The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17
For the Central Presbyterian.
Hampden Sidney College, 1oeth Com
mencement

SNSh holuhey SolleseI IOSth Com
mencement
Bright cool weather, number of pleasant
visitors, and excellent band from Roanoke
were some of the external circumstances that
consplred to render peculiarly attractive the
one hundred and ninth Commencement at
Hampden Sidney College The regular COM
mencement exercises began June 9TH, with the
Baccalaureate sermon by the President, Rev
Richard McIlwaine D. D. His text was Pro-
verbs xvi; 80, HE that is slow to anger is
better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his
spirit than he that taketh city,"
Alter an earnest. vigorous discourse, full of
suggestive practical truths the President closed
very impressively with a few appropriate
WORDS to the members of the graduating class
and urged strenuously upon them the important
bearing of his text upon their future lives.
In the evening, at FIVE o'clock, a very forcible
sermon was preached by Rev James Wharev.
OF North Carolina, from the text ] John 4.
last clause, This is the victory ti,at overcometb
the world, even our faith"
The celebration of the Union Literary So
olety, held June 9th. was presided over by Rev.
John Hannon, D. D., of Lynchburg, Va. The
Senior Orators medal was conferred upon Mr.
>. I. Preston, of Lynchburg, Va; the Junior
Debater's medal upon Mr.. P H. Gevinn, of
Monroe county, W. Va, and the Freshman De-
Chalmers medal upon Mr.. A. B. Coleman. of
Nelson county, Va. Quite a large audience as
semoled on Wednesday morning to enjoy the
pleasure of hearing Rev John Harmon, D. D..
OF Lynchburg Va, who delivered the address
before the two literary societies. His subject,
The Philosophy of Roads" new and startling
as 1T first appeared, was treated in very happy
manner. The speaker, after a clever and hu-
morous introduction, showed very forcibly that
besides the roads that threaded their wav
through the physical universe civilizing man.
kind and uniting them in one vast, sympathetic
family, even life itself was a complicated net
work Of roads, all of which merged finally into
the two broad highways-the road to eternal
life and the road to eternal death. An abstract
of Dr. lannon's address would do it a grave
injustice, for to be fully appreciated it was ne
cessary to hear his fine voice, see his expressive
gestures, and follow him in his daring flights Of
Imagination.
AT half past eight on Wednesday the celebra-
ton Of the Phlantl ropic Society was held. DR.
}. F. Latimer, of Union Theological Seminary,
presiding The Senior Orators medal was con.
ferred upon Mr.. J. B. Finley, of Romney. W.
Va, the Sophomore Debater's medal upon Mr.
W. M. Eldridge, of Buckingham county. Va.
and the Freshman Declaimer's medal upon Mr.
Percy :. Wood, of Corsicana, Texas.
On Thursday morning the re gular Commence
ment day, the exercises were opened with PRAYER
by Rev Moses D. Hoge, D. D. After the dis
tinctons were read, The prze for the best special
examination on Shakspere, was awarded by the
Professor Of English, to Mr.. c. H. Lee. Jr Of
Clarke county, Va. This prize is given bv the
new Shakspere Society Of England, and it is
the first time it has ever been awarded at
HamPden Sidney The papers were examined
by the Professor Of English at Central Un1ver-
sity, Kentucky.
The following degrees were conferred ID D
Rev. L. M Colfelt Of Philadelphia, Pa, well
known to the Central for the vigorous and
scholarly articles contributed to its columns.
Rev. Harvey Glass, Richmond, Ky.
A. Mr.. A. A. Campbell, Wythe7ille, Va
Mr. 7. P. Campbell, Wytheville, Va, and Mr..
r. B. Palmer, Of Corsicana. Texas.
A. B. upon the members Of the graduating
class.
Mr.C II. Wissner, fredericksburg Va, FIRST
honor, Valedictory.
Mr.. W. S. Friend Charlotte county, Va, sec
ond honor, Latin Salutatory.
Mr.. H. r. McIlwaine Petersburg. Va, third
honor, Philosophical Grafton.