The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-06-17
MONDAY
COMMENCEMENT.

" . 0AO AoH IA bAC IA1QSt u ta6 CQItcke
= commencement season, one of interest to
large number, an event in our city life
deserving the attention it receives.
THE BAocAIAUREArE SERMON.
Every seat was full at the Q. P. church
: yestesday forenoon ON the occaz;on of the
delivering of tho baccalaureate sermon
1t was presented by Rev. Robert Nc.
Lean of Grants Pass and was an eloquent
fcrcible effort, full of excellent sugges
..ions.
Remember them that are in bonds a
bound with them." A sermon on Paul
as the representative of successful life
model man. next to Christ in the glory
of his character. The great problem is
how to answer Christ's prayer, not to
gain power and notoriety. wendall
Phillips lived so that he exists in the
hearts of the people unlike Webster,
whose selfisfness kept him from them.
'Savonarola lives because he loved duty
rather than honors, 20 Paul .kindled
fire in the hearts of men that has lived
in every one who goes forth armed in the
spirit of the Lord.
The business world is strewn with the
wreckage of men, manv of them educat-
ed, because they ave lived for self, who
who have tried to get from the world
rather than to give 20 it. State educa-
tion is for the safely of the state; and
this should be apprec ated by those who
are educated. What means this shift
ing of party principle first on one side
then on the other of the same question
It is the spirit of selfshness for gain.
Tried BY fire, every nation needs fire.
Aw1rx \ H. L..
Education should oe used for the right,
though we stand alone
Examples of those who remembered
those In bonds were Moses, Luther, Liv.
ingston, Phillips and Melinda Rankin.
whose works were eloquently por-
trayed.
The world wants sympathy. Every
body is called upon to give to the world
what they have received mot what Luth.
,er or 6aEeDa rola received
The sermon was Gloeed with some
splendid words to the graduating class
ADDRESS TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
The NJ. E. church was filed in the
evening on the occasion of the address, to
the young peoples societies of the col
lege, The subject was Gods Saints" az
. applied to history and every day life and
the address contained some splendid up
to.date thoughts, in keeping with the
present difficulties with Spain, the
speaker justifyiug the war in eloquent
terms, during it showing how the course
of empires continues to take its way west
ward and presenting the United States
as the friend of humanity and the ally OF
the downtrodden. The prophecy OF
Spain's greatest. orator CASTELAR,, in
which in 1912 he predicted the loss of
Cuba and Porto Rico if Spain's policy
with its colonies was not changed, was
presented with great effect.
The exercises closed with a farewell
address by Miss Mary Stewart president
of the young ladies society and response
by Mr.. James Smiek of the senior class.
CONSERVATORY COMMENCEMENT.
This afternoon at 8 o'cock the eegnlar
commencement program of the conserv-
atory of music was begun and was being
rendered to an appreciative audience. 1t
waa given in two parts and was as fol-
lows:
Concerto in E fiat NJ Ajor, Mozart-First
piano, Nina Wadsworth; second piano,
Gertrude Potter.
Invocation
Trio, "Praise the Lord )" Sudds--M Misses
johnson and Wadsworth and Prof. Par
win.
''Rigoletto de Verdi" Liszt-Cecelis
Gertrude Potter.
ssCameIia and the Rose," Gsnz-EG-
ma Elizabeth johnson.
Allegro, "Sonata Appassionata, Op
81" Beethoven--Nina jeanette Wads'
worth.
Overture, "Oberon," Weber - Fire
piano, Perry and Johnson, Misses Potte
and Sharp.
"Rhapsodie Hongroise No. g." Liszt-
Laura Teresa Sharp.
Theme de Rode," Moreau-Emm
Elizabeth Johnson.
Concerto in q Minor, Op. 25"-Men
delseohn-Julia Willamina Perry.
1 Lddress-Dr. u M. ParvIn.
freedoms Song" words By DIR. Pal
win, music, Misses johnson and Perry
Graduates. class Of 1898, Artists Oouri
Piano cecilia Potter, Nina WadI
worth.
Post -Graduates-Emma Johnson, Jul
Perry, Laura Sharp.
Two BUReLARIFs. Last evening tw
Albany residences were burglarize
some one entered the residence OF D
-, Fred Grimmer, went up stairs. took b
pants from chair in his room, and e
capped without being detected. The
was nothing but bunch OF keys IN +
pockets, SO the loss is smsll. Besid
the pants some jam was taken from t
pantry.
Some one also entered the residence
Fred Dawson and captured his cloth'
which they took out side and rife
leaving them in the yard of the Siste
academy. They got little for for thu
trouble
Four Of the graduates from the o A
this year will be from Linn county.
wit: Sarah Morrison Of Oakyiile. Dc
Porter OF Shedds and Harvey Bodine
Albany. Ao