Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-12
a HIGH DAY IN FULTON,
Commencement Sermons for Westmin-
ster and s~ynodical Colleges.

To the Editor Of the Ledger
The home folks sent your scribe OF
to this, MY old home town, for his
health, after a severe spell Of sick
ness; and | have found food for body,
mind and spirit, as / have toasted
upon the good things furnished here
yesterday, commencement Sunday.
For 45 Wars / have known some
thing, personally Of old Westminster
college. ] came to this town about
the same time that DR.. Laws and DIR.
Fisher became connected with West
minister college and have known all Of
Its presidents and most Of its pro-
fessors ever since.
! brought a letter OF introduction
to DR. Fisher when | came here and
he was my life long friend. Some Of
the greatest sermons and addresses l
have even heard were in connection
with the commencement exercises Of
this old college. Dr.. N. L. Rice, DR..
Hoge and DIR. B. M. Palmer were three
Of the great men | have heard on these
occasions. DIR. Palmer, Of New Or
leans, recently deceased, was one Of
the greatest orators | ever heard. /
can never forget that mastery adj
dress. Another notable man ! heard
on such an occasion was the eccentric
and thrilling orator, Henry Clay
Deane.
The ba~ccalaureate sermon yesterday
was by Rev. J. $. Lyons, d. ID, Of
Louisville, Kentucky. He is a reIa-
tive Of our townsman and my near
neighbor, @. A. Wltherspoon,at whose
house l had the pleasure Of meeting
him before coming down on the train
with him Saturday evening. found
him a genial companion as well as a
great preacher.
His text was taken from Prov. 6,
20-22 MY son, keep thy fathers
commandment and forsake not the
law of thy mother; bind them con-
tlnually upon thy heart and tie the
about thy neck. When thou goest it
shall lead thee; when thou sleepest it
shall keep thee; and when thou wakest
it shall talk TO thee"
The subject was, Goods Guidance,
Protection and Fellowship 1t was
shown in the analysis that the Holy
Spirit is u guide, God the Father
our protector, and Jesus Christ our
companion.
The proverb, the language of the
text, had its origin in the peculiar
nature and environments Of the ORR
entail people whose chief literature
consisted in these proverbs. / wish /
had time and space to give your read
ers a complete outline Of this mastery
sermon, Of the finest commence
ment sermons | have even heard. Its
beauty and strength consisted in its
perfect simplicity, and its practical
application to the occasion. 1t is
thus with all great men and great SER
mons. DR.. Lyons had himself behind
bis theme and was talking for the
lasting good Of these young men and
women. It was an earnest and elo-
quent appeal to these young people to.
give Themselves wholly to God, and
trust Him as protector, guide and
companion. 1t viii not be forgotten
by them. am glad l came TO know
and hear this Kentucky preacher; his
sermon was food for the old as well as
the young.
The sermon TO the Y. NJ. C. A.. at
night was by Rev. II. II. Gregg, D. D.,
of St. Louis. 1t was an able and
scholarly address founded upon Heb 8.
8. ''See, saith He, that We make all
things according to the pattern shew-
ed to thee in the mount Subject,
"Christ the Archetype of Life.n
1t will be food for thought for these
young men for days to come. 1t point
ed out in a clear and able manner the
relation Of Gods two books-the book
of nature and revelation and the on
sequent relation of science to both
these books. Christ is the center Of
things aud there can be no true in
depreciation Of nature or revelation
that does not regard Him as the es-
sential factor. This lecture should
appear in print and would have to be
read and studied to be appreciated.
l attended services at the Lunatic
Asylum at , p. m. and was introduced
to the new officers. A pretty good
days work for an invalid too sick TO go
to church at home. II. X. HINDE.
Fulton, June 0.