The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
At THE A. & M.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.


The Twentieth annual commencement
of the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
oge began sunday morning with the in
-pcciion of cadet quarters by the board
OF directors, officers and visitors. The
barracks were scrupul0u-ly clean and
the cadets received the visitors Accord
ing 90 The usual dign.fed military usage.
Attn a. M. large assemblage gath
cred az the assembly hall 10 hear tbs
haccalaureate sermon hy Rev. j. H..
Moody OF san Antonio. On the ros-
trum we're President l.. $. Ross, Major
A. J. Rose, Hon. G.. W. Bowman, Hon.
ID. A. paulus, Major ". Il CAyItt, Hon.
John b Long, Judge Chas, Rogan,
Reys. w G. Finley, u. V. Phllpoit and
I. &. Biitle.
The service opened with the singing
Of the doxology by the choir, followed
| by ieryent prayer from DR.. Phipott.
Mrs. A. l., Banks next sang solo,
cone sweeily Solemn Thought" very
swcelly, after which Dr. Moody read
I passages from the rev and % ID Tesla.
ments setting forth the general and
] special pfoyidenccs Of God In supplying
the temporal needs of his creatures
Following the reading. Dr.. Finley deliy'
cred q prayer, aud the choir sang "Glo
~ be 10 Je us Name" Aiier the ser
mon the choir sang beautiful anthem
Gle that Dwelleih In a Secret Place,
and The benedicti0n was pronounced by
| nr. PhilpOtt, the choir sang God b
| With You"
The sermon, based on the scriptur
read previously, was out u the orii
4. nary, though iul, forcble and pafiicu
larry applicable before the students o
an industrial school. DR.. Moody sal
lHgersoll lad declared that man ID,
ctrded the gods oi agriculture when b
. learned how b farm with his brains
but hat in this sermon be proposed {
prove that man Is wholly dependen
upon God in agriculture as 10 every
thing else. The speaker then prJcctde
, o. cXpIain the economy of nature a
showing the finger II God IN its minut
. est details. To narrow and deepen th
Iargumeut DR.. Moody confined his argt
ment principally 90 mans dependence
upon God for daily bread. lie said
was included ia the Lords prayer an
d was as necessary b. the rich az 20 tl
poor man moreover he added that ia
ly bread implied not only food, but III
y appetite for 10, and that labor was give
.' o. man 90 swceten his rest aud sharpe
}. his appetite. the fruits OF labor being q
n. less the gins Of God because OF that L
Dor. The righteous man obeysai Law
De pfays and plows he plants IN sc,
% time unto the harvest, and his seed al
u never seen begging bread. The prcacl
er c0unfcled the young men against n
l. danger " their knowledge leading the
10 to forget their dependence upon Go
advised moderation Of ambitious desir,
and remember their fellow men vii
+ sympathy aud brotherly love. OF u
promises Of God be- said "This
your token no word he has spok,
{. will ever be broken. The threa
o. oning aspect OF thy weather prevent,
many visitors from going ont 10 Cole
. sunday afternoon. sunday night u
u Wet. pastoro Of the Presbyterian rhurc
u delivered the annual address, an ab
aud Characteristic discourse before u
h. College Y. NJ &. A. Prayers were d
b. livefcd before and after the addre,
and a musical program was rendert
equal in interest TO that Of the moini
~ service.
.e The storm sunday nIghtinteffcr
with the address, and only a smal q
D. diencc was present