The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-13
COLLEGE FINALS
ARE in PROGRESS.
Annual Sermon By DR.. Garrett
Sunday-Class Day Excr-
cises Yesterday.
oRATIoNs BY GRADUATES
0RATl0Ns
These Followed BY Class His
tories, Very Clever Pro-
auctions Of Students.

auctions Of Students.
Tho finals Of Richmond College are
now in progress.
The annual enhancement sermon to
the students Of fRichmond College was
preached in the chapel Sunday evening
by Rev. r. b. Garrett, d. D., pastor Of
the Court Street Baptist church, in the
presence of the trustees. the faculty and
the entire student body of the lnstltI-
ton. Dr. CARROTS sermon was both
eloquent and thoughtful, and was thor
oughy practical, the application of the
lesson contained in the text ttang very
tstrikingly and effectively made. Several
other ministers participated In the very
interesting and Impressive services, and
the uuartette Choir Of the Second Bap-
list Church added the musical portion of
the programme.
DR.. Garrett chose as his subject 1.-THE
Cripple at the Cate" his text, which
was taken from the Acts, being: BY
faith in His name hath His name made
thee whole" After narrating the cir
cu1nstances and environments under
which the miracle described In the text
was wrought, the minister applied the
lesson drawn from the theme. He inn
pressed the fact that a life without Christ
was a crippled life, a defective one. fall
ing to attain to the highest destiny. IIe
exhorted bis hearers TO take Christ into
the firm asa partner, whether he en-
tered tho profession of law, that Of medi-
cine, or a business vocation, for only In
this way could the highest and best sue
Gees n his vocation be achieved. Without
Him a man was sitting outside OF the
t$,p9'f fa tt,tfh
was dumb like a great organ. silent and
useless without the touch of a master to
evoke its grand melodies. ;
Often when opportunities present them
selves man falls to grasp them and
instead chooses the lesser blessing. Just
as the cripple at the gate asked for
aims instead Of the incomparably greater
blessing OF healing. DR.. Garrett applied
this idea to the moral and the spiritual
spheres ofAllfe.t and impressed the fact
that a man cannot attain his highest des-.
tiny without Christ.
During the delivery Of the sermon tlie
trustees and faculty OF the college occu-
pied seats on the rostrum. and president
f. w. Boatwright presided. Rev. r. j.,
Willingham, D. D., offered the opening
invocation, and Rev. CTS. Gardner, D.{D.,
read the Scripture lesson. Rev. w. II.
whitsitt, D. D., offered prayer. Rev..
Ryland Knight D. D., offered the closing
benedlction. The music was IN charge OIL
DR.. J. r. Hunter, of the college faculty,
and the singing was led by the chosr
OF the Second Baptist Church, CONSISTING !,
of Mr.. Conway Gordon, INlrss Gum, MISS
Mabel Diggs and Mr.. . Lehman, accom-
panied on the piano by Mr.. Rees II
Class Exercises.
The exercises Of the graduating class
Of 1905 attracted large audience TO the
college chapel last night despite the nlsh
temperature and the threat OF ram. me
programme consisted Of orations by rep
resentatiyes of the lnw class and the
graduating class, and the prophecies OF
the two classes, and were altogether OF a
high order, both of excellence and OF IN m
+erest. 1.-The law and academic graduates,
clad In the cap and gown occupies, ~ .ho
rostrnm. and Mr. S. b. Bragg, OF VIZ
einio the class president, called the as
sen,hlage to order and very happlly eA-
tended a welcome to the guests y nc
class. He then presented the otltut - =.
the law class, Mr.. Albert le e''1t''
Crockett. ,,,res-
s,ve sneaker. had chosen as his theme
Ianry ". Grady and tho theme OF ms
trih,,te to the eloquent Georgian was thit
"neaco la tn her victories no less reno"n-
ed than war; The young attorney maue
a very handsome and discriminating u.
NIT Il, the man and his work in brief
address. He was warmly appllauded by
the audience, ,s
Mr. 8 u. Lodge, the orator Of the
academic section, was the next isneal i,
He chose as his theme WORDSWORTH anu
in an essay requiring about iltteen MN mn
MS in Its delivery, he showed O close and
thoughtful study Of the great Lake poet
who attuned his song to the symphonies
az nature. Mr.. Lodge in his selections
from the poet and his estimate OF the
merits OF his various works. evlnced MS
own literary bent and expressed his en-
thusIasm In the very earnest eulogian OF
the man and the poet. While the subject
was not well suited to oratory, perhaps.
as an essay the work OF Mr.. Lodge VIII
take high rank. Mr.. Gravatt, the orator
OF the law section. by selection OF inc
class had been called away by critical
illness In his family.
Pierces Their Armor.
The historian of the law class, Mr.. John
a. CutchIns, of Richmond. made the hit
OF the evening by his brilliant humorous
essay. Every line of it was sparkling
of a high order Of Wit His thrusts and
gibes ut his fellows ELECTED great laugh
ter and applause as he skilfully pene-
trated the armor Of each and played upon
his peccadllloes with rnp!er wit. Mr..
A. p. Crockett, who wrote the history
OF the historian very cleverly got back
at" the merciless jester and appealed to
tho rsibilltles Of his audience.
M. c. "A, Jenkins, tho historian of tho
academic section. was III many respects
rs clever ms Mr.. Cutchins, perhaps the
mere flaw with his work being Its
length Many of Mr.. 'Jenkns's thrusts
were decidedly clever and We're exceed
ingly humorous. AS n speaker he carried
off the honors of the evening.
Mr.. i, L. Sutherland, tho target Of
some OF Historian Jenkinss merriest
gibes, contributed the history of the hiss
torian and somewhat evened up the score
by his sntirical thrusts at his friend,
The boys all took the exposure to pub
licity OF their affairs dc occur In good part
and gave an exhibition of blushing who'll
" inconslstont with the reputation NJ the