The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-24
WHITWoRTH COLLEGE.
Sketch Of the Closing Exercises.

I
Owing to the rule adopted by the
Faculty last June the closing exercises Of
the College were greatly abridged this
year.
The commencement sermon was deliv-
cred at the Methodist Church on Sunday
morning by Rev. w. G.. Black, of Meri-
dian. 1t was universally pronounced one
of the finest ever delivered from Brook
haven pulpit. He took for his text: 1
! Kings, XIX, Hip, and his theme was
God in nature and God in grace. The
sermon showed it's author TO he profound
| ly verseG in astronomy aud the physical
| sciences, and for fuency and beauty of
rhetoric could not have been surpassed.
His illusions to Good in Grace"-His
! sublime condescension, love and mercy
were equally beautiful and full of tender,
soul-strring pathos. by this sermon and
by his address before the Alumnp As
ISOLATION on the following day, Mr. Black
impressed himself upon our people as one
of the biggest Drained men who has ever
figured here on commencement occa-
sion.
On Sunday night the Christian Associa-
tion held their Anniversary. On this
occasion Miss Rubie Wyse, Lutte Cad
berry and Nellie Pharr each read choice
selection, and most sensible and practi
cal address was delivered by Rev. J. 4.
Nicholson, of Hazlehurst
On Monday morning the exercises open
ed Mt IL o'clock with meeting of the
Alumn@ Association, presided over by
Miss Bette Hardy, of Brookhaven. The
program presented was rs follows:
Music by Prof. Eckhurdt and young
ladies'; prayer by Rev. J. NJ. Weems; vocal
duet by Misses Josie Bowen and Ruth
Crutcher; reading of minutes by the sec
Rotary; music by Prof. Eckhardt and
young ladies; music on banjo and guitar
by Misses Emma Raum and Stella
Thomas, essay by Miss Annie Kittrell on
"Happiness;" recitation by Miss Lula
Ragsdale, "Only Brakeman" chorus by
the vocal class, address by Rev. w. G.
Black, OH the THE Golden Age" imstru
mental music by young ladies.
The recitation of Miss Ragsdale was
rendered with exceptionally fine effect,
while the address of the orator of the
occasion added increased lustre to the re-
putation he ~on the day previous.
At the conclusion of these exercises "A
magnificent dinner was rendered to the
Board Of Trustees, members of the press,
and ministers present by Mrs. Lucy A.
Kidd, the cultured, refined and ever
popular propretress of the College board
ing department, to which ample justice
was done by her appreciative guests.
At O'clock Monday night Il large and
appreciative audience assembled in
Calisthenic Hall to witness the closing
program which was as follows:
March, Chanting Eyes" two pianos,
two violins and twelve hands; prayer by
Rev. W. b Lewis; anthem, Great Is the
Lord" by Haydn; trio, ''Ill Trovatore,"
two pianos, three Violins aud eighteen
ihhuS' ShiutulpiNJ S"''"i', NhiH' AHhi'''"
Williams; duet, "Regolotto', two
pianos and eight hands; duet, II Live
and Love Thee" baccalaureate address
by Bishop Galloway; Rondo Cappric-
cioso, by Mcndelsohn, Miss Kate John
son; valedictory, "Tritles," Miss Minnie
Thomson; "a Leaf from the Spray" by
the vocal class, two pianos, three violins
and fourteen hands; the comforting of de-
grees by Rev. G. G. Andrews, ID. d., on
the fourteen graduates; "lIeavenward,
march, quartette, two pianos and eight
hands; benediction by Bishop Galloway.
Much credit is due the music teachers of
the College, Prof. and Mrs. Eckhardt,
Miss Sallie johnson and Mrs. Holt, for the
proficiency of their pupils in this beauti-
full art Also to Miss Melvin, the Art
teacher.
The entire exercises passed off admira-
bly, ,all Of the participants performing we'll
their respective parts, but the presence of
DIR. johnson, the beloved and honored
President of Whitworth, who was pros
trate upon a sick bed, was greatly miss
ed, aud detracted no little from the inter
est and pleasure of the occasion.