The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-13
MALE SCHOOL COMMENCE
MFST
a Successful Years Work.

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Friday nights Of last week. The pin
clpals. Mess. Prince and Wilson. had
made admirable arrangements for the
occasion, and al 5 80 O'Clock Thursday
night the audience room Wa filed
with patrons and friends Of the school
waiting to witness the interesting ex-
ercises.
The exercises were opened with pray
er BY Rev W. J. smith. rector Of the
Episcopal church Of Scotland Neck.
Miss Della Skittletharpe. Of Plv-
mouth, rendered an instrumental solo
and E. f. Hilliard then introduced
Rev. J. 5. Dill, Of Richmond who
delivered the literary address, taking
for his subject
THE YOUNG MAN AND HIS VOCATION,
The rostrum was beautifully decorat-
ed with flowers, and on il sat number
Of the citizens of the town and patrons
Of the school. SIR. Dill was greeted
with applause. He was no stranger
to the people of Scotland Neck. having
held two meetings in the town five or
six years ago.
He expressed his pleasure at meeting
30 many Of his friends again and assur-
ed the audience that it must be more
pleasant to him to see them than for
them to hear him.
THE GRAFTON
The speaker distinguished between
vocation" and "avocatlon." ilustrat-
ing the distinction by saying that his
vocation" is preaching the gospel, but
his "avocation" is occasionally to deliy-
er a commencement grafton. In Amer
lea, said the speaker, every young man
may aspire to be something in life
Most young men imagine it easy to
win victories. They soon realize, how
ever, that there are wrecks along the
pathway, and they need good equip
ment for the battle.
Three things were considered In the
young mans vocation
Cd Choosing the vocation. (2)
Preparing for it. CD Faithfulness to
its claims
The young man ought to begin early
with positive idea Of what he is going
to do. God intends that every one
shall fix his choice of vocation accord
Ing to his own peculiar fitness. A man
must do one thing If he would attain
unto great success. And it takes pa
tent preparation for the work. Col
men in day. There is no patent
machine that can operate upon tow
headed boy and generate information.
Moral training is indispensable for
true success Many master minds have
proved failures because they had no
fixed moral principles; while many
master minds have grandIy succeeded
because they did have fixed moral
principles:
It is important, said the speaker, for
boys and young men to stand against
temptation. bespoke earnestly against
intemperance. The lowest form of
irrational life performs its God-given
work better than drunken man.
The third thing discussed was faith
fulness to the vocation chosen. DO
one thing, said the speaker, land be
faithful to it." Every vocation is
high trust, and every trust should be
faithfully guarded.
DR.. Dill spoke nearly an hour, and
his Grafton was mastery. Apt illus
trations and anecdotes were wisely en-
ployed to give emphasis to the truths
presented. All pronounced it a great
grafton. At the close Dr. Dill sat down
amid loud applause. He was presented
with a most beautiful bouquet of flow
ers, which he acknowledged in happy
| terms.
| THE DEBATE.
Friday night the hall was packed at
an early hour to hear the debate and
orations by the students of the school.
Soon after the school was opened the
first of last September the students Or
gained the Alamedan and Coloma-
thean literary societies Over the ros-
trum IN the large hall and study room
are seen in beautiful, bold letters the
names of the societies. Just under the
names are the notices. For the Ala
medan society the motto is, I'D ostro
| lan1. ns1lern ;, and for the ColOmathean