The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02

| and the success to which he had attain
ed. He had owed nothing to good for
| tune. but he had thrown himself into
this battle with an unwavering VIII,
and had won his fight thus far, by dint
of strong, unwearied resolve. just al
| this point it is that men most widely
differ In intellectual power they are
not so very far apart. They can grasp
| passage in Shakespeare or Tennyson
| with equal delicacy of thought; they
| can solve a problem in Euclid with
| equal precision of argument. But the
one has win that snaps apart like a
| cord of cotton, while the other has a
| will that holds like thread of steel.
| And yet there are flaws in the finest
, will, Goethe, commenting on the story
| of Peter, sinking in the waves of Gal
| lilee. said: This lis most beautiful
| history, and one that / love better than
| any other. 1t expresses the noble doc
| trine that man, through faith and un-
| daunted courage, may come off victor
| in the most dangerous enterprises
when he may ruined by a momentary
paroXysm of trouble"
1t lis right here that Jesus Christ has
| a word of life for us, when our wills
are toiling in some great emergency,
or in danger of being snapped asunder
| by some grievous inward defects.
''Mv Grace" he says, sis sufficient for
thee, for my strength is made perfect
| in weakness" Nobody needed to fear a
fatal breakdown of will in Saul, or
Luther, or Wesley, or for all that, even
in the humblest Christian disciple of
our own day. In this hour of trial they
are upheld with ever fresh supplies of
will power. Though others walk in a.
furnace of fire. the Law of God walks
with them in the midst of the flames
Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou
hast the words of eternal life"
For peace of conscience, for bless
in0s of virtues. bodily restraint, for
sweet content of mind, for deep salts
faction of heart, for strengthening of
will power, that threatens to fail in the
hour of sickening doubt, one of deadly
fear, we go to Jesus Christ, to the per
sonal, living, present Saviour, and we
never go in vain. He is our religion.
He alone has for our special need the
special word of life. On dark day,
when the sea was rough and gloomy,
have looked over the steamship rail
into the great deep. / have thought of
it, how perfectly safe | was within the
rail, and destined for my desired port;
but outside OF it, only a foot outside of
the rail, and what would be? A mere
atom of humanity, sinking hopelessly
into the unfathomable waves.
In Christ you are safe and destined
for heaven. Outside of him you are
nothing. Ere long you will find your
self TO be absolutely nothing, as you
sink into the bottomless depths of per-
dition. There is but one safety, one
joy, one success one glory, and that is
Jesus Christ.
Lord, to whom shall we go? thou
hast the words of eternal life" Amen.
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
OF the 121 young men that entered
the University four years ago, 80 will
be graduated this week, the second
largest graduating class since the ante
bellum days OF the four young men
who will graduate with highest honors,
E. c. Gregory was captain of the Uni
versity football team last fall, and has
been for four years one of the star
players on the University baseball
nine; w. r. Webb, Jr., was the best
player and captain of the scrub" or
second football team of the University;
Mr.. j. w. Canada was member of the
second football team; and j. C. Eller
was for two years the crack player of
his class football team.
The law department closed Saturday.
The following students received GER
tificates of distinction: ID. c. Barnes,
WI. Bellamy, r. w. Dalby. A. S. Dock
cry, r. T. Hurley, S. Fl, Hare, W. A.
Mitchell, T.. L. Rose.
The campus has on IT'S loveliest
and best coat, as if in preparation for
and in anticipation of the visit it is to
receive this week from Vice-President
Stevenson, and other distinguished
men.
The loyalty of Col. and Mrs. Thos. S.
Kenan is so pure and deep that they
are unwilling to miss any feature of
its commencement. They arrived late
Saturday afternoon, and are quartered
in the university Inn" in the same
room they have occupied for the last
twenty commandments.
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Tuesday, June End. s: 80. p. M, ami
versary meeting of the Dialectic and
Philanthropic societies in their halls.
Wednesday. June Bird, II m, meeting
Oh the foOdIu Oh Il III L CI SOu
Hall. $3.50 p. M, baseball at Athletic
field; $50 p. m, Senior Class Day en-
ercises, in Memorial Hall; 10 p. M,
faculty reception in the Gymnasium.
Thursday, June 4th-Commencement
Day-10 a. m, meeting Alumni Asso-
citation, Gerard Hall; 1880 a. m, com
mencement exercises, in Memorial
Hall; orations by members of the
graduating class, announcement of
honors and comforting of degrees; 1880
p. m, address by Hon. Adlai f. Steven
son, Vice-President of the United
States. A public reception will follow
in Memorial Hall, and the Vice-Rresi-
dent will be introduced to visitors;
$3.50 p. M, baseball on Athletic field;
$3.50 p. M, concert by Glee Club in
Gerard Hall.
Nice-P President Stevenson, accom-
panied by General w. II. Cox and a
party of young ladies, will reach
Greensboro at a. M, Thursday, June
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