Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-19

Va: Brooks Turner, John a. Palmer, Geo.
McCleary. Mr.. Radcliffe, WellSourg; w.
r Richardson. Pittsburg, w. II. Upton,
Excelsior Springs, Mimi.
OPENING OF TIE EXERCISES.
In the early morning, before the Com
mencement exercises began, the Opera
House Band, of Wheeling, which has
been diScOurSing sweet music all the
week, stationed itself on the campus
and PLAYED number of enlivening Sc
lectionS, after which the musicians en-
tered Chapel Hall and played at inter
walls throughout the programme several
of the popular selections being roundly
applauded. The Commencement eXer-
ciSeS opened at ten o'clock with an in
vocation by Rev J. II. Jones, and at
that hour Chapel Hall was filled as only
the four walls can be filled. Double
rows of seats had to be placed in the
aiSleS TO accommodate the throng.
President Mclean first introduced
the Salutatorian of the occasion, Mr..
T. w Gordon, of Pennsylvania, who
started out by saying Bethany greetS
YOU welcome to-day. The college
walls echo and re-echo the notes; the
whispering leaves take up the song;
these picturesque hills that loosen the
tongue and fire the heart-all say wei
come. The speaker then discussed
upon the fuer SenSibiitieS through
analysis of the Sautation, and very
neatly worked upa climax, The piece
was well mOdulated, and entertaining.
James X. McWane, of Virginia, next
appeared on the programme in an essay
on The Obligations of Wealth"
Money is valuable because in it is
wrapped up such vast possibilities for
good or evil. The speaker, after
speaking of the law of inheritance, went
on 10 advocate the spending of money
during life by those disposed to dis
tribute charities. This spending of
money can only be rightly done while
living Why praise the man who gives
of riches which he cannot take with
him. and which by right of Inheritance
belongs to others? 1t was pointed and
thoughtful essay.
THE CANADIAN QUESTION.
Something in touch with current dis
cuSSion was offered by the presentation
of the Canadian question by George o.
Black, of Canada. After clearly de-
Scribing the geographical situation of
the various sections Of the Dominion,
he strongly urged annexation. Nearly
one-half Of the trade of Canada is with
the United States. 1t has been truly
said that God and nature never designed
that trade should alone be carried on
among the interior counties. What
would Canada not become if she had
free play, if she had access to free
market? After referring to the min
eral and other resources of Canada,
he said he believed that the unitica-
ton Of the people of the two con-
tinentS must come at no distant day.
The harmleSSneSS of such large cen
tralized government was well Illustrated.
The question was ably handled.
Miss Evangeline Fox, of Ohio, next
told of the "PerilS of Progress" in
which the speaker endeavored to show
that in breaking away from the past
certain changes and innovations take
place, which not infrequently incOm-
mode the pOpulace. The destruction of
the BaStile was given as an instance OF
noble progress. Progress means toler-
ance, social, political and religious.
There should be no haste. There can
be no true progress without permanence
and no permanence without patience.
But with all its accompanying dangers
it pays US TO progress. The greatest of
all dangers is the danger of standing
still.
A somewhat hackneyed topic was
slightly enlivened by Mr.. c. NJ. Kried-
Hi.annrSnI
Liberty and the Liquor Traffic" He
graphically pictured the fact that while
we call this country the home OF liber-
ty, yet with all our bOaSting we are
chatting under the most calling yoke.
The liquor traffic has fettered this land
with iron bands. The part that liquor
plays in social and political life, partic-
ularly the latter, was carefully and
neatly diagnosed. Although no revolu-
| tionary ideas were advanced, still the
speaker
KEPT THE ARGUMENT
well irsline, and the speech was not at
all irkSome.
Mr. w. \. Harp of Indiana, pro-
/ ceeded to whOop up the Worlds Fair
/ in discussion of columbus and Col
umbia." Mr.. Harp recited at some
/ length the significance of the great
event, and also pictured all the great
possibilities of the exhibition. He
urged that the patriotic instincts be
awakened, and that all come TO real
ing sense of the Importance of the pro-
ject. 1t behOoved all, collectively and
individually, to aid the event, and show
a warm and hearty interest in the
undertaking. The essay was full Of
good suggestions, and was delivered
with force.
Miss Beatrice NJ. Kelly, of Ohio, next
delighted the audience in a happily
chosen topic, Slaves of Yesterday"
The speaker proceeded to show wherein
people are won't to follow the plans and
ideas of yesterday, instead of the more
improved ones of to-day. China is a
slave TO yesterday. She has advanced
herself hardly step in hundred years.
So is BuSSia. Why was the revision of
the Westminster Greed rejected? Be-
cause il was the work of the old fore
fathers, but who lived and had their
being in time wholly out of accord
with our own. Why was it decided
to have no women votes in the Metho-
dist Church? Because John Wesley.
away back in the muSty ages, forbade
it. Because man thinks and does
something yesterday there is no reason
why he should do the something to-day.
Inst uriOr 10 Miss kelley'S essay the