The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-06


the old theology or the new. He is
the man who with Moses has talked
with God face to face, who has come
into personal knowledge of the AZ
mighty. and has brought, with some
thing of the love of God in his face,
Gods love into the lives of the peO-
pie"
He closed with a beautiful descrip-
ton of the work of the Christian adj
monition and on uplift in his admo-
milton to the young men who he
said, he envied in the opportunity for
service before them in the Goth cen
fury.
1t was an effort of great ability
and power.
Speaking of the sermon Hon. John
w. Hays said: 1t was a capital
sermon.
Dr.. Gibbs said it was as TO timeli-
ness and real merit was the best com
meucement sermon preached in the
history o fthe college.
This afternoon at four O'Clock DR..
W. G. Bradshaw delivered the alumni
address, to a large audience and after
wards "a business meeting of the
alumni association was held.
Tonight Hon. John Temple Graves
delivered the oration4it was mag
nificent effort and delighted the large
audience.
Wednesday morning the graduates
will speak. and on Wednesday night
the reception will he held. 1t will be
brilliant affair.
All the Raleigh Methodist preachers
are here attending commencement.
Yesterday morning Presiding Elder
Gibbs and Rev. 6. T. Smith, G. T
Adams, John w. Jenkins and NJ. NJ
Mcfarland went UP. Raleigh has a
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Allen, who
have son in college; Messrs. Il. +
Gray. Joseph G. Brown, j. S. Wynnc
Fab. Brown. Mrs. Daniel l.. Russell
is here with a party of young ladies
who are the guests of Mrs. Duke.
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Mr.. j. j. brewer and pr1f. Skies
of Wake Forest, are attending com
mencement. They wore appointed ~
the trustees of Wa>a Forest Coi.ege
on the committee 10 build 9ynnasi
UNI. and they are here both 10 attend
commencement and 10 inspect Ti;ni
tvs gymnasium and It's moiern excel
lent apparatus. Nowhere in the South
will there be found more perfect
gymnasium than the Angler. present
ed fully equipped to the college b>
Master Angler Duke. son Of Mr.. +. y
Duke, whose gifts to the college have
been generous, steady and practical
Wake Forest would do well to dupl
cate the Trinity plant without {
change and if possible get mar
just like Prof. Whitehouse. the expert
head of the gymnasium here.
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Among the prominent visitors are
Iseys. Dir. f. \. Yates, +. \. Bishop
j. +. Underwood, j. r. Gibbs
John .R. Brooks, NJ. c. Thorn
as, II. l.. Adkins, \. McCullen, A. Il
Surratt, Rev Turner. Frank II. Wood
\. NJ. Jurney, NJ. l.. Seabolt, j. d. Bun
Hurley, .R. II. Broom, n. T. Coltraine
B. b. Culbreth. Il. K. Grant. j. j
Garden. j. r.. Suggs, G. Il. Perry Jno
n. Cole, John II. Hall, A. \. Butler
w. b. Norton. NJ. d. Giles. w. Il
Odell, DR.. L. 7. White, Prof. Dree
Peacock, b. b. Adams, Prof j. Q
Carr, j. a. Long. j. Elwood Cox. w
f. Springer, Prof. j. {. Horrrr. Coz
j. w. Alspaugh. p. II. Hanes, a. w
+. Capel: Col. Featherstone, R0Nboro
DIR. Tucker. RoXboro; S. j. Asbury
Charlotte: f. w. Ayers. Washington
n. c.: W. A. Green, Washington, ID
c.; Rev. A. w. Plyler, Asheboro: DR.
Cheatham, Henderson; $. j. Durham
Bessemer City; Rev. \. f. Coltraine
RoNboro; Rev. Harold Turner, Ho
Springs Rev +. Il. McLorty. Ashe
Vile; Mr.. Egerton, Louisburg: Prof
=. Stewart. Monroe: Prof. y.
Webb, Mt. Tirzah; Rev. Il. S. Webb
Greensboro; Rev. j. II. Scroggs, Higl
Point; Prof. Geo. II. CrowelI. Higl
Point; Rev j. A. -. Fry. Concord
| Rev. j. f. Underwood. LittIeton: Rev
| X. \. Grant: Prof. +. w. Skies. Wax
| Forest: w. f. Springer, Wilmington
| Geo. Graham, New York city: Rev
L. II. Davis, Roper; Samuel Adams
) Elon College; Rev. Fl. NJ. North. More
! head City; Prof. +. II. Brooks, Kin
ston; j. NJ. Currin, Oxford.
An unusually large number of Wis
| ting young ladies are in Durham TO
| Trinity commencement. Anon
! those noticed were:
Miss Frances Armistcad Burwel
| Charlotte: Miss Josephine Philips
| Tarboro; Miss Nan Cameron. Con
cord; Miss Frances Jones. Raleigh
Miss Lizzie Sparger, Mt. Airy; Mis-
lizzie Anderson, Wilson; Miss Corinn
Chadwick, Beaufort; Miss Woodarc
/ Wilson; Miss Graham. Oxford
| Miss Long, RoNboro; Miss Lizzi
! Wynne. Raleigh; Miss Cant, Burlina
tom Miss Ayers, Washington; Mis-
Mabel Wood, Greensboro; Miss Ca