The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-03
Our Normal School.
The Proceedings of Commencement Week
Briefly Told.
THE BACCALAUREATE STANDARDIZATION
REclTAL-REUNIoN OF '76-spLEN-
DID CLASS-DAY ExERCTSES--CAI-
LIEPIAN REUNION.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.

The Baccalaureate sermon. TO the
class OF '9I, preached by the Rev E.
Z. Armstrong, Pastor of the Grove
church, Danville, Pa, was most
beautiful and appropriate one. While
there was no attempt at profound
ness that mightnot be appreciated by the
members of the class, there was, with
al, ciearness and defniteness of aim.
and a practical evey-day-life turn to
it, that made every Senior say: "That
was a fine sermon"
Taking for his text But let every
man take heed how he buildeth there
on.--l Cor. Ill: 10. Mr.. Armstrong
first called attention to some of the
prominent figures of speech used in
the Bible to characterize the religious
life. The way, the garden. and the
erection of building were separately
dwelt upon as specimens of the sym
bohc treatment. The speaker then
found his theme in the last figure. and
announced 1t as The Principles of
Soul-building, and the Relation of
Christianity to these.
By Soul-building was meant, the
speaker said, the erection of human
life, and by Christianity he meant not
creeds, not churches, but Christ in
contact with the soul
Examining then, the architecture
OF life, the preacher dcduced from rea-
son and experience, three fundamen-
tai principles as follows: (I) The ma
ture of his materials must govern the
builder. (2) The forces affecting the
building must be studied. (,) The
purpose for which the building is to be
erected must continually be borne in
mind.
These principles as governing the
erection of buildings and lives, were
variously illustrated and it was shown
that Christ revealed the true nature of
human material and transmitted its
weakness into strength; that Christ
cOunteracted the destructive forces of
sin and brought the soul under new.
conserving constructive, forces; and
that Christ is the noblest plan for the
uprearing of life.
Human lives should be temples not
theatres, not banks for boarding wealth,
not prisons.
The sermon closed with a two fold
application Of the truths evolved, for
instruction and encouragement.
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE, 90.
This was the occasion of one of the
very best Junior entertainments ever
given by our Normal School. 1t sim
ply. proved what determination on the
part of the class, and careful, thought
full preparation will do.
Much as we would like to give some
individual notice of all who took part,
we must be content with giving simply
the program. .l d,
PROGRAM.
The Mariners Song Emerson.
Class of go.
Address by the President, p
Elmer l.. Williams
La Refine Des Fees. Sydney Smith.
Nellie Lee, Hattie Ringrose.
Grandmother's Story of Bunker's Hill.
80. Holmes.
Jennie Benjamin.
The Garfield Statue. Cleveland.
William A. Shafer.
The Cricket on the Hearth. Steacart.
Mabel Westover.
The Yarn of the Nancy Bell. Gilbert.
Hugh McMenamin.
A New Mother Proctor.
Frances S. Conner
Semiramis RossinS.
Marguerite La Gorce, Josephine Walsh.
Cicely and the Bears. Anon.
Anna r. Kitchen.
The Little Rid Hin Anon.
Pauline l.. baltimore.
Petite Symphonic. Ch. Dancla,
Opus 100.
Halle +. Keffer.
Farmer and Wheel. Carleton.
VIM. w. Houseknecht
The Spinning Wheel Song Waller.
Marguerite La Gorce.
Over the Bright Blue Sea.
L. D. Emerson.
Messrs. McBrearty, Schultz, Richards,
Deavor, Shivelhood, Houseknecht,
Watson, Vincent.
TUESDAY EVENING.
The societies were fortunate in
securing DR.. Geo. E. Reed, L. l.. d.,
President of Dickinson College, Car
Isle, Pa, to deliver the address.
His theme was "Qualities that
VIM" and for an hour and half he
held the large audience under per
feet control.
WEDNESDAY JULY /.
Wednesday forenoon was given to