The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
FOURTEEN WILL Be PREACHERS.
ono Young Lady to BIO n Lawyer--A
Good Crowd Decentralization Nc
Lean Presents His Resignation and
VIII Leave.

"old Bethany'sP jubilee commence
ment is over and tho tlftieth class OF
young men and women has been turned
out into the world, well equipped for
the battle Of life. Every one calls it
sold Bethany" since it has celebrated
is ffticth birthday, and the faculty and
trustees do not seem to object to the
apellationat all, butrather to feel proud
Of 1t. Ithas an age that is honorable
for tho many good things that are
crowded into those years, and tho pros
poets are that there are many years
more Of usefulness before it,
The class that was graduated yester-
day consisted OF eighteen members, IF
teen men and three young women.
Their names are: G. o. Black, OF Can
ada; s. ]. Butler, OF New York; Evan
gclire Fox, OF Ohio; E., ~. Gordon, OF
Pennsylvania; w. A. Harp, OF Indiana;
.. j. ". Hedgepeth, OF Indiana; II. W..
Hoover, Of Canada; B. A. jenkins, OF
Missouri; Beatrice NJ. Kelley, OF Ohio;
O. NJ. Kreidler, Of Maryland; j. g. Nc
Gayran, of Ohio; j. r. McNane, OF Viz
Rifis; w. g. Drum, of West Virginia;
~. =. schrontz, Of Pennsylvania; Daisy
N. Wells, Of West Virginia; W. j..
Wright, Of Pennsylvania: X. A. Cutler,
Of Virginia, and ]. u. Pounds, OF Ohio.
Tho weather was extremely hot when
tho chapel hall bell rang at 10 n. m.
Tho rain OF the night before had not
tho effect to cool the atmosphere; If
possible, the dir was more sultry than
the day before. But the weather did
not keep the people from crowding the
hall. In afew minutes after the doors
were opened the seats were all filled
and the people continued to come till
the performance was almost over Presi-
dent Mclean had posted the marshals
to let no one come in or so out while
any performance was in progress, and
the result was that the order was per-
feet and the bad acoustic properties OF
the hall were very materially improved
by closing the door and keeping the
audience quiet.
The Opera House band which has
been there all week, was stationed in
the gallery at the back of the hall and
furnished very acceptable list OF
selections between the performances.
They we're, for the most part, medleys
Of popular airs, and took with the audi
ence immensely. The exercises
were opened with prayer by Reg.
j. II. Jones, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He
asked blessings upon the class and the
school and those who are to be members
Of itin the future.
THE EXERCISES.
The salutatory followed. Mr.. Cor.
don, who took that part, spoke pleas
sntly and entertainingly and welcomed
the audience and the friends Of Bethany
on behalf OF everyone, living and dead,
who ever had anything to do with the
school. The address had the particular
merit of being short and to the point,
10 words were wasted for effect and the
Performance was very pleasing.
James r. McWane followed with an
eeation on the "0bligations OF Wealth"
and merely represents the means Of
paying off obligations which one mem-
Der OF society owes to another. The
whole fabric OF society is built up in
tho presumption that every man will
discharge every obligation be owes to
any other man. There is no man in
society who does not owe something to
tleworid and to his fellow men. Some
men do not pay those debts, and that is
the reason that there is sometimes a
( disturbed condition of society. He
apoke OF wealth as great power for
r good or evil according as it is applied.
Il is, aneyer-failing spring OF life giving
water or q well Of bitter tears. Con-
corning the disposition OF wealth that
has been accumulated, he said that no
man should die wealthy. Every man
wholha money should make some dis
position OF it before he is called from
the earth. There is no credit in leav-
ing money when one is about to die.
There is no virtue in beoueathing some
thing that is OF no value to the owner
He drew several illustrations from the
Bible to carry points in favor OF the
& proper use Of money and property, and
spoke OF Jesus coming to the earth and
becoming the poorest OF the poor that
the world might have the greatest
wealth that was ever bestowed. The
Grafton closed with q warning to those
who are wealthy concerning the respon-
sibility that rests upon them. The
I effort was logical and clear, and was re-
ceiyed with applause.
TIrE CANADIAN QUESTION.
George o. Black, OF Canada, spoke on
tho Canadian Question" His place OF
residence made his thoughts upon tho
subject intensely interesting. lie has
made study Of the question and his
ideas are extremely democratic. The
Dominion of Canada consists OF four
blocks OF territory or provinces, exactly
elsnilar 70 the upper part OF the United
Statesin nearly all respects. Thepeo-
pie, climate, soil and almost everything
that Canadahas are so similar to those
81 tho UnitGd States that there could be
q combination Of the two without any
Ghange Of sentiment or without adding
toeitller anything that would be differ.
eat enough from what it already
posscsaed to make the change unpleas-
ant. The Dominion OF Canada depends
almost entirely upon the United States
for market for all its products and all
tho things that 1t needs, that the
Unitetl States can supply, arc gotten
from herc by Canada. The Canadian
question Is simply whether tho four
provinces OF which the Dominion is
composed can BIO held together by polit-
ical means while ii is not to their adj
vantage to be so held.
Tho Government of Canada has done
everything possible to create interco-
loniNl commerce. The. Intercolonial
railway WINS built to induce the buying