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2 A BRILLIANT CLOSING THE LAST DAY OF WAKE FOR. EST COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT CROWDED WITH INTEREST. DR. TAYLOR'S STRONG ADDRESS. Like All Ilis Utterances, it was Sound in Substance, Elegant in Diction and Pure m Style--lle Puts his Foot Down on Rrutal Atliletics-»l)efinesa Chris tian College--The AlumniTakeSteps To Secure More Earnest Action in Rehalt of the College. (Edltcrial Corrrespondence.) Wake Forest, N. C., June 13. The Wingate Memorial Hall, one of the largest and best auditoriums iu the State, was packed to its full capacity this morning to hear the orations of the graduating class. There was a notable gathering of prominent men among the Baptists of the State, and other friends of the college. The village, particularly the youDg woman portion, was out in full force, and there was a goodly com pany of the citizens of the surrounding country. This is not only one of the best sections of Wake county; but in all the State it will be impossible to find a better educated or thriftier population than here. Sixty years ago and more when the Baptists were looking for a healthful and suitable lo cation to establish a manual training school, this site was selected. Time has shown that no mistake was made in the location. More than 2,500 young men have gone out from its walls, and there is no neighborhood in the State that has not felt the influence of its consecrated preachers, educated teach ers, influential lawyers and physicians, practical farmers and successful business men and manufacturers. Os the few solicitors elected by the Democrats in the State last year, two of them were graduated here. The alumni of Wake Forest have filled almost every position of honor and trust in the State. Every year they are becoming more po tential in Church and State, and giving tangible evidences of the thorough work done here. flew Zeal on the Part of the Alumni. The enrollment of the college for the past session was 231, an increase over fast year. The alumni meeting held to day was enthusiastic, and plans were set on foot that will stimulate the zeal of the friends of the college, and awake new life among them. Among other things it was resolved that each alumnus of the college contribute #5 per year as an alumni loan fund, and that every alum nus also seek to secure at least one new student to enter college at the tall term. The following resolution was adopted : Whereas, We think it desirable to stimulate interest in our college through out the State, and especially important to secure a large attendance at our next commencement; therefore be it Resolved , That a committee of nine (9) be appointed, of which the president of this association shall be chairman, to take under advisement the matter of a banquet for next year, with program therefor, if such be decided upon; the running of special trains and securing of reduced rates therefor; general adver tisement of the commencement, and such other matters as they may deem advisa ble. The following committee was appoint ed: Rev. W. B. Morton, chairman; W. J. Ferrall, J. B. Powers, J. H. Millard, J. D Boushall, J. W. Denmark, C. W. Blanchard, T. H. Pritchard and H. A. Foushee. The Royall Chair of English. Sometime ago the Baptist Educational Society of which Mr. Bostwick is the head, offered to contribute $5,000 to en dow the lioyall chair of English at Wake Forest if’the Baptists of North Carolina will raise the other $20,000 needed. Dr. Taylor has devoted much time during the past year toward raising this amount, and has secured p'edges to the amount of SIB,OOO. He expects to be able to complete the subscription this sum mer so that the whole amount will shortly be available. Step by step the en dowment of this institution has gone along until it is now nearly two hundred thousand. There is no cessation in vroik. As soon as this Royall chair en dowment fund is completed, there will be other plans appealing to the liberality of the generous Baptists, and they will come forward to the advancement of their institution in the future as they have done in the past. The exercise® to-day were of a high order, showing that the graduating class contains men who have wisely employed their time here, and will make leaders of men iu the field of life effort. Among those present at to day’s exer cißos, seated on the rostrum and on the front seats, I noticed Rev. Dr. John Mitchell, Rev. Dr. Skinner, Rev. Dr. Pritchard, Rev. Dr. Marsh, Rev. Dr. Durham, Rev. Dr. Boone. Rev. Dr. Brown, R-.v. Dr. 8 ms, Rev. C. 8. Black wed, Rev R. R. Moore, Rev. O. L Stringfield (who will be Dr. Stringfield before very long), Rev. G. M. Luke (Chas. M. Cooke brags on him as one of the biggest preachers in the State), Rev. A. D. Hunter (who will be a D. D. when the A. and M. College gets to conferring degrees), Rev. W. B. Morton, Rev. C. W. Blanchard, Rev. J. A. Campbell and others among the clergy of this great denominaMon. Rev. L. N. Chappell and wife, who have been serving as mis sionaries in China, are warmly welcomed here in their old county. The laity was w< 11 represented, among them Capt. T. W. Mason, whose eloquent oration pleased the Baptist boys so much that they came very near taking him to the nearest riter, and immersing him into the Baptist church, wl ther or no; Capt. Chas. M. Cooke, the only man in the State, except Jack Mills, who declined to be an LL. D., Mr. A. C. Parham, (his neighbors call him Boaz), of Granville, who came here to see his son graduate as the valedictorian of his class; Mr. Samuel Buxton and wife, of Northampton, who came to see their son graduate as salutatorian; Dr. Stephen B. Weeks and wife, who are visiting Mrs. Weeks’ relatives, Mr. Priestly Mangum and family; D. W. Bradsher, clerk of the court of Person county, the only Democrat elect ed in that county last November, and he owes his election, so Prof. Carlyle says, to the good Wake Forest training he re ceived here; H, C. Dockery, Dr. McLen don, Prof. Hobgood, who is famous as the president of a great college and the father of some of the most beautiful young women the State has seen; Mr. John C. Scarborough, State Super intendent of Public Schools, who has a boy here; Noah Briggs, W. C. Petty, Dr. J. T. Rogers, J. W. Early, E W. Sykes, J. F. Spainhour and wife, Judge L. L. Green, W. S. Foushee, Judge E. W. Timberlake and wife, T. W. Bick ett, N. Y. Gulley, Prof. S. Mclntyre, T. B. Wilder, E. S. Green, J. S- Barrow, J. P. Timberlake, Carey J. Hunter, O. J. Carroll, Sam Norris, J. W. Denmark, Editor Ramsey, of the Progressive Far mer, W. J. Peele, Prof. Riddick and w ife, Prof. Yates and wife, J. D. Boush all and wife, S. C. Pool, G. M. Allen, E. C. Beddingfield, J. H. Biggs, W. N. Jones, J. N. Holding, N. B. Broughton— these, and many others whose names es cape me. The audience was appreciative, intelli gent, critical. The young graduates were received with cheers as they marched into the hall to deliver their orations. There were twenty-two of them—and young, handsome, manly fel lows they were. The exercises were opened with prayer by Dr. W. L. Wright, of Richmond, Ya. The salutatory address, graceful, pleas ant and appropriate, was delivered by Mr. Samuel Roland Buxton, of Jackson, who, starting with the foundation of Wake Forest College sixty-one years ago, gave a review of her achievements. It was founded upon a broad and liberal foundation, and makes Christians as well as patriotic citizens. The next oration, “The Dixie Dollar,” by William Carey Newton, of Clayton, was not delivered because Mr. Newton was too ill to speak. “Mingling Voices” was the theme of Mr. James Vance Devenny, of Wake Forest, who said that mingling voices greet the young man who takes his staff in the early morning and starts forth. Various sounds of industry and activity greet his ears. In life it is the same way, contending influences bid for his allegiance. In the unrest and discussion in the political world, there seems ex cuse for pessimism. But, though, de signing damegogues deceive the people, and mingling voices come to the youth, he must listen for the voice of God, and though perplexed, when he hears that voice, he can follow it and know that the God of Heaven will smile upon the land and upon his creatures. John Hosea Kerr, Jr., of Caswell county, who has the talent of that elo quent family, spoke on “An Unpaid Debt.” He paid a beautiful tribute to the Confederate soldier, and said he would not exchange the heritage left him by their valor for worlds. His apos trophe to the Confederate monument in Raleigh was eloquent, as was this tri bute to the noble women who had se cured its erection. And though it pierced the clouds, he said, it would not half tell the story of the matchless valor of the men whose charge at Gettysburg (which he pictured in thrilling tones) was incomparably greater than the charge of the Light Brigade. “Distant Enchantment” was the theme of the oration by Mr. Isaac Be bert Boyles, of Pilot Mountain. Heroes viewed from the fog of centuries appear to be greater than they usually are. Away with the idea that oratory and learning are on the decline! Let not young people complain of their lot. The hero of to day is the man with Truth as his watchword and God as his great ex amplar. Such a man wiDs victory by doing right. Mr. Raleigh T. Daniel, of Weldon, who was already famous as a baseball player, next came forward to win reputation in the field of oratory. His theme was * North Carolina and American Inde pendence.” Beginning with the Battle of Alamance in May, 1771, where the first blood was shed for the defense of the Colonies, he showed that North Caro lina had been robbed of its glory because citizens of other Commonwealths wrote the histories. Lexington is given in history the glory that belongs to the heroes of Alamance. For a long time a cloud hang over the splendors of Guil ford court house. He described that bat tle of the heroism of Carolina soldiers in the face of fearful odds, and said that they were the same men who helped to drive back the British at Eutaw Springs. He concluded with a eulogy, which touched a popular chord, of the women who sacrificed as much as the men for I udependence. Mr. John A. Oates, Jr., of Sampson, was the next speaker. He is the editor of the North Carolina Baptist, published at Fayetteville. He has kept bis paper going, and maintained a high grade of excellence, while taking a course in this college. He has done very good work here, in addition to his editorial duties, and made a high standing in his class His speech was on “Wake Forest and The Young Alumni,” and he made an earnest plea that they rally to the loyal Bupport of the college. The English speaking world thanks God when they look back to Runnymedc. The North Carolinia Baptists should look back to August 1832 when the Baptists deter mined to establish a college which has become the pride of the denomination. From that day the Baptists can count their birth anew. The Baptist churches and school houses throughout the Btate, which are like cities set on a hill, look to Wake Forest College as the centre of in tellectual activity for 160,000 Baptists. Prof. Harper, of the Chicago Univer sity, recently said: “In my opinion Wake Forest is one of the strongest colleges in the South. Her sons have shown themselves to be men of sterling ability.” It mafces men strong in civic and religious life here and sends men of grace and influence in the region beyond. Wake Forest is a star that knows no setting. It shines upon The News and Observer, Friday, June 14 I*os Africa’s shores and in the great Ameri can metropolis. The success of her 2,- 500 alumni have made her a history. Let the motto of Wake Forest be “Wake Forest to the front.” The time will come and soon, when Wake Forest will have 500 students, if the alumni do their duty by it. This is a poor man’s college and the expenses here as low as at an or dinary country academy. The time has passed when political preferment is de pendent upon college influences. The time will never come when any man will fail of election to the Baptist State Con vention because of his undivided alle giance to Wake, Forest College. (Great applause.) The valedictorian of the class, Mr. Frank Earl Parham, of Granville county, spoke on “Destiny” as his valedictory. The wisdom of the ancients revolved around questions of fate and destiny. We are the architects of our fortune. The young man makes circumstances; circumstances do not make the man. The world has a right to expect something of young men who have graduated at a college like this. There will come problems de manding solution, and wo will need all we have learned to solve them properly. Concluding Mr. Parham spoke appreciatively and fondly of the faculty, student body, and the citizens of Wake Forest, and tenderly said “Farewell.” The graduates who did not speak pre pared theses as follows: Theses. Wordsworth—the Man and the Poet, Robert T. Allen, Wake Forest. The Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher, Luther A. Beasley, Duplin county. The Economics of Good Roads, Wil liam J. Christian, Jr., Durham. The Downfall of Athens, John L. Cornwell, Cleveland county. Prince of Poets, Monrovia P. Davis, Yadkin county. The Origin and Development of the English Drama, Herbert W. Earley, Bertie county. England and the Renaissance, Oliver L. Hoffman, Burke county. The Puritans in England, J. Malcolm Holding, Wake Forest. Shelley’s Case, Hugh Long, Union county. The Early Church in England, John K. Moore, Robeson county. The Chemistry of Common Life, John A. Rogers, Harnett county. Mental Culture, William lioyall,Wake Forest. Dr. Taylor then delivered his bacca laureate address. It was a gem—full of wisdom couched in elegant language. It made a profound impression upon all who heard it and was frequently ap plauded. President Taylor’s Address. Ladies and Gentlemen: Before addressing myself specifically to the young gentlemen who are about to receive their diplomas, my baccalaureate address to day will be to your larger presence. Its subject will be “An Ideal Christian College.” As to the auspices under which they should be sustained and controlled, there may be honest dif ference of opinion: there must and will be colleges consecrated to culture under Christian influences. This is no open question. To society at large they are helpful. To the individual student they are invaluable. To the churches of every denomination,they are not mere luxuries, but absolute necessities. Religion and education must live together. Their bill of divorcement may no man write. Christian colleges count not themselves to have attained perfection. And it is only as they keep before themselves some exalted ideal that they are ever likely to attain it. I have my own con ception-call it a dream, if you will—as to what a Christian college ought to be and possibly, may be. The artist’s cun ning is not mine—and if it were, the time is lacking now, to trace in detail the lair picture. Only a few hints as to the broader lines may be suggested. 1. The Ideal Christian College will be recognized as sustaining immediate re lations to the building up of the King dom of Heaven in the world. The con stant purpose which runs through the evolution of the ages is the founding and upbuilding of this Kingdom. The in trigues of diplomacy, the pomp and pride and circumstance of war, the fall or rise of empires are all subordinate tbreto. All these are but the scaffold ing of a slowly rising temple. If any so-called Christian college has no clearly recognized and direct relations to this work, sublime, because divine, the rea son for its existence is gone. 2. A college founded with so lofty an aim and inspired by so holy a purpose will be as broad as the truth will let it be. For all truth is essentially narrow. The laws of nature are nowhere elastic or sentimental. To say that two and two are five is broad and wide-wide of tl.® truth. Straight is the gate and narrow is the road which leadeth unto success ful experiment, accurate knowledge, correct conclusions. But a narrow road may be trod by men of broadest minds and largest sympathies. An ox cart needs a wider road than a locomotive. But the locomotive has more definite convictions. “Narrow” is a good word. But judgement is not always shown in the use of it. 3. The Ideal College will be impatient of anything short of the most thorough and extended instruction. It will blink at no truth, because it need not. To new truth, as well as to old, will it give hospitable reception. But it will insist on submitting its credentials to the clos est scrutiny. A college means scholar ship or it means nothing. The degrees of the Ideal College will in every ease authenticate real learning, knowledge which will not be nebulous and amor phous, but crystalline with the sharp edges of accuracy. No college has the right to ask the patronage, even of those who would be its natural supporters, unless it can offer the best instruction by men of real ability. For a young man, with his future before him, is worth more than any college. 4. The Ideal Christian College will lay great stress on the study of the Bible. We have already passed the period when this was considered the peculiar, if not exclusive, function of the minister. But in the college of the future more atten tion #eill not be given to the literature of heathen ancients and half-heathen moderns than to the Oracles of God. Pi- late put writings in Greek and Latin above the cross of Christ. Too long have they been allowed to remain in our colleges in this unnatural position. Not that classic culture should he lowered or ignored, for Christianity needs and de mands it. But the Cross and the Word that reveals it will be lifted above it all. And the men who will control the Ideal College as Trustees and Insiructors v\ ill not regard as open questions the chief end of man, the ideals of charac ter, the facts of redemption. The Gos pel of the grace of God will be consid ered by them as far more important than art, science, or literature. All instruc tion, so far as possible, will he permea ted with the warmth and light and glory of religion. And instructors will recog nize in their positions possibilities of usefulness only second to those enjoyed by the Christian ministry. 5. The Ideal College will not be hamp ered by lack of means with which to do its work. The more clearly its high mis sion and destiny are recognized, the more generous will be the streams of conse crated wealth which will flow into its treasuries. Men will rejoice to know that there is away to transmute gold and silver into spiritual and intellectual force, and will be glad through perma nent endowments to perpetuate their own influence into uuborn centuries. The plaut of such a college should be ade quate to the work to be done. Buildings, crowned with architeetual beauty, will crowd a c impus made lovely by art and nature, and wiil mutely educate the Withetic taste. Museums, libra ries, laboratories will supply all the working too's that professor or student may need. Endowments and scholar ships, the voluntary gifts made in the name of patriotism and religion wiil en able it, on the one hand, to deal liberally with all its officers, and on the other to bring the blessings of liberal education within the reach of all who are prepared to receive it. 6. The discipline in this Ideal College will be easily managed. Located in a community whose every member will be in hearty sympathy with its aims and efforts, its students will be largely de livered from temptations presented by those who are prompted by lust for gain or social pleasure. The relations between its instructors and students will be those of mutual respect and friendship. The development of Christian manliness, of truth, purity, honor, will be effected, not by the enforced wearing of moral straitjackets, but through inculcation of right principles and ceaseless encourge ment to self-restraint. Will athletics live in the ideal Chris tian college? Yea, abide and flourish. The monastic idea that the soul belongs to God and the body to the devil is dead; but its results are not. The ideal college will teach each student to aim for bodily strength, vigor, activity, grace, beauty. And, as an end to this, athletics will re ceive every encouragement. But they are prone to fall from grace and need to be soundly converted. When this hap pens, intercollegiate football—a brutal game when played by strong men, will leave all Christian colleges and come back no more. Hired professionals or semi-professionals will under no subter fuges or pretexts be found on their teams. The colleges of the future must either relinquish their claim to be con sidered as Christian institutions, or else they must practice on their athletic grounds the same principles that they teach in their lectures on Ethics. Yet doubt it not that the Ideal College will win its victories. But its pennants will wave all the more proudly, because in every case they will have been won by unpaid students in honorable conflict. 8. Will the Ideal College produce lead ers in State as well as in Church ? Why not ? If they stand for culture and man liness as well as for Christian principles, they ought to be able to send forth men who cannot be bribed with money or office, men who will dare to tell the peo pie the truth, men who will have more regard to public good than to selfish in terests, men who will be independent enough to disregard the lash of party bosses. And these are the men needed in America to day. But if the day shall ever come when the low arts of the polit ical trickster shall be essential to leader ship, it will be high honor to an ideal col lege if its sons shall not be promoted. 9. What should be the relations of the Ideal Christian College to sister institu tions of learning? They should, most assuredly, be relations of amenity, of cordial co operation, mutual helpfulness, honorable competition. If anywhere in the world petty jealousies, heartburnings, bitterness, clamor, evil speaking and ap peals to passion would teem to be out of place, it is in the wide republic of the liberal arts. Young gentlemen of the class ot ’95,1 have been speakmg of an Ideal College. But you may remember that I said just now that a man is more than a college. For the achievement of his best in self making or world moving, he, too, must have his personal ideal. My parting word to you is this : Fill your minds with the knowledge and your hearts with loving thoughts of Jesus Christ until He be formed within you, not only as your hope of glory, but as the model of your lives and characters. Farewell. Prof. Poteat then presented the diplo mas to the graduates in a happy manner. Graduates. B. L. —W. M. Ward. B. A.—R. T. Allen, I. S. Bo>les, S. R. Buxton, W. J. Christian, Jr., J. L. Corn well, R. T. Daniel, M. P Davis, H. W. Earley, O. L Hoffman, J M. Holding, J. H. Kerr, Jr., W. C. Newton, J. A. Oates, Jr , F. E. Parham, J. A. Rogers, W. Royall. M. A.—L. A. Beasley, J. V. Devenny, W. Durham, R. W. Haywood, H. Long, J. R. Moore. Punctuality. Absent From no Duty During Fall Term.— lt. J. Biggs, T. C. Council, M. B. Dry, R. B Fore, J. M. Henly, C. V. Holland, B. L. Hoke, T. 11. Kmg, G. E. Lineberry, J. S. McGeachy, A. F. Sams, B. S. Sledge, P. S. Vann. Absent From no Duty Di ring Si*ring Term.— W. C. Billings, 8. P. Copp’e Absent From no Duty During Past Session. —C. M Staley. Absent From no Duty During Past tw t o Sessions — S. O. Watkins.” The Ilaccaulaureate Sermon. Dr. Wharton preached the baccaulau erate sermon in Wingate Hall last even ing. It was a true effort. One minister said it was like what Vance said a sermon ought to be, “a great rel gious stump speech. ” Rev. H M. Wharton, I) D, of Balti more, has more than national fame as a tiavoler, author, editor and evangelist. He is editor of the Evangel, and author of three popular works. He is yet a young rrau. He started in life as a law yer in Virginia, his native State. His power of popular song is not among the least of his drawing powers. That he draws, is testified by the fact that wherever he appears, the audience is only limited by the capacity of the build ing. Rev. J. F. Love, of Virginia, and Dr. A. M. Simms conducted the introduc tory service. Dr. Wharton took for his text Matthew 22: 42: “What think ye of Christ ?” YouVig men, you hr.ve been asked many hard questions and have answered them to the satisfaction of your teachers here in college balls. But as you now leave the griudstoue with sharp mental scythes for the harvest field of life, I ask you a still harder and more important question: “What think ye of Christ? ’ Don’t think you know it all uow. The greatest temptation you will ever have is now upon you. But know you that no leirning will ever put you beyond the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus. I don’t believe any man ever gets beyond Jesus Christ. I don’t believe there is an infidel in the world. Even Mr. lugersoll by the side of his dead brother confessed, “Love can see a star, and Hope can hear the rustle of awing.” What do Christ’s enemies think of Him? They said he was a wine bibber and an imposter. An imposter is one who plays on the credulity of others for his own gain. Christ playing on others for personal gain! No! Christ was on the lose for others from the cradle to the grave. He spent himself for others all the time. He gave himself to redeem each of us. Still he promises to go with us now to help U 3 in all our struggles. Gen. Stonewall Jackson said that Christ “with him” kept him calm on every battle field. My ambition is to help this old world and help every man and child I touch in it. I want to be so good and helpful that even the undertaker will be sorry when I die. To do this I must have Jesus to help me day by day. But the enemies of Jesus say He does not carry out his promises to help us. But he can and does give the blind their sight, and the deaf their ears. A blind man had had an opera tion performed on his etes, and his sight given to him again. He started home from the distant city to meet his wife and children whom he had never seem. He gets off the cars. They rush to his arms. “Oh 1” he exclaims, “you are the prettiest woman and you the most beautiful children in all the world.” Yes, He gives us sight to see God, glory, and the angels—to see new beauties in the universe. How beautifully now are all things when He opens our eyes! 2 What do Christ’s friends think of him ? “No other name is given in heaven and in earth whereby we can be saved.” His friends believe, by experience, that He will do mo e for us than we ask. Spurgeon’s mother was a Congregation alism and often prayed for her son Charles’ conversion. He was converted and came home and said: “Mother, I was converted to-day, and expect to become a Baptist preacher. “Oh, my son, I prayed that you become a preach er, but not a Baptist preacher.” “Yes, mother, but God always does better for us than we ask.” For Christ always gives gold for silver, brass for iron, and stone for wood. He saves to the utter most, and is worthy of your fullest trust. We, His friends, believe that He is worthy of our obedience and our best friendship. Here is a mirror and I want each ot you to look into it. A young man went from his country home to the Richmond Medical College and drew on his old plodding father for his hard earned dollars for two years to pay for board, books, wine and women. The old father honored the drafts, and then went to Richmond to see his son graduate. But the drunken son met the old man on V e streets too drunk to re cognize the disappointed old father. The old man wept and went back home and died a broken-hearted and disappointed father. The dissipated and disappoint ing son filled a drunkard’s grave in less than two years. Young men do any of you see yourselves in this picture? This was a Christless and characterless young man. Now look on this picture: Over in one of the mountain counties of Virginia lived a widow with an only son, a prayer ful Christ trusting son. They were poor, and toiled for daily bread on a poor little farm. The boy one day said, “Mother, I want an tducation and I must have it. But I don’t know about leaving you here alone. But if I was at Emory and Henry College I could work my way through ” The old mother thought a while and then said, “My son, your determination fills my old heart with joy and I will go with you to the college and help you to work your way through.” They went, trusty ing in God and their own right arms. For the next four years that old woman took in washing in her little cabin home near the college and helped that boy until the daj of graduation. At last that proud day came. They asked the young man how many invitations l e wanted to send to his family and friends. “Only one,” he said. “I have but two friends, my mother and my Christ. He will come without an engraved invita tion, but I want one for her.” He took it to her. But she said, “Son; I can’t go into the commeuct rnent hall with my old dress and old split bonuet. They will laugh at me.” “Yes you must go mother, and I will give you a front seat.” She was there early. But when all the well dressed people came in and crowded up near the old woman they whispered to each other: “Some mistake has been made in putting this old woman in here among uiee pec pie.” But when the son stea d on the platform and delivered the great* st speech iu the history of the college, the president came forward aud said, “Thisjoung man has not only taken the highest honors, but the faculty thiuk him worthy of a spe cial medal,” and handed him the gold star. The young man stepped down and went to the old woman, who had sat there, an object of curiosity and aver sion, and pinned it on her old rusty faded dress saying, Mother, wear it; you helped to win it. and \ou are worthy ot it.” He bent and kissed her. Tears started down her old withered cheeks. The crowd ap plauded. The angels in Heaven shout ed. Jesus, that young man’s master and best friend and helper, was there, and slid to him, “My son, as you have already begun continue to follow me.” “Young men what think yet of Christ ?” * * * To-night the aunual social re-uuiou takes place, and the town is full 0 f young people who will enjoy ft as the last of the pleasant affairs of this delight ful commencement week. Long live Wake Forest. May its use fulness be enlarged and its attendance be increased from year to year. J. D. The Ideal Panacea. James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago, says: “I regard Dr. King's New Dis covery as an Ideal Panacea for coughs, colds and lung complaints, having used it in my family for the last five years, to the exclusion of physician’s prescriptions or other preparations.” Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, lowa, writes: “I have been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 50 years or more, and have never fouud any thing so beneficial, or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King’s New Dis covery.” Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial bottles free at John Y. Macßae’s drug store. Neuralgia Is the Prayer of the Nerves For Pure Blood Pains Relieved Blood Purified and Nerv«3 Made Strong by Hood’s Sarsaparilla “It gives me great pleasure to state v hat Hood’s Sarsaparilla lias done for me a.id my wife. She has been adi.cted with neuralgia pains in her head fur six years aid if settled in her ore*. At times she v ould be totally blind and have to stay - 1 in a dark room tor months. X A short time / \ a, o we began / a H \ Utj i n 2 Hood’s / V —- -l! \ Sarsaparilla and f t Tt? \ today, thank I \ y I God, she is able \ ls j " Xuaamaker 1 '/ Judaouia, Ark. \ to attend to her household d u t i es, which she had not | \ ' previously done for r " years. My own case was somewhat simi lar, and since taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla the inflammation has loft my eye? end my nerves have become quieted. My health today is better than it has been for sev- Hood’s Sa ;> Cures eral years. lam gaining in strength and I feel like a new' man.” William H. N namaker, Jadsonia, Arkansas. Hood’S Pills are hand made, and perfeot in proportion and appearance. 25c per box. PARK HOTEL Raleigh, N. C. o— — The undersigned have recently pur chased the above property, believing that such a hotel in the capital city of the State is enough needed to be worth being well kept and vigorously pushed. Mr. Crawford, former steward of the hotel, is in charge for us. We desire to assure the public through this notice that we are behind him, and that noth ing will be spared on our part, or his, to give you the best service possible at reasonable prices. Such changes will from time to time be made as are found necessary for the convenience and comfort of its guests. Soliciting the public patronage upon no other ground than merit, we are PAGE LUMBER COMPANY ABERDEEN. N. C. r895-SUMMER^OFdB9S Connelly Springs OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND. Summer Season June Ist to Oct. Ist. Hotel accommodations unsurpassed, climate delightful, scenery grand, acces sibility easy, rates low, comfortable rooms, tempting tables, and the best mineral water in the world. Come to Connelly Springs for health, rest or pleasure. For rates or other information write to Connell) Springs Co., Connelly Springs, Burke county, N. C.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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