The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-18

! tlol w IL SohtlIlLS Iuil'SS III HlC.
When man sends vessel out To sea
! he places master i'll command, pilot
at the helm, who will know how
through opposing currents and COLI
tending winds to make the destined
port. Shall Il young man, thus fur
nishcd with all the high endowments
Of q rational and moral nature commit
himself and the precious Interests
of his existence to mere con-
ting;es, to drift at the mercy Of both
wind and billow: Shall he place him.
self at the mercy of time and chance
that happen unto all, with no end dis
tinctiveIy set before him, no thoughtful
choice of means, no adopted plan Of
| effort? Every young man should start
with proper theory of life. He should
| shake himself loose from the blandish-
ments Of ease and pleasure and climb
l some lofty mount of vision, some
! pisgah from whose summit the whole
land that remains to be possessed shall
be clearly visible to his earnest, honest
gaze. Scorning to be hoodwinked and
cheated by mere illusions he will pene-
trate into the heart and reality of his
destiny doing impartial justice to the
claims Of the distant and the future, no
less than to the near and the present.
Having settled the purpose of life, he
will come down from the mount and
step grandly forth to the accomplish
ment ofthat purpose, making whatever
Sacrifices are necessary i'll order that
success may crown his effort.
The man who goes to the pulpit or
the bar or the senate and fancies that
without hard study and solid acquisi-
tions that he shall be able to act eftec-
lively and permanently on the minds
of men is doomed to failure. He may
figure for little while with flashing
words and airs and be able to captivate
the superficial, but his emptiness ere
long reveals itself, and "going dp like .
rocket be comes down like stick' a
hopeless failure.
The preacher gave numerous exam
Piles and illustrations to make plain his
argument, which were apt and telling
in their effect.
1t is said that upon the plain of
| Warerloo there stands great bronze
lion, forged from the captured guns of
the French in 1915. The beasts mouth
is open and seems to snare through his
teeth over the battlefield. When last
seen by certain traveller on one spring
MONDAY, a bird had built its nest right
in the lions mouth twining the twigs
of the dewy bed where tledglings nes-
tied round the very teeth Of the brutal
monster and from the very jaws of the
bronze beast, the chirps of the swallow
seemed to twitter forth timidly the
tocsin of peace. 1t was the audaclty of
hope. So when you hear the cry,
There are lions in the way" move on
ward with hope and courage and you
will often find that instead of the roar
ing monarch of the forest, some who
have gone in advance of you have taken
the weapons on the field Of strife and
| forged them into monument designed
to inspire courage and not to produce
dismay. ]
By way of application the PREACHER
said that self-culture was a duty|tAe
college graduate owed his alma mater,
duty ilnperatively due to God. sAd
dressing the graduates he said, be faith
full to yourself, be faithful to your God
and be faithful until death.
At the morning service President
Holland annOuned that DR.. Holland, OF
Charleston had been expected to de-
liver the address to the students at
night bat he had been unavoidably de-
tanned at hcme and that Rev. DR.. Owen
had kindly consented to fill the place
and would preach at night again.
ADDRESS OF THE STUDENTS.
Al the night service the large opera
house was again filled. DR.. Owen an
nounced his text to be from Lamenta-
tions 3: q, "It is good for man that
he bear the yoke in his youth"
This theme was chosen as having
special reference to the young, but
was applicable as we'll to the older and
more advanced in life. Youth is the
promise period Of human character;
the time when impulse and restraint;
when check and spur, when Incidence
and effort are most largely influential
| for good or evil oyer our future condi-
ton and destiny.
There is no more interesting object OF
| contemplation than young man when
| he is about entering active responsible
life. The world is generally favorably
disposed toward young men.
The preacher spoke Of the Importance
of the young building up for them
selves the proper characters in their re-
spective communities. He said there
was principle underlying the disci--
pline of the military life and school
that was broader and deeper than the
| mechanical part of the drill and the
march, and that was the idea and
principle of duty. Every young man
should take that for his watchword.
The subject was treated under three
| divisions. We should bear the yoke
of industry, Of temperance and sobrlety
and the yoke of Christ.
The different ideas were enlarged
and illustrated by word painting in a
very interesting and instructive man
ner. Both the morning and night
sermons were very favorably received.
JUNIOR MEDAL CONTEST.
In no exercise of the commencement
is there more interest manifested than
in that of the annual contest for the
beautiful gold medal offered to that
member of the junior class who shall
produce the best Grafton, regard being
had to composition and delivery. This
contest was had on Monday night and
seven young men entered for the prize.
The large hall was of course filled to its
utmost capacity. The young gentle
men all did well. In fact it was one of
the best average exhibitions ever held
in Newberry.
The medal is the gift Of attorney
General Pope and Solicitor Schumpert.