The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-02
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~ 49, soAs AkOm ruin l.lO, ANA
huth said, entreat me not to leave thee,
or return from following After thee. for
WINNER thou Roest. will 20; and where
tnou lodRest I will lodge; thy people
God"
His subject was, 1.-THE Character
Maker" Instead of following the usual
plan OF lauding Ruth he gave chief
praise to her mother-in-law, Naomi.
Ruth was Moabitess and therefore an
idolater. Naomi's life during her So
1ourn In Moab was such as to win Ruth
from henthenium to Judaism. Mr..
Duffy gave three reasons sneoi.llv Co
account for this wonderful influence.
hrst being that Naomi lived q we'll
ordered life. Consistency 10 q level,
ana when Ruth saw amid Nsomi's trials
and bereavements, her patience, faith
and love, 1t WAS clearly disclosed to her
thas Naomi was possessed Of something
OF which she WAS deprived.
-, In the second place, not only was
Naomis life consistent and we'll or
dered, but she doubtless put forth &C
tive exertion to win the idolaters of
moab TO the worship Of the true God.
Inc third thing of which he spoke as .
characteristic of Naomi was unfsiling
cheerfulness.
he illustrated cheerfulness and sweet
ness in religion by the following: "a
pure good woman married en- sRnostic:
when the first child began to lisp. the
mother sought to teach him q PRAYER,
but the father ratified psper. shook the
chairs, thus interfering with her efforts.
But she was patient and accomplishing.
One day coming home he failed to find
her, bus finally in the privacy OF her
own room he discovered her praying
audioiy for his conversion and was
thereby himself brought to Christ" A
we'll ordered life, active efforts to win
souls and unfailing cheerfulness are al.
ways telling for the right
Asa practical application the speaker
urged 81! the young ladies about to leave
the Virginia College to be centers Of in
huence for good in whatever communi-
ties their lots might be cast, assuring
them that even If they should be placed
In as hard condition as WAS Naomi, If
true to their God they would exert an
influence for good that only eternity
could estimate. He referred to the
splendid opportunities that had been
furnished the young ladies by the cree
ton Of Virginia College, and the instruc.
ton they there received, under the able
corps OF teachers.
In our report OF Sunday morning the
names OF Miss Gray and Misses Muir
ply and Lilianthal were inadvertently
left out in the art reception notice.
These young ladies executed some beau.
tiful art work, the former in the way of
fruit and the two latter china painting
and decoration.
Miss Anne Ethridge. the teacher of
English In Virginia College, has been
authorized to conouct the entrance ex-
animation TO Vassar College. This ia
Cnna{dQrnd tr,h
the extremely limited number who are
allowed to conduct these high class ex.
aminations.
Miss Ethridge will take special
course at Harvard College this summer.
The faculty generally will continue
their studies during the summer
M onshs.
Last Nights Programme
The third annual concert given last
evening at Virginia College shows, per-
haps more than any other feature of the
| commencement exercises, the great i'm
| provement the college has made since
| last June.
Misses Clara Persinger, Bessie Rust,
Leila Howard, Matte Murphy, Frances
Jones and Sadie Bach opened the con.
cert with "Larghetto," from Beeth-
ovens Second Symphonic. and 80 ex-
/
notes came tripping forth from the
three pianos as from one instrument.
Miss Carrie Melton, OF Georgia, &C.
companied on the violin by Miss Grace
Rhodes, of Virginia, next rendered
Steinmuller's Good night" In excel
lent voice and WAS followed by "Liebes-
traum," from List and Schumann's
"Valse Noble" executed by Miss Bessie
Rust, OF Roanoke, one OF this years
graduates.
10, Wild Bird. Tell Me-" BY Misses
Sadie and Alada Booth, next on the
programme, was we'll received. The
Misses Booth truly deserve the enthusi.
asm with which their we're songs met.
a plano solo from Chopin, BY Miss
Matte Murphy. Of Virginia, WAS fol-
lowed by THE Chimes" chorus by
twenty OF the young ladies selected
from Mrs. Silverthorne's vocal Glasses,
and the sweetly blended voices showed
decided talent perfected by careful
training.
The violin trio from Dsncla by Misses
Grace Rhodes, Of Virgins. Leila How
ard OF Louisiana, and Mrs. M. Buckner,
was one OF the most pleasing mum bers
on the programme and was vigorously
encored.
Misses Ruth Almtnd, soprano, OF
Georgia, and Clara Persinger, of Vlr-
GINA, two favorites, came next on the
programme In the duet "Cheerfulness. "
| "Sylvana," from Weber, by Misses
Grace Roberts. Ssllie Parks, Mamie
Dean and Eva Ellerbe. four graduates,
showed mos. excellent technique.
1.-THE Water Lily" and Tine Flocks
Shall Leave the Mountains" choruses
by the combined voices of fully hun
dred young ladies, showed such training
az only Professor Hennings can exer :
| else.