The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
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l,a<.t OLhVIuN
w -. d
Q the Graduating
o. Class -.
AT Institute Was Delivered
by Rev. Walker Sunday
~ Other Events of the
Week.


two O'Clock Sunday afternoon the
exercises which mark the closing of
one of the most. successful years in
the history Of the West Virginia
Colored Institute was inaugurated.
II LAKEWOOD assembly hall was
comfortably fIled-tho the number
OF visitors present was considerable
less, on account OF the Indictment
weather, than is usually in attend
ance upon the sermon to the gradu.
ating class-wlfen the graduates
escorted by theS band and student
body, began athe procession from
the girls dormitory = -. =.
After the usual openings services
consisting Of E:sGloria Patri,". the
II Apostles Greed. tsby the school. and
\ prayer by President Jones, Miss Nina
II. Clinton, of GAINESVILLE, O.. sang
h Hear Us, o Father" a solo which
4 afforded her audience an opportunity
4 to judge of >therrange, purity ar.
/ exceptional sweetness of her voice.
| Miss Cl1nton's solo was followed
Immediately by Sthe sermon-whieh
was preached byeRev. w. e. Walker.
nastor Of the fAfrican Methodist
Episcopal church,. of Charleston.
| Rev. Walkers text was Psalm
| 2O:5, the subject being Lifting up
our Banner. In part he said:
You young men and women are
launched today, upon the great sea
or lie. l am, sure YOU. have been
inspired by great hope and have
made. many sacrifices to reach this
eventful day. But. be not deceived.
This Is not the end. 1t is but the
beginning. You, will meet on this
sea of life great Eforces-Light and
Darkness, Good, and Bad, Love and
rate, God AND the Devil, between
which there is perpetual strife for
the masterys. Unceasing conflict
RACES, nor 1T, the intensity of the
struggle at all diminished by the
Lapse OF time. Age after age oppos-
| ing hosts are set In battle array, the
tocsin is sounded, the banners are
| unfurled, losses, are sustained and
victories are achieved on the great
| battlefield OF human life. Every
year adds to the triumphs Of the
| Captain of our salvation and dem
onstrates the truth that right L.
| might. y
'Sporadic attempts to galvanize
| the people into ,religious concern
and spiritual activity are rot what
! we want. The Eeactionr following
such efforts is often worse than the
original apathy and carelessness
which It wasg4s6ught to remedy.
| What the worldftoday is painting for,
what the men. ofskhis generation need
most OF, all, anAfrst or all, is the
| living stream flesh. from the crystal
throne OF. God. Deep, oft-repeated
| draughts OF this elixir Of eternal life
alone can aJtay the 1burning fever of
sin and coof the p9rched tongue My
friends, the glorious gospel Of the
1 VI kSo1 1,n
OF Its ancient poWeT,/ none Of its
cleansing virtue, not a whit Of it's
saving efficacy for the sin-cursed sons
of men. 1t Is still the mighty power
of Gods nnconqueEahle power unto
salvation to every jone that believ-
| eth. ~. 49,
/ 1T is yours to guide the wander
ing feet Of our race back to the old
paths 1t is yours - to heal their
spiritual hurts, to-: bind up their
broken, disappointed hearts. We
live in. a day when the principles of
Christian education should have a
| more effective and widespread appli-
i cation, The. tue aim Of christianity
Is to educate the whole man-soul
fand body. 1t seeks the natural per-
| lection of every faculty and power
and these are rendered radiant only
when developed in the service Of
God and humanity. A lower use Of
| the luStre of life" -
Sunday evening the annual Joint
meeting of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association and Kings Daugh-
te"s was held. interesting reports
of the years work of the two socie-
ties were. made by the leaders of
each, after which Mr.. T. C. Nutter,
president Of the Charleston Y. M.
G: A. delivered an address Of a half
h0ur which was replete with infor-
nation and encouragement to the
two student bodies which are accom-
Dlishing a great good in a non sec
tartan way in instilling and foster
ing among their members and others
the teachings Of the Master
The meeting Of the .Wheatley-Dun-
bar Literary Society,4was held Mon
i day evening, the program consist
ing OF the best MUSICAL and literary
! productions Of the society during
the year.
On Tuesday evening the N. 3.
Scott oratorical prize OF fifty dol,
lars, which is divided into q first and
second Of thirty and twenty dollars
respectively, was contested for by
six members Of the junior class. The
program follows: s~..
Chorus ........... "Praise Him
1st Year Normal Glass.
PRAYER.
Chorus .......... Sabbath Day.
1st Year Normal Glass.
= Grafton, The Advantages of West
irgina for the Negro
Georgia Wares, Untontown, Pa
Grafton ...!... The Negro Soldier
Dewitt Meadows. institute, w. Va.
Grafton. Lincoln md emancipation
+ Carrie Fairfax, P0welton, w Va.
chorus ........... --"Gent1e Mary
1st Year Normal Glass.
Grafton The Negro in Business
Matte Hackley, Charleston, w. Va