Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-06-09


He then said: "Beholdl Commod-
dGs will pierce the ear. of each!"
But instead lie cut with his arrow
the cords which bound their wrists,
thus proving himself the champion
bowman. He then set the captives
free, having it proclaimed :tthat
Commoddus was the incompatible
archer of Rome"
After the last contestant had
finished Mrs. c. NJ. Best favored
the mass of people with "a Medley
The audience went wild with mani
festations of appreciation and she
was compelled to give another Sc
lection, which, like the first, was
highly appreciated.
The Exhibition Squad Drill in
Manual of Arms" was the climax
of the evenings entertainment.
Everyone was surprised by the
technical skill the cadets showed
when they handled their muskets.
They are drilled to a finish and a
prettier sight has not lately been
witnessed On the Ferris Grand stage
than was enjoyed by hundreds of
eyes on last Saturday evening.
The judges were J. Newton Bas-
kett, Rev. w. R. Dobyns and S. B.
Cook. Rev. Mr.. Dobyns presented
the medals to H. G. Tureman and
M. J. Kilgore, who richly deserved
the prizes.
"QUIT o LIKE MEN"
The Baccalaureate sermon to the
Missouri Military Academy cadets
was delivered Sunday morning at the
Grand Opera House, by Rev. w. R.
Dodyns, of Marshall, Mo-, to as
large an audience as could be pack
ed into the house. There were
1900 people present and fully half
that many went away, being unable
to get inside the building.
The services opened by singing
"Praise God the large choir being
assisted by the Treloar orchestra.
Rev. Middleton offered an invoca-
ton, the choir again sang and Rev.
Dobyns read from the Scripture,
after which a prayer was offered by
Rev. Rogers. Miss Emma Hiner
sang beautifully a solo, Calvary"
Rev. Wallace introduced Rev. w.
R. Dobyns, who delivered a master
ly discourse, which is outlined be-
low. Rev. Dobyns never writes a
sermon he is to deliver, hence we
can give only a partial synopsis.
The Rev. gentleman took his text
from Corinthians, chap. XVI, ".
Is, "Quit You Like Men," He be-
gan by saying young men, if you
think you are going to get flowers
to-day you are mistaken; if you
think my object is primarily to in
struct you, you are deceived; if you
imagine | am here to entertain you,
you will be woefully disappointed.
Such IS not my business. But 1
am come to persuade you, if posi-
BILE, to be better men, and I am not
ambitious to hear you say, when 1
am done, that this was a good ser
mon; but if any one shall say [
have done him good and enabled
him to be a better man, my visit
will have been a success.
l thought l could not do better
to-day than to talk to you awhile
about true manhood. 1 imagine
this text meant something to the
Corinthians to whom it vas spoken.
lThey knew what men were and were
certainly stirred by this injunction,
"Quit yourselves like men," AT
once the old Olympic race course
and the games that tested the phys
ical manhood and muscle would
present themselves and, grasping
the idea, they quickly realized what
they must do in their spiritual lives
to "quit themselves like men,"
They had a more exalted idea of a
man than some have to-day, even
in this civilized land. Many think
the John l.. Sullivan type of beast
to be a man; some imagine that
stylish dress with a few ornaments
like smoking and gambling or swear
ling and an entrance into fashionable
society, constitute a man. But not
so, young friends. Another erroneous
Idea is that a mental prodigy is a
man, and so / might multiply these
erroneous conceptions. But | hasten
to. tell you what / believe is a true
man. l may sum it up into one
word-be a Christian, which means
Christ-like. However unpopular
may be the view, make no apology
in Offering to you, young gentlemen,
the Lord Jesus Christ as the model
man and | do SO not simply from
my limited observation or my
acquaintance with what the Bible
says of Him, but also upon the testi-
mony of his enemies, who all agree
in saying that he was the perfect
prince of men. Notice some OF His
characteristics and remember He had
none but those that 60 to make up
the perfect He had a rugged
, sense of the right, and dared to
maintain it. The difficulty is moi