The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-29

Ncapolitan lee cream
Assorted Cake Cheese and Crackers
Fruits
Coffee Lemonade
The toasts were as follows:
TOASTS.
Toast master .......... -. David Clark
The New South ............W II. Harris
Our Farmer Graduates. ...C. w. Gold
Our Mechanics. ............ ChaS. Person
Our Wives and Our Homes. E. G. Darder
Thief Class of 90 .............S. A. Vest
The A. & NJ. College. Prest. Winston
The Success of A. G. M. Boys in Practi-
cal Life. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Prof. Hill
Our Absent Brothers ......C NJ. Prtchett
The Loan Fund ...............G. S. Traps
What Our Mechanics are Doing,
S. NJ. Young
The Students Loan Fund. &C. S. Traps
rrof. Yates, Mr. Rhodv, Hon. CASTOR
Pawnec, Prof. Withers, Prof. Irby, Prof
Scribner, Prof. Massey, Prof. Riddck, Dr.
Weihc, spoke on pertinent subjects.
DR.. TAYLOR's SERMON.
President Taylor. of Wake Forest
preached the commencement sermon to
The graduating class Of the A. and NJ.
College Sunday at the Nirst Baptist
Church The large crowd that came to
hear the message from this distinguish
cd divine were highly pleased with the
sermon. The sermon was plain and prac-
tical-not q flourish in it--but it was
rcrccfully delivered. and was listened to
Nth closest attention. Dr.. Taylor is a
man of deep learning. and his sermon
contained many lessons that are des-
to ~, tJ,o f,,t,
His subject was the character Of Dan
iel. and the text was: Then this Daniel
was preferred to the presidents and
princes because an excellent spirit was
in him" The doctor began by saying
that one would naturally expect the one
Of whom these words were spoken ITO
have been in his native home and sur
rounded by his own people. But not so,
Daniel was an alien to the land in which
he thus found promotion. was of diff
ferent nation. and worshippcd another
God than theirs. Yet in spite of these
differences he rose to the highest posi-
bic promotions and the reason given is,
that an excellent spirit was in him.
What constituted the excellent spirit?
1. He was not respondent on account
Of the obstacles in his way but awaited
himself of all the opportunities that were
in his reach. About the first record we
have Of Daniel is where he was engaged
il obtaining an education. Blessed is
hat youth to whom opportunity is given
for the Improvement and enlargement of
his nature.
2. His unselishness and courtesy True
religion will put ray of sunshine in the
heart. A surly man may he a Christian
Tut not Of the highest type. While a
man may be a gentleman in the usual
sense of the term and not be a Chris
tian. yet can a man be a Christian and
rot be a gentleman? To be courteous
should be matter of religious principle
TO do the ldndest thing in the kindest
way was typical of the Master.
3. lie did not allow his religious prn-
ciple to be crushed by the superstition
~ which he was surrounded. In a for
oign country, where heather practices
were established he remained true to his
faith. In his fidelity to what he knew
10 be right he exposed himself to dan
ger and to death, but he purposed in his
heart that he would not defle himself
To have done in Babylon as Babylon
does would have led to popularity. But
ho never
sold the truth to serve the hour,
Nor paltered with the Eternal God for
Power"
Such termination as this comes to ev-
cry man. When a young man goes w.
npon the untried voyage of life siren
voices lures him to sacrifice what he has
always considered sacred Temptation
is 4 part of the course of life that makes
character. Repeated right doing may be-
cCme second nature to one.
4. His courage He did not finch from
lie discharge of his duty even though
death seemed to be his reward. The re-
collection of the fortitude with which men
end women have faced a martyrs death
ought to serve as q tonic to those OF
weak faith.
We may think we could have been beat
ter Christians in another age of the
world, but | tell you that no man has
ever lived in a more unprCmisng age
than Daniel,
Ualess cur characters arc grounded
in atfaith in God the excellent spirit will
NOT IL found in us.
TIFF State is calling for such men as
Daniol-men of an excellent spirt-of in
dustIw, rAen OF courage and men who will
notSbacrifce principle.