Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-02

Joyous summer time, so FAR As nature IS
concerned, but to great many OF the
youth OF our country it is something
besides all this. II is 10 these the
month in which the happy school life
ends, and the strange, mysterious and
rosy world, with its cares, its trials and
its tolls, is entered with eager feet.
They pass its threshold with little COM
prehcusiou Of the fact that it is the
Rubicon of their lives. June is the
month Of commcncements. 1t Is the
time when the dreams OF the student
are realized, and he at last obtains pos
session OF the paper which makes him a
Bachelor Of Arts or Letters. The
accumulated wisdom of the ages
IS all his own. lie has drained
a deep draught OF the Pierian
.ount, out oi respect for the fact that
"a little learning Is dangerous thing,
lud this knowledge serves 10 lrradlatc
rom him H. heat does from mOulten
iron. lie thinks the world Is lying at
mi, feet. Its doors are open on every
side. He has but to choose which one
ii them to enter and that is the end OF
r. all. Such is the idra of the average
>ujnr al present. OF course there are
exceptions
This old college town never was i've
I.r than at present More people are
here than at any former commence
urut: the hotels being well filled, ana
many are here visiting their friends.
Ou SUNDAY last tine commencement
exercises properly begun with the bac,
cllmrratr sermon by that eloquent and
learned gentlemen, DR.. George i. Hays,
President Of the COLLEGE. After the
su ging OF two familiar hymns and an
earnest PRAYER for divine help and the
-rufarnce ol the Holy spirit oR tAis oe-
Ctsion, DR.. Hays announced his text
nd spoke for.an hour in his eolquent
and most impressive manner. We
wlhw could DO justice to this effort,
sp practical 81 earnest, 50 faithful 4 sci
tius forth of the main thought that dlII-
-,Icr iu business WAS the secret oil
Success. Ouc aim, and that noble,
trl. one. followed StrUdidly, manlul-
I. aul i'm the fear ut God,
1uI not fail. \ good part OF his dis
.lur~c WAS devoted % the subject ol
rlltn. tine Importance and necessity Oi
which hc urged i'm strong terms, illuStra-
tin. this i'm iorciblrway by many we'll
known examples. He CounSCicd them
toHn immediate selection OF their life
work. warning them against inJudlclOus
advisers; bidding them remember that
an crrnrhrrc would follow them through
life: spoke Cl the Jolly and sin OF delay
and the necessity of choosing wisely, rs
a change ut business involved Just 80
much loss oi time and ability. Alter
-Npwuutnlt all the legitimate avenues
ni trade we're open To- them, and religion
briu, the way in which man carried ON
his business. whether religion governed
tine business ur business the religion, hc
male q iurciDlc argument in Ia
yor OF Christian integrity and honor
in the business man 5e,tAen, young
gentlemen, and may the blessikg Of God
go,with YOU. Be wise, be virtuous, be
Hscttl. shine as lights In the world, not
with inferior lustre, but as stars ut the
first magnitude i'm the moral hcmiS-
phrrc di.lu>iug mild aud bcuisuaut
ravs. ruli.htcnlng, adOruing and bless
inc our world; and then, when removed
from tnr present scene by death, may
ynu ri,, to shine with unading luStrc
i'm the presence and before the throne Of
God
The large audience at the Town Hall,
sunday evening, cyinccd the interest
felt bv tine citizens oi Washington I'M
the society oi Religious Inquiry, which
has been doing such good work during
the past year. Some regret WAS cN-
pressed when 1t was ascertalncd that
Bishop Gilbert Haven, of Atlanta, Ga.,
could not bc present 10 deliver the ad-
dress. But when il wus known
that Rev. |. y. Hays, of Allegheny,
would hll his place We were resigned.
Alter the lecture waSOycr the question
WAS often asked, what more could any
one wish He held the attention closely
for over au hour Many a students
eye rested ON him from beginning To-
ruI without wandering /, was a ser
mon ull of strong thought and ought
% produce good results.
EXAMINATIONS.
On Monday morning the juniors,
,arhS and freshmen assembled iur tue
lest tiue II tAs-tsEtOf the oH bell as
-nlessIbers OF these respective classes.
phs is the last day OF the examinations
ana when the hour of twelve arrived
it vas evident that the boys-hsl passed
all -f~ht, Rom the tremendous cheers
they gave on leaving the college. The
iuuIor, of the past year can II, longer
h. called 10y that name. They are
seniors. a something mo- longer hoped
for but nova reality. Seniors whom
thew were accustomed To look
uuln is beings who possessed
an unlimited supply of knowledge
ON every subject Vet thee !S
NO. glory equal To- the glory Of the full
HrIrrd senior at Washington, - hc
calmly looks down on the classes below
him from the iuapproachuble hcisht to
which Lr has been 30 long a-clim)ius.
The lower classes, how infinitely. Tt
moved they seem. The very President
lnd ProirS,or-what are they more
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