The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-30
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GOunod aud "My Love is Like the
Red Red Rose"-Hastings. 1t is Miss
Gibbs special distinction that she
delights alike her critical and her
uncritical hearers. Her pure tones,
her Ease OF delivery, the compass Of
her voice, have ~cOnspired to make her
appearance before Lexington audi
ences the signal for applause.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The fOrty-eighth annual commence
ment Of the Baptist Female College
occurred at the opera house Wednes-
day morning, May 27, at IL O'Clock.
The house was filled with friends Of
the school and with visitors and
patrons from a distance. On the
rostrum were the young ladies Of the
graduating class, DR.. Hyde, president
Of the board Of trustees, Rev. r. B.
Briney, Of the Christian church,
President White, and the orator Of
the occasion, Hon William H.
Wallace, Of Kansas City
After the house was called to order,
Rev. Briney offered prayer while the
audience stood. President White
then presented Mr.. Wallace. He
took for his subject, 'Jesus Of
Nazareth as a Man" No synopsis
can do Justice to that splendid address
The speaker said that, following a
custom prevalent nowadays, be
would talk about the life and charac-
ter Of a man; that he would d%ifferen
tiate and try to give the human side
of the matchless life of Jesus. His
contention was, as lawyers denomi-
nate a position taken, that leaving
out of view the fact that Jesus was
the son of God, leaving out OF account
his miraculous power, leaving out OF
account the fact that he was Sent to
our globe to satisfy the demands OF
divine Justice by suffering in oul
stead, neglecting his whole divine
character, he contended that Jesu,
was not only the most m|arvelouSly
gifted man, but beyond all compariS
son the most lovaOle, wonderful, anC
beneficial being the world has eve
known, He then proceeded to con
slider Christ in four aspects; as teach
err, orator, citizen and philanthropiSt
OF Jesus as teacher, he said tina
there were two methods of instruc
, tiOn, by example and by precept. Il
i, the moral world, the controlling on
, after all, the power Of the teacher t
~ instruct by example is measured i
"a direct proportion to his ability t
/, live what he teaches. In this respec
Jesus is without a peer In any age o
cline, and his claim Of Sinlessness
the only n conceded by all man
:, kind. He quoted Mill, Renan, NapoI
:, con, Kant, and Rousseau in testimony
! or his teachings, he said that it wa
!, as impossible to set this forth full
as to measur immensely itself. H
mentioned as a comprehensive fac
that Jesus first denied the validity c
# custom, and appealing to reason an
Justice he closed the book Of preced
hit ent forever. "Ye have heard tha
it has been said by them Of old
- was met by Him with the direct az
peal to reason, "But l say unto you.
One of His teachings was that tn
marriage knot is tied by the same fiji
ger that wrote the decalogue /
tables of stone on burning Sina
"What God hath joined together, Il
no man put asuDder." He spoke
Jesus further teaching on the sui
iect Of divorce. He spoke of love
one of Christ'S teachings, and Of son
of the modren apostles Of the do
trine who failed to give honor whe
honor is due. He quoted His worl
extensively and said that He live
them, praying for his enemies am
the sutferings Of the cross. He spoil
Of honesty as a special doctrine
Jesus, which was comprehended
the Golden Rule.
OF Jesus as orator, he said that Il
tests were there: conception, exec
tive, and effect.
OF conception, or thought, he sa
that the Sermon on the Mount hi
more great thoughts in it than al
similar composition in the vol
while the parallels Of the Coz
Samaritan and Prodigal Son conta
all that can be said on the subject