Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-09
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BACOALAURILTB SERMONS AT THE UNIVER-
SITY AND AT FAIRMONT.
Rev. Murray, Of Baltimore, Disc0ursss slcqusnty
at the Former Place, While Rev. Grimes, Of
Wellsburg, 8nchains His Audience at the
Later-JuniOr Class Exercises at
RairmOnt
q,,,,,or c,r,.,Dondencs Of the REGISTER.

SDsetGI CorresD0HdeRcs OF the RsoIStsT.
MoRG ANTowN, w. VA, June T.
Commencement Hall was crowded by
large and fashionable audience OF Nor
pantown residents and visitors this
morning. TO hear the Rev. j. j. Murray,
n. d.. OF Baltimore, Md, preach the
baccalaureate sermon before the senior
class. The services were opened by
HYMN oy the University Quartette.
Rev. DIR. A. NJ. Buchanan invoked the
Divine blessing.
After a hymn by the quartette Presl-
dent Turner introduced Or. Murray
who read a portion OF the Nineteenth
Psalm: Let the words OF my mouth
and the meditation OF my heart DC ac-
eepted in Thy sight, 0 Lord, my
Strength and Redeemer." DR.. Murray
said that those who have been led along
the paths Of instruction ard science had
been in many worlds. Science, on the
wings of thought visits the orbit OF the
heavens until the thought and imagin-
alton wearieS on its journey. we are
told that il takes thousands OF years IN
traversing the distance between the Sun
and the Earth and many considerations.
Accept or reject the theory OF evolution,
as YOU please, but all things teach us
that this is the work of Supreme
Being. Science leads US into other
worlds and causes US 10 praise Ohe
greatness of the Lord.
"The heavens declare the glory OF
God and the ornaments reveal MS nan
iiwork." There is no speech or IAN
guage in which the voice OF God Is not
heard. Addison, in his admired para
phrase, gives his translation OF the
Nineteenth Psalm in the beautiful Ian
guage of the poet. There are young
men we love and respect and look for
ward 20 their bright future; on the other
hand there are young men we cannot
speak of but with pain.
There are old men whom we esteem
and respect, and there are Old men
whom we pity, but we do not re
spect them. Why? The one class OF
Young and old men are the StudiouS and
those who walk in the way OF the Lord.
The others are those who sit in the seat
of the scornful. Oh, charge you, l
beseech you, young men, do not put out
the light of the Lord in your hearts.
Do YOU not feel when you act wrong
lV that you cannot disclose the secret
hidden in your guilty breast.
Gold is the root Of evil. what Is
gold? Can gold restore self respect?
Can gold soothe your troubles, reileVe
an aching brow, ward off disease, Stave
off death, or purchase one drop Oh
water that can cool the parched llpS'
The pleasures of sense, unlawfully
INDUCED, defile. The pleasures OF
sense, unlawfully INDUCED, partake OF
the animal Truly did the palmiSt say
of wisdom: Her ways are ways OF
pleaSantneSs and all her her paths are
peace" In keeping of them there is
great reward, self respect, peace OF
mind.
And now the pSalmiSt turns his mind
inwardly. Keep back Thy servant
also from presumptiOus sins" When
my thoughts are set on things above,
then shall | be upright. Gentlemen OF
the Unive rsity of West Virginia, and
especially the members of the gradua-
ting class, you have had many bur
denS The place in which
stand is merely TO speak to you
as minister of the church. | am sure
there are no cOunSelS you can well afford
TO regard as the counSels of the Divine
Book. IL has been priced and loved by
the best and wiSeSt men and people In
the world. Take this book and be
guided by il. You will go forth, young
men, from the walls Of this institution
into the arena TO strive for hOnOrS. In
days TO come if i shall see one OF your
names connected with some distinction,
/ shall recall this mOrSing with pleasure.
You are going forth with the love and
bsst wishes of friends and parents.
Whoever strives for excellence is sure
70 win. Let this Book be your guide in
your struggle.