The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-11
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Baccalaureate Sermon of Roam
oke College.
An Able Discourse to the Graduates Sun
deyby Rev. DR.. Miller, Of ST. Marks
Church, This City-Annual a ddress at
Night by DR.. Richard, OF PennsyI-
,.s--zania-Athleno Exercises Monday.

sunday morning the Lut heren Church
was crowded with those who went ),
hear the baccnlaureate sermon deliv-
cred by Rev L. G. NJ. Miller. d. D., OF
Roanoke. which initiated the COM
mencement exercises at Roanoke Col.
lege. quartette, consisting of Miss
Mary Wiley, Mrs. G. A. Miller and
Messrs. Paul S. Davis and Sheldon
Bowman, sang several appropriate
selections. Including the opening an
them II Waited for the Lord, from
Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise, and
Miss Edith Coyner, Of Baltimore, rem.
dered with much sweetness as a solo
THAT Better Land"
DR.. Miller took for his text, "Or
What Shall Man Give in Exchange
for His Soul" 1T his Ia question:
said he, "propounded by our blessed
Lord Himself, and we should consider
it in the light OF the dignity, glory,
majesty. and greatness of the ques-
TONER" Continuing the doctor said In
part as follows: you are now about to
enter upon the real battle of life; it's
occupations, temptations, am billions and
competitions are more all-eDgrossing
than you might suppose. A distaste for
eternal realities grows upon US; the at
mosphere we live In benumbs and
hardens, therefore this great question
should be considered and answered
now"
How can we get at the value Of the
soul Price measures value, and the
price which God pays, even Christ,
measures His estimate of the worth of
a nIt1 hot ioh In ,.Q
II believe man Ia the very highest
and chief Of Gods ways in creation,
higher than angels and archangels. He
is OF nearer kin TO Gcd than they
GOD is not an angel. but God in Christ
is man, and man is God. Man in Christ
is seated on the throne OF universal
dominion.
Then. indeed, He that winneth souls
is wise'-if you win wealth, honor,
pleasure, these will fade away; IL you
win souls. you have an imperishable
treasure"
At night, in the Lutheran Church,
the annual address before the College
Y. M. @. A WAS delivered by Rev. Prof.
Richard, D. D., OF Gettysburg, Pa.
Special music was rendered by a male
quhrtette, composed of Ivan Yonce, P.
s. Davis, Frank Chalmers and Sheldon
Bowman, whilst K. R. Carter sang
"Nnzareth" as o solo.
DR.. Richards address was based on
JOB 27:2O, whence cometh wisdom and
where is the place of understandings"
His theme was 1.-THE relation OF liberal
learning to the Christian religion"
Some of the thoughts in this discourse
were as follows: A Christian COLLEGE
seeks to train mainly the intellect, q
Christian association aims to train the
~ nd t. II
training must 60 hand in hand. A man
without trained and cultured intellect
is more or less barbarian. A man
without religiously trained heart may
become monster. The highest wis.,
dom Ia to know and fear God.
The subject was illustrated by brief
and rapid sketches of Bacon, Locke,
Newton, Milton, Johnson and others az
the representatives of the highest in
tellectual culture.
"Such are the men," continued the
speaker, WHO have called the Anglo
Norman race forward to the highest
civilization. They were themselves the
products of the Christian religion. II
learning and science and philosophy
are to keep their place in the world and
to make new conquests in the domains
of mind and heart aud nature, they
must hold fast the divine ideas of wis.,,
dom and understanding
Monday morning on the Roanoke Coll
lego baseball field the athletic sports
took place with large number Of
ladies' present, commencing shortly be-
sore 10 q. m. and being finished at 1918
p. M. The contests took place under
the management of Mr.. 81. j. McIntire,
of Springfield, Mass, the excellent
physical instructor OF the college. The
first event was hundred yard dash, in
which there were four entriea. D.
Boogher came under the wire first in
the splendid time Of 10 2-5 seconds.
In the hurdle race following BooSher
again pulled in first in twelve seconds.
The high jump bad only three entries
and resulted at first In q tie at four feet
nine inches for Puchett and String.
fellow, but the tie being Jumped off"
resulted in Puchett being the victor.
In this Boogher to gain the necessary
number OF points 20 make him safe for
the gold medal for the beat all round
athlete cleared the bar at FIVE feet one
inch in fine form, but in landing clipped
and fell on his back, which he hurt
somewhat.
In the pole vault, c. Miller. quit
winner at feet ~ inches Preseason
Mcintyre, who has record OF 0 feet,
give an exhibition performance and had
S feet 81 inches with six inches to
spare, when down he came on his arm,
badly spraining it, In putting the shot
weighing 1G pounds R. Stringfellow was
an easy winner at thirty-thre feet.
Throwing the hammer, weighing
twelve pounds, was the last regular
event, and was won by J. Deyerle at sc