Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-24
Commencement Exercises.

auspices than any yet held in Wa,halla. nh,
colt gcs both have full list of graduates. Th,
male college has five graduates and tho femol
college six. No year sipcc tho existence o
these institutions has thcrc been larger rum.
oer OF graduates. From tho rigid examinations
10 which these graduates were subjected il il
said mat they have the reputation of btiug ripe,
scholars Than their predecessors OH tho stage.
Inc sabbath morning was II beautiful one
win cool, refreshing brcczes from the noun.
| talhs TO Keep down the heat which is ON sucl
occasions so oppressive. The audience in Mt,
| tendance at The Lutheran Church, whore tho
Dacea'"urca'o sermon was preached was very
iarge The church was crowded to its fullest
capacity large number of strangers from
abroad gave tho audience q new and interesting
appearance.
Ihe preacher, tho Rev. W. e. Boggs, of Al
'ahta, met interpretation Of his audience in ono
OF The nblcst and most appropriate sermons We
nave had the pleasure Of hearing. nistcxt wns
taken from the 9th chapter of lst Thcssaopions.
2lst verse: "provc all things; hold fast 10 th,t
"h'ch Is good" &c. Tho preacher in his pre-.
i'r"'ory remarks said that liberty of thought,
was the boast of this age The greater tho
freedom OF thought the greater The triumph of
lru'h. Truth courts investigation and is NOT
"lraid OF exposure The difference between l,c
Christian religion on The one part and Mohum.
mechanism and tho heather religions Was Tint
christianity asked an investigation of its claims
TO truth. Christj"-i'y s"3a r'~'.
monammcdianism says believe my creed or
perish Pagan gods were The creatures of The
imagination and of mans device. They made
no rrctcn;ions TO truth. Mohammcdnnism
claimed TO be truth bat was afraid Of invcstga
ton and maintained its creed by the sword.
Christianity was founded on evidence mgLticr
aud more powerful than any religious system
ever offered to man. History proves its truth,
the unity Of The Bible proves its truth, the
purity of the teaching of the Bible in contrast
with crccds Of other religious sccls proves lis
truth, and its adaptihility to The wants Of human
nature in its fallen estate proves il and The lifo
Of Christ, God-lkc in its pcr'ectons, added to
this proof such power hat the most skcpical, il
honest, could not doubt. Tic argument was
learned and presented with such force that it
had a great influence upon The hearers. No
audience ever gave close" attention aud il must
result in good. 1t was not only addressed to he
graduates and the learned, but had truth for
those who are not learned and will have its
| effect.
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from thc lcxt ..AnI ,lc vou,.,. ,,on wen, o,yov
saan This sermon w,s do ,o,r1 10 ,hc vo,,.
| and the young man who went TO Christ and
asked Good Master, wha, shall do to be saycd!"
was held up as an cxamnl, 10 show how near
| the KINGDOM Of heaven ono may como ,nL vrt
not enter. The young man was polite and
aitab'c, n member ana elder of the church, had
KEPT us nc saia, the moral law, yet notwith-
s.aha'hs 'h's he vent away sorrowi"l, because
mo "e"i' wv" III 'he "os'" anu TIC c'"'o ho'
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'"'o'"o'e AUSPICES
The commencement exercises were contin
ued on Monday m""n'nG ut ~ "c!ock ny
''o N''",''''' ~, ~ ~ = ''O"'' "'i"'''
n'e"'' "c r'eF"'"'"'S oei'"''I,e". mas no"
peen u"ocr '"c ch"'@o 'i ir"l. bo' |er 10:
~" taS' yc"'' NC h't'''S De"n CHOSEN ny 'he
ID ara OF ruslecs NJ NC i"S' commencement
~ mat PoSI''"h. l"c o'Sc'F''he u l"!s
ocp''''''ent mas Dech strict an" 'horonsh'
ana INC rcsu't o. thlS mas been an impro'e-
'hc"' patent !" every VISITOR "l 'ho eSh'"i-
'!on' ana oh'HelF satisfactory 10 me patrons
oi tue schooi. Inc VISITING members OF ne
BOARD a'er very r'H'd eSamiha'ion' we're
not oh'y SH'''h'a D"t uei'H"'eu WIN me