The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-20
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in gold. A full pound was used and
the whole flask was emptied on His head
and feet.
| 1T was not necessary that Mary should
do anything at this time. She had.
when Jesus was a guest at her home,
| three courses left open. One was to do
nothing at all, for the Lord knew of her
| love for Him and it required no further
proof. Secondly, she might have used a
| smaller quantity and had a servant to
perform the act; or third, she might have
| taken the course she did, and to which
! she was urged by heart yearnirg to
| give a visible and tangible expression
| of her love.
| There is a singular beauty in this
| deed. Not alone was it lavish gift, but
| it was marked by loWliness. Marys
| family was one in a position of affluence
| and prominence. Yet, with a glad heart
and in a spirit of genuine humility she
was ready to perform any service for
| Jesus. Not alone did she pour the
spikenard upon his head, as the seat of
! intelligence but also on his feet. that
portion of the body holding the place Of
| least esteem, and added to this, with her
| flowing locks,-the best of hers, she
knelt TO do service to the least of his
| she wiped his feet, thus proclaimng by
her act of humility that he was the
| 'chiefest among ten thousand and alto
| gether lovely
Its third remarkable feature was in
| it's loving nature. The gift was lavish,
it was lowly, but back of it all was the
| love Of her life. In it was nothing but
| love- for from this homeless one He
who had said the foxes have holes and
had spoken of his being without a home,
| she could look for no earthly return. This
one whom she honored was beset abont
with enemies, and in her act there was
not trace of selfishness. 1t was I'M
marked by any unworthy thought or mo-
| tive and was simply the Outgrowth and
overflow of ardent affection. In this
dark hour of His life this woman's deed
must have shown out like a beam of re-
tSplendent light, and no wonder that
| Jesus prophesied that it should be told
| CT as q memorial to her, as it is in this
| age when in four hundred languages and
| wherever men speak of Jesus this loving
| act is told.
Young ladies of Peace Institute, this
| Jesus is the same yesterday, today and
| forever. Service like unto this is as
| acceptable today as it was then. The ser
vice rendered may not be the same for
He is not here. Ways change, but mo-
| tives never. You can not break an ala
| baster box, but YOU can render service
lavish, lowly, lovingly; you can render
service as only women can render.
THE brilliant career of Joan of Arc.
the 1nasterful spirit of Queen Elizabeth
are not the best types of a wOman's life.
1t is not in forceful effort, but in loving
service to others that your best deeds
| should be given. 1t is a Florence Night
ingale who challenges our spirit of ad
miration, for she had caught the spirit
of Jesus, and it is to Him that you, as
women, owe all the best things that
you have in life. BY every reason of
gratitude your service is due unto this
Gallilean.''
before His spirit dominated the world
| womans condition was pitiable; she was
the chattel or the toy of man, degraded,
| debased, her coming unwished and I'M
welcome. her death unwept, it is the
| Gospel of Jesus Christ that has lifted her
| from shame to the side of man as his
equal and has exalted her to the place
| she occupies in ever Christian land.
"You are indebted to him for every
school you nave. for Peace Institute with
| all it's blessings, for the chivalrOus de-
| ference from true manhood to woman
| hood for the hope of life everlasting. He
| deserves and demands your ardent and
| faithful love in return for what he has
| done He would have you go out and do
| service for Him. He pleads for your heart
| and service and would have you take as
your life watahword the words of the
Apostle, The love of God constraineth
me-"
In closing his eloquent discourse the
preacher cited how about the masts Of a
vessel burned in brilliancy st. Elmo's fire
as the lightning flashed and the air was
charged with electric fluid, and in his
perOration exclaimed:
Young ladies, if you have caught the
spirit of Mary, your hearts will ever give
forth manifestations to deeds such as
hers. Your hands will not be idle; your
hearts will not be cold your feet will
not be solw in His service, and others
seeing you will take knowledge of you
that you have been with Jesus God
grant that it may he So
| The services concluded with a prayer
| by Rev. Eugene Daniel. and an exquisite
offertory. '"The Lost Chord sung by
Misses Salzman, Jones, Kluppelberg,
Young and Mrs. Fisher the conservation
of the collection being followed by the
congregational singing, "All Hail the
| Power of Jesus Name after which the
great congregation slowly dispersed
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
The class day exercises given on the
lawn at Peace Institute yesterday after
neon at c o'clock were a delight and
! JOY.
| The lawn was beautiful in its spring
time garb, and the class were gathered
beneath the wide spready branches OF a
tree, the half dozen seats being backed
by waving palms, While draped above
We're the class colOrs. gold and black.
The graduating class is composed of
Misses Annie Howard Baker. of Tarboro:
| Elizabeth Burton, of Raleigh; Mary
Lacy, Raleigh: Willie Richardson Law,
Raleigh: Margaret Mercer, Elm City,
land Alma Marsh, Marshville.
Aiding these young ladies was the en-
| tire student body of the school and a
large audience of interested friends were
gathered to do honor to the fair grad