The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-28
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.

popular or Inc best DOIlcy. Down
with policy aud selfishness when
they stand ia the way Of that
divine plan inculcated in every
true man and gentle woman to
live for God and the uplifting of
the human race. To live for
others and the benefit of our
fellowman is of divine origin. "
Mr.. Gambler, in an eloquent
manner, presented a word pic
ture Of the creation of man.
View him as he stands amid
tie glories and richness of
land fresh from the creative
hand. He is rich in the pos
session of a world; still he is un-
happy, his mind nor heart is
satisfied. Man, lonely amid all
this splendid scenery of the
universe and many of It's con-
temptation, lies down in the deep
sleep of loneliness and despon-
dency. God alone could supply
the deficiency. With his bound
less wisdom and matchless love
in the workshop of Deity He
plans and brings forth His
grandest conception. His most
wonderful gift to man. y
Mr. Gambler, in beautiful and
| fOrcible terms, spoke of the mis-
sion of women on earth as an
adjunct and helpmeet of man
and when necessary she loses
her frailness and amidst the
bowling storms of destruction and
| the many difficulties and dan
gers in life she stands an angel
of mercy and peace with pure
and holy influence, the strongest
power on earth to draw fathers,
| brothers, husbands and sons
back from the evil, away from
| hell and up to heaven. In their
creative spheres man and woman
are each all-powerfuI; but when
either assumes the other then
divine plans are nullified and
failure soon demonstrates the
falsity of the position assumed. .
In speaking of the duties we
owe this life Mr.. Gambler en-
! forced the necessity of educa-
ton in bringing mankind to the
4 highest plane of usefulness. He
said: THE present may apprO-
priately be styled an age of edu-
cation. The nations of the earth
are aroused.to the importance of
this subject and are everywhere
engaged in charging and multi
plying their educational agencies.
| No longer in any land do we hear
the ratings of ignorance upon
the ever growing facilities OF
learning. That nation is most
prosperous in peace and sue
cesSful in war that is fartheSt
advanced in intellectual culture.
At Sedan the star of the second
Napoleon went down in darkness
and gloom before the intrepid
advance of an educated German
soldiery."
Mr.. Gambler spoke of the great
, advancement of education in
America, and especially in in
dustrial lines. Speaking of the
South, the abode of the grand
est civilization, the land of the
scholar and statesman, the era
die of liberty" he said: While
it is true the terrible cyclone OF
war baptized her for a time in
the deepest gloom and the blood
stained affairs of her every home
showed the sacrifice of the mob
, lest of her sons, yet now as we
: look aruOnd US we see prospect
ty again within her borders and
the bright sun of gladneSs riS-
ing upon azure skies of her
greatness. [ love this old com
monwealth because ST e nurtured
and gave to our country those
matchless statesmen and pa
triots, L. Q. @. Lamar, Edward
| @. Walthall, j. z. George, John
M. Stone and a host of others
who being heroes with hearts
of gold, by their actions will live
forever | love her because she
was one of the grandest in the
old South and by her mistaken
adherence to the principles of
the old, she is one of the bright
est stars of the so called New
| South. l love her because she
is the first state in all this union
to establish and equip a school
for the higher education of girls
this noble institution which
stands a monument to day, not
only to our States love and adj
miration for woman but to that
brilliant. pure and lovable wo-
man, Mrs. Annie Coleman Pey-
ton, who by her matchless pen
made it possible and secured it
for her sex. "