The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-09

THE FIRST DAY.
Commencement Events at Roa-
noke College.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
Hotel, LIJCERNE, SALEM VA.


College began Sunday morning with the
baccalaurt ate sermon by Rev. DR.. Ed
ward L. Horn, of Charleston, S. C.
OThe Lutheran Church, spacious as it
is, was crowded to its utmost capacity,
many gentlemen having to stand. After
beautiful voluntary by the choir had
been rendered, and the impressive re-
sponsive service of tho Lutheran Church
concluded by Prof. f. v. N. Painter,
DIR. Horn began his sermon. He is a
young man, apparently not having
passed by many years the 30th mile
post in LIES high road lie is of medium
ject was profoundly treated and held
the close attention of the congregation
throughout.
The members of the graduating class,
to whom the sermon Was Immediately
addressed, were seated at the front in
the right hand section of tho middle
block of pews.
DR.. Horns text was "That which we
have seen and heard declare we unto
you that we, also, may have fellowship
with us: and truly our fellowship
is with the Father and His Son, Jesus
Christ" Il John, /: 3D.
The speaker said he would invite
the educated young men of the gradu
ating class to the Divine fellowship.
First This fellowship is with the
Father, with His Son, who was the his
torical manifestation of God in tho
world, and with the Church throughout
the world. Human associations have
worldly profit for their object.
Second. The church is not the fellow
ship, but the proof of its reality, beth
in 70 pn1 ii IN
gress towards the idea of God.
Third. 1t is the fellowship of the Holy
Ghost, effected by Him by shedding
abroad the love of God in mems hearts
and by declaring the truth revealed in
the word of God.
Fourth. The object of this fellowship
is expressed in the terms ''before the
foundation of the world and 'aJ the
right hand of God" 1t stretches from
eternity to eternity, and fills all things.
1t aims at the restoration and reorgan-
ization of mankind in Christ.
THE Y. NJ. C. a. SERMON.
Al night the church was again
crowded to hear the annual address
before the College Young Mems Chris
tian Association by Rev. DR.. Samuel II.
Howe, of Norwich, Conn. DR.. Howe is
tall and sinewy; his moustachc is iron
head in iron gray ringlets; his counter
ance is benignant, and, as he proceeded
with eloune"- address, one involuntary
thoug'. what splendid representative
of the new chivalry he inculcates. DR..
Howe's subject was 1.-The New Spiritual
Manhood"
a arlger Interpretation of tho New
Christian ideal is to come with our mar
velous progress in every other direction.
The older interpretations of spiritual
standards are giving way to newer ones,
he said. The Christian spirit is over
flowing the former moulds, and is going
oft to create new types of Christian
manhood. a new Christian chivalry is
superseding the ancient chivalry. The
knight of the Medieval ages consecratcd
himself first to maintain unstainablo
honor, and second to defend the weak
and helpless. The mission of the Chris
tian knight is similar. lie must cross
the whole diamater of society and make
it better and purer. by conservation of
himself in toto to the service of God.
requires physical ability. The body is
the organ OF the mind and spirit and on
it depend the efficiency of the mind. 1t
matters not that weak bodies have often
accompanied great minds.
In the second place the new manhood
will be intellectual Heaven approaches
to touch the human soul through the
gateway of the intellect. In the Bible
we think along the grooves of Gods own
thinking. In nature and the Bible God
I reveals himself, and the newest philoso-
piers and scientists in their discoveries
are only tracking God in the paths of
his infinite wisdom.
Thirdly, tho new spiritual chivalry
VIII be moral. There seems to be an
idea in colleges of the North. the speaker
said, that it is better to be on a regatta or
first in wrestling match than to over
come a besetting sin.
In the fourth, tho capStonc of this
new manhood is the spiritual element.
He is an untrue man, touching low
note in the scale of meannesS and cow
ardice, who is ashamed to be known as
Christian or to have associated with
his little name, the imperial name of
the Christ who died for him. The
chivalric knight of the new life is the
Christian knight
DISTINCTIONS GAINED.
The students in the college whose
names are og the distinc ton list are as
follows:
First distinction lover o5): Calfee,
Cicero, Cook, Cox, E. ", Cox, w. s..
Craig, Greever, Killian, Robinson,
Sharitz, Shuey, Stone, Smith, Wood, w.
L., Woods, j. p, Cannaday.
Second distinction between 90 and
95): Ballard, Barnes, Copenhavcr. d e.,
Crigler, Cronk, Eastman, Frantz, Funk,
Graves, Hershbergcr, Hileman, Hogs.
head, Hoover, Kizer, Leslie, Lamm,
McWhorter, Thornwell, McWhorter,
Ashton; Morehead, Rawls, Shenk.
Stickley, NJ. b., Van Devanter and