The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-16
mencement Week at the Seminary.

commencement Week at the Seminary.
HE commencement exercises at North.
Fd seminary, East NOrthfeld, opened
Fmday night with sacred concert and
|Ge continued Sunday, with the bacca.
|neate sermon by Rev. +. b. Meyer OF
Endon The sacred concert Saturday even
Z IN the auditorium, was given by the
|ldeats Of the Mortified seminary and
+ NJ. Hemon school. The girls, dressed
KAie, occupied the choir loft and part
the gallery. The boys were seated oppo-
Fe N the gallery and a limited number
|Gg1Iped the choir loft.
lle program consisted of choruses by the
Fhhay and Mt Hermon and the two
|Aoos combined, selection by Mt. Her
on bass quartet and solos by Miss Caryl
lhllh and Mrs. W. R. Moody. The pro-
Fam ezcelled any given in previous years.
" song Stand Up for Jesus, sung by
' two schools, was the best piece of the
'eu1g Up to that time no applause had
~ heard from the audience, but at the
we Of this piece the applause broke out
ANONYMOUSLY in all parts of the house.
, dne anniversary sermon Of the seminary
announcement was delivered Sunday
ionlIng by Rev. T. B. Meyer of London,
me auditorium, The graduating class OF
glls marched in and took their places
ne front, MIR. Meyer then addressed
Y large audience of girls and guests on
,s lezt That We through the patience and
IaloIt Of the scriptures might have hopes.
! ald mat no mortal lip can tell enough
/, If gllt Of the book, it is the greatest
Wv ". 'nat man has next to Christ. 1t has
w. gwen to rs by our fathers and we
XII XII nand the precious book down to our
, an Yet how sad it is that the pre-
Su'. word Is 50 little read and that even
' mSIaa peoples Bibles are only well
I sn IN certain spots, while others re-
"u y clean as when the pages came
>, wii lhe printers hand. Every Christian
S,l nS own text which he must search for.
III IIe are three words, he said, which |
mn1 !? call your attention to that are
ono Il II our text, comfort, patience and
, dm we can derive these three things
s sr, ,IIe word OF God. But some haven't
H. JI,,'s - yet to deal with Cod we must not
a&Soa gray to Him, but take from Him;
rsro nope. and comfort are buried
'' II JUS, as the heat of the sun is buried
p ,ne CoaI which We use for our warmth.
\ 1ng licze6iah, Isaiah and many 9th
h. suffered more than we can imagine.
"a, ~ ~ why sometimes we have to sorrow
r nj v'liers may get blessing from our suf-
nj Ns IN LEI US put the Bible on our hearts
8gas v" :. l! glow with its light. Let these
al Sl.hg back the mighty words of the
lror, sloT us the Christ whose life runs
I l. the whole.
sG !ne afternoon a memorial service was
/ u uHage chapel, conducted by Colonel
Oren ioPkns who with Mrs. John Nc
Ss.sI OF class Of 80. Mrs. Betty Holton
Resent 10, Miss Helen Knowlton of the
,Oot. student body, Miss Lucy J.
lOssaStt iQr me faculty, and Henry ID.
oDato lOf the trustees, gave their affec-
NJ, TSSIlnmonles Of the immense worth
reds J. nan In their lives and in hun
b 4Iu ray morning the annual meeting of
al At tD' rii association was held in Phelps
olted y. ""lch time a committee was ap,
h MI. W i arrange Tor a suitable memorial
Vet ras Iive9yn Hail. The alumni ban
% be S% leld at the Hotel Mortified,
lesijer4s PRESENT. DIR. Evangeline Young,
1astmaass. o. the association, presided as
e. n ras.gF' and called the following after
Ass G Il i9, Of welcome to the graduating
ad5roia9s ll Miss Edna Cullen, response
lis Ftbsos, q welcome; Mortified club,
NaltiIieb d higgins; Work of the Girls
g. and iNle s[d' Miss Lucy Hancock,
'4u Miss Caroline E. Barrett,