Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-22
THE DEACONESS WORK.
President Daily Delivers His Fare
well ut the commencement Exercises

President Daily Delivers His Fare
well ut the Commencement Exercises.
A distinguished audience of the Metho-
dists of the city, representing nearly all the
churches, gathered in Metropolitan NJ. f.
Church last evening to be present at the
commencement exercises of the Lucy Webb
Hayes Bible and Training School. Presid-
ing Elder L. b. Wilson. DR.. H. R. Naylor
ana Rev. Isaac n. Daily, the president of
the school, occupied seats on the platform,
winch was beautifully decorated with flow
ers and palms. President Daily, after
prayer, delivered an Introductory address,
winch at the same time was farewell. He
gave an Interesting sketch of the organiza-
ton of the Deaconess Home and Training
school, paying a tribute to Mrs. Lucy Webb
Hayes, the first president of the Woman
Home Missionary Society, whose name the
institution bears. Mr.. Daily spoke of the
enort to secure the location of the home in
other cities, but the final determine ton of
the question in favor of Washington the
generous donation by Mr.. Ephraim Nash of
house for the home having great weight
III bringing about the decision. I'VE are
proud, said Mr.. Daily Ito fall in line with
the projectors of our great American Uni
Yerslty, who, with a keen appreciation of
Washington's Incompatible advantages and
with long look into the future will plant
mere an institution of learning that will be
OF great credit to the national city, to the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and an endur-
ing monument to that wise and indefatiga-
bic laborer, Bishop John F. Hurst But may
there not be another university outside its
walls, having for its object the best equip
ment OF consecrated women for the Mas
tiers service among the poor and needy; and
While the magnificent project of the Ameri-
can University may overshadow our less
ambitious plans and more modest equip
ment, yet We may push forward side by
SIDE In the onmarching army. with Christ
as the captain
During the past three years. Mr. Daily
said, about sixty workers and students
have been In the institution, most of whom
nave gone out to engage in special Christian
service And now" said Mr.. Daily, in
concluding his remarks, before closing, I
wish to add that for satisfactory reasons
which l will not stop to explain, some
weeks ago forwarded to the general ex-
ecutive board of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society my resignation as president
of the Bible school and general superin-
tendent of deaconess work, to take effect
the close of the year, viz, August 81. This
has not as yet been accepted, but in all
probability this is the last time that i will
have the pleasure of officiating in this ca
pacity. My interest in this work has great
ly increased, and Mrs. Daily and myself
will never regret having had a part in
shaping the work at this central point
Other Addresses.
The deaconess in foreign lands was dis
cussed by Miss Ida Louise Lewis in the
first of the graduating essays. Mrs. A. E.
Rice then read paper on Christian So
GEOLOGY" written by Miss Joella Zollicoffer
Montague. the author being prevented from
delivering it by reason of illness. This was
followed by an essay on the Building Of
the Ship of Character" by Mrs. Helen Ida
Benson, and next Rev. DIR. Naylor ad-
dressed the audience on "Woman-Our Ma
ton Guardian. 1t was a delineation of
the ideal female character. In the course
OF his remarks DR.. Naylor declared that a
nation never arose permanently above the
character of its women; that women should
be endowed at the beginning with common
sense, and also that the ideal woman should
possess a good heart.
President Daily, in comforting the d.
plomas, wished the graduates success in
their chosen work. Those received on pro-
baton by Presiding Elder Wilson were
Mrs Helen l. Benson, Miss Kirstine Nj.
Peterson. Miss Zollicofer Montague, Miss
Mamie Marian Olmstead and Miss Eliza
beth Humphrey.
The exercises were closed with an in
formal reception to DIR. Naylor, the mem
bers OF the faculty and the class by the
deaconness board in the parlors adjoining
the church