The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-27

lege chapel .uncomfertably crowded. At night, according to previous arrangement by, the pastors of the city, a union service was held, at the Raptist Church. when Dr. Pattergon preached again.. taking az his text the 23rd' verse of the 6th Chapter of Romans: "For the. wages of sin Is death. but the gift of, God is' eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, o5 .'.
 In this sermon. pr. Patterson handled his subject in a u,ssterly manner His thoughts were filled with originality, clothed in elegant language and concisely pres ented. His portrayal of the wages of sin was made Intensely vivid by the apt ness and force of his illustrations. He used as an iilustrstio a dead man: shut out from friends and all former associa- tions and pleasures. Though the flowers bloomed in beauty about him, sending ont their sweet perfumes, he was shut out from their enjoyment His friends and loved ones might stand about him, but he was shut out from them and was not con- scious of their presence. But he sa!d the death spoken of by his text meant more than this; it. meant not only to- be shut out from God, from heaven and all of its joys, but it meant also a perception of the value of all that from which he was shut out. and realization that 1t was all his own fault. ', .,r -4.
 Tn contrast to this. he painted with beautiful words the great gift of God offered to men--eternai life He said that many were willing to be saved. but want ed to saved on thsir own terms. That men sometimes acted as if they thought salvation could be bought with gifts, but that God 5 gifts were not purchasable
 they were always given; that God had
 the right to fix the condition of his gifts, and, that the greater the gift the greater
 the right. -..., ... .-~--. -
 He closed his sermon with an earnest
 appeal to the people to come to God and accept the great gift offered them through
 His Son.
 Dr, Patterson made a very favorable
 impression upon our people and will be
 long remembered by them.
 The commencement exercises of the
 Normal College will continue until We'd nesday night of this week.
 Saturday evening, at 4:3o o'clock the l juvenile class from the musical depart meth, under Miss Mary Murphree and
 Mrs. O. Worthy, gave delightful enter | tainment to a large, audience in the col l lege chapel. The large class of little girls | and boys who rendered the music evin- ced d wonderful knowledge of the art.
 considering their age, and presented a show of real beauty and loveliness
 This morning at II o'clock the exercises | or tne alumni cOnSlSteu or music Dy
 Misses Chicora McCartha, Abbye John 1 son. Rosa Prather and Bessie Hollan, ora tion by Win P Cobb essay by Miss Nit
 tie Bowles. reading by Miss Collie HoI- | Ian Miss Mabel Cowart, poet; Miss Julia Jernigan, historian and Mir. T. L.oyd Head. prophet G. Frank Stewart of An dalusia, WAS on the program to deliver
 the alumni address, but failed to arrive. and the address was omitted. These ex-
 ercises indicated thoroughness of research | and application on the part of those who | took part in them, and were indeed com
 mendabe to the institution and it's fa-
 culty. The art department was thrown | open today and presented a scene of rare
 beauty and elegance This department is l under the management and teaching of
 Miss Willette MeMllan of Tennessee a 1 sister to Gov ernor McMillan of that State.
 and the attainments of many of Troy s young people In art bear testimonial of Miss McMillans proficiency as a teacher
 of art and of her executive ability.