Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20
Washington 6 Lee University
Interesting Programme of 1902
Closing Exercises
INSTALLATION OF PRESIDENT DENNY

laureate sermon by Rev. Edgar
Mullins, ID. d., LID, president c
the Southern Baptist Theologica
Seminary, at Louisville, KY. TIL
spacious University chapel wa
filled with cultured and apprecia
tive audience. Dr. Mullins delivered
an able and eloquent sermon, hi
subject being, MANS Dominion
Over Nature" He is an attractiv,
speaker, and at times held his audience
with rapt attention.
After the Introductory anthem
Calvary, prayer was offered by
Rev. Daniel Blain of Covesville, Va
Rev. Dr. j. A. Quarles at the request
of DIR. &. II. Denny, acting president,
read the announcements for the com
mencement exercises, and introduced
DR.. Mullins as the preacher for the
occasion.
The address before the Young
Mems Christian Association was de-
livered in the evening at $50 O'Clock
by Rev. William Nelson Scott, ID. d.,
of Staunton, who graduated from
Washington College in 1868. The
choir sang the Introductory anthem,
Lead Kindly Light, after which
prayer was offered by Rev. j. H.
Light, pastor of Trinity Methodist
church, Lexington. DR.. Quarles then
introduced DR.. Scott.
The music at both morning and
evening service was rendered by a
select choir as follows: Miss Sa!lie
Preston and Miss Bette Glasgow,
sopranos; Mrs. Reid White, contralto;
Professor a. l.. Nelson, tenor; Cap
tain S. i. Walker, Jr., and DR.. l.. X.
Wall, bassOs Mrs. A. ID. Estill pre-
sided at thu organ.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
In the baccalaureate sermon, DR..
Mullins announced his subject to be
based on Hebrews 81. He began by
saying that mans place in the uni
verse is difficult to fill if ones view |
is confined to material nature only. |
With reference to the world about |
him, man is insignificant in magni-
tude Among the intimations of
greatness and dominion, the preacher
mentioned mans dauntless spirit,
illustrated by his repeated efforts in
the material world to accomplish the
seeming impOssibility; for instance,
to reach the North Pole The ele
ments of mystery, danger and power
have ever challenged mans highest
endeavor. Summing up, the dis
tinguished speaker closed with the
following as some of the conditions
of mans future complete dominion:
First, he must form alliances from
without. In fact it is thus that
nearly all his progress has been made
The food and drink that sustain life
are appropriated from withOut;it is an
alliance with material nature. He
must form such an alliance with his ,
brother man. Above all he must {
form an alliance by faith with Jesus {
Christ, whose will is being wrought t
out on the earth and who now alone +
among the sons of men has complete {
dominion +
ADDRESS BEFORE Y. VI. C. A. Y
DR.. Scott's subject before the v
Young Mems Christian Association b
was, This one thing 1 do press 9
toward the mark, for the prize of \
the high calling of God in Christ =
Jesus, philippians, 3:13-14. He Il
spoke of the two leading thoughts in t
the statement-(D that in every life \
there should be dominant and b
supreme purpose; and (2) that this |
should be worthy of our a
noblest efforts. He illustrated and I
both points from st, Paul n
and from other noble men whose |.
lives have blessed the world. Many A
lives, said he, are wasted for the lack h
of such concentration and definite S
ness of aim. In closing he spoke of F
the influence of st. Paul upon the II
ages. Martyrs and Christian workers L
i'm all lands have been ''inSpired by r
the love of Christ or fired and in a,
luenced by the ardor and devotion d
Of this great apostle. la
ANNUAL REGATTA. az
Monday afternoon at 6 o'clock. in '"
The presence of a large and enthu- I"
,iastic crowd, the annual boat race st
between the Albert Sidneys and the q
Harry Lees was pulled off, and was N
Won by the Albert Sidneys by about '"
our and One-half boat lengths, in u
ess than five minutes The race was ~
very pretty one The blues took III
squirt at Boards mill and kept in
he lead of the reds" from that Vt
ime to the finish, winding up in 81
.reat shape. ~
Previous to this year each crew had
gon twelve races, and two years there ="
vas a tie. Following are the crews: ~
Ilbert Sidney: Stroke, IT,. q. Stone of 81
Vashington'city; No. 3, W. G. Pendle- l
On of Wytheville. Va. No. ., j. p. "
Walker of Overfield, Va; No. /, r. A. 80
of Overfeld, Va. CoXswain III
|. r. Keeble of Abiline, Tex. Harry "n