The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-28

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One Of the pIeasantest features of

year was the Alumni banquet held at
| one o'clock in the Reading Room,
which had been converted into a dim
ing room that would seat two hum
bred. An elegant dinner was served,
to which the Alumni and the invited
guests did full justice. | had the pleas
ure of sitting between Mr.. ID. l.. Gore,
one Of Wilmington's leading mer-
chants, and Senator w. c. DOWd, edi-
tor of the Charlotte News. Mr.. Gore
is something of gold bug while Mr.
Dowd is a l6 to ] man from way back.
While they argued the money question,
| gave attention to the dinner, prepar-
ing myself for the campaign that
comes on later. 1t was a peaceful and
amicable controversy. No Gore was
spilled.
Rev. w. b. Morton, President of the
Alumni Association, was master Rev.
G. Z. Bostick, returned missionary to
China, said grace" The guest OF
honor at the feast was Mai j. NJ.
Crenshaw, the first matriculate Of the
college. He is over seventy, but so
well preserved that he looks twenty
years younger, and keeps his heart and
his interest in everything progressive
as young as a boys. He made no
reception the boys gave the first stu
dent. May he live long to lend his
presence to these festive occasions, and
to help in every good work!
Bishop Huffman was the first speak
er. He spoke on Fifty Years of Pro-
gress," and | wish / had room to print
it in this paper. 1t was remiscential,
with tears for the dead; it was cheer
fv,Dr with iSnF nt =
hopeful, with words that stimulated
courage in the youth. 4 distinguished
graduate from Texas was expected to
respond to this toast but failed to
come, and DIR. Huffman was put in
as a supply. The Bishop is always
ready for any emergency. As | sat
there and heard him enumerate the
great and noble deeds performed by
the Alumni of Wake Forest, giving
names and facts, | began to wonder
if there was anything noble or great
for the Alumni of amy other institu-
tion to perform, or any place what
ever for I'VE fellows" who didn't go
to college at all. The Alumni OF
Wake Forest are a noble and useful
band of men, growing more influen-
tial and useful every year. The close
of the Bishops remarks. abiding to
the recent death of DR. Pritchard, and
his own advancing years, had in ii the
pathos of saddest eloquence May he
be long spared as an example to the
youth! His heart has not grown old.
and he is more popular with the young
men than when he first began to
preach. He talks glowingly of the
climate of Shelby and that section and
says there is no consumption there
"Healthiest part of the State, and I've
been all over it. Come up and let me
take you all over it," was his parting
solution. n. B.-I use the word
Bishop in connection with Dr. Huff
ham advisedly. His church counts all
its ministers bihops or none. But
bishops are nothing but 'overseers,''
and he has had a fatherly oversight
of the Baptist church for many years,
doing all the work of a Bishop, except
the laying on of hands,"
AS he finished, / had to take the
train and could not hear the other re-
sponses TO the other toasts, which
were:
The New History"-E w Skies,
class of '91.
THE Mission of the Small Chris
tian College f. NJ. Poteat, class
Of 81.
More Room and Better Equipment
for the Students that are Coming
y. Y Gulley, class of 10; NJ. L. Kesler, |
class of '88.
THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON. |
At $3.50 o'clock last night Wingate |
Memorial Hall was filled 10 hear the |
baccalauIeate sermon by DIR. Is. l.. |
Whitman, president of Columbia Uni |
versity. His text was taken from the /
third epistle of John, second chapter |
and fourteenth verse: Il write unto |
you, young men, because We are strong
and the word of God abideth in you.
and We have overcome the evil one"
Many who are capable to judge of |
a great sermon pronounce this one of |
the most powerful ever delivered in |
the State upon a similar occasion. 1T |
made profound impression and won |
completely the large audience TO the |
graceful and earnest speaker
The following synopsis gives the |
main points emphasised
In these words we have outlined a
message, a method, a mission.
The message is that the conduct of
life is fixed by obligations growing
out oil feiatIOn 10 GOQ. FellOWSnlp |
with God is the great end of Life. This
is made possible for man by his nature
as the child of God. Body and soul cry
out for God, and man is satisfied only
as he finds God. But in order that
this fellowship may be enjoyed there
must be community of intent and
purpose. God is spirit and light and
love. Only by living the life of spirit
and light and love can man be in fell
lowship with God. That such fellow
ship is possible is made clear both by
scripture and by experience.
The method is strength for mastery
through possession Of the Word of
God
This method is a method of indiyid-
ual development. 1t proceeds upon the
power of truth to transform life and
the inspiration of a worthy ideal. The
individual method is also the general
method. Society is transformed by the
transformation of individuals. The
world is redeemed by the redemption