Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-26
commencement Exercises of the Yves
Ieyan Female Institute.
ADDRESS BY REV. j. w. DUFFEY OF BALrI-
MORE.


The exercises attending the closing OF the last
session of the Wesleyan Female Institute COM
nenced by the delivery of the Commence
ment Sermon in the NJ. E. Church South, last
Sunday morning, by Rev. Jefferson W. Duffey
OF Baltimore. The subject of his sermon was
the character OF Mary of Bethany, who, ne
thought, was the best woman mentioned in-the
Bible. Her love and devotion to Jesus was
forcibly portrayed. Their hearts were SO near
ly in accord thatwhen one was struck the 9th
er responded, and the only time that Jesus
wept was when his tears flowed with those OF
Mary when she fell at his feet weeping at the
death of her brother. 1t was only of her that
Jesus said: "She hath done what she could"
The characters of Mary and her sister Martha
were contrasted. They were antipodal. Mar
tina was type of the secular christian, "a class
that is indispensable to the success and pros
perlty of the church. Mary had chosen the
better part-the one thing needful.
YOUNG LADIES CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The annual address before the young Ladies'
Christian Association of the Wesleyan Female
Institute was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Duffey, to
q very large audience, in the NJ. E, Church
South, on Sunday night The subject was the
power of kindness, founded on the text: She
tongue is the law of kindness"-Proverbs
XXX: %.
In all ages of the world, wherever woman ex-
listed, she was help or a hindrance. She ex-
erted great influence for good or evil. He Of
ten wondered what st. Peter meant By desig-
mating woman as the weaker vessel. She was
the equal of man in courage, resolution, kind
ness, and will; in goodness, and in evil. In
illustration of her will, he quoted the familiar
lines:
when she will, she will,
You may depend on 1t. .
When she won't, she won't,
And that's the end on it,
He maintained that kindness was the most
potential agent for good, and that it should be
exercised on all occasions. That often SIM
pie word of encouragement kindly expressed
changed the whole character ofa man. In
speaking of the great influence of kindness. he
paid compliment to the catholics. saying that
they exercised more kindness than the Prot
estants in the churches, schools, and charita-
BILE institutions, and that was the secret of the
well known fact that most Protestant pupils
whenever sent TO Catholic schools become
Catholics. He assured the young ladies Of the
school he was addressing, that they would ex-
ert very great influence for good or evil.-that
they would be guardian angels and benefac-
tresses of their race, on Pandoras that would
eff1ict it with evils inconceivable. The address
was very plain and practical one, and very
appropriate to the accession.
At the hour ofgoing to press last night. the
annual soiree was in progress at the Opera
Hall. The following was the programme:-
MONDAY, JUNE %, 8 O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
ANNUAL soIREE.
PART I.
l. OvERTURE-"Le cheval de bronze, Au6er.
Misses G. Howard, A: flanagan, A. Hill.
C. L. Frank, L. Talbot, NJ. Purkins,
E. Cornelius, K. Beatty.
2. TRIo-Mermaids. .............. ..... Glover.
Misses Cora Vaughan, Fannie Tannehill,
Alice v. Dice
8. SoLo-Far from Home, ........... Paul Hen7ion.
Miss Cora A. Vaughan.
Misses S. Giles, D. Gibbs, NJ. L. Walker. N.
Bennett, K. Beatty, M. Hovey,
E. Henry, E. Standifer.
S. DOUBLE QUARTErTE--sunrise... ooncome.
L. owen, N. Gibbs. F. Tannehil,
Alice Dice, M. Sterling.
6. SoLo-Sun of My Life, Ghirsa.
Miss Fannie Tannehill.
T. sTAgNTOT dsgat1 4outs Ide
tendon, e. Bishop, NJ. Taliaferro A, Dice,
8. StrinEfellow, M. Allison, L. Bryan,
M. tunnel, y. Peafro,
M. Culpeper.
8. CHoRUs-Approach of Spring.N. w. Gade
PART II.
l. E-"Semiramis, !" Rossini
Misses G. FRANK, NJ. Walker, NJ. Sterling,
8. Kennon, S. Giles, ]. Russell,
M. Gunnell, M. Bender.
2. sEMT-CHoRUs-Church Bells;;.E ". Taylor.
Misses D. Gibbs, B. Lobban. F. Tannehill.
N Gibbs. A. Hill, M. Sterling,
M. Smithson, K. Snyder.
3. DUET Pescatori, MINIMUM. Gabussj
Misses Cora A. Vaughan, Alice V. Dice.
4. F1NALE-from 5th Symphony . Beethoven,
Misses A. Hill, C. Frank. s. Kennon. M
Sterling. G E; a9%ard; E Ee Tiannehill'
Miss Alice V. Dice.
g. Observation-Disclosures Wagner
Misses A. Hill, K Keith ( S Giles; NJ Bend
E. Millner.
7. CHoRUs-Summer Fancies ...O O. Metra
The final exercises will take place tonight
in the Opera Hall. The programme for o-night
is as follows
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 8 O'CLOCK, P. N.
PROGRAMME.
PRAYER.
MUSIC.
l. OvRRTURE-Mauer and Schlosser. ..... Rossiai
Misses G. Howard and A. flanagan.
ooNFERRING DISTINCTION.
2. DOUBLE QUARTETTE-Beware.... Bischof
Misses NJ. Doyle, L. Owen, NJ. Smithson,
B. Lobban. NJ. Sterling. N. Gibbs,
A. Taylor. A. Hill.
AWARDING MEDALS.
8. OvERTURR-Caliph of Bagdad....H g. Sotge
Misses Julia Russell. Emma Millner,
Emma Watts
f. TRIo-The Distant Chimes Glover
Misses Cora Vaughan. Agnes Hill, Alice Dice.
CoNFERRING DIPLOMAS ON GRADUATES IN
SCHOOLS
s. GALoP-Route en- Train.-......... ...... Retterer
Misses Lucie Talbot. Mary Purkins.
g. SEMI-CHoRUs-Comme ncement March. ......
Bartlett ITltschel.
Misses K. Snyder, K. Keith, NJ. Doyle, G.
Vaughan, NJ. Hovey, d. Gibbs, M. Pur-
kins, E.. Cornelius, r. Tannehill L.
Owen, L. Whaley, ]. Lewis, B.
Lobban. A. Hill, M. Smithson.
N. Gibbs, N. Sterling. A.
Taylor, A. Dice, 2. Dice.
7. DUET-Friendship... .E II. Hodges
Misses Cora Vaughan, Alice v. Dice.
coNFERRING DIPLOMAS ON FULL GRADUATES