The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-30
COMMENCEMENT WEEK BEGUN.
RnccaIaureate Exercises at the
CoIOred College.

Without doubt the largest and most sue
| cessfuI baccalaureate Sunday ever Observ-
ed at the Georgia State Industrial Col
lcge for Colored Youths was yesterday.
The large auditorium, with a seating ca.
pacity for more than go people. was filled
before II O'clock the hour for the ser
vice. Extra seats were brought in; these
+ extra seats were soon taken, and still there
were people standing and others at the
doors seeking admission. About 1000 peo-
pie heard the sermon. which was delivered
by Rev. f. w. Lee, D. D., of Macon. DR..
Lee is a powerful preacher and one OF
the leading men of his denomination In
| Georgia. He took twO texts, one from Sol
onion, Whatsoever thy hand fndeth TO do,
DO II with thy might and the other from
Paul, In due season, we shall reap If we
Ialnt not" The theme of the discourse
was; Work Enjolned and Faithfuiness
Rewarded" The sermon was well deiiv>
cred, and was enjoyed by all present.
The opening selection was by the College
BRASS Band, which played America
Prayer was Offered by Rev. L. b. Max.
we'll The twelfth chapter of Ecclesias-
tics was read by Rev l.. H. Smith
college choir. The closing prayer was oil,
Tered by Rev. J. g. Epton. After sing
ing, "Hark, the Song" the benedictOn
was announced by Rev. Lee O'Neal.
In his sermon DR.. Lee spoke of work as
the law of life and showed that nothing ex-
ISIS except through work and that il Is the
duty of all people 10 work. He said it is
not only the duty of men to work, but it
is the duty of all men TO succeed To this
end every man should find that work for
which he IS best fitted and go a il with all
his might He pointed out very clearly
that every man has some work for which
nature has best prepared him and that no
~ H.. FarT
this work. Some are to be lawyers, doc
tors, preachers and mechanics, while 9TH
ers are to follow other pursuits. Be this
pusult high or low in the estimation of the
world if the man reaches the top in 1t, he
is successful.
As to the latter text he said that sue
cess cannot be had unless we endure to the
end doing in joy ana faiihfulness what our
hands find to do.
He admonished the young men that their
expected success will not come always at
the first attempt, but that they must endure
to the end. AS an example of one who
found the work for which nature fitted
him, applied himself and continued in it
he pointed to Arnold of Rugby, the master
teacher of his day. He emphasized the
fact that it was not Arnold great learn
ing, but that he had found his calling and
stuck to 1t. AS reward for
his faithfulness he had the APP
prevail of himself the respect of his fell
lowmen and the admiration of
the world. This, in a measure, is the re-
ward of all faithful work; but the greatest
reward is the smile of an approving God
which applauds the final faithful
President Wright presided during all the
special exercises. During the week cleo
trio cars viii run direct to the college
grounds as they did yesterday.
This morning, at the college, public ex-
aminations will be held, and tonight the
Y. NJ. G. A. will have it's annual exercises
with an address by Rev. J. NJ Jones of
Rocky Ford. Tomorrow night the Phi
Kappa and Philosophian Literary Socie-
ties viii hold their exercises. Rev. Silas
X. Floyd, A NJ, of Augusta, Will deliver
the address. Wednesday the commence
ment exercises VIII take place, when eight
young men will graduate, after which an
educational conference will be held. At
this conference the speakers will be Mayor
Meldrim. Judge Hammond, DR.. w. j.
White. DIR. Love, President Collier OF
Florida College, and other prominent
Georgians. Wednesday the exercises will
be at II o'clock