The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-10
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.


Seven Sisters Graduating at the
wheeling Female College Full
Text OF HIS Baccalaureste Sermon
BrfmfuI OF wisdom and Worldly
Advice.
Lsst night the auditorium of the
Fourth Street II. Z. Church was well
filed with fashionable audience TO
listen 10 the taccalaureats sermon OF
Rev DR.. George, psstor,t TO the graduating
class of the Female College. The altar
was neatly but spsrely trimmed with
flowers, there being floral cross in front
and large boquet on either side, while
in the rear and above the pulpit stood q
second cross, composed OF roses OF gsrl-
GUS shades. The congregation was CON-
posed of members from the First and
| Second Presbyterian churches, also from
First Lutheran, the pastors OF which were
seated in the pulpit with Rev. George.
they having closed their places Of worship
in order 10 unite and do honor TO the
occasion.
The exercises Of the evening were
commenced by an ohertory sung by the
choir, assisted by the choir Of the
First Presbyterian Church. Hymn No.
527 was then sung, after which Rev. ). b.
Barnitz read the second chspter of Paul
TO the Corinthians for the evening lesson.
The choir followed in Hsydn's Heavens
are Telling" which was well rendered.
Rev. DR.. George then rose, and in an
eloquent manner delivered the Baccsl-
sureste sermon to the graduating class,
who occupied front pew.
THE BACCALATREATE
Textile epistle to the philippians,
first chapter, Dist verse For me TO
live Is Christ
Christianity teaches US by example,
not only BY the taultlesS example OF our
Lord, but BY the examples Of such men
as Abraham and Moses and Paul; great
characters, but not without human in
frmIties. In this text Paul had bat 8
single thought, but it was thought rs
hlgn IS Heaven. lie had but sir gie
ambition, to rest in the bosom Of q glori-
fed Saviour.
Can we do better on an occasion like
this, when certain class OF young per-
sons, having passed through q course Of
college study, are about to 80 forth from
the halls OF the institution which they
cherish, and which we CHERISH, To- the
great conflict and trials Of future years !?
Can we do better on such an occasion
than 10 consider the elements of this
Christ life? 1t seems TO me that
the Bible kindles the grsndest am
billions in the human breast. 1t per
petually retutes the sensual and worldly
IN US; 1t pictures 10 US, the grandeur
and glory of the Christian character, the
Christian life, the Christian relations and
| possibilities ia the world which lies b.
yond the grave What can be con-
ceived rs an end and aim in life
eevating US TO lof.ier plain
of thought and aspiration than is
presented to us in that passage
1t is the true unifCation of mans lite.
There is destruction in wIckedness. No
man is n unit until he is q unit in good
ness. He never has faith, he never has
true unity Of soul until be is wholly the
Lords. When he can say, II stand on
the Word of God; l can make no con-
cessions until am convinced out OF the
Bible; l have but a singlo message, to
spread scriptursl holiness amongst men, y
| he becomos 3 transcendent power.
The very spirit and purpose of spirit.
ual life Is activity for Jesus and His
cause. This obligation to work for the
benefit. enlightenment, culture and sal
walton OF men is in the spirit and pur-
pose Of the Chri7t-life 1t is only in this
life OF conservation for Jesus sake, that
one finds exslta.ion and peace Of con-
science, purity Of soul and living hope
of glorious future.
The young men and women who 90
forth from the halls of our literary lnsJi-
tutions crowned with college honors are
entitled to consider themselves the lead
ors of others. They are the guides 10
right principles. They have the right 10
be teachers OF society; and they will be If
the Christ life possesses them. The
Christ life is life of holy and everlasting
satisfaction.
There are those in this congregation
who have worldly ambition, and thoughts
of power and consequence among men
In many of these things of which they
think SO much and tor which they Q
ready to pay 80 large Tri2c,
they will be disappointed. These
pershsble things are Elusive and trsnsi-
tory. Many Of these things are utterly
beyond you. You will never come TO
them. You can no more reach them
than the stars in Heaven. But, thanks
be TO God, the greatest things, the grand.
est things are within your reach.
Changes will come TO you. Who first
of this class will de God only knowns
But few years will pass and you will
look back on discovered friends. You
will say we have mad changes of fortunes;
we have proved how transitory all
earthly possessions are. God grant that
you may be able to say, We know Jesus
Christ-the Son Of Gods our life. We
know that we have chosen tho best, the
most imperIshsblc, and that we will have
the final victory IN eternal life.