The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-18


Ark; Edward Fern Weaver, Taney.
town; John Francis Reese
1t was announced that the follow.
ing members of the upper class com.
posed the honor roll of that class
Misses Ogle, Roop, Bowen, Gehr and
Tippett; Messrs, PEBBLES, Cecil, Mott
and Bowers, and Mr.. Franklin Ernest
Dukes, Centreville, Of the lower sub
freshman class.
Glass Day.
Saturday is given over to class af-
fairs; class day by the graduates, class
reunions, class yells given with lusty
yigor, class parades, and finally the
freshmen effigy-buTning and frs
works fill the day with jollity and
make the night gay. At 2 o'clock In
the afternoon, the seniors In cap and
gown marched between two rows oi
te-gowned young ladies', bearing a
daisy chain. through the walks OF the
campus to a stage gaily decorated
with bunting in class and college col
ors and numerous college pennants
Before large audience, seated on the
grassy sward, they gave program
full OF college humor, with touches
here and there Of the pathos Of the
closing days of college careers. There
was class song. a critical introduc-
ton, history, prophecy. a bestowal ol
gifts, last will and testament and d
farewell At the close the class. fol.
lowed by the audience went TO the
Alumni Hall, where a beautiful stain.
ed-glass window. the GIFT OF the class
OF 1909 to alma mater, was unveiled
This Is the fifth I'm the series of win.
dows representing the triyium and
quadriyium OF the middle ages and
symbollzes geometry. This window
Is beautiful In design and rich In col.
oring. Mr.. Coe, president OF the class
made speech of presentation anc
President Lewis replied. accepting tbs
gift. AS the class OF 1909 returned tS
College the classes OF 1910, 1911 and
1912 were stationed along the walks
and saluted the seniors with their vel
and three cheers for 1908.
From TO z D. m, the president en-.
teartHlned the faculty and students
at a reception on his lawn From
TO . the class had reunions In various
class rooms gaily decorated IN college
colors, flowers and various coloret
lights. and last OF all came the fire
works An immense thronR gathered
on the western hill side OF the cam
pus 20 Witness the demonstration o.
the freshmen as, clad In drapety o.
white and with fiaring lurid torchei
aud muffied drums, they bore the cas-
ket supposed 10 contain the moral re
mains Of Cicero 20 the funeral pyre
and after an outburst of oratory th'
torch was applied and the flames II
up the sea Of faces which rose tiei
on tier in amphitheatre style up th'
hillside. A beautiful display OF fire
works followed. and finally Sc
piece. showing the significant ~, wal
set on and with yell after yell by th'
successive classes the day closed.
BaccaIaureate Service.
Owing 10 the threatening weathe
the congregation which assemblies
in Alumni Hall 10 hear the sermon
and witness the ceremonies inclden
IN the baccalaureate service was no
30 large as on farmer occasions
Those who remained away nisse'
hearing q very able discourse. DR.
Lewis was az his best, and his sermon
elected high praise from all VIII,
heard H. No services we're held II
the Methodist Episcopal, Methods
Protestant. Reformed and Lutherai
Churches, In order that these oongre
cations might be present az the bac
ealaureate service.
The exercises began with the en-
trance OF the entire student body. wh'
stood I'm a semi-elrcle In the rear o
the stage These were followed b.
the faculty and members OF the grad
uating class. in cap and gown. clergy
men OF the cisy, members OF the fac
ulty OF Westminster Theological Semi
nary. Dr. ]. w Herring, president o
the board of trustees, and Rev. T. II
Lewis, president OF the college Dur
Ing the professional those taking par
sang "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
and the Lords prayer by Rev. L.
Bennett, OF Centenary NJ. II. Church
after which the student choir sang
selection from The Holy City" Th'
commandments. with responses b.
the school, were read by Rev. j. w
Reese, Ph. ID. Rev c. g. Slagle. d
d., led the responsive reading of th,
Psalter, and the congregation joinet
In the Apostles creed and the Gloria
The choir sang 'The Lord Is Great,
and announcements were made b,
Vice President Mcdaniel Rev. y. II
Miller, ID. d., OF the Lutheran Church
read the Scripture lesson, and IN,
congregation Joined IN singing tn,
hymn II Know That My Redeemel
Lives"
The baccalaureate sermon was de
liyered by Rev, T. II. Lewis, presiden
of the college. whose subject was 9TH,
Call to Holiness" DR.. Lewis ASSERTED
that laymen. as we'll as ministers, ar,
called by God to be good and 90 dt
good. The belief, he said, that min
listers are called OF God, is universal
but that laymel5 are thus called Il
rarely recognized.
DIR. Lewis also said:
THE times demand new definition
OF church membership, new move
ment in church politics We have ba,
a long reign OF the preachers churcl
and we are on the verge, humanl,
speaking, OF bankruptcy. In fact, 1
II we're not for the divine vitality II
the church II would have been supplan
ed long ago by other agencies, and /
is significant how many attempts hay,
been made outside of the churches /,
meet the needs of human society. The.
have their day and cease to be-, be
cause God is in the church and II,
has ordained that II shall be the su
preme moral and spiritual force ii
the renewing of the world. But it 4
reproach to us who are In thi
church that man should ever lool
elsewhere for help
Now It is time for the preacher
church to give place to the laymant
church. The laymen and not th,
preachers constitute the church, an,
If the church is inefficient 1t is no
because Of inefficient preachers, bu
because of inefficient laymen.