The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-10
EMORY AND HENRY.
Interesting Exercises of the Fifty-Third
commencement.

EMORY. VA. June Especial. The
dfty-third commencement of Emory and
Henry College began yesterday. At
O'Clock the annual \. NJ. c. \. experience
meeting was held in the college chapel. At
II o'clock the commencement exercises
proper were opened in the sam Small taber-
nacle hy singing. after which prayer was
offered by Rev. 4. J. Frazier, of the iol-
ston Conference. The speaker Of the occa-
sion Rev. Gross Alexander. of Vanderbilt
University. read for his first lesson the
fifteenth Psalm. and as the second lesson
the Episile of II. James and First Epistle OF
-. John. iii. chapter, beginning with the
Eth verse.
The text Of the baccalaureate sermon was
taken i'm It. John. 18th chapter, 18th verse
"lf ye know these things. happy are We II
ye DO thom." The subject OF the sermon
was practical Religion" TO say the least
of ii. il was a practical sermon Of AN hour
and twenty minutes in length, delivered by
a practical man. Ii was studied, and the
delivery of il was closely watched. all OF
which made deep impression on the large
audience. For the whole length Of time the
1000 people who sat in the tabernacle were
almost spell-bound by the forcible argu-
ments. practical thought. finely enunciated
speech. beautiful gestures and graceful ap-
pcarance OF the speaker.
After the sermon the choir rendered a Sc
lection. Rev. George ID. French, OF the
Ilolston Conference, led the audience IN
PRAYER. With u last selection from the
choir. and the benediction by Rev. &. Alex
ander. this mornings services ended.
The annual \. NJ. &. \. service took place
u 5:3O =. NJ. The first prayer was offered
by Rev. j. W. Bowman, OF Grayson county,
Va President Atkins introduced Rev. DR..
McFenn. OF Chattanooga, Tenn, as the
preacher Of c.OccasiOn. DIR. McFerrln took
mis- test m Paul's Epistle to the Corinthians,
Isl chapter, 23d aud 9th verses.
The sermon combined the intellectual and
ihc spiritual. Like Paul. the Doctor
preached Christ crucfed. The audience
paid the closest attention to the truth as II
Tell in eloquent words from the lips OF this
graceful orator for ffty-lour minutes.
The second prayer was offered by Rev. T..
T.. Wiley. ID. D., of Emory and Henry The
bcncdictiOn was pronounced by Dr. Me
feirin.
The music OF the occasion was very fine.
The members Of tie graduatng class are
e.. 4. Brown. Virginia; +. :. Bettis, Tenn
es5cc: ID. +. Hawk, IenDessee; II. W. Flu
gate. irginia; {. B. Ames, Mississippi;
W. NJ. Gillespie, Virginia; W. /. Stanley,
Virginia: Il. savers, Virginia; II. Dannen-
basm, Texas. and ". :. Sayers, Virginia.
Tine weather was never finer, and great
crowd is the result. the number Of people
is estimated To De about 1900.
The press is well represented. The Chat
tano0gu Times. knoxville journal. Mem
rhis Avalanche. and Nashville American
by G.. Il. Cook: Washington Post by l.. J..
Miles; Richmond Dispatch by III. W. fu-
gates Bristol News by }. B.Bell; RICHMOND
TINES by T.. l.. BAN.
Professor &. T.. Bishop, Ph. d., once Of
Richmond. was Orglnist. Among the mem-
ber- OF the choir were Mr.. j. ID. stuart, Ma
i1r Saunders. Mrs Br0wu, of Abingdon
Miss ". II. Wiley, OF Emory; Professor wiz
Reade. oi NJ. ". College, and Professor Jar
man. Of Emory.
Last ni.ht, while the iermesian Literary
Society was iu private session, Professor T..
l.Ongley appeared, and 10 a splendid speech
Of ten minutes. ia lhe name of Miss BESSIE
Call, of Richmond, presented the society
with q beautiful large banner, on which
was perfect representation Of the badge
Of the society. Mr. John Bowman, Of Ten
ne,-ee. responded. and declared that If ever
the society ceased 10 be grateful for such an
act. then he hoped the standards of the So
ciety would be- trampled in the dust and the
society itself blOtted out.