Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-26
Commencement Exercises Of
.t Adger College.

tho Baccalaureate Sermon by tho Rev. j. G.
Furman, d. d., of Grccnvllc. A.orowded house
greeted tho advent of tho venerable preacher
and many we're unable to obtain seats. After q
beautiful voluntary by tho choir, the doctor
addressed the young men from tho text found in
the second chapter of John, The words Of Mary,
The mother of Jesus, commanding tho servants
at the marriage in Cana, ''Whatsocver ho saith
unto you, de H." Space will not allow us to
d give even q summary of this elegant discourse.
repletc with wisdom, practical knowlcdro md
classic dicion. Tho close attention of tho
whole audience, who seemed 10 be absorbed in
tho words Of tho speaker, boro silent testimony
to the mascrly manner in which the subject was
handled,
at night the doctor addressed tho young men
ut tho same place, taking as his theme the ac-
count given in tho nineteenth chapter Of Matthew
of tho interview between Christ and the young
man who had great possessions, and who. in
answer to the question, "Good Master, what
good thing shall do that may have eternal
lfc?" received the answer, 'Scll all thou hast
and give 10 the poor, and come and follow me-"
An eloquent appeal was made TO tho young men
not to destroy, in o similar manner, all chance
for salvation, by refusing to tako tho ono step
needfui The only drawback on the occusion
was the small attendance, when compared with
the services Of tho morning. larger audience
ought to havo welcomed tho distinguished
stranger. Tho young men seemed much i'm
pressed by tho solemn words Of tho speaker.
Monday, Juno 23d.-Thc examination Of the
Academic Department took place at the college,
and in the afternoon the little geography
fcllcrs," as tho girls call them, refreshed us
with some very interesting dcclamalions. We
noticed that the boys enunciated their ords in
style unusual in those SO young, and seemed
TO be very much in earnest, sine 9ua non with
the orator. Some Of them exhibited good
deal of talent for rhetoric. and reflected great
credit on their instructor, Prof. Hicks.
TIE ALUMNI ADDRESS.
AT 81 O'clock, Monday evening, tho Alumni
Address of Adgcr College was delivered by Mr.
W. j. Beard. The large church was we'll filled
and gave attentive audience 10 the speaker.
Tho address was the first of tho kind, being de-
ivcred by one of tho graduates of las. year.
That class consisted Of only thrcc-Mcssrs. J.
W. Shelor, W. G.. Nevill md W. J. Beard.
AIessrs. Sholor and Beard arc students of tho
law and Mr. Ncvill of theology. They all give
promise of bcing useful and prominent citizens,
possessing more than ordinary talent, and
personal appearance which is commanding and
prepossessing The duty Of making the first
address was imposed upon Mr. Beard by his
brother class mates. This duty was we'll per-
formed by him and his oration showed that llc
has not been sleeping on Tho training of his
college days
JUNIOR EXHIBITION.
The exhibition of the Junior Glass was the
entertainment Of tho hour Of o'clock Tucsr
day evening The clock had gotten very lazy
and o'clock camo somewhere in tho neigh
borhooa Of nine BY this time, howev
large gathering was assembled in tho hall
and the gray cloth and brass buttons glttcred
in the light Of tho chandeliers and tho coun-
tenances Of tho beautiful fair oncs who lite
rally took up all the available space in the
body of tho building and left but littlo space
for their galants. Tho music, so elegantly
furnished by the string band from Grcenyille,
gave life and vivacity to the sccne thrilling
tho heart with sensation enough 10 inspire
tho young orators to do thcir best. After nm
opening, under the usual ceremonies, tho
members Of tho Junior Glass were introduced
by Prof. Riley and spoke in tho following
order: Jas. L. Cooper, subject, "Intollcct and
its pleasures whom cultivated" John l..
McLccs, "Literalure," b. L. Smith "Ambi-
ton" Il. T.. Stribling, "Formation Of charac.
tor" ard James p. Carey, "Decsion of
character" Tho exhibition was ino dis
play for young zen, and while we know That
it is nvidious to mako distinctions, yet wo
cannot refrain from saying that w';;!!c al Of
thoir speeches woro good and excellent,
delivered, that of Mr.. Caroys was
marked by q degroo Of thought and study
rarely found in ono Of his ago. IIo displayed
we'll trained and logical mind, and goyo
utterancc to his thoughts in puro, simple
Anglo.Saxon, with mono of that effort ut
rhetoric which 80 often spoils such speeches.
Indeed this was noticeable feature Of all of
these orations, and it spoke wcll for tho caro-
ful training they havc received. The Juniors
spoke in thoir uniforms, which is neat and
snowy dress. With continuation Of their
labors for another year these young gentlemen
may hopo to graduate with honor to thom-
selves and thoir college.
COL. THOMAS ADDRESS.
At IL o'clock on "Wednesday morning, Col.
j. p. Thomas, Of Charlotte, N. G., addressed
tho Piedmont and Carolina Societies Of Adgor
College. Ills subject was tho government of
tho country State and Federal. Col. Thomas
presented tho strong points Of his address in
n most forcible manner Ills language was
chasto and the delivery earnest and eloquent
Towards the close he dwelt upOn tho dutiea