The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-06-04

works of God in every sphere are
| wrought in harmony and wrought for
| us. Christ died for us and he is living
to make intcrcession for us. When
we remember these truths what can
we do but bring all we have and Law
in consecrated and humble offerings
at the foot of the cross.
THE TRUE AIM OF LIFE Is USEFUL
NESS, not happiness. He admonish-
ed the young ladies not to start out
in life seeking to be happy. Don't
seek happiness but usefulness and
happiness will come and offer up
itself. Living for others is the life
that has the richness of spirit. The
happiest life is the useful life Life
is not all observation-disclosures fall.
The way oftimes seem dark and
dreary and troubles envelop the mind
of the once joyful and happy. There
, is only one way out-beyond the veil
of troubles, beyond human help. The
only escape from trouble is upward
beyond the clouds the sun is shin
ing and God alone can help.
No one is made happy by seeking
revenge or INDUCING in feelings of
unkindness.
HOME THE TRUE REALM OF wo-
MAN. The happiest, sweetest and
most sacred place is home ruled by
the invincible hand of love. A true
home is a place of warmest sunbeams,
shaped out and arranged by womans
own bosom and heart. Again don't
seek happiness. Life is series of :.
activity. The life can not be a fail
ure that tries to upbuild humanity.
Usefulness here - happiness here
after.
He pathetically invoked the bless
ings of God on the class of 81 and
amid the thoughtfulness and serious
ness of an attentive and appreciative
class bid them God speed in the world
before them.
A beautiful and touching poem
from Charles Mackey illustrative of
these points was here recited.
Prayer was offered by DIR. Rond-
thaler after which the beautiful solo
1.-The Lord is thy Light" was rem
dered by Miss Evans.
Crock of Ages" was then joined
| in by hundreds of voices and the
benediction was pronounced by DR..
| Morrison.
It was beautiful service.
The evening services were con-
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Monday night was 'Senior's FIRST
Evening'In which 16 of the young la
dies, in groups of four, entertained the
audience with brief but well written
essays, the same being brilliantly in
terspersed with programme of
happily compiled and well rendered
vocal and instrumental selections.
The exercises began promptly at
p. n. with a piano duet, 'Palonaise
| Herodique," by Misses NJ. Lewis and
| T. Stockton. This is difficult but
entertaining selection from Rive
King and was pleasantly executed
by the two young ladies. Miss
Greer followed with Les Deux Allon-
ettes,'' a piano solo by Leschetitzky.
This was exceedingly beautiful and
the repeated encores spoke the salts
faction of a delighted audience.
At this juncture, Professor Clew-
ell introduced the first young lady
| on the programme for an essay, Miss
| Emma Hale, of North Carolina,
subject, ''All Things Change Here"
This, as was indeed the character
istic of all the essays, brief and
to the point we'll written and espe-
cially we'll read. Perhaps one Of
the most original and entertaining
essays was that of Miss Lizzie Fitz-
gerald, of Virginia, subject, "Our
Futurity Books" Not exactly a
class prophecy and yet something
on that order, she referred to the
books of the school girl and now
standing upon the brink Of an
other period in life, what would the
futurity books be "What Can Wo-
man Do" was then cleverly discussed
by Miss Annie Green, North Carroll
ma, and Miss Bertha Hicks, North
Carolina, concluded the first group
with an elegantly written discourse
on "Fancy's Fabric"
The Swiss Love Song by Moir was
rendered by MissesRobbins, Peterson,
Settle, Chaffin, Butner, Burgess,
Thomas and Watson. Intense silence
prevailed at the superlatively fine
rendition of this quartette and when
concluded a shower of applause did
only partial justice to the superb
beauty of the piece. A piano solo,
Faust, was rendered by Miss Hattie
Zenhr, after which Miss Mamie Dry.
den of North Carolina, opened the
| second series of essays with eff We
Rest We Rust This was highly
demonstrative of the possible future.
respectively, to the idle and to the
active, and was we'll written and
! instructive thesis. Miss Lena Fields
of North Carolina, reviewed the
natural order of things in her essay
''Into Each Life Some Rain Nus
Fall, Some Days be Dark and Drea
ry." Life is not all sunshine anG
: yet while ominous clouds may hang
and make dreary the once happy
| and cheerful life, it is a gloriou.
thought that "behind the clouds the
sun is shining" GA Casket O
: Gems" was the subject of the essay
: by Miss Lucy Waddill, of Soutt
l Carolina, and was handled with cas-
and grace. Miss Waddill is an ex
) cellent reader and her essay wa
$ thus the more highly entertaining
7 The old and yet renowned abstrac
t subject "Self Control" was discuss
r ed by Miss Edna Lindsay, NORTH
: Carolina, and treated with such in
= tellectual merit that it was beyont
: question one of the best essays read
r This closed the second group.
!; Miss L. Burgess sang gently am
sweetly that charming solo 9Th
9 ! Flower Girl" by Bordese, with Mis-
e Evans accompanied, after which I
t piano solo, s.Fantasie Etude," wa
l L.