Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-15
WASHINGTON AND LEE COM
MENCEMENT.

de one and ny Lefore tue no ap
pointed for The servi Q, crowds o
people could be seen vending then
way across the well-kept campus to-
wards the Lee Memorial chapel in
which the exercises were held.
On account of the illness of Rev
Thomas Hume, u. D., LII. D., of the
University of North Carolina, who was
to preach the baccalaureate sermon, Q
change had to made in the program
Rev. G. Armand Miller, pastor of the
21st street Lutheran church, OF New
York, occupied the morning hour and
delivered his address before the Young
Mems Christian Ass citation. Ho was
introduced by President Willi,m l.
Wilson, ond delivered a mngniGcen
address from the subject: "Youl
young men shall see Visions" based OF
Joel 2: %
The exercises were opened by thu
anthem, 1.-The Sun Shall be Nd More
thy Light by Day." followed by praye,
by Rev. G.. B. Strickler, D. D., of the
Union Theological Seminary, Handler
Sidney, Va. The old hymn, Chow
Firm Foundation" was thea sung,
after which DIR. Stricken read the 145th
Psalm. The anthem, "Oh! Had ]
Wings Like Dove" was followed by
by the address.
Mr.. Miller said in part, "It is true
that young men see visions. There is
haze of glory about the glimpses
that youth, high-hearted, gladstone,
full OF bright anticipations cast on the
pathway of the future. seeking to
pierce the clouds in which that path
way loses itself. The difficulties and dan
gers Of the journey he nust tread, the
hindrances and obstacles that have
worn out the courage and overtbrown
the labors Of others who started out
with the same lofty aims and dauntless
energy, do not give the young enthusiast
to-day the least tremor OF apprehen-
sion. They are visions, roseate and
golden which the young man sees, as
he stands on the threshold and peers
out INTO the dim unknown" The
preacher then p rtrayel the high ideals
which every young man should set for
himself, avoiding the enticements that
lure him from the path of honor and
rectitude. Closing he said: "And
a ter all is done there shall be the
beatifc vision in which we shall ever
dwell. The vision of faith shall yield
to the vision of sisLt. The clouds
shall al pass away and we shall see
as we are seen On | we shall know as
we are known. thus We shall see Hin
as He is and the Wis on shall transform
us into His likeness. 1t may be that
we shall behold Him in some unexpec-
ted hour when the toll Of the harvest
fell shall be dropped at the summons
and the other, at our very side,
shall be left, wondering, while we are
taken and caught up to meet the Lord
in the. 1t may be that The welriness
and pain of the sick-bel shall prepare
us for the rest and joy Of the land
where thei nhabitants.shall never say 4
am sick It boots not. Somewhere,
somehow, when our testing and our
toll is done, He will say, Enough,
ard we shall see His face and se've
Him without sense Of labor or surcease
of delight. And, then, forever with
the Lord, enraptured, we shall look
and never tire, upon the visions of
supernal beauty in our Fathers
house."
Rev. G. B. Strickler, d. D., OF the
Union Theological Seminary, an | a
member OF the board Of trustees OF the
University, preached sermon OF great
power in the chapel at 9 o'clock IN the
evening, from Hebrews 18th chapter
and the latter part of the 9Th verse, his
subject being "Faith." Introducing
his sermon the preacher said every
careful reader OF the Bible has no iced
how much is said abouS faith. More
prominence and power are asserted of
this than of any other in the catalogue
Of graces. Many persons do no! under
stand why so much is said Of the power
Of faith, but when we realize that we
can grasp the many rich promises of
God only through the exercise of faith,
then indeed we may understand some
thing of its Importance and why the in
spired writers dwell on it to such an
extent. There is no conflict between