The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-05
'EL0CUT|ON RECITAL
Sermon Sunday by Rev. R.
J. WiIIingham.
The First Commencement of The B. F. w., is
in Progress. Enjoyable FIX
erciSeS,

Today at II o'clock DR.. Edwin NJ.
Poteat, of Philadelphia, will deliver
the commencement address before the
students of the Baptist Female Uni
versty. In the afternoon from to
an art exhibit will be given. At
$3.50 in the evening, there will be eN-
ercises by the literary societies.
The fact that the Baptist Female
University has won place in the
hearts of the Raleigh public was
demonstrated last night, at the con-
cert given by that institution.
Before the time for the exercises
to begin, all the seats had been filled,
and standing room was at a premium.
But the people still came. and chairs
were brought and placed in the aisles.
and even then a great many were
compelled to stand up.
But it was worth standing up to
see. Those who had parts in the eN-
ercises. had been we'll trained, and
the selections were all excellent and
were splendidly rendered. Perfect at
tention was given by the audience,
although many were in personal dis
comfort, but at any time during the
exercises the dropping of a pin would
have been heard. Those who think
il an ''accident" when the Raleigh
public listens. should have been pres
cnt.
The program was as follows:
|. Piano Quartet-"Simple Confession"
Thorne Misses Mozclle Springfield, Clara
Wooten Alice McCullers, Margie Carter
2. Neutrality-suspicious. the King,
Robert Barr.-Miss Ada Elizabeth
WOoten.
3. Piano Duct-"Andante and ROndo, )"
Bohn.-Misses Eta Berry. Lucy White.
4. Reading-"Thc Child Wife, Dickens.
Miss Ethel May Barnes.
.. Piano Solo-"Valse Caprice" Rub
instein.-Miss Elizabeth Pittman.
6. Reading-"Echo and the Ferry,
Ingelow-Miss Juanita Perl Penny.
T. Reating-Act III, Scene II. julius
Caesar, Shakespeare Caroline Lee
Booker.
8. Piano SoIo-"Pasquinade, Gotshalk.
Miss jamie Mason.
9. Reading-"A Gentleman of Japan
and a lady John Long.-Miss Clara
Christian Wootcn.
1t was one of the most thorough
" enioyed concerts that has been Civ
Ell in Raleigh. The musical selec-
tons were, though classic. still of a
distinct enough movement to inter
est the audience. The readings were
all appropriate. and well read The
piano solo "Pasquinade," by Miss
jamie Mason. evoked storm Of APP
plause that lasted several minutes.
and the reading Of Dickens ~ Child
Wife" by Miss Ethel May Barnes was
also literally applauded.
Rev. r. ]. Willingham preached mis-
sionary sermon Sunday evening at the
First Baptist church of this city, The
sermon. which marked the beginning of
the first commencement of the Baptist
Female University, was preached espe-
cially to the members of the Missionary
Society of that institution, and was a
splendid effort. DR.. Willingham is of
commanding presence, and his presenta-
ton of his subject showed him to possess
oratorical gifts to no small degree. He
was speaking on a subject, in which he
is deeply interested and he spoke with
fervor and cloquence.
His subject was christianity and wo-
man" His text was Favor is deceitful
and beauty is vain but a woman that
feareth the Lord, she shall be praised y
Proverbs, 1880. He said that favor in
the text does not refer to desire to
appear attractive to those around us; this
is proper and should be cultivated. But
it does mean en- inordinate desire for
popularity. Beauty, he said, is vain, when
cultivated for its own sake, but that it
was woman's duty to appear as attrac-
tive and beautiful as possible. Beauty is
God given; woman is the browning piece
of Gods handiwork. God made the trees
and flowers and gave them beauty. He
endowed birds and even beasts with
beauty and intelligence, but woman, the
GROWING act of Gods creative power, he
| placed above them all. God intends for