The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-05
SERMON AT PRAIRIEVIEW
Marked The Beginning Of the Schools 40
nual commencement.
CAN ANY GOOD COME OUT OF NAZARETH
Was the Text Selected by G.. w.
Henderson, Professor of Theology
of straight Untvcrsits.

Prairie View Texas, June 4-The first
day OF the commencement occasion at the
Prairie View normal opened bright and
beautiful with strong breeze from the
gulf which makes Prairie View very
healthul locality and renders it pleasant
in the hottest weather.
People began to arrive early q few on
horseback. The rcst in vehicles, with now
and then a pedestrian The morning train
from Houston brought half hundred Wis
tors.
The annual sermon was preached by Or.
G.. w. Henderson, professor of theology
Of Straight university, New Orleans, La.
The annual sermon at the Prairie View
normal IS feature that grows in interest.
The faculty have been careful to select
ministers OF genuine Christian character
and real culture to set forth right model
to the students and to emphasize crying
need OF the colorod race--a trained, cul-
tured, consecrated Christian ministry In
Dr. Henderson, who Is a graduate OF the
University OF Vermont and OF Yale Divin-
ity school. and who won fellowship at
Yale and spent In postgraduate study,
one year at Yale and one in Berlin, Ger
many--a proper and safe model Is pre-
scented OF Christian minister TO the stu
dents Of Prairie View DR.. Henderson,
presentation of the theme suggested by the
text "Can Any Good Thing Come OGt OF
Nazareth was not only acholarly' simple,
clear and profound, but IL was practical
and helpful. His charge TO the graduating
class was very impressive. The music
was BETTING 10 the OCCASION me moor
II the chapel was comfortably full and
the galleries seated a considerable number.
A goodly number OF white people were
present and manifested deep Interest in
he exercises.
AT D. m. Rev O. /. Jones, A. NJ, OF
Houston, graduate Of Bennett college
and Cannon Theological seminary and
state agent for the Sunday school work
Of the Methodist Episcopal church tcol-
ored) in Texas delivered the annual ad-
dress before the religious societies HIS
/ text was ITO Live Is Christ. TO Die Is
/ Gain" He set forth to the students the
/ true way OF life. His address was elo-
auent. scholarly and ELECTED deep inter-
/ cat Rev Jones Is well and most favorably
| known IN the state
THE exercises of the day have been OF
| a high order and the visitors have been
/ deeply Interested and favoraoly I'M
| pressed
! II. Mckinney. ed Banks. Q. II Brock, l.
! Verette, Tom Taylor, Jas. Kyle, ST. j..
/ II Collins, II. II. l.. Jones. O. 4. Da-
venport. b. II. Moore. f. w. Stevenson.
/ James slaughter. f. j, Gray. j. Palmer.
/ Phil Hubbard. a. s. Smith. w A. Taylor.
D. r. Ford Walter l. Benchlcy. Mrs H.
! G Ferguson and Master Roscoe G. Fer
guson. Misses Sarah Mayes, Fannie
Watts, l.. w Woods. II n. Green, Jo-
sephine Nettlns Mollie Clark, Frankie
Johnson: Misses Eva Davenport r.
Green. Hattie r. Johnson, Cora e. Moore,
c. b. Johnson.
Waller. Hampstead and surrounding
communities were here In large numbers.
White people were here from Hampstead
and Waller and they showed no little in
terest in the work that is being done.