Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-06-23
Closing Exercises of the Randolph
Normal.


was preached by Rev. Peter Mcmillan
The exercises opened with an anthem b
the choir, Scripture reading from Coz
8: 6-23. prayer by Rev. w. A., Evans fol
: lowed by singing. The text was found Il
Cor. 8: 81, %, Therefore let no man glo
ry In men, for all things are yours, wheth
er Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or tn
world, or life, or death, or things present
or things to come, all are yours, and v
are Christ's and Christ is Gods" From
the sermon wegive the following thought
Great privileges are revealed through
Jesus Christ and these are now fully ap-
preciated. A new truth may be contrary
TO the old truth, and yet be truth. 1t Il
not Christian experience to shut itself up
for Christians want freedom. Do moi
thrust aside all the past. We fail to con.
ceive of God. Whatever the grooves oI
our being we limit His to ours. His is life
everyw here, also truth and goodness ey-
erywhere. God has put no limit to the
progress OF life. All things are ours and
all tell about Him. Paul's teachings make
! life strong and true, and yet IL we listen
simply to Paul, we lose Apollos' teachings.
We do not appreciate the things we are
heir to and have narrowed ourselves SO
that we have rejected blessings. One man
may not be a shining light of the whole.
ALI truth is one because Gods truth. Take
on interest in all your possessions for not
OhA1 tfulus Dul tut MOTlQ OuTo Dtcdubt
our Father made it. By the term world
means here the world which God has Gre
ated, and not the world of passion that
man has created. He wishes his children's
hearts to be glad through beauty. Are
they not dull in receiving the good things
of this world? Religion should not be
unadorned. A love OF the beautiful gives
evidence OF our love of truth. The heart
has not conceived all that is In store for
man. Let us study the beauties OF nature
that we may see God. We live truly I'm a
house not made by hands. Let us enter
into possession of this mastery piece of
work. We have no power over life. We
yield to death. Death seems to be our
Master but God teaches US that 1t is sub
ject to him. Life is ours to enjoy. There
are possibilities of goodness in every life.
One may do and feel in day what anoth-
er will do In a decade. Have thy soul
breathe the universal breath. Give the
soul air, and be more in sympathy with
Gods great whole. Paul makes life worth
living as found by testing its elasticity,
its enjoyment and its power in every di-
find its possession where the hand and
heart OF God is, for the hand with which
God clasps the world, no one can unclasp.
Addressing the class he said: "All things
exist for you. You are to master truth
and let truth master you. 1t is your bus
mess TO find the unperishable truth as 1t
is for your guidance. Do not fear to
search for 1t anywhere. The world could
not exist for one minute in the hands of
the ungodly. Whatever truth there is il
is Gods truth. Extract all the sweetness 1
out of II you can. Look around for a wide I
sweep OF action. Envy no one but master /
your own sphere. God has given some I
thing to each. To some sweetness, others /
strength but use all in mastering the du-
lies OF life. The path of duty is the path 4
Of glory. Do all with the desire to be K
found faithful in that day, when the Lord I
shall make up His jewels.
The first days of the week were spent
With the usual examinations, Supt. Palm
er and Examiner Locke being present.
Wednesday evening Rev. A. j. Hough
before the Alumni Association
lis poem, "The Country Parson," a witty
of the pleasant and unpleas-
int features OF such life.
The weather Thursday afternoon was
delightful and the class day exercises were
leld in front OF the Normal building. AT
er the singing of america by the class
he exercises were opened by an "Oration
IN the Flag" by Jason E. Martin who
poke first of flags in general, then why
We should be interested in that OF the
United States and finally he presented to
he school in behalf OF the A class flag.
lis delivery was distinct, clear and enjoy
d by all.
The class poem was written by Miss
,thel Bates OF Randolph and delivered in
very attractive manner.
The "Charge to Undergraduates" by {
fiss Goss was very pleasingly given. She
aid one must have an aim in life and bet
er high one than a low one. Take
hrist as our standard and we need never {
EAR.
A quartette from the class favored the I
udience with singing both before and af- I
sr the prophesies which were given by S
Iarley L. Holden, Mary H. Hewitt, Car .
e Il. Blanchard and Arthur T.. Spear and s
ere highly appreciated BY members OF t
ne class and even those less acquainted d
,und much amusement in the bright and /
Apply futures so skilfully laid out, and :
he change which some of the speakers b
Ictured to take place in this quiet old o
llage. o
Howard A. Edison began his address by s
wing that his text was to be found in n
le northwest corner OF the Normal yard S
Id all eyes we're turned to the class tree L
lille its history was given in a most p
easing manner. p
The president Of the class, Cora J. Park G
lrst, then gave the parting "Charge to j
le class" and the Exercises closed with
usic.
b sPEA-ISG.
evening found the Town Hall
DIVIDED with people and when we con-
der the fact that thunder shower rag
outside for the grester part of the even
g, the speakers certainly deserve great "
edit.
Miss Martin very nicely rendered ''Rob-
{ OF Sicily" She spoke clearly and
owed much interest in her subject. :.
Miss Holland gave to us BLESSINGS of "
e Corniields," a part of Longfellow's
em so dear to us. Her style was easy, ~
tural and held the attention of all. ~
The comic sketch of "Alzina Ann" oi
/ from one of Josiah Aliens wife's
oks was finely delivered by Miss Marie III
Conner.
The sSong of Home" by Miss Nellie B.
inc gave us coy picture of home life al
d during the last words the music from
e piano was heard with strains of Home n
rect Home.
The Boy from Blodgett's" by Miss IN
axwell was told in an easy and pleasant
inner. The main thought suggested by
; piece was that the brilliant do not al p,
vs. win.
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