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Bro. Higdon, North Atlanta.
Two by letter at North Atlanta.
At Douglasvilte yesterday.
Bro. Hillyer, at Sylvester,
yesterday, he preaching in the
morning, Dr. Gwin in the after
noon.
Bro. Stovall, Morning Side.
Unusually pleasant services in
the morning. No services at
night.
Bro. Gwin preached twice at
Central and baptized one at
night. Preached at Sylvester
in the afternoon.
Bro. McGregor, Jackson Hill.
Interesting services. One re
ceived by letter in the morning;
one baptized at night.
Bro. Winchester, Third. Had
a good day. Two received by
experience. Church in fine
working order.
Bro. Collier, Decatur. Fine
congregations. Twenty-eight
new members added to the Y.
P. Union, which now numbers
over seventy.
Bro. Weaver preached at
Clarkston morning and night.
Fuller congregations in the
morning. Had Captain Kemp
ton’s artillery company to hear
him, in uniform.
Bro. Jameson, West End. Had
usual services. One baptized.
Three received for baptism.
Congregation held a special
meeting to take action looking
to persuading him to remain in
Atlanta.
Bro. McDonald offered a reso
lution, expressing sympathy
with the West End church in
their desire to retain Bro. Jame
son and joining in their request
that he remain in Atlanta.
Bro. Dorsey, at Peachtree
Park. Preached funeral service
of a deacon of the church on Sat
urday, at old Nancy’s Creek
church. Primitive. Preached at
Antioch yesterday.
Bro. McDonald, Second. Usual
services. Two by letter, one of
them a brother of Bro. A. J.
Diaz. Church appointed dele
gates to the new co-operative
union to be organized by the
churches.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
The Thomson Baptist church
is having a new baptistry put in,
made of brick. The church feels
encouraged that >it will need a
baptistry at an early day.
The brethren at Thomaston are
hoping to begin a protracted
meeting at their church on the
fourth Sunday in this month.
They expect the assistance of
Bro. W. H. Smith, of Columbus.
Prof. P. D. Pollock, of Mercer
University, was in the city a
short while Wednesday. He de
livered the literary address of
the Vienna public schools Mon
day night.— Cordele Sentinel.
The Warrenton Baptists are
going to have their house of wor
ship thoroughly renovated,
which is much needed. The
Georgia Association meets with
them this year.
The pastors of two of the
churches of the city have decided
that they will not publish their
church announcements in Sunday
morning papers any more. They
have scruples about patronizing
or encouraging the reading of
Sunday papers, and will, in fu
ture, have their church notices
published on Saturday morning.
—Albany Herald
Assisted by Rev G. W. Arga
brite, of Madison,Dr. B. D Rags
dale is conducting a most inter
esting series of meetings at the
Baptist church. There have
been four accessions to the
church up to date and the inter
est seems to grow larger with
each service. Both of the above
able ministers are laboring earn
estly and faithfully, and with the
co operation of the members of
the church a great amount of
good may be done in these meet
ings.—7%e Conyers Weekly.
Tiie Southern Female College
has shown that a large school can
be moved not only without inju
ry, but with marked increase in
its patronage. This school,under
Prof. Cox, who comes of a race
of superior teachers, was remov
ed from naGrange to College
Park, Ga., a year ago, and has
just closed a most prosperous
session. Southern Female Col
lege deserves the success it has
won.— Western Recorder.
Awarded
Highest Honors —World’s Fair.
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40 Years the Standard.
Bro. T. H. Stout passed through
Atlanta on Tuesday on his way to
attend a meeting of the Execu
tive Committee of the Georgia
Prohibition Association, which
convenes at Madison on the 17th
inst. at 10 a. m. The object of
the meeting is to devise plans to
advance the interests of temper
ance and prohibition in the State.
Barnesville. —A Baptist
Minister’s Union was formed at
Barnesville on the 15th inst. The
brethren entering into it were
brethren Brittain, Perdue, Clay
ton, Whittle and Stout. Bro.
Brittain was chosen chairman
and Bro. Perdue secretary. The
Union will meet on Monday after
each second Sunday, at 10 a.m.
in the pastor’s study at Barnes
ville. The name adopted was
the Baptist Minister’s Union of
Middle Georgia. A cordial invi
tation is extended to all Baptist
ministers to attend. These
brethren hope to make this
Union a means of good, socially,
intellectually and spiritually.
T. H. Stout.
Hephzibah.—Following this
evening’s service the doors of
the church were opened, when
Miss Ruth, daughter of Bro. W.
L. Kilpatrick, came forward and
was received into the church.
Then followed baptizing. One
young man and four young ladies
were immersed, among them the
daughter of Prof. Jackson. This
makes fourteen that have united
themselves with the Hephzibah
church during the series of meet
ings. The attendance has been
above the average. Much inter
est has been manifested, and it is
expected others will unite with
the church ere long. The music
was splendid and all of the exer
cises good. X.
Eastman.— The Preacher’s In
stitute of the New Ebenezer As
sociation held its second session
at Chauncy, May 28 31. The
meeting was pleasant and help
ful, though the attendance was
not as large as was hoped for.
The brethren are greatly inspir
ed with a desire for a better sys
tem and more power in preach
ing and pastoral work. There
never has been in this section so
much money spent by the preach
ers for good books, nor as much
real study of the Bible, to find
the truth, as there is now. The
ministers are practically a unit
in the work of the Association.
Brighter times seem to be just
before us. We hope for strong
er preaching and greater efforts
in the Sunday-school and mis
sion work.
Bro. John T. Rogers, who has
been in the lead of the Baptist
cause of this Association for the
last twenty years, is as active
and strong as ever. He has done
much good in this section and
the Lord has greatly blessed his
labors.
The people of Chauncy have
many good and pleasant things
to say about Bro. Rabun, their
young pastor. He is wide awake
to the Lord’s work. We have
quite a number of hard working
greachers in this Association.
everal of them have awakened
to the necessity of better prepar
ation for their work, and antici
gate spending some time in the
eminary at Louisville,or in Mer
cer. There are four men, with
families to care for, but they are
willing to leave all for the Mas
ter’s sake.
We have a prohibition cam
paign on hand in Dodge county.
The election will come off J uly
Ist. We feel sure of victory.
Yet we earnestly ask the pray
ers of the Index readers that we
may triumph gloriously,
Since my last letter I have had
the privilege of baptizing six new
converts into the fellowship of
the Eastman Baptist church
Brother and sister John Wil
cox, of our church, now mourn
the loss of their little three
months old son. The little one
fell asleep last Surday morning
at seven o’clock. The Lord of
peace grant the bereaved pa
rents peace.
J. C. Brewton.
Fort Valley, Ga.
June 12, 1896.
Dear Index :—Your paper for
years has been the accepted or
gan for Baptists, especially in
this great State of ours,and when
notes of alarm are sounded they
naturally look to the Index for
light and establishment.
Baptists of Georgia believe in
their simplicity that immersion
is Scriptural baptism, and have
been taught to believe that their
brethren in past centuries and
decades believed and practiced
the same till Dr. Whitsitt, Presi
dent of our honored Seminary,
discovered that we and our distin
guished exemplars are, and have
been, laboring under a great mis
take Now, as Baptists,we have
a right to look to the Index to
enlighten us as to the truthful
ness of the discovery. If his dis
covery is true Baptists are in a
bad fix denominationally. If not
true, then he and his discovery
so-called, ought to be exposed
in such way and in such terms
as will forever silence the tongues
and pens of future historians as
to the characters and practices
of Baptists in past centuries. So
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. JUNE 18. 1896.
much of Baptist history as is
given us in the New Testament
certainly defines the act of bap
tism Io be immersion. All Bap
tists and Pedo-baptist historians
that it has been my pleasure to
consult define the original or
early act in the days of Christ
and the Apostles to be immer
sion.
All Baptist and Pedo-baptist
commentators alike define the act
as an immersion As Baptists,
we have from time immemorial
accepted the Bible as the book of
our faith and practice. But now
a certain Euroclydon from the
Seminary comes down upon our
placid Baptist waters and the
old vessel is tossed strangely,
fearfully and dangerously, and
unless the good Lord shall speak
and calm the troubled sea our
honored and gray with-age craft
will go to destruction. Chris
tian Index speak, and speak in
no unknown tongue, neither use
hieroglyphics. May God direct
the thoughts and pens of our
brethren in this critical day of
our existence. B. L. Ross.
A Question.
Brother pastors of the Baptist
churches of Georgia, lend me
your eyes a moment, 1 want you
to ponder this question for the
Master’s sake; Do each of you
pray for every other pastor in
the State every Sunday morning
when you pray yourselves? I
have for some time now, in pray
ing for myself in this particular,
prayed for each servant of God
who stands up to preach, in sin
cerity and in truth, the gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Why do
Ido this? That I may not culti
vate a spirit of selfishness in
praying for my own little corner
in the Master's great field. The
world is this field and we all are
laborers. Let us, big brother,
little brother, city brother and
country brother, all take hold of
the rope like the travelers over
the dangerous Alps and help each
other along their rugged steeps.
I ask this because there is a
blessing in it for every one who
will try it.
A Younger Brother,
M. R. L.
P. P. P.
Yes that’s it, as to Mercer
University— Pray— Push— Pay.
Keep at it —always at it. “Ding
Dong’’ is a good “figure” to put
in a new rhetoric when it is writ
ten. “Hard pounding, gentle
men, but we will see who pounds
the hardest,” said the “Iron
Dukes” at the battle of Waterloo,
and all students of history know
that Wellington won the day.
How much is Mercer University
worth to Georgia Baptists? “Do
not know.” Do not know? I
reckon maybe that’s true. Well,
think on it steadily for a month,
say. Some of these days we are
going to learn the power of con
cert of action, and its value in
forward movements. When will
we discard no-plan plans, and
carry on our work uniformly and
by rule?
H. R. Bernard.
Our Convention.
Our Baptist Young People’s
State Convention meets at Grif
fin next Tuesday. Indications
are that it will be largely attend
ed. It would be unfortunate if
your church or society is not
represented. If you do not know
whether you favor a Union or not,
go to Griffin and learn more
about the thing. If you favor a
Union go to Griffin, catch some
of the enthusiasm of the Conven
tion and some new ideas as to the
conduct of your Union.
A one and one-third railroad
fare on the certificate plan has
been arranged. When you buy
a ticket, pay full fare and have
the agent give you a certificate.
This certificate when returning
will entitle you to a ticket at
one -third fare.
The Central railroad will pro
vide a special coach for those at
tending from Atlanta. Let us
fill it. The train leaves Atlanta
at 7:30 a.m., and arrives at Grif
fin at nine o’clock.
W. W. Gaines,
Transportation Leader.
Louisville, June 13. 1896.
Editors Christian Index:
I am engaged preparing a
pamphlet setting forth my rea
sons for believing that those who
are at present called Baptists in
England were in the practice of
pouring or sprinkling for baptism
prior to the year 1641. I entreat
the kind patience of the brethren
until it shall appear.
Fraternally,
Wm. H. Whitsitt.
Around the world in fifty min
utes is the record that has been
made by electricity, and here is
the sentence that Dr. Chauncey
Depew composed for the occa
sion: “God creates, nature treas
ures, science utilizes electrical
power for the grandeur of nations
and the peace of the world.”
President Chandler, of the Pos
tai Company, sent the message
from the Electrical Exposition
in New York, and Thomas A.
Edison received it back again at
the same point after it had
travelled 27,500 miles in fifty
minutes.— Augusta Chronicle.
Commencement Wadley High School.
The commencement of the Wadley
High School, which began Friday night
June sth. came to a close Monday night.
The commencement sermon on Sunday,
by Rev. D. F. Riley, of Sandersville,
Ga., was presented with all the master
ly eloquence of that gifted divine.
The literary address Monday morn
ing by Dr. J. C. Solomon, of Dublin,
Ga., was a rare gem of pure English,
and he held his vast audience spell
bound for an hour, proving himself a
ripe scholar. The annual concert Mon
day night was very entertaining and
storms of applause greeted the pupils
after each selection on the program. It
is the opinion of all the residents of
Wadley, as well as of the numerous vis
itors of the commencement, that the ex
ercises this year far surpassed all pre
vious ones in biilliancy, taste and origi
nality.
The school is now in a very prosper
ous condition, and the teachers, Prof.
L. E Brown, Mrs. Pearl McWilliams,
Misses Stella Clark and Beulah Hauser,
have proven themselves to be experts in
school management. The subject of
education is thoroughly alive in this
section, and the trustees expect to build
a new academy, which will be equal to
any in the State. * * *
Program of General Meeting, Noonday
Association, New Hope church, three
miles north of Acworth, Friday, June
26th, 11 a.m.
Friday—lntroductory sermon, Rev.
J. S. Reynolds.
What are the duties of a pastor to
the church? Revs. D. J. Maddox and
A. Chamblee.
What is the duty of a church to its
pastor? J. J. Northcutt and J. D. Ben
son.
Night.—Sermon. Rev. D. J. Mad
dox.
Saturday.—What should be our atti
tude as Baptists towards the whiskey
traffic? John Awtrey and M. B. Lyon.
Sermon. Rev. S. R. C. Adams.
Who are the primitive Baptists, as
exemplified from Scripture and history?
Revs. W. H. Dean and A. B. Vaughan,
Jr.
Why should we give the heathen the
gospel? Revs. A J. McCoy and J. S.
Reynolds.
Night. Sermon Rev. H. P. Shef
field.
Sunday.—Reports from Sunday
school superintendents and general dis
mission of subjects.
Sermon. Rev. A. B. Vaughan, Jr.
Afternoon. —Sermon. Rev. A. Cham
blee.
A. J. Morgan,
Chairman Pro. Com.
Proceedings of the Sunday School Con
vention of the Concord Association,
held with the Austell Baptist church,
May 29 31, 1896
This body met at the time appointed.
Rev. A. G. Coalson, President, in the
chair. I. D Upshaw was elected Vice-
President and J. H. Williams Secre
tary. After reports from pastors, Rev.
G. G. Crickett gave a very instructive
talk on Sabbath-schools.
The subjects named in the program
were discussed in their order. Ist. “The
Sunday-school work within the bounds
of this Association; its needs,” etc., led
by Bro. I. D. Upshaw. The Convention
sermon was preached by Rev. A. G.
Coalson on Friday night.
Saturday, “The Best Method of
Teaching the Scriptures” was discussed,
Rev. G. G. Crickett, leading. Rev. W.
J. Speairs discussed the “ Qualification
of Sunday school Teachers.” “The
Benefits of Sunday-school Work to our
Churches and Individuals,” led by
Rev. J. I. Oxford. ’’ of Scripture
Knowledge,” led by i. D. Upshaw.
Preaching at night by Rev. T. R. Mor
gan.
Sunday. After song service con
ducted by Prof. Mullins and A. M
Adair, the order of business was sus
pended and the question, “ What Con
stitutes a Sunday-school,” was dis
cussed. “ How to Awaken an Interest
in Sunday-school Work and what are
the Responsibilities of Teachers. ” Led
by Bro. J. J. Greer. Bro. J. I. Oxford
preached.
The children were given an oppor
tunity to read essays and speeches, and
Master Cecil Crichettand George Crich
ett, and Misses Ammer Seay and Alice
May Baker, responded; after which
Prof. J. R. Hutcheson gave an inter
esting and instructive lecture on Moral
Courage. Pro. J. J. Greer, on Chris
tian Character and Consecration. The
committee on time and place of meet
ing reported Union Grove church,
Douglas county, the place, and Fri
day before the fifth Sunday in Novem
ber, the time for next meeting.
A. G. Coalson, Pres.
J. H. Williams, Sec’ty.
The entire session was one of har
mony and full of interest and instruc
tion, and we trust that good and last
ing impression was made for good. Rev.
T. E. McCutchens preached on Sunday
night a soul cheering sermon.
J. H W.
Among the mightiest influ
ences of our homes are their
memories. They bring happi
ness or bitterness, according as
they are sweet and tender, or
painful and evil. There is no
need of argument to prove the
influence of home memories
in the formation of character.
When one’s childhood home has
been true, its memories can never
be effaced. Its teachings may
long remain unheeded, and life
may become a sad waste. Sin
may sweep over the soul like a
devouring flame, leaving only
blackened ruins; but the memory
of the old home lives on, like a
solitary star burning in the gloom
of night. Even in revels and ca
rousals its picture floats in the
mind like a vanished dream, ai d
often it woos the wanderer back.
It was the memory of home thi t
touched the prodigal son.— Sun
day School Times.
A Chance to Make Money.
I have berries, grapes and peaches, a
year old, fresh as when picked. I use
the California Cold process, do not heat
or seal the fruit, just put it up cold,
keeps perfectly fresh, and costs almost
nothing; can put up a bushel in ten
minutes. Last week I sold directions
to over 120 families; anyone will pay a
dollar for directions, when they see the
beautiful samples of fruit. As there
are many poor people like myself, I con
sider it my duty to give my experience
to such, and feel confident any one can
make one or two hundred dollars around
home in a few days. I will mail sample
of fruit and complete directions, to any
of your readers, for eighteen two cent
stamps, which is only the actual cost of
the samples, postage, etc., to me.
FRANCIS CASEY,
St. Louis, Mo.
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Concerning Mercer University.
My retirement from the presidency of
Mercer makes it easy for me to say some
things which perhaps ought to be said
now.
Let me hasten to say, that in my
judgment, the Board acted in perfect
good faith to me and to the institution
in abolishing the president's office for
the present. Some write me that they
are aeeply grieved for me. There is no
occasion to be. In the first place, in
stitutions are not for men. but men for
institutions. And, in the second place,
the Board was confronted with a grave
situation. Mercer, like every other
interest in the country, has been pass
ing through a most difficult financial
crisis. It has been very hard to man
age any financial interest. Brother
Chapman, than whom Mercer has no
better friend, and the State no better
worker, could not enlist the State to
provide for a deficit in our expenses. I
tried and could not. This was distract
ing as to the endowment and as to every
thing in the institution. As early as
last January I told the Board that un
less this deficit could be met, I felt that
I ought to retire, and when it was not
met, my duty seemed clear to me. The
Board has acted conscientiously and
with a view to the good of Mercer.
They deserve help- Let no Baptist in
Georgia add to the burdens on the
Board by criticisms. There is too much
criticism among us of those in charge of
our interests. Let there be more help.
It is a sore evil that so many sit upon
the mere fringes of our work and pull
down, by criticising real or supposed
minor mistakes, and never put their
shoulders under the heavy burdens that
bear do-wn those who are in the places of
responsibility.
I say what I do know when I declare
that Mercer was never more worthy the
support of Georgia Baptists than to day.
There is not a more accomplished faculty
in the State. For three years I worked
with them without a jar, and 1 know
their worth. As expenses had to be cut,
the place to begin was at the top.
Dropping Theology, everything in the
courses can be taught by the Faculty as
left. No man will sacrifice the moral
or intellectual training of his son by
sending him to Mercer University, but
will, in a high degree, promote both. I
have an excellent opportunity now to
say what needs saying in Georgia with
deep emphasis. Let the personal ele
ment drop out of the consideration of
all questions pertaining to Mercer Uni
versity. This is God’s school, founded
in prayer and sacrifices by God’s people,
to promote God's cause in the world,
and every friend to God ought to stand
for this school. I deeply appreciate the
feeling of friendship which prompts
some to inquire whit I am going to do.
Never mind about that. I can plough,
if need be. Plenty of better men in
Georgia do plough, and I know how to
do it. Or I can do something else. I
shall try to do what will most glorify
God, and in the meantime, the great
thing is to see to it that the cause does
not suffer. If it pleases the Master to
allow me to remain in Georgia, one
thing will especially engage my heart
and hands, and that is the furtherance
of Mercer University. It is for us to
take care of the interests committed to
our trust by the fathers, not to make of it
vehicles of our own or our friends’ pro
motion.
Professor Pollock has a difficult task
set before him to conduct his depart
ment on the high grade already estab
lished. and, at the same time, to conduct
the affairs of the University- He will
need all possible help, and much con
sideration. The brethren should be
careful not to demand too much of
him.
My last word is that Mercer needs
real friends, men and women who will
help in a practical way. She has plenty
of friends who wish well, but the need
is for friends who will do well. There
are men in Georgia with money more
than they can use or ever will need, and
not a few of these are Baptists. The
situation makes a loud call on such for
liberal giving. There are others who
can give by making a sacrifice. This
institution, which has wrapped up in it
so much of the high destiny of the State,
and specially of the Baptists in the State,
is worthy of real sacrifice. As learning,
sanctified by religion, is the best heri
tage of any people, there is no sacrifice
any of us can make that is too much to
promote it.
The trustees have shown good grit in
starting the endowment themselves. It
is useless to hope for success unless those
in charge do their very best. A noble
beginning has been made which should
inspire others to do their duty.
J. B. Gambrell.
The Late Commencement at Shorter
College.
No previous anniversary of this fa
vorite Baptist college has been attended
with greater interest or crowned with a
more brilliant success than the com
mencement of 1896 concluded on June
3d.
For a full week the college has been
on exhibition before the public. The
halls have been filled to overflowing
with crowds of people, residents of
Rome and visitors from a distance,eager
to witness the exercises, always attrac
tive. but which this year, it was under
stood. were to surpass all preceding dis
plays. Every department of the Institu
tion was brought before the public and
each received its meed of praise and ad
miration.
The first attraction was the juvenile
exhibition on Wednesday evening, May
28. The beautiful chapel was made
lovelier still by the tasteful decorations
of flowers and greenery. The girls of
the preparatory class were in their beet
mood. Recitations from Uncle Remus
and James Whitcomb Riley were given
by the little tots with a naturalness and
force of expression which showed them
to be gifted and well trained. Three or
four of these bright little ladies devel
oped extraordinary talent, and many
were the exclamations of delight by the
astonished audience. Then followed a
Fairy Cantata, in which fairies, elves
and mortals mingled their sweet songs
and merry gambols, to the delight of
al). No more brilliant juvenile enter
tainment was ever given in Rome, and
golden opinions were won for their
faithful teachers.
On Thursday night was the occasion
for the exhibition of the French pupils.
It is well known that Shorter has the
most thorough school of French in the
country. Many of the pupils speak
French fluently and write it with the
facility of natives The professor, M.
Lustrat, is a native of France and a
graduate of the renowned University of
France. The entertainment this even
ing was the performance of a French
comedy, written for this occasion by
Madame Lustrat, the accomplished wife
of Professor Lustrat. The smooth Pa
risian accent of the girls, their ready
and fluent utterance, and their graceful
and impressive action created much as
tonishment among those of the audience
who could appreciate the beauties of the
language. The comedy, ‘ ‘Premier Voy•
age en Amerique, ” abounded in witty
remarks, amusing situations, and the
interest was enhanced by a number of
beautiful French songs and violin and
piano music.
On Friday evening the elocution class
was in evidence. The exhibition con
sisted of readings and scenes from Dick
ens’s popular novel. “David Copper
field.” The whole program was the
conception of the gifted teacher of elo
cution and physical culture. Miss James
E. Selman. For unique and original de
sign and enchanting interest nothing
like it has been witnessed on the stage
in any school. This most interesting
story was told in the thrilling words of
the great novelist by the well trained
elocutionists of the class, being inter
rupted here and there by scenes, pathet
ic or amusing, so that in the short space
of two hours or less, the varied story
was acted before the audience with
wonderful realism
Commencement Sunday was a day
long to be remembered. By eleven
o'clock the long procession of lovely
white robed maidens, preceded by the
trustees, faculty and clergy, bad filed
into the spacious auditorium of the
First Baptist church of Rome, and had
taken their assigned seats amid the vast
audience that overflowed seats, aisles,
galleries and porticoes. Magnificent
music from a well-trained double quar
tette, accompanied by the deep-toned
organ, lent an eloquent impressiveness
to the services. The grand chorus of
majestic harmony from Tannhauser,
sung by the three part choral class of
the college, sent a thrill through the au
dience.
Rev Thos. W. O’Kelley, of Griffin,
was the commencement preacher. It
was a proud moment to President Battle
when he introduced his former pupil—
the first honor graduate of the last class
sent forth from Mercer University by
him—to the great congregation. Mr.
O’Kelley selected as the basis of his re
marks the pathetic incident of the plac
ing of the crown of thorns upon the brow
of Jesus.and from it delivered a sermon
full of heart power and eloquence. The
discourse was so impressive and beauti
ful that its thoughts still linger in the
memory of the heart. The writer hopes
to see it printed in the columns of the
Index. The preacher in his sermon be
fore-the Martha Shorter Mission Society
at night inthechapelof the college fully
sustained the reputation won by the
morning sermon.
The art exhibits in the art halls and
studios of the college on Monday and
Tuesday attracted much admiration
and praise. Ths works of the pupils in
free hand drawing, charcoal,crayon and
paste’, water color and oil painting,
amounted to 400 or 500 specimens. The
cast drawings, the paintings from na
ture and the exquisitely beautiful paint
ings on tapestry, were g-eatly admired,
and some of them would be pictures of
mark in any gallery. The embroidery
was simply indescribable in its beauty.
Many artistic persons declared that
nothing more perfect and beautiful was
seen at the Atlanta Exposition.
The grand concerts on Monday and
Tuesday nights were great musical tri
umphs. In both vocal and instrumental
music Shorter cannot be surpassed. A
young lady, ambitious of musical cul
ture, might go a thousand miles, even to
the art centers, and do worse than to get
her musical education here. Many
schools, with their high-sounding titles
of “Conservatory of Music,” do not be
gin to compare in their advantages with
Shorter College. In vocal training no
school is superior. If it be given to any
mortal to create a voice surely that per
son is Miss Annie Louise Griswold, the
accomplished teacher and vocalist at
this institution. Probably no two
schools in the South can exhibit as
many beautiful, well cultivated voices
as appeared on the stage of Shorter at
the two grand concert 0 , in the persons of
the fifteen or sixteen soloists on those
occasions And the instrumentation
was in keeping with this eminence in
vocalism. The most difficult works of
the greatest masters found ready,
smooth, skillful interpretation at the
hands of the brilliant executants.
The exercises of the graduating class
were most excellent, and showed the
high degree of culture imparted by the
instruction given here. Miss Eleanor
Churchill Gibbs, a woman most gra
cious-gifted and accomplished, is the
nonpareil teacher of English Literature.
She is very successful in awak|ening
an intesest in her pupils in the noble
studies of her department, and the re
sult of her teaching and discipline is
seen in the large number of strong and
elegant writers she sends forth. The
commencement “essay” has long been
abolished at Shorter College. While the
greatest attention is paid to English
compositions, and these are required of
all the graduates, yet at commencement
quite a different trend is given to their
exercises. Sometimes a colloquy or
symposium on some literary topic is
given in which all the members of the
class take part. Sometimes a class cel
ebration is held in which the girls inter
change the thoughts which they have
been garnering up during the course of
their education. These exercises are
unique, original, helpful, promotive
and expressive of culture,and always in
teresting to the audience Shorter com
mencements are thus different and more
attractive than those of many schools.
The exercises of commencement night,
June 3d, were witnessed by an immense
audience, whose quiet, respectful atten
tion showed the deep interest felt in the
exercises
The address of Rev. I. J. Van Ness, of
the Index, was a feature of great inter
est. He chose for his subject, “Faith,
Thought and Work,” and proceeded to
weave from these ideas a lucid and pow
erful discourse, illuminated with bright
fancy and pleasing humor. It may be
truly said that the audience were de
lighted and the graduating class charm
ed and instructed. | —l
The President, Dr. Battle, then pro
ceeded to confer the degrees (B. A. and
B. L.) upon the members of the class,
seventeen in number, who had so de
servedly won these collegiate honors.
With tender words of a father he be
stowed on these beautiful daughters
wise parting counsel, then committing
them to the blessing of Heaven, he bade
them farewell.
And the brilliant commencement of
1896 was a thing of the past.
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“ Greenville... 530 p 525 a 216 p
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