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► •4NORMAL. ALABAMAi■*(Commencement Exercises of the 5tafe Normal and Industrial School.‘Tof tin‘ Ksightit.4*Se\ eintu tw o! iiiIkMan;r Snstrsknstto1-Sunday was commencement day atNormal and the exercises of the da v veof that high and cflditatahle ord, ,• that characterizes the institution.At 8:30 o'clock a m. Prof Henry A,s Hopkins of the Florence, Ala , ]mhlic ! 'vlt;' ^school addressed the V. M ,\. in an i 1 inr'* loqucnt, foieeful and interesting ad- i dress. .M .tl,At 11 a. m. the bacealaim ate .sermon ,ori^was delivered by Dr. Alexander (’rummell of Washington 1). p., Dr. Crum-, mell is a graduate of xford, England, j Uia: and bears the distinction uf being oneof the most ablecolored^ministers.in tlucountry. Ihe sermon was clear, powerful and instructive, and encouragmentco ning from one so ripe in years of experience, travel and intellectual qualification, will belong •emembcred.Rev. J. F. Humphrey of this city spoke to the Sabbath School at ;t o’clock and in an earnest logical and impressiveaddress entertained the audience for anhour or more.AlexTliIAt 7:30 there was a union of the various religious societies. At, this meeting the Young Mens Christian Association, Society of Christian Ernie a\ or, Social Purify Society and the Temper aace Societies were represent lt;1. Afterreports from each representative lh*. (-.►S. Smith, ot Nashville* Tenn., deliveredprlt; v nursHumed foFogreawaspaid.prof i class men!comand11isata most interesting and inst-ruclive address. lie spoke along the line of in-cidents touching the occasion, narrated hit of his experience in Africa, and coneluded by paying a glowing tribute to the societies for their noble efforts.Not withstanding the inclement weafher a large crowd was present and the Chapel was filled.at all the services.A pioinineiit teature ot the day wastin* excellent music rendered by thechoir, which under direction of Miss II.M. Fayette is composed of^ibout t wenty well trained voices.reap\vhilt;Tlg( h »lt;We inig,mada urnrI augandTraiAIsoni of a UHofwill
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Huntsville Journal
Huntsville, Alabama, US
Fri, May 31, 1895
Page 3
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