The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-06-17
COMMENCEMENT.
western Marylanas erea. week Is over.
Reported for the Democratic Advocated

1898 was the event that inaugurated the series
of entertainments held to celebrate the Tween
iy-Sixth Anniversary of Western Maryland
College. This took place June 9th. The
class dined with the President at his home at
6 y. m, and y. m. the entire school paid
their respects to the graduates in the parlors
| of the presidential house. President Lewis
and Mrs. Lewis; w. II. Litsinger, President
of the Glass; and Miss Edna Tagg, Prophecies
of the Glass, stood in front of the receiving
party to do the handshaking, while behind
them were massed the three dozen young men
and young ladies. Such II picture of youth
and beauty was inspiring to look upon. After
refreshments had been served the students
| filled the rooms and porches and together
spent few happy hours.
The Glass of 1898 is the largest Western
Maryland has ever graduated and indeed is
very likely the largest ever graduated from
any college in Maryland. Western Maryland
is Justly styled ''the leading college of the
State Eighteen of the class are young
| ladies and an equal number are young men.
The majority, of course, are from Maryland,
but Delaware, Virginia. West Virginia and
the District of Columbia have each several
representatives. Seven are State students
representing Baltimore city, Calvert, Freder-
| lex, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and
| Wicomico counties. But perhaps the most
can be had from their Annual aloha which
tells all the reader wants to know, and good
many things the reader ought not to know.
''Alohan is a fine book, beautifully printed
and Of considerable originality. It would do
credit to college that has long had the An
nual as feature of Commencement.
BaecaIaureate Sunday.
Balmy June always does her best for West
ern Maryland on Baccalaureate Sunday, and
this year fully equalled and if possible ex'
celled all her previous efforts. Of course it
was warm, but that is to be expected at the
hands of this fair daughter of the year that
introduces the summer season. The congre-
CATION, which on this occasion is always such
a gratifying evidence of the Christian unity
and fellowship pervading the religious denom
nations of our little city, filled the Smith
Hall Auditorium. Promptly at 1920 a. m.
was commenced the following order Of SER
vice professional, invocation, hymn, the
Lord Prayer, the Commandments, the Apos
ties Greed, Scripture lesson, prayer, anthem,
sermon, anthem, benediction.
During the proeessional-whichw was that
magnificent hymn "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
God, Almighty school entered, led by
the Junior Glass, and proceeded up the aisles,
followed by the other classes in order, making
on either side line that extended from the
platform TO the entrance. While they re-
manned standing the Senior Glass and Faculty
entered and proceeded along the line to the
platform. where they were seated. Already
on the platform were the ministers resident
in Westminster and visiting ministers. The
invocation was made by President Lewis and
the school chanted the response: Let the
Words of My Mouth and the Meditations of
My Heart be Acceptable in Thy Sight, o
Lord, Ny Strength and My Redeemer." This
beautiful chant was made all the more i'm
pressive by being given just by the voice
nnaceompanied by any instrument. Rev. j.
l.. Walsh of the Methodist Episcopal Church
announced the hymn, before Jehovah's
Awful Throne" and led the congregation in
repeating the Lords Prayer Rev. C. S.
| Slagle of the Reformed Church led in the
Commandments, the school chanting the
responses, and also in the Apostles Greed.
Rev. DR.. Lucien Clark Of Baltimore made
the prayer. The anthem sung by the College
| Choir was 'Inspirer and Hearer of Prayer"
! by jackson. The solo parts were taken by
Mrs Ligget, the vocal music teacher, and
Mr. Graham Watson. President Lewis chose
| for the text of his sermon Isaiah XXX II, 13
Wherefore saith the Holy One of Israel, be-
| cause We despise this word, and trust in OPP
preston and perverseness, and stay thereon
| therefore this inquity shall be to you as "A
breach ready 10 fall, swelling out in high
WALL whose breaking cometh suddenly at an
instant With this as basis he preached
with characteristic force and originality
bold and strong discourse on ''Our National
Iniquity and Peril in the Liquor Traffic.
The main points of the sermon were as fol.
lows:
LIST. The Liquor Traffic not the only iniquity and
/ peril among US.
ID The Indictment in the text against this nation
| for its attitude towards this evil
3D. Our national policy on the question of in
temperance.
(a) The ruin proceeds TO a climax slowly.
ID The damage not confined to Localities but TO
&c te) The political aspect of the question more
Immediately serious
| Conclusion.
l. Take the incorporating attitude of total
abstainer.
| what they believe to be wrong.
5. Put yourselves in alliance with Gods word.
In the evening Rev. Lucien Clarke. d. ID.
of the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
| Church, Baltimore, appeared in Grace Luth
eran Church as the preacher before the Y.
NJ. and Y. w. C. A. of the College. His
text was Psalm xix, 10: ''More to be de
sired are they than gold, yea, than much fine
goldn His theme was the Bible, and his
| outline as follows:
We prize the Bible above gold. list For its literary
merit
/
Sd. Because it is the Word food.
Proofs that it is the Word of God LIST. We find on
its surface evidences of its divine character and
origin
! from the human mind;
Sd. The experience of thousands OF Christians
| confirm this conclusion;
Ith Being one of the Oldest books it is yet living
! book.
Although the line of thought was not so
new the subject was presented Interestingly
and impressively, and in such way that
those who heard were likely to remember.
| The choir of the church during the service
rendered the anthems-Awake Trimbrel and
Harp, The Lord is My Shepherd, and The
Lord is Thy Light and Thy Salvation. 1t
was noticeable fact that the choir, although
the regular choir of the church, was largely OF
college people. There were Mrs. DR.. White,
the organist, Mrs. Maggie Tracey, Mrs Irene
Geiselman, and B. f. Grouse who were grad
yates, and Miss Annie White, Miss Carrie
| Stouch and Mr.. Frank Geselman who were
| former students.
Recital Contest and Calls THEME Exhibit
| tiOn.
Fully fifteen hundred people came Monday
evening to enjoy the entertainment of which
the following was the programme;
Calsthenics Club Swinging
Seniors US. Juniors
0i"'i !" ~ ~ Vida i. Butler, Easton
.Smith" .........-.......J Bib Mills Hanesvilie
The Last String Broke. corinne W. Adams, Marion
Ianghable incident
/ G. Olive Bohanan, Park Hall
Calisthenics Poles and Dumb Bells
Sophomores and Freshmen.
Jamie. Kenneth G. Murray. Hampstead
The Daughter of Herodias
NJ. Belle Cochran, Baltimore
Calisthencs :..............The Broadway Promenade
Freshmen.
! Absolution Mamie c. Lease Mt. Pleasant
The New South-..-....-W lillian r. Revelle, Westover
Calsthenics ............Snake Movements with Clubs
! Seniors and Juniors
More Cruel than War-.....M- Edna Norris Baltimore
A Leak in the Dyke.... Lizzie L. Thomas Frostbntg
! Meriky's Conversion Edward d. Stone baltimore
Searching for the
A. Norman Ward, Forrest Hill
Calsthentcs
Concert Recitation with Feather Movements