The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-21
A LARGE AND EINH GLASS
OF Ladies and Gentlemen were
Yesterday Graduated
FROM BETHANY COLLEGE,
A Most Interesting Commencement
sCasOn-syuopsIs of the Several
EntertaInments..A New Chair
EIstablIshcd..ot other Points,

EstablIshcd..other Points,
Bethany College yesterday graduate
It's iorty-elghth class, 1t numbers
fifteen, and was composed Of the follow
ing named ladies and gentlemen;
Classical course-AIiss Nellie O. Men
del, W. Va; ], II, striCkling, W, Va
and W. R. Warren, Mo,
Ministerial couse-E, R, Black, On
tario, Can,i ], A. Hopkins, Ohio; A, c
Philips, Pa, and II, W, Talmage, Pa.
Ladies' course-Mlss Daisy Lewis, W
Va, and Miss Annie L, Cox, w, Va.
Scientific course-W, L, Addy, Pa,
A, S, Bell, w. Va; LII, Cameron, Ohio
and A, j. T, Wilson, W, Va,
Post graduates-J, F. Woolery, Ky.
and r. S, K, Freeman, Nova Scotia.
A more intelligent class, one in every
way Creditable 10 itself and the college
never left the classic walls OF this old AMI
honored institution nor departed from /
under more auspiCious circumstances,
Commencement at Bethany Is no ordi
nary occasion. II and the events tha
occur In connection with 1t, are thu
events Of all events in the year In tht
picturesque little hamlet, One who hal
never been in Bethany during one O
these notable seasons, can haYe no idei
Of the intense and general interest thai
iB taken iu the several entertainments
and proceedings, Every one, including
visitors, becomes imbuded with the ali
Of geDiality and good-fellowship thai
prevades everywhere, and which makes
Bethany one Of the most charming o.
places, There Is an open-hanled vel
como Tor all on every side, that makes
the memory Of these annual affairs evel
pleasant, and there is always something
about them that makes them so enter
tanning TINT ono never tires OF Bethany
Commencements.
a GLORIOUS nay.
The weather yesterday was as near per.
feet as one could wish ior and was taken
advantage OF by one OF tho largest gather.
hngs that eyer assembled in the inviting
commencement hall. The class, headed
by the Faculty, entered the hall shortly
after 10 o'clock, and tookltheir seats on
the rostrum. Here, also, were seated
several well known members OF the
Alumni and the Board oiTrustees. Be.
side President NVoolerY sat the venerable
Or. w. K, Pepdletnn, eE.Rresident Of
the College. The Opera House orchestra
was in its accustomed place in the gal
lery and furnished plenty Of excellent
music that added much to the pleasure
Of the event.
Tho class being such 0 large one the
members very wisely decided that but
one.half their number should take part,
and Miss NIendel and Messrs. Hopkins,
Warren, Bell, Talmage, StriCkling and
Black were the ones chosen to deliver ora.
tions. Prayer was offered by President
Loos, Of the Kentucky University, at Lex.
ingtop, former member oi Kethany's
faculty, and then All. Hopkins was In.
troduCed. To him had been assigned
the duty OF delivering the English salu.
tatory. Without desiring to criticise
Mr.. Hopkins effort, It must be said that
1t was not exactly what was to be ex.
peC!ed at Bethany. Mr.. Hopkins rather
burlesQued what might be termed the
stereptypea idea Of salptatoFy, and
| willie hS showed much originality and
ready natiYe wit, II IS spggGvted Ii all
kindness that he carried his idea too far.
Mr.. Warren delivered the Greek speech
ina manner that ELECTED the warmest
praise from those who were familiar with
the language, and able to understand the
graceful phrases rqnFtEaiinedd In hissPeecR,
speEALlsA DISCUSSED.
Mr. Bell in bis oratipn discussed the
question af Socialism" The social ques.
ton was raised when society began and
has never been completely solved; 1t
has been the question OF all ages; 1t Is as
broad as the world and as deen as the
heart Of humanity. Fhe question 'natu,
rally arose What was lis source; what
was the underlying principle that has
given 1t life and continuity. This Mr.
Bell discussed intelllgently and enter
tainingly. He showed h9Y aopIslism
| lids entered Into politics, and that II has
always been the rock on which the Ship
OF State has ioundered In the dark night
OF revolution. It was an excellent ora.
tlon, well prepared and eloquently de.
livered.
At hispolnt there was avery pleasing
departure frop the programme. Mrs
I. NJ. Ridge, OF Kansas City, the vile o.
| pr. Ridge, one Of the stappcheRt friends
tue college has, and who has. Just been
made member OF the Board Of Trustees
was presented 10 tho audience. Mrs
Ridge is a vocalist Of ability, and sang or
this occasion In q finished manner the
well known soprano Cavatina from
"Robert 10 Diable," and in response 10 .
Yarm ENCORE call, sang by request a SO
lection from Judith"
ALEXANDER cANPpELt,
Mr. Talmage Wap the next orator
introduced, HAlexander Campbell" wal
his subject aud he handled II exceeding
ly well. He said OF that illustrioul
divine: AS the founder OF this'Collegg
from whose classic walls scores have
gone forth into all the earth 10 nreapl
Chrlgtg rlgbeg hp iV deserving d lasting
honor Al q great polepic defending
the word oi the living God from the
assaults Of all despoilers from the Roman
archbishop to the in6del philosopher, he
stands without a peer As minister o.
the Gospel, charming multitAaeH by hIa
able and scholarly pEesentauoh q tho
| tiAn Christ JeahSi no was Irresistible,
| But Rs q great Retormer lie will evei
DO remembered, Martin Luther un,
chained the word Of God and gave 1t Ia
the common people; John Wesley with
his soul on fire struck telling blows al
the prevailing iornality Of the essab
llshed religion, but II was left for Alex
ander Campbell TO call the attention o.
the people 10 theword Of God as a neg
leCl6d book and Ia plead iov return Z
the Christianity oi the New Testament
In doctrine and IN life, aud 10 oppose BY
tongue and pen tho Creeds Of tihinsplreI
inen "a contradictory, miSChlevou5 ant
derislye.
Christ was llls ideal Of perfect human
Ivy and The embodiment Of all the null
hess ul Gou. EB was hdth Unitarian
lIa was not a TtinilatlaH. These word
were 10 him a mere speculation. III
knew Christ ~ Tho Alpha and Omega
Rnd helofb The tifat and alter the lRst
said he, | know nothing IN golnI
from Bethany We shall take With uS ~
! memory Of the rich and varied asSociu
/ tlona that cluster around the name Q