The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-08
A. & NJ. COMMENCEMENT.
Annual Exercises at the CoIlcoc
Begun Yesterday.
ELOQUENT SERMON BY DIR. LEAvEll,
An Appeal to tho Reason and u,rh..,
Intellect OF the Scholars Coupled
With Good Advice.

q. 7. Bartlett, assisted by l.ieu,cnan,
Emory of th" Waco school. The quarters
proved to be in excellent condition ami
showed the effect of the efficient dlsclp-
line of the commindant
At II o'clock a. m. the faculty hoard
of directors and Or. w. IL. J.eayou ~,
Houston assembled the rostrun of the
chapel. Services opened with Song hv Tie
choir, followed with prayer by Rev. pr
West of Bryan. Then a solo was rendered
by Miss Roberts.
The tenth chapter OF John was read as
the morning lesson followed by PRAYER.
song by the choir, solo by Miss Goldbers,
and sermon by DIR. Leavell.
| liy Rev. VIM. Hayne l.eavoll. Minister of
| the First Presbyterian Church. Houston
Luke XII. Is. And he said unto them
take heed and keep yourselves from all
covelousncss. for mans life consist, Ia
| not IN the abundance of the things which
| he possesseih."
The college authorities have taken mo
for today from a place where, / trust
only honest words are ever spoken They
do not ask me 10 alter the character Of
my usual speech ana give You words of
empty compliment. For am, not here TO
exhibit my skin as builder of phrases
nor to tickle YOUR fancy with rhetorical
rhapsodics. Bu, as honest mon locking
each other in the eye We are come TO con-
sui, together with honest hearts concern
ing the priceless values OF isfc. And | am
in this place and You IN that because you
stand within the charmed circle OF an
epoch in your lives and because have
some experience of certain crisis through
| which men must pass and by which they
arc tried.
! We hayo hone that gray haired cxncri-
cnee may teach young opportunity now 10
! seize ana hold its epoch before the net
work of favcring chance is tangled hy
Inc si"Ned hahi OF seltshnPss' iot u j.
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his epochs.''
we are not mere then' 10 scrap tne
sky, but to till the soil. We are come not
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