The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-28
COMMENCEMENT AT COLLEGE,

in it's history. For more than a hal
century this denominational educa
tional institution has been a poten
factor in educating the women of th'
Southland. and the good it has accom-
pliShed in preparing the young ladies
for the stern realities of life cannot
be over-estimated. During the pas
two years, under its present efficient
management, new dOrmitory anC
chapel building has been erected, ne
ceSSitating an expenditure of Sl3, 900
while 81, 900 additional has been USED
in supplying new and modern equip.
ment. The first year Of Mr.. Clifton's
presidency was eminently satisfactory
but the year just closed surpassed its
predecessor in point Of patronage, the
increase being fully one-half. So rap
id, in fact, has been the gain in at
tendance that accommodations are
again inadequate and the board of
trustees found it necessary at its an
nual meeting to provide for further
expenditure of So, 900 in building and
improvements, thus affOrding accom-
modationS for fifty additional students.
Another teacher has also been added
to the faculty, English and Latin be-
ing divided In order to curtail eX-
penSeS, the business of the institution
not being sufficient to warrant the
outlay. the Office of manager was abol-
iShed by the board of trustees, and
the duties heretofore devolving upon
Rev. j. NJ. Wyatt will now be cared
for by the president.
The following faculty was elected
for the ensuing year: President, W.
L. Clifton, A. b.; hall teacher, hiSto-
ry and science, Mrs. G. III. Gibbs; de-
partment of English, Miss Blanche
Williams Of NatcheZ, succeeding Mrs.
j. NJ. Wyatt, resigned; department Of
Latin, Mrs. r. Marshall OF CarrolltOn,
to succeed Mrs. Wyatt; mathematics,
Miss Cora Lee Stanwood; art and
modern language, Miss Meyers; direct
or of music, Mrs. w. l.. Clifton; pi
ano, Mrs. e. A. Neblett of Eupora,
succeeding Miss Jones; piano, Mrs.
Burton Yaw of Montreal, Canada, sue
ceeding Miss Bransford; piano, Miss
Coney: stringed instruments, Miss
Ross: intermediate department, Miss
Eta Turner; primary department,
Mrs. Payne.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The tifty-See0nd annual commence
ment Of Grenada college was inaugu-
rated on Sunday morning at i o'clock,
when the Rev. w. B. Murrah, presi-
dent of Millsap college at Jackson,
delivered the commencement sermon
at the Methodist church. The rever-
end gentleman was never in better
voice, and discussed his subject in a
manner beftting the occasion. DR..
Murrah cherisheS and holds education
in high esteem, and the large cOngre-
CATION of culture seemed to have an
inspiring effect upon him. His was
magnificent talk, appropriate to the
spirit of commencement, and his heart
was, apparently, in his theme.
DR.. Murrah took for his text, If
any man thirst, let him come unto
me, and drink. John 1887. He dis
cuSSed in a stirring manner the all
Suf1iciency Of Christ, saying that the
Christ in the life is not an abstract
principal, but living personality.
The man who boasts that he regulates
his life by facts does not nearly know
unless he is enlightened by the Christ
personality in the interpre ting of fact.
Facts, seemingly contradictory, are
rendered harmonious when seen by the
Christ illumined; for real facts are
truth and truth is a unity though pos
Sibly in diversity of expression. The
man who would find truth can find it
only in and through the Christ.
SERMON BY REV. BOSWELL.
Sunday evening at o'clock the
Rev. John w. Boswell, ID. d., editor
of the Christian Advocate of New Or
leans, delivered an address before the
Epworth League, another overfiowing
congregation enthusiastically receiving
his eloquent and logical discourse.
DIR. Boswell had selected for his sub
ject, 1.-The Church'S Influence" and
took for his text, Arise, shine, for
thy light is come and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon thee" Isaiah COL.
He taught that the church was not
responsible for the mischief done in the
world. This, he argued, could not be
so for the reason that divine illumin-
alton put the church before the world
as a discoverer of its shame, and a liv-
ing opposition. This attitude, he
claimed, was nnalterable. The church
is the salt of the earth, the light OF
the world, a city set upon a hill and
cannot be hidden. Not only, there
fore, an opponent of the world OF sin,
but factor for good. The cause of
good which is constantly at work, and
whose labors produce the good we see
accomplished among men. He admit
ted that some evil attended the church,
but which was an abuse or corruption
of the devil. He spoke OF the many
benefits conferred upon the world by
the church through her institutions,
mentioning the Sunday School Wo-
mans Home and Foreign missionary
societies, and Epworth League. The
discovery of these agencies for good
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