The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-12
A. & M. COMMENCEMENT
BaccaIaureatc Sermon Preached by Rev
Whaling Of Austin.
4 LARGE NUMBER or VISITORS PRESENT
prcu,nmmc for tho Exercises q
Take Place Todny-Fine
Music Rendered.

College Station. Texas. June ii.-1f to-
day is criterion OF the weather that may
be expected during commencement, Ger
! talnly more ideal conditions could not be
wished for. It is warm OF course. but the
heat Ia not oppressive, and under the
shade of the beautiful trees with which
the campus Is ahundantiy supplied or III
/ almost any spot protected from the rays
Of the sun, 1t Is really pleasant. The col
loge is situated on somewhat OF an eie-
walton. and this partially accounts for the |
refreshing south breeze that IS usually |
blowing here at this season OF the year.
The exercises of the day were carried
out according to the programme published
in this mornings Post Several OF the
ysltors took advantage of their oppor-
4 tunity this mounting and accompanied the
$ commandment and his STAFF on their rcgu-
9 lar Sunday morning inspection Of the stu
dents quarters. All OF the rooms pre-
scnted remarkably cloanly appearance
j. and a number of them were SO tasteiuily
& furnished and decorated that they would
u have done credit TO a girls school, where
- everything Is popularity supposed to al
ways be In apple-pie order.
The chapel was comfortably hlled ms
morning with visitors from nl portions
of the State when the hour arrived for the
commencement sermon. The morning SER
vices onened promptly on time with sing
W ing OF the doxology. This was toloweu
by the invocation by Rev. Dr. Bittle' inc
resident chaplain. The cnolr tneh sant
"Roclk OF Ages" Rev. Or. Wilson, presl'
- dent OF Baylor read the 18th psalm, wnisi
was followed by an eloquent prayer D.
Rev. Or. Cochran OF Bryan. Mrs. i. "
Giesecke then rendered ave Maria lMai
N lard) as a solo, after which REV. H. IA
Whaling OF Austin began his sermon, tax
ing for his text Hebrew VII, l6--"Who u
made not after the law OF Il carnal com
mandment, but after the power OF an end
10. less life"
Dr. Whallngs sermon taught what a.
to endless life indicates when the point 0
ID Wow Is material, by describing some o
- Tho results OF development ils.the anlma
w nnd vegetable worlds, He showed VIVA
nc an endless life would signify to the mer
he student OF science Then, taking highe
vas ground, the speaker illustrated by ooplou
ner examples what an endless lie would sls
ION nify when viewed from an intellectui
,y standpoint, He beautifully illustrated TN
VS.. in the child Newton and tho astronom'
r a Newton. asserting that the astronom,
life Newton lay dormant In the lnlaht "
ng Illustration OF the old fable OF the tel
nm of Ahmid. which was inclosed In walhu
OF hut which. when stretched, would COW
biv the entire army was also employed
la Then the statement came naturally IN
ere these were but Views OF an enuiess ~
mo based upon the restricted avenues OF u
- str,,ction which man possesses through h
"a. Ave sensos--what intellectual power mi
was exist beyond which man has never
he been able to attain We know not ny
,een were OF course but Introductory 10 I
great theme Of tho sermon, when Wa
who ',The Power OF the Endless Life as u
anita veloped III inc Splrtua' mam IL, -
iso Young men was to commence che deveit
aker ment in the proper channels OF that sp
,dies ltual life so TINT u may condition
aava characterize their individuality aiS$an
kill tellectual man and as physical agen
vine This can be done only, he assert
through vital Christianity. His appeal
them as young men with limitess an
,ies and ambition which only indicate
natural strivlngs for immortality
uas most excellent
out the DISCOURSE for the sermon, WI
scholsrly and profound was az the su
con time 40 plsin ana Ineligible that any
Is AZ could comprehend H.
,ntad At the conclusion OF tho sermon
- choir rendered Holy spirit Faith
ialFs Guide The hcnedlction was then =
and nounced and the congregation slowly
ched persed.
con. Al $40 p m. Rov. J. N. Alexander
sen. beeVllle utitYpl 81, rtrtstinn A,
'nsnn citation quite largo congregation
: ,be present and proltes by the intellectual
g res nast served by the speaker
The excellent music furnished both
from morning ana 'n n,.., eFen ~ nriovmen
'u' ~ ~ the exercises Much praise Is deserved
y ~, ~. The ladies students and instructors
'o' SO kindly lend their efforts in this di
nter tion.