The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-05-22
HARTFORD COLLEGE
CLOSES Term
Annual Commencement Fur
niSheS Weeks Entertainment
Sharp Contests For Gold Medals
In Defamation And
Orat0ry.

The Annual Commencement exer-
cises of Hartford College began with
the Baccalaureate sermon last Sunday
at the Presbyterian church by Rev. Wiz
gil Elgin of the NJ. E. Church South.
a splendid musical program was rem
.dered by a select choir. The sermon
Nwas replete with good things and
was pronounced by all who had the
good fortune TO hear it. one OF the
best ever delivered in Hartford on a
similar occasion. The text was from
Galations 60, "And let us not be weary
in well doing; for in due season we
shall reap If we faint not" The
figure of the text is taken from ma
ture and is easy of Interpretation.
Said the speaker, among the things
which it teaches is that reward comes
to the faithful laborers in any field
reaps reward, hence then the first
encoura cement is suggested from this
thought.
/. While the highest motive to any
4 good work is to do right because 1t
is right, nevertheless, conditioned as
we are here we act, ALSO from other
motives, a proper one the hope of re-
ward. The farmer sows with refer
ence to the harvest; the business man
embarks in business enterprises with
reference to success the student works
hard in early life with a view to flu
ture benefit. So in all callings or
occupations it is also, true of the
Christian life. God holds up the re-
ward. The Grown of Life" is prom
ised to the faithful unto death"
q The laws of nature teach some
truth. The conservation of energy
is a law now as well established as
the indestructibility of matter. No
force in physical nature, in the realm
of mind, or in moral or spiritual mat
tiers is ever lost. Change as it may
il can no more be destroyed than
matter. All history proves this is
so with mental and moral forces. Men
who have wrought either well or evil
live when their transient acts are long
since past. Abel, Abraham, Daniel, |
Paul, Luther Calvin Wesley, Bunyon,
and thousand of others live in their /
deeds to-day and perhaps exert a
greater influence than while they walk
ked the earth. SO IL is true that
bad men live in evil deeds. In the
literary world, Shakespeare, Chancea.
Pope, Milton, Byron, Tennyson, Long
fellow and others live in their works.
If our deeds live to affect others
when we are gone, should not they be
good deeds noble actions.
Another motive to a proper Life
is it is the secret Of happy life. Idle
lives are not only worthless lives but
unhappy lives. The busy life is the
contented and happy one.
Young gentlemen and ladies If you
want your life a happy life, let it be
an active and useful one. Have high
Applications and be full of noble deeds
And be sure to make your lives holy
Says Solomon, Let us hear the con-
clusion of the whole matter: Fear
God and keep his commandments; for
this is the whole duty of man." Then
-'get wisdom, but with all thy getting
get understanding"
DECLAMATORY CONTEST.
Tuesday night the declamatory con-
test occurred at the Baptist church.
Five young ladies and two young men
took part in the contest. The pro-
gram rendered was as follows:
instrumental Duet-Misses Margaret
Nall and Fern Curtis.
The Old Settlers Story-Hattie T.
Glenn.
The Chariot Race-Elsie Mathews. II
Vocal Duet-Misses Pearl Thomas and
Florence Jones.
The Unknown Speaker-Levi Coleman.
The Death Disk-Alta Mae Likens.
instrumental Duet-Misses Margaret |
III Nall and Mary Keown.
The Boat Race-Nora Wedding.
Violin Solo-Mr. Ernest Field, accom-
panied by Miss Pearl Thomas.
Van Bibber's Victory-Ireland E. Har-
rison.
Male Quartette-Messrs. z. Wayne
Griffin, R. d. Walker. e. e. Birk-
head and DIR. Pirtle. r II Il
Kentucky, Cinderilla--Annie Eliza ,
Keown. 0.,ss J
*There was not failure in the en-
tire list. Each and every rendition