Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-03

Wilmington Commercial ana Shorthand
College. With a conservatory scene as
0 setting the stage was decorated with
ferns and was occupied by the invited
guests and distinguished speakers
together with the faculty OF the col
lege. Tho graduating class numbering
about 90 occupied front seats ir the
auditorium the young women in white
gowns naturally making handsomer
picture than the young men sttired In
black. A large anc appreciative audi.
ence was present
The exercises began after a short
musical programme by Grace Orchestra.
the faculty, guests and graduates enter
ing to the CITY Troop march.
Prayer was offered by ths Rev. Henry
Baker, ID. d.. pastor of Grace Method.
ist Episcopal Church. His excellency,
Ebe W. Tunnel, Governor of Della.
ware presided, and hssides him sat
the Rev. L. pe Witt Taimage. d. D.,
Of Washington, ID. G. Among. ths
others IN the stage we're: Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore, Associate Justice
David T. Marvel, Henry @. Conrad,
william X. Crosby, Col. Enoch Moore,
Henry Q. Robinson, Thomas b. Smith,
Philip r. CLARK, Clnwson =. Hammitt,
State Senator John Pyle, State Senator
Samuel Alrichs. Collector Of the Pert
William II. Cooper, j. Newlin Cav.
throp, Alexander A. Capelle, job II.
jackson. Charles W. Weldin, ]. Jack
son reirce, DR.. e. G. Shortlidge. Presi.
Gent George M. Hsrter of Delaware
College, George W. Todd, Principal a.
ID. Berlin OF the High School, Primer
pal Isaac ]. johnson of Friends
School, President Charles Baird OF the
Board OF Education, DR.. james u.
Morgan. John II. Rodney, George W.
Bush. the Revs. I. L. Wood OF lid
E. II. Collins OF Rockland, NJ. j. Fitz-
gerald Of Hayre de Grace, W. j. Ber.
mingham of st. Joseph's. Brandywine; |;
Petsr Donaghy. George E. Kelley, J.
u. o. Ilannn, 4. A. McCurdy, D. D.,
W. L. s. Murray, u. D., b. II. Nc
Sorley, NJ. L. Hutton, Presiding Elder
I. e, Barrett, A. N. KeigNin. d. D.,
J. d. Rigg of Chester, Charles 1.
Stengle Of Lsipsic. Adam Stengle of
Smyrna, and d. +. Waddoll
After the prayer by DR.. Baker, the
Halutatory address was delivered by
Miss Stella B. Ferguson of Delaware
City.
Tbs annual address was delivered by
the Rev. DIR. Talmage. whom to hoar
the audience was eager, and while
hearing, showed much appreciation of
the HpeaBer's striking presentation OF
homely truths and his frequent anec.
dute and characterization. When DR..
Talmage has the stage, he is in com
mand OF the situation, receiving as he
proceeds on line OF thought the closest
attention. "If we leave IL the eyou-
tiuniRts to guess where We came from, :"
be began, 'and to the theologane to
prophesy where We are going to, we
still bave left for consideration the fact
that we are here.' This proposition at
once met with applause and the doctor
went on to speak OF the interesting cir
cumstauces under which the semblage
was present and to declare that this
was the best century OF all the CEN
turies, the, present decade, the hest
decade of ali the decades, the present /
month the best month Of all the months,
the day the best day OF all the days.
and the night the best night Of all the
nights "It took all the ages. said he.
''to make this minute possible" and
be declared himself to be by nature an
optimist /: the world opened with gar
den and would close with garden.
Returning thanks for the cordiality Of
tho reception accorded him, DR.. Tai.
mage invited his hearers 10 visit him
In Washington. but asked them not to
come all at once. In approaching his
suject he told n story Of q minister who
was preaching a patchwork sermon
mnde up from many authors but with
out giving them credit. But there was
drunken man in the congregation
who had read everything. would an
nounce the respective authors as the
preacher continued his speech. Finally
the preacher became 30 indignant at
''shut up. you old fool, whereupon
the drunken man answered: "That'H
your own!"
After such preliminary, which put
the audience in very pleasant humor,
DR.. Talmage anpounced that he would
speak on big Blunders. He declared
that the man who never made blum
der has never been horn. or il SO, be
died right away; and tnat the first
blunder was born in paradise and was
ons of large family. He held 1t to be
beneficial to noint out the errors which
b others have made.
For blunder the first he named "Mul-
tiplicity of occupations " Although
he had friend who could do half a
dozen things well, that is the exception,
and most persons can do one, or two,
things well. His advice was to find
your place and keep II, ministers, for
instance, keep to your pulpits and don I
60 of Bnd lecture applause. Some
prepare for work through sheer trouble
till they graduated from the University
Of Hard Knocks. II don't make &c
much difference what you do, SO long
as you do it. Differences in life are
not go much due to difference in occuna.
tions as to difference in attributes oi
stick-to. atiyeness. The speaker fur
nished illustrations of the unfortunate
results when a man leaves one occ upa
tion to take up another, the old saw
Jack of all trades is master of none. !
being his text. just as the New Eng
lander, speaking OF neighhor wEe
wauted to be President of the United
States, and he was leading citizen o
his neighborhood, but II spread all ovel
the United States would be too thin.
Center your energies 10 ons direction.
advised DIR. Talmage, better have ont
big idea than'500 little ones. He namet
leaders in their professions or business
to illustrate the result of this principle,
Get your calling straight from God
he went on. Talk about minister
getting call; every man or womar
gets a call. Your are called to be {
merchant, or physioian, or farmer