The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-31

gram of this most interesting days ex-
ercises:
$50 a. m. to $50 p. M: Art Exhibit
Reception Hall.
Ushers-Misses> Alice Bruton, Cora SUIT
ton, Virginia Reel and Pearl Guthrie.
II a. m.-Hymn-C Coronation, No. 2O9, Y.
p. II.
PRAYER.
Anthem Sing Unto the Lord.
Hmm.
Sermon--Rev James Atkins, d. ID.
HYmn-Prayer-Do (24O)-Pane-
diction.
Ushers-Misses Elma Featherston
Alice Green, Lucille Akin, Mollie Railey
$50 p. M: Song Go Ye Into All the
World.
congregation-Led by Missionary So
ciety.
PRAYER.
Quartette-Praise the Lord-Gounod.
Address-Bishop Warren A. Gambler
Song-To the Harvest Field
Trio-God is Watching
Benedict:on.
Ushers-Misses Lila Phillips, Ionic
Greet, Lucy Webb, Annie Green.
There is no feature of the commence
ment more intensely interesting than the
art exhibit. On the walls Of the reception
hall hang about IFS beautiful and skill
fully executed crayons and oil paintings.
1t is almost too much to believe that the
students did this work but they did, and
the cards of each artist are stuck in the
corner of her productions. The writer is
not a competent critic of art, but he is
constrained to say that he does not be-
lieve that there is school in this coun-
try that can give an exhibition of any
better work. The pictures were hand
somely framed and made fine display
The sermon preached at II o'clock by
DR.. Atkins was one of great interest and
power 1t was preceded by singing and
a fervent prayer by Rev. r. A. Willis.
He ended with the Lords prayer in which
all Joined. DR.. Atkins is a man of fine
appearance and great personal mag
netism. He was eloquent in simplicity Of
diction and strong in depth of thought.
He held his audience in close attention
throughout his sermon.
His text was Freely We have received
freely give" Matthew 1913. How our
hearts burned within us as he developed
his subject, and each one felt, Surely we
never heard it on this wise
After prayer and benediction dinner was
served in the dining room to students and
guests of the college. The long dining
hall will seat over two hundred. 1t was
all decked out in college colors las were
other rooms and some business houses in
town., blue and white. The girls with
their brothers and friends, occupied
tables taking up about three-fourths of
the hall The other tables were occu-
pied by the "dignitaries" and their visi-
tors. Each table was chaperoned by
teacher or officer. There are II teachers
and or officers.
The tables were waited on by the hand
soonest best dressed, most popular, and
most graceful girls in the college. |
thought at first that these were the mar
shals and that they held the post of hon
or, but Mrs. Rhodes told me that these
girls were helping TO pay their way
through college in this way. After she
told me this | thought I had never in all
my life seen such pretty girls. They do
not cook, only wait in the dining room.
The afternoon was spent in rest and re-
creation. On the piazzas the divines sat
and talked of their circuits and how God
was blessing them. On the long shady
campus with it's green grass and level
walks lying in every direction the girls
strolled with arms around one anotherS
waist as if jealous of every moment
since they must so soon part. Now and
then a father with his daughter who has
not seen him for months clinging to his
arm. Sometimes it was a brother instead
of a father Sometimes it was only
friend that strolled by her side. Well it
was Just an afternoon Of commencement
week; we have all seen it.
At $50 p. M, a prayer service was
held in the beautiful chapel 1t was
gracefully and fervently conducted by
Mrs Kirk of 1.-The Bible Training School,,
New York.
The exercises were devoid of any for
mality and was real heart service,
many taking part in telling their love for
Jesus and in song and prayer. The sing
ing was beautiful in which all joined in
such sweet songs as:
"WiIl Jesus find us Watching" Bless
ed be the Name" 'sHow l love my prec-
ious Savior" etc, closing with There is
no one like the lowly Jesus.
1t is the custom of the college to have
this service for half an hour each morn
ing before breakfast and each afternoon
before supper. When there are no visi-
tors the girls take active part in these
exercises.
Here saw the secret of the phenomenal
success of this man of God and his sweet
Christian wife in building up this great
school almost single handed and alone.
Whatever they do they do to the glory
of God, throwing around the students
wholesome Christian influences.
At night $50 o'clock, the chapel was
iammed to hear the address before the
Missionary Society by Bishop Warren A.
Gambler, of Georgia After singing, ac-
cording to the program and prayer by DR..
Swindell, chairman of the Board of Trus-
tees, Bishop Gambler was introduced.
He did not announce any subject, but
his theme was Missions, how God has
wrought through the ages to spread the
gospel, how He is working now, the great
problem, brought about by changed con-
ditions. which confront us and how 20
meet that problem. 1t was a great
speech, SO different from the ordinary
hackneyed way Of treating this subject
At times he had his audience convulsed