The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-05-24
CENTRAL Begins
final EXERCISES
TWO SERMONS DELIVERED
At Baptist Church Sunday Morning
and Night-Operetta By Students
at College Tonight.

Splendid audiences yesterday wit
messed baccalaureate exercises for
Central College, held at the First Bap-
tist church 1920 Sunday morning and
at 8 o'clock at night. At the morn
! ing service. DR.. Hulen T. Carroll,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
Helena, delivered the sermon to the
graduating class. DR.. John I. Caugh-
ley of Fayetteville was the speaker
at the night service, delivering the
annual sermon to the Young Women's
Christian Association. At the college
Sunday afternoon, the annual thanks
giving service was heald.
Professional by the student body
Sunday morning opened the service,
following which the invocation was
asked and the scripture lesson read.
The hymn was Il Love Thy Kingdom,
Lord" and announcements were made
for the college by Doak S. Campbell,
the president, and for the church by
Rev. E. p J. CARROT, the pastor.
Immediately preceding the sermon. the
offertory was played by Miss Winnie
Pledger, piano, and Mrs. H. c. john
ston, violin, it being Meditation" from
the opera, "Thais.' Miss Lillian Rut-
lin sang How Long Wilt Thou For
get Me-
DR.. Carroll delivered a scholarly
and we'll received sermon, using as his
CT hnla hn
kingdom of Heaven" He emphasized
the value to members of the gradual
ing class and student body in remain
ing teachable, simplifying his text in
many directions and using striking il
ustrations. His sermon was brief and
held the large audience to the closest
attention. DR.. Carroll, it was told
the audience by Mr.. Campbell, was
pastor of Baptist church at Corpus
Christi, Tex, at the time that city was
overwhelmed by the tidal wave. His
first act, when telegraph facilities
were restored, was to telegraph church
headquarters not to reduce the city's
quota in the Baptist $75,000.000 acm-
paign.
At the conclusion of his address, a
hymn preceded the benediction and
the occasional by the student body.
Musical numbers at the Sunday
night service included a solo by Mrs.
Jake I. Deal, the offertory by Mrs.
H. c. Johnston and the prelude by
Miss Winnie Pledger. The audience
present taxed the full capacity of the
Dr.. Caughley's discourse
was an eloquent and ably presented
one which was received with marked
attention by the audience.
Commencement exercises were con-
tlnued at the college this afternoon
from to 4 p. m, with exhibits bvI
the departments of fine arts and
economics. Tonight pupils
of the conservatory will be presented
IN a Japanese operetta, princess
Chrysanthemum.' The program for
Tuesday starts with class day exercis-
es at 10 a. M, meeting of the board
OF trustees at 2 p. m., and the grand |
CONCERT dC p. M, TO which an adj
mission price of 80 cents will be
charged.
The home coming of graduates and /
former students, the first held at the
college, will be Tuesday night follow
ing the grand concert. Reservations
for places at the tables are already
being made in numbers to assure a
large attendance. Conway residents
VINO are entitled to attend are asked
to make their reservations at the COL