The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
THEIR SCHOOL DAYS ENDED.
LARGE AUDIENCE ATTENDS EYER
GssEs At ELLESsBras.
Bs~~s,svr~ss~ Sermon 80 the crsAs-
sffng Class ~ the wsshim9toa
state Sosmsr school Preschsa ny
Rev II. l.. smith. Of waiIa WaIia.

of commencement week fSF faS 6SAffBE-
so<. state normal school, at El!ensburg
Opened yesterday morning with tbe sazccz-
isafesfe s.sry1cea. when were held in sae
auditorium Of the normal scssoo5 building
Al Il O'Clock the seni1r class. led nS Pin
e4pal T. A Getz and Eev. f. l.. Smith. OK
wAisa EaIia. entered the auditorium,
which uaz crowded to SIS fuiisss capacity.
The large audience manifested deep IN
tesess .n tho class. which. as Il entered.
Dsae 4 very excellent appearance.
TIL decorating committee hs1 put fheir
Ne~t efforts upon "a. arrangement and
edornrsent ef the rassrgni. on which were
eeat.d the essrgyrDsn Of the city, the pTsfs-
cspaI OF the school and key. SIR Smith.
Wig preached the baeea.8urezts sermon.
A crvs.S ~ A number OF students and 4
teachers OF the school, furnished the u1asik;
for tire occasion. They were assisted hY
Rev. NJ. Baird of the Epsscosai church.
and Mi4s 0rr.ia Eoyaston. The follow
ing programme was carried out In all iss
details:
Doxology ................ Audience
ygvoraffon Rev. ]. V. Misilgan
Chorus The Heavens Are Telling"
..,.....,.. i,,.-.s.',' ''*''.'i,' In
Pra.er - ...l'........Re Rev u II. Marvin
Quarte;,e-''conzser the Lilies -. Leslie
Baeca.aareaf0 sermon - Rev. E. I. Smith
First coagrsatlona church. Waila
WaIla.
aolo-'Ba byion" Miss orrlna Boydston
BsnefsetIoa .s<.-.....++.-..,.. Rss- r.. Agar
Rev. Dir. smith who Il an eloquent and
Instructive speaker. and who held his au-
disuce In mo@t fapt and interested atten-
ton. took hts text from the Acts XVIII
''Wasreapon. o King Agrlppa was not
disobedieut unto the Heavenly Vision"
The minister said:
- wan' 10 speak "a you today asou. the
Heavenly Vision Of Saul Of Tar@is. Sau!
had tusf given the experience % hts con-
version before the representatives of the
Roman power lie had laid hare his heart
10 thenl--had spoken OF The revelation
which God had made 20 him on the way to
Dausseua Ills words burned with earn
sstners and the reply which Festus made
was The saFna reply which Is often nova
days made hy tbs world 10 the man who
difcioses his spiritual visions. Thou art
mad says Fesins; much learning and
thought have made thee mad But Saul
Deyer spoke mere sanely Than In the Ian
guage OF the text ! wish to defend ana TO
honor today the man who has an open ear
for thu Heavenly WHOM. The greatest
things ;hat have been accomplished In the
world fs- the hettermen, and enrichment
OF life have been done hr those men and
women who have pierced through the veil
OF Tarke and who have heard voices speak
ing 10 them from she world Of spirit The
poets have dcne much 20 make iifs de-
Hight. The two greaiest poets Of this gen
grafton. feunsE1a and Browning we're
men who received the impress OF the Il-
vine Spirit and he'd communion with the
Powers thu, arr not sesn. The great ar
lists who have constructed the most mag
rincfnt temples. and have decorated them
within and without. with such adornments
as through al! tlno shall inspire the soni
Ct man. have had vision Of their work
completed. even before II vas begun.
THE great prophets Ike Isaiah have
been men who have listened 20 IN. voice OF
God ana who have spoken mesa GEES 10
their own people which would never nave
he fs.sx fs.Fh -.
rot the secret ~ the Heavenly Exian Je-
stis himself was sapr~nels the man who
held communion with the world Of spir',
and whose teaching and method and Ideals
were communicated 10 Him In these hours
OF rapt absorption iuto the Fataar Could
we spare the poets or the artists or the
prophets or the christi IL Is the Heavenly
Vision which has made these men absolute
" indispensable TO our happiness and wei
fare.
Bat 70 C0sne q little closer 10 tho words
cf thr text and Ia anaiyze for orr protis
this particular visfoa We osxsrYs that il
wa tn saul the revelation OF 4 new truth
ard That truth wbslh burst upon him so
uneN reetsfy and - catnyIefely wae none
other sh8n that Csod was IN Christ recon-
Cling The world unto Himself. \ three
Told effect ~ this revelation ia perceived
In the life - SagI. Il gave an entirely new
eonce Tor of the character and perss,f, Of
Jesus % Nazareth. He thought thaf ne
knce Him before Jesus hai heer IN MIN
"a fess nnfa1sjaFt anA sa5Turt % the
a man lnost dangerous - the ft;ture ~
that ueopls The multiplication of tits 3la.
s'piFs fIiesFif the destruction ~ These :hfgsz
70 saul watch were most dear - him
Tht-tefe a stcn fugtst he pat ~ the growth
OF iAi~ cen movement Iesus Iftnself haA
been gotten cat ~ the waV au} row IT'S
dscinles Sho'ia ~ arrested and executed
The authority for tAat proceeding AZ Nas
car wig To- Damascus when out nj the
onsn skv there sounded the voice of ,h.
very one 10 whom be- a@cFihef ~ rulgch
eFt Hat Bee Vetce feveslef personality
ENTIRELY out ~ haFmo0Y wttn his cencer~
ti@n ~ 5eSzs. In faaf single nsU.ne43, rher
TIRE 'f.th lsfr2t Ureu htsn he 81 u fhe hsaf-
- ur the NE ana character ~ tA.. onc
when he persccuiee HaW manv men tbcre
eF~ In the woria today who are M; .he
fTreGa of Jesus christ Simply beeauxs> they
do no knew tism Ha lie t.
The sevona effect ~ this revelation tsnor
tA@ Nfa ef tatg traveller Has "a eonani..'s
transformation Cf hts own character F~e~,
fh~ h'o0d~fHitrv persertfter he Is charged
into the MOT ~srua-heacte3 sna zeaious
advocate. There ag~ 10 w0Ya hurxtfnxs
forth of mgrdgfstA lie is q atTn~vu. "a,
Who completes the journey - damascus
Dc ven tnaifrt 80 20 3se character Of fhis
iEftdeD; witch 3rHusujrtet snf AK - .h.s..
ta-nEa wttvh hsrneNet wtr~ realty s.asv
ana aeaFa weee they sbiecftVss W 40
be care Past teiis ua that e vas A vision
ssuf Sc know thst thar srh{,A esat8 ssare.
ths eDttYs Tie - nan - ugsfs,sn,i ~,ns,
- hlfn,
Tee ta'ri sr~-' % sh5s revelation wae
- Eivs - PAM the message or whtrA tS4
wcrfs E'oci aad sstfi sHarts la l.raatesf
need fN~ SrVafe~f rsFTVfca wnl,l, 80, -.
fsfFdef ~ Ehn W0TA TODAY o. uos - much 10
feE8-sfo - fh'9kine ar n ~ertlfy ia aaf~x
Pc - <eHfro' - 3fr-' sn~ AMI ;hsz mes
~aFe th~ ss~'res ansvus .}er lsfrpex~ ~
PAM s. Ate. - NHieh he We 'ef Ax this
H'RvE"'F N-@'7a wa~ th~ as5rrcgae ana
Soan'ifs>e love - ftot. and vaH -a, ~ n
rteetsr service ta thr s.sys ana sirts a.,
thS+ afsfe - " tssftretRn fhan - teach