The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-05
THE HALL is THRONGED
Pre- sident Peacock's Forceful Address
Before the Alumni.
The LITERARY ADDRESS AT NIGHT
An intellectual Treat by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Banquet at the Hotel Carolina, Honor
airy Degree For Gov. Aycock and
Senator Simmons,
Senator Simmons.
Especial to News and observer)

Durham, N. c.. June 4.--Durham is
in gala attire and the blue of Trinity
floats from almost every prominent
building. The city is crowded with Wis
itors from all over the State. men prom
inent in church and State, Trinity alum
nj, their wives and daughters who are
here to attend the annual commence
ment. The people of Durham have an
intense local pride in Trinity and all
that concerns the college, and its wei,
fare. commencement is an event in
Durham and this is one of the most
notable of Trinity commandments.
When the hour of eleven arrived the
beautiful spacious Craven Memorial
HaE was we'll filled by those who hau
come to hear the commencement SER
mon.
Seated on the stage were President
KiIgo, Lieutenant Governor Wilfred ID.
Turner. Congressman e. w. Pou, State
Auditor b. F. Dixon, former Congress
man f. A. Woodland, Rev. DR.. John r.
Brooks. Mr. Washington Duke, DIR.
Dred Peacock. DIR. E. A. Yates. Mr..
James H. Southgate, Mr. w. r. Odell,
of Concord; Rev. N. nj. Jurney, Sc
lected choir, and Bishop Charles B. Gall
loway, of Mississippi.
The choir rendered a voluntary and
then the congregation, led by the choir
sang Hymn No. 142, of the Methodist
Hymnal: Behold wherein immortal
form each mortal grace divine"
Rev. DR.. E. A. Yates led in a prayer
of thanks for Trinity's past and asking
the blessing of God upon it's future. He
prayed especially for the aged man
whose munificence had made this occa-
sion possible, Mr.. Washington Duke.
The lesson read by the Bishop was
from the first chapter of Collossians.
Hmm 151 was sung, MY God | love
thee. not because l hope for heaven
thereby" The choir sang the superb,
pilgrims Chorus
Dr. Kilgo in appropriate words intro
duced the Bishop. Bishop Galloway an.
nounced as his text: LIST chapter, Col
lossians, latter clause 18th verse, THAT
in all things We might have the pre-
eminenee."
BISHOP GALLOWAY'S SERMON.
In this first chapter of Collossians ST.
Paul shows Christ as the Creator of all
things He who is the creator also is
the preserver and by his word all
things subsist. The plants move for
him, the light shines for him; every
thing sings his praise.
Then he affirms his lordship over the
spiritual. Before all his final tragedy
he says: 81 live an dbecause l live We
shall live also.'
He is the inspiration of the churchs
activity. He harnesses its energy; he
unifies it's efforts. AS he died for the
redemption of the world so the church
has but one mission, the redemption OF
the world He is the sovereign of all
the world binding men together. He
is greater than his own book, because
he is the life of that scripture. Blot
out the Christ from the Old Testament
history and this history has no philos-
ophy; erase him from the Psalms and
they have no human interest.
am going to speak to you about this
pre-emnent Christ. The Lord Christ
is not affected and is not limited by
space, race, or time. He is the one
brother of the human family and the
only one. Man can not altogether rise
above his nationality. Martin Luther
stood for truths which are worldwide
in their influence, and yet he was
typical German. Edmund Burke,
drawer than any man of his time in his
nation, the man on whose grave every
American should lay flowers was every
whit an Englishman.
George Washington while fighting for
the truth was essentially an American.
Shakespeare in spite of his myriad mes
sage was an Englishman. The Christ is
in every fiber world man. The American
looks into his face and calls him brother,
the Chinaman feels his kinship, Men of
every cline calls him brother He ad-
dresses himself to the universal mind.
The artist and the poet go to him and his
teachings for the inspiration of his genius.
Who inspired Elijah and the prophets!
Who inspires the worlds artists.
Again he is pre-eminent in that he is
the contemporary OF all ages. Perlcles
and Caesar. and Cromwell have their
eras, but all eras are Christs lie IS
as much a part of the world now as when
he lived among men, call the names Oh
the ages of the past, Caesar, Hannibal
and All Of them. What think | of them?
Nothing | call the name of Jesus and oh,
what memories, what inspiration, what
action his blessed name brings rushing
into our souls.
Christ is the one great question in the
worlds thought today.
II is not an unatural doctrine that one
life should go on influencing the men OF
the ages. but in a larger sense than any
poet ever dreamed or any prophet ever
told Jesus Christ's heart beats in the
world, he is the worlds conscience he
has become the standard of the worlds
ethics.
He is pre-eminent in the worlds benev-
olence. Canon Farrar says to the glory OF
Greece. she erected one altar TO pity.
Jesus Christ has erected ten thousand al
tars. He is the inspiration of mans be-
neyolenee-His affairs of pity are in a
thousand human hearts. This is the prin-
chile at the bottom of all service, and II
is service for others that makes the
world good. Who builds the worlds hos
pfals? Christianity, and Christianity
alone, has put its hand in anothers and
called him brother, and stopped ana llIteo
him and soothed his feyered brow.
. Christ has inspired The World enthu-