The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-10
GEORGETOWN.
INCIDENTS OF THE SOUTHWEST
ERN UNIV ERSITY Commence
MENT,
Special Telegram to The Statesman.

Special Telegram to The Statesman.
GEoRGrrowN, June Sunday morning gentle
shower fell, cooling the atmosphere and dampen-
lng the new summer suits, but rot the ardor of
the Metholist6 and their friends. This morning
the Rev Bishop {: B. Galloway, of New Orleans,
delivered the commencement sermon.
lne services were opened bya voluntary by the
choir Then followed the singing by the entire
congregation, the beautiful hymn, "Hear We my
Law" After the singing of the hymn. Rev, DR..
taCdNSn, of Brenhau, delivered an eloquent and
earnest prayer Bishop Galloway then read lessons
from the first CHAPTER of Isaiah and the fifteenth
chapter Of ST. John. After the reading by the
bishop, Lhe cOngreg ltion sang, "While we with
nope and Fear Survey" After the singing of the
HYMN, Messrs Oakley and Heidi sang as a duet,
that beautiful hymn, oh, let us Worship
Bishop Galloway then delivered the baccalaurate
serWun taxing for h s text the theme, "BeCause
live We shall live also. This sermon was devoted
princiually to the proof that God was as much
with us as he ever was in any day. He repudiated
the practice of speaking of God in the past tense,
and el0quently dwet upon His great and omnipo-
tent kindness and assistance to those who sought
to know Kim. For clear and convincing argument
he was simply unanswerable; for purity of though
chGsie and eloquent eNpression his equal has never
been heard within those chapel walls. The entire
congregation was held spell-bound during his skill
tul word pictures.
at ! O'Clock the large chapel was again filed,
the occasion being the missionary reunion. Hymns
were spur ang a scripture lesson read, when the
secretaries Of the several societies read very inter
esui reports of their work in the mission field.
1Ueut address to the cieties. Another hymn was
taeu sung when Rev DR.. A. r. Winfield delivered
"a address In his own inimtable style,an kept the
audience in constant good humor. His account
OF nis experience in the Roly Land and other
places Of his travels elsewhere, were very inter-
e.ting.
most pleasing part of the afternoons pro-
gramme was The lit-ia talk by Rev. Dr. Roder-
igues, Of Mexico. lle spoke through an inter
prefer, aud told OF tha progress of the Christian
religion in his native tountry. He then, with his
two little sons, who are being educated at the
Southwestern university, sang in Spanish Nearer
NY God to Thee. After the singing of hymn
the audience Vse dismissed with the benediction.
a, evening the Rev. Dr.. Winfield preached
tie closing sermon. lie took for his text part OF
the Sth verse of the 3D. chapter of PHILIPPIANS
"Couut all things but loss" His sermon was an
able and instructive one, and his quaint, original
Illustrations were often amusing. After the sing
Ing Of lynn, Rev. Mr.. Gillett, of San Antonio
offered prayer.
The doXOlOgy was then sung, when Bishop Gal
iowag dismissed the congregation with the bene
liction
Monday morning Maj. John NJ. Richardson
OF licesburG, Tex, delivered the annual literary
address before the Alamo and San Jacinto so
lt0es. twas an able effort, and the young mer
felt thai they had made an excellent selection II
3sectiue the DISTINGUISHED gentleman to address
thetn,