at Fairmont, finding they could
not raise n crowd, suddenly became yery
anxious for joint discussion. The
Clsrksburg speakers said 20 ahead with
your meeting, We will be on hand. But
there was no crowd to speak 10. So Golf
and party went home.
Gen. Gof announced before he left that
he and other speakers in favor OF Clarks.
burg would visit this place on Tuesday,
July 10th, first day OF County Conrt, and
speak on the merits OF the place and
challenge Charleston to a joint discussion.
Walker announced that he end John
Kenna would be present at the meeting
announced by General Goff for July 10th.
notice that our Town Council is put.
ting lamp posts on several Of our streets,
30 that hereafter we will be able, like
many other folks, to see our way clear
even in the nighttime.
Rev. Williams, Of your city, preached
in the Presbyterian Church, this place,
on last Sabbath. PHILIP.