The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
Commencement of Centenary College,
jackson, La.

The Commencement sermon was preached
on Sunday, May 81, at IL a. M, by Rev. W.
c. Black, of Meridian. Subject God in
in Nature and God in Grace 1t was a
mastery reconciliation of natural and re-
We aled religion. Mr. Black has a wonder
full array of facts and figures at ommand,
and delivers them fuently and with elo-
quent emphasis.
The Board of Trustees, presided over by
the venerable Bishop Keener, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, met at a.
M. on Monday.
Beginning at 7:30 p. m, Monday, the
Preparatory Department gave their Exhi-
bition, composed of we'll rendered selections
from the best orators of the day, interspersed
with humorous and entertaining dialogues.
The audience was immense and showed its
appreciation by quiet attention.
At $50 a. M. on Tuesday, was a meeting
in the beautiful Hall of the Union Literary
Society, for the purpose of bestowing
diplomas and prizes upon the graduates
After the programme was through, racy,
ex-tempore speeches were made by members
of the Society of other years, by Judge
bar. by Bishop Keener and others.
At Il a. M of same day was held meet
ing of the Alumni Association After the
annual reelection of officers and other
routine matters, the Association and the
large audience were addressed by the An
nual Orator, DIR. ID. Z. Phares, professor in
the A. & NJ. College, at Starkville. Dr.
Phares is the oldest Alumnus of the Cen
tenary College of Louisiana, his name
appearing at the head of the class which
graduated in 1887. In introducing his
address he remarked pathetically upon the
pleasure it gave him to revisit, after lapse
of so many years, the beautiful groves of
his Alma Mater. The subject of his ora
ton, was Genesis and Geology, and right
forcibly and happily did the venerable
scientist maintain their harmony, exposing
by his logic and excoriating by his forceful
language those soi dis ant naturalists. who
pretend that creation contradicts its Crea-
tor. The Alumni and the audience were
well pleased with the address as to ask
for its publication in the columns of the
Sunday edition of the Times Democrat. The
Doctor agreed to the request, so that the
public may soon have the privilege of
reading it.
On Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. began the Joint
societies.
Franklin Institute and the Union Literary.
three orators from each Society The young
men did themselves and the College credit.
DR.. Joseph Jones, President of the Board
of Health and long time professor in the
Louisiana Medical School In New Orleans,
made an address to the Societies and to
the audience. Unfortunately, because of the
difficult acoustics of the large hall, and the
Doctors method of reading, but few could
hear the elaborate and learned paper.
On Wednesday, June Sd, was the regular
Commencement Day. Seven young men
received the degrees OF the institution, four
being graduated Bachelor of Science and
three bachelor of Arts, as follows, viz: B.
=. Emmett l.. Irwin, Clinton, La; VIM
l.. Faulk, Ouaehita Parish, La James A.
Cason, Bastrop, La. William W. Nors-
worthy, East Feliciana Parish, La; 4. b.
J. Cheston King, jackson, La Charles E.
Mclean, East Feliciana Parish; and
Geo. III. Galloway, of Madison County,
Mississippi. Mr.. Mclean bore off the
second honor and Mr.. Galloway the first.
The degree of d. D. was conferred on
Rev. j. H. Mclean, Regent of the South
Western University, Georgetown, Texas,
and the degree of Master of Arts causa
honoris was conferred on Judge F. D. Brame.
LOUISIANA.
The Bacealaureate Address Of the Presi-
dent, Rev. I. A. S. Adams, was very hap
PLY rendered, frequently bringing down
the house in hearty applause it abounded
in wit and wisdom, humor and pathos, in
learning and eloquence- President Adams
took hold of the College under very trying
circumstances immediately after the death
of the former most popular and successful
president, Rev. d. Nj. Rush. but he is
proving himself in every particular to be
eminently worthy of the position.
The entire exercises OF the occasion were
very interesting. The audiences were re-
markably large. Centenary College GER
tainly excels in the number and character
of the audiences which attend its annual
Commencement.
Many repairs have been put upon the
buildings since last Commencement, so that
they present fine appearance
An endowment fund of about eight
thousand dollars has been secured for the
college, mainly through the labors of the
deceased president, Rush.
The Alumni of the College are working
to endow a chair to be called the Alumni
profsssorship Of Chemistry and Natural
Science Handsome contributions to this
latter fund were announced on the rostrum
as having been made by our fellowtowns-
men, COL w l. Nugent and Jones s.
Hamilton, both Of whom are graduates Of
the College
President Adams proposes TO travel
throughout Mississippi and Louisiana
this summer soliciting patronage. It is /,
be hoped that he will be largely successful.
G. g. ANDREWS.