THE
PET[RI Vol, . IX .
JULY, 1889 .
i. No . 81.
COMMEMORATION DAY. I' . Peter's day was celebrated with the usual ceremonies and festivities. In the morning divine service was held in the School Ch $pel, which was decorated for the occasion with choice floral delicacies by Mrs. Handford, Mrs . Yeld, Mrs . Gilbert, and the A] xoe Naylor and Scargill, the plants being chiefly lent by Dr . Hingston . The clergy taking part in the service were the Dean of York, the Ven . E . Barber, Archdeacon of Chester, Foundation Scholar of the School in 1856 and Exhibitioner in 186o ; the Rev . G. T . Handford, M .A . ; the Rev . C. R . Gilbert, M .A . ; the Rev . W. O . F . Campbell, and the Rev . G . H. Hewison, M .A . The service opened with the hymn " Disposer Supreme ." The Dean read the prayers and the Ven . Archdeacon took his place in the pulpit, the choir singing as an anthem " 0 God, whose awful praise is sung," The Archdeacon preached an appropriate sermon, taking for his text, " When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren ."—Luke xxii ., 32 . He said that the text had a special application to a public school, for that was a little world in itself . As in the greater world outside there were ever those who by position and influence, or by force of character, commanded the attention of their fellows, and became their leaders and their guides, so were there those in such an institution . The words "strengthen thy brethren " might be addressed with peculiar emphasis to the senior boys, who had it in their power to influence those younger than themselves . They were called upon to do all they could to form a wholesome public opinion, to discountenance all that was dishonourable, ungentlemanly, and vicious, to stamp out all that was low, and to be the leaven that should leaven the whole school . The tone of the school must depend in a great measure upon them, upon their words as well as upon their
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