Evening journal., 1907-06-10
STIRRING WORDS
TO GRADUATES
RevS. DF.A.W .LightbOurne and
J. ". COIOna PreaCht to ton
fere3Ce Academy Class
special to The evening journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER Dell June io.-commence-
ment sunday was observed yesterday
at the Wilmington. Conference Acad-
emy. The dark-hairod girls wore
auny white with pink nosegays and
corsage bouquets. while the blonde girl
graduates were attired in gray gowns
and wore white flowers There was no
mortar-board hat arrangement about
the dress OF the graduates. II was a
splendid graduating class, and an
equally pleasing student body which
assembled IN Wesley NJ. Il. Church for
the baccalaureate sermon ia the morn-
ing. and again for the academy sermon
last evening.
The baccalaureate sermon was deliv-
cred by Rev. A. W. Llghtbourne, ID. D.,
selected for that service before he was
appointed as pastor at Wesley. DIT.
Lightbourne took as his text: "That
which 1 see not, teach Thou me- Job
xxxiv, 80. The preacher analysed the
forces and component parts OF peb-
bic and a grain OF corn. in making the
comparisons with the smaller things Of
lanalysis, reached a point In the work
of searching at which the human MIND
was compelled to stop and search IN
vain II was the unseen force. the su-
pornatural.
The minister dwelt at length upon
the search for the highest points OF
knowledge. how job had fathomed al
most every earthly mystery In his
equipment OF wisdom. and yet failed to
iunloclx the door Of the supernatural
which he could only approach with the
eve Of faith and pray TO the Creator,
70 the unseen God, to teach and reveal
to him.
Rev. ]. W.. Colona. Of Bridgeville. an
aiumnus OF the Wilmington Conference
! Academy, and later an alumnus OF
lDickinson, preached the annual acad-
lemy sermon at night. and In an aole
discourse singuiarly added to the text
and thoughts Of the morning. The
evening text was;
'"Of all these things. get wisdom' and
with all thy getting, get understanding
Preacher Colona said there was a time
lin the history OF all civilization when
the sick clamored for more skilful phy-
sicians. the client for more learned
lawyers. and the churchmen for more
lcuitured pastors, and the employers foi
TRAINED labor. But with all the culture
lof the higher education Of to-day, WITH
Ian the equipment of the training
schools. perfect in appointment with
Ian the advantages Of trained educa-
tors, there was something lacking In
the man who left his school and en-
gagged in any Of the occupations Of use'
lfuiness, whose soul thirsted for some
thing which he had not obtained al
school. The man who in trouble or II
prosperity could sit AZ the feet Of th'
great Teacher of teachers, the lowl'
lNazarene, and could learn those lessoni
and commune with the great frien'
and Brother was indeed the man wh'
had obtained wisdom. and with his get
ting had understanding.
The commencement exercises wer'
continued to-day and a number o
house parties were held In Dover II
honor Of the various events Of com
mencement vNak. Tonight the annua
musicale and Tuesday afternoons clas
ldav exercises have lost none OF thei
usual attraitiveness. The commence
ment exercises IN the Opera House arr
set for Wednesday evening. The larg'
reception Of the faculty and officers o.
lthe Wilmington Conference ACADEMY
to the pupils and their relatives and
friends. an eljoorate affair, Is set fol
Tuesday night at ladies' Hall.