The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-27
SUNDAY TN EUFAULA
SERMON BY MIR. COPELAND FEA-
TURE OF CHAUTAUQUA.
Awards of Prizes in OratOrical Con-
test-Exercises by Brenau Draws
ThronEs OF People
to City.

E<dtduid, MAY Gos-tDpCtidi.t-
all the interesting events of the Chau-
tauqua, none, perhaps. ELECTED more
interest and was more heartily en-
joyed than the oratorical contest which
held the boards last night The citi-
gems are indebted to Prof. F. L. Mccoy,
principal of the Sanford Street High
School. for this feature of the weeks
pleasures. and to j. b. whitlock, who
donated two handsome gold medals to
the winners.
The stage was occupied by the
Board of Education, the principals of
the Brenau, the contestants, and many
of the pupils of the Sanford Street
High School, and others who particle
pated in the program. At the ap
pointed hour, Professor Van Hoose re-
quested Professor Mccoy to take
charge, and in few remarks. urged
the Importance of training the school
children to sing. He further said that
in his opinion, a teacher should be Sc
cured in all the public schools who
would look especially to this import
ant feature.
The exercises were then formally
opened by the singing of America"
in which several hundred voices. in
Guiding nearly all of the public school
children, participated. Upon the con-
clusion of this, the contest began. The
following is list of those who par
ticipated' Misses Hortene Siappy and
Hattie Tinsley of the Shellman (Ga.)
Institute; Misses Amelia Lichenstein
and Gertrude Brown of the Fort Gaines
(Ga-) High School; Misses Florence
Schloss and Marie Locke of the Ala
bama Brenau; Misses Susie Mae Var
brough and Ora Gay of the Spring
oil Ca \ Itch, I4t C-n 60 Il
and Fred Daniel of the Dothan High
School; Charlie Doughtie and Frank
Lee Mccoy of the Eufaula High School.
and J. s. McClendon and w. w. Daw-
kins of the Southeast Alabama Agri-
cultural College, Abbeville.
The program was interspersed with
the singing of America" in which sew
eral hundred voices were united.
The prizes were awarded Miss Amelia
Lichenstein and Charlie Doughtie, and
were presented by the Rev. Bertram
E. Brown. amid shouts of enthusiasm
more delightful Sunday never
dawned than this morning, and the
vast theatre was thronged with all
denominations at the IL o'clock SER
vice. which was held at the theatre
The stage was occupied by the minis
tiers of the city. the Board of Educa-
tion, Trustees of the Brenau, and the
choir. Mrs. e. 7. Long presided at
the piano, and at the appointed hour
the anthem, "One Thing Have I De-
sired of the Lord" was sweetly sung.
The invocation was offered by Rev.
o. j. Copeland. The entire congrega-
tion, at the request of Professor Van
Hoose, Joined in singing the corona
tion hymn. Following this, Mr.. Cope
land recited the 103rd Psalm with deep
feeling and marked effect. Prayer
followed, which was offered by Rev.
Malcolmb Mccoy of Fort Smith, Ark,
who is visiting relatives in the city.
The aggregation again Joined in
singing the hymn, How Firm a Foun-
dation."
Mr.. Copeland delivered the sermon.
He based his discourse on the 18th
chapter of Hebrews, saying that st.
Paul evidently looked upon life as
battle and a race. His sermon was
one of the most appropriate and fit
ting as well as one of the most able
and compared their entrance upon 1t
He admonished the graduating class
that this was the crisis in their lives
and compared their entrance upon II
to Napoleon's admonjtion to his SOL
diers when he looked up at the Pyra-
mids.
1t was a beautiful eulogy of duty
to home to country and to God. It was
a masterpiece of eloquence from the
beginning to close. and Mr.. Copeland
is an easy, graceful speaker with
rich voice. He is comparatively a
young man and has promise of be-
coming one of the most conspicuous
figures in the Southern pulpit.
This afternoon at o'clock the citi-
zens were favored with a sacred con-
cert by the marine band, which was
one of the most pleasing of all its fea-
lures during the week.
The city is fast becoming filled. and
the management of the Bluff City Inn
has been forced to secure additional
quarters in which to lodge their pa
irons.
The success of the occasion is al
ready assured and the coming attrac-
lions will be NO less interesting and
entertaining.