Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-11
OUR COMMANDMENTS.
RBY. DR.. MOPPATS BACCALAURRATB SER
MON AT WASHINGTON.
Class Day Exercises at the Seminary - Judge
OampbslIs Address at Farmont-Oon-
gresham John P. Dollivsr at
bis Alma Mater.
special Telegram to the Repister-

opccldl leleBrhIn 70 the Register.
WASHINGTON, PA, June 10.-Another
year is almost at close for large part of
Washington's population. The commence
ment exercises, commencing with the
Bacc laureate sermons on Sunday last and
ending with the Senior Hop on next
Wednesday evening, are this year bringing
into this old college town an unusual num-
Der of strangers. Fond mothers and pretty
sisters come to witness the graduating of a
son or daughter, while many of the fathers
come back to meet again the class mates of
their college years.
Again old Washington and Jefferson
College puts on her royal purple to send
ont into the busy world of to-day thirty
more young men to enter into almost sll
the different walks of life.
An hour and a half before the time of
beginning, the auditorium and gallery Of
the Third Presbyterian Church on the
corner of College and Wheeling streets,
began TO fill with these who wished to
listen to the Rev. DR.. MO1fat, the honored
President of the College, deliver his
baccalaureste address to the graduating
class of 1889. Promptly at eleven o'clock
the seniors arrayed in black cutaway
coats, marched in the middle aisle of the
church, takin, seats Immediately in front
of the pulpit.
The services were opened brief invoca-
tion by the Rev. ID. ]. Irwin, of Indiana
county, and a member of the Jefferson
class Of '5S. After some music and an
other prayer by Dr. Joseph A Hanna, OF
Oregon, of the Jefferson class of '49 DIR.
Moffat arose, and in his usual calm, clear
and forcible manner delivered one of his
most n lsterly sermons, taking his text
from Psalm xix IL: I'm keeping of them
there is great reward Among other
things, the Doctor said: "There are many
ways of dividing the human race into
classes. l will to-day adopt a mode Of
classifying them, namely: Those who
Lake it the ruling purpose of their
lives and those who refuse to
keep the Commandments of God
l shall try to persuade you to join the
first class, and join the latter. Only the
principle, that is, for all time, should he
taken as the ruling principle of life. Man
is full of purposes, but many of the pur-
poses are with certain provisions that they
csn be changed. A man who stops dis
obeying the commands of God for year
may be depended upon to resume his dis
obedience. There are four sources of
knowing Gods law. One of tn Sc is the
study OF nature, which reveals many Of
His laws We sometimes try to make
God member of the human race and hold
Him responsible sor the failure OF the
works of human beings who are ignorant
of the laws of nature A dam bursts and
destroys human life and property, and We
wonder what God intends by allowing it.
God does all things for the best, and these
Lessons teach US that what He intended
should know.
The Doctor also said that there was
great necessity of men living for each
.--, la 49, A. a. s.-t-oipt~ Oel
each for sll, and all for each, was the
law of success. Tne principle of personal
liberty was a poor guide for life. We
should all study ourselves and Gods word
to gain knowledge
The speaker then made few farewell
remarks to the Seniors, and after prayer
the congregation retired.
In the evening Of tie same day Rev
William 7. Meloy, D. D, of Chicago,
preached the baccslaureate sermon to the
Senior class of the Washington Female
Seminary. The audience did not differ
from the one which greeted DR.. Mot |
fat in the morning The text was taken
from jeremiah xiv-5, which reads, Seek
eat thou great things for thyself? seek
them not" "
The discourse opened with narrative
Of the old prophet jeremiah. 1t was
throughout listened to by the large |
audience with marked attention,
tae preacher carrying his audience
whittier soever he wished. During his ad
dress DR.. Meloy referred to many noted |
women whose fame for noble and unselfsh |
devotion TO others was heroic.
The sermon was followed by beautiful |
solo by Miss Craig.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
The class day exercises of the Washing |
5on and Jefferson class of 1889 took place
his afternoon before a crowded Opera
House. The house was packed TO the
ioors and many were there who could not
,ain admittance. The following pro-
yramme was carried out:
MUSIC
Master OF Ceremonies.
R. A. BlackfOrd ..... ......... Martins Ferry, o. |
OratiOn-UukOWn Heroes.