The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-05-26
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST M CURRENT EVENTS.
BY ]. L. POWER.
IL AND q. COMMENCEMENT.
BY ]. L. POWER.

1t was the privilege of this writer to
attend and take in all of the public
exercises of the fifteenth annual com.
mencement of the Industrial Institute
and College. Leaving Jackson on Sat.
urday morning, the 18th, in company
with Governor LONGING and Attorney
General McClurg, we reached Columbus
at 4:30 same afternoon. Our friends
Speaker Russell and Railroad Commits.
sioner McInnis not only held the M. &
o. train but provided the best refresh.
ments that Elmire could muster, and
his ability in that line is simply unlim-
tied.
1t isn't always that the lines have
fallen in such pleasant places to this
writer as on this visit to Columbus. Our
old commander at Chickasaw Bayou
and Bakers Creek was at the depot on
u arrival, and claimed us as his guest.
A drive through the city and a visit to
the waterworks, about two miles out,
occupied the time before supper. The
capacity of the waterworks reservoir is
$50, 900 gallons. 1t is II feet deep, and
the diameter of the circle is SO feet. It
is supplied from the Luxapalia, and is
fairly well filtered before passing into
the pipes for the city.
On Saturday night the anniversary of
the Peyton and Callaway-Orr Literary
societies took place in the college
chapel. There was some delightful
music, vocal and instrumental. The
chapel had been very Hastily decorated.
The students, to the number of three
hundred and fifty or more, occupied the
main body of the chapel, and there
were several hundred citizens and Wis.,
itors. The orator of the evening, Hon.
Monroe McClurg, was introduced in
deservedly complimentary terms by
President Kincannon, and he received
q most cordial greeting from the great
audience before him. He had made
speeches to the young ladies on other
occasions, and he had their ears and
hearts in advance. The attorney gem
eral had been so occupied of late with
affairs of state that he had to plead
guilty to the lack of time for
ton for a literary address, on the usual
lines; but nevertheless he suggested
many topics, not taught in the text
books that enter into the p~racticalities
Of life, its public and private obliga-
tons, opportunities aud duties. His
closing reference to Mrs. Peyton, the
mississippi Woman" who first con-
ceived and publicly advocated the idea
of . separate State college for the
white girls of Mississippi, were received
with special approval.
The Sunday Morning Exercises
Were unusually interesting. There
were no services in any of the city
churches, and hence, at the appointed
hour, the college chapel was filled to
its utmost capacity. The platform was
occupied by the faculty, trustees, min
listers of the city, and special guests.
After the Professional" the entire
audience Joined in singing Coward,
Soldiers" the scriptures were
read, prayer offered, and Miss Brown
sang a solo. Then came the great treat
of the day, the commencement sermon
by Rev. Geo. B. Eager, d. D., of Mont
gomery. His text, "Jesus saith unto
them, My meat is to do the will of Him
that sent me, and to finish His work" |
the basis OF n of the most appro-
pirate ~discourses to which we have ever
had the pleasure of listening on such
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preston, not only on the students for
it was specially intended, but
upon the great audience of others who
with delight to the earnest,
tender and eloquent discussion of the
theme suggested by the text.
After the sermon, the choir led, and
great congregation joined in sing
ing stand up, stand up for Jesus" 1t
a most edifying aud delightful
The Y. W. c. A..
Exercises took place in the chapel at 9
pm, when there was another large
audience, more delightful music and
other %approprite exercises, and another
good sermon by DR.. ~Eager-his theme
being discipleship and apostleship. In-
;i~dentally he paid a hearty tribute to
mis- native State for being the first State
the Union to establish a school of
his kind, after which Alabama, Geor-
yia and others had provided and fash
oned industrial schools for their girls.
The Foundation Stone
0f the new infirmary was laid at high
,oon on Monday by the officers of the
Masonic lodge; the local lodge, Column
No. 5, and many visiting brethren
participating. Grand Master b. ".
White conducted the ceremonies which
we're impressive throughout, and were
Witnessed by a great crowd. The casket
or documents and other articles for
though of usual size, was alto
too small for the contributions,
those selected for preservation in
,luded much relating to the college
md other State institutions. the State,
and city governments, photo
of governors, members of the
faculties, grand masters of Masons,
newspapers of the dav, etc. The box
vas Theoretically sealed and cemcnted
INTO the cornerstone, so that the con-
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