The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-19
Commencement Exercises
Are Formally Launched
AtMonteUdllo and Marion
INTERESTING PROGRAMMES AT
ALABAMA GIRLS TECHNICAL
INSTITUTE-BA BACCALAUREATE
ADDRESS BY REV. MCCOY OF
BIRMINGHAM

Montevallo, May 1S-(SpeciaI. )-The bae-
calaureate sermon of the Alabama
Girls Technical institute this morning
was preached by the Rev. James Henry
Mccoy, D. D, bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church. south, of Birmingham.
| Bishop McCoy's text was John 70, l to 8,
and the subject was THE Amounting OF
Jesus"
After the invocation by the Rev. Mr..
Liston, and anthem, 1.-The Lord Is King
Beethoven was sung by the choir of 75
A. G. T. l. girls. They also sang Praise
to Thee" Mendelssohn, after the SER
mon. Mrs. Davidson-Jones beautifully
sang Van der Waters The Lord Is My
Shepherd" The hymns were sung by the
choir and congregation
The lesson of the Gay was the 18th chap
ter of First Corinthians, IF l speak with
the tongues of angels" etc.
Bishop Mccoy began his sermon by say
ing that when he was a boy in college
he remembered having heard it said that
commencement sermon was like shoot
ing glass balls. the only object being to
show how well one could shoot but that
he came, not with this idea, but with the
resolution to convey to them simple
message from the gospel of Christ
Phases of Christ's Life
The bishop took up the various phases
of the life of Christ Immediately preced-
ing His crucifixion, and those phases of
His life in which women played a prom
inent part, especially the incident of his
amounting at the hands of Mary, the sis
ter of Lazarus. He said, In part that the
act of the amounting at this especial time
was purely spontaneous on the part of
Mary, as she had no doubt been saving
this ointment for the purpose of annoint-
ing the body Of Jesus after His death,
which His friends, followers and dis
ciples judged to be imminent from the
way He had long talked about the end.
The presence of Jesus in their midst, and
her grateful thoughts of Him on account
OF his having brought her brother Laz-
arus to life, made it impossible for her
to restrain herself from this action.
He said that the value and preciousness
OF the ointment (Which led to the crti-
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showed the depth of her love, devotion
and alteration for Him whom, with that
not uncommon insight of women she be-
ieved to be the Saviour and deliverer of
her sex as well as her personal Saviour.
The bishop commented on the fact that
no woman had treated the Saviour With
anything but the highest respect, rever-
ence and kindness during the time He
spent on earth, and showed the difference
in their treatment and that of men. The
bishop ended his sermon with an appeal
to the girls to devote their lives to
Christ and not in the pursuit of worldly
gains, ambitions and needless luxuries.
The whole theme was handled in mas
terful and scholarly manner, and was lis
tened TO with close attention and great
enjoyment by g congregation that crowd
ed the large school chapel.
Order of service:
Doxology.
Invocation.
Anthem-The Lord is King (Beethoven).
Reading of scripture.
Gloria.
PRAYER, followed by chanting Lord s
prayer.
Solo-The Lord is My Shepherd (Van
DER Water, Mrs. Mettie Davidson-J Jones.
Sermon-Rev James Henry Mccoy, d.
D., bishop Methodist Episcopal church,
south, Birmingham, Ala.
Anthem-Praise to Thee (Mendelssohn).
Hymn-Glorious Things Are Spoken
(RossinD (From the "Stabat Mater.D
Glorious things of thee are spoken
Zion City of our God;
He whose word cannot he broken
Formed thee for His own abode.
On the rock OF ages founded,
What can make thy sure repose
walls surrounded
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
See the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters
And all fear of want remove;
Who can faint with such river
Ever flows thy thirst to assuage?
Grace, which, like the Lord, the giver,
Never fails from age to age.
4 Round each habitation hov'ring,
See the cloud and fire appear.
For glory and a cov'ring.
Showing that the Lord is near:
He who gives them daily mama,
He who listens when they cry
Let him hear the loud hosana
Rising to His throne on high.
Benediction.
The farewell services of the Young
WonenS Christian association We're con-
Quoted this evening by the senior class.
The programme was slight departure
from the conventional. services, and gave
great deal of pleasure and instruction
to the audience.
Professionalism Of God.
Prayer-Class.
Anthem-"How Beautiful on the Noun
tains' Drank Lynes).
Responsive Reading-Class.
Ghnnt-('laSS
Life Opportunities as Interpreted by
Col William Crawford Gorgas (Doer of
Deeds, Miss White.
Jacob Ris, the Friend of the Alien
Miss Massey.
Tolstoi, Prophet of the Spirit-Miss Cor
neius.
Authem-"I Am Pilgrim" (Marstan).
Reading-Opportunity. Miss Bradfield
Hymn-"Chatauqua."
Recessional-"Savioi Again to Thy Dear
Name'-ClasS.