the relation
educatiois
Dr. J, Wm. Flinn, Chaplain c
Views History of Institi
Creed and Bevoutne
Text?Proverbs xxlv, 5: A wise mon
la strong: Yea, a man of knowledge in
crVoseth might.
We begin our centennial celebration
tofl?y with an act of worship?with an
uplift of the heart to God In song and
prayer, reading and medltatlo-.. The
speaker would wish to be Impersonal,
a. mere voice, speaking the sentiments
and heart of the 6,000 men, the 6,000
t?unml of the college, living and dead;
aivofce speaking the sentiments of the
l.iOO.OOO living* citizens of Bouth Caro
lina, and of the dead of,three genera
tions! gone.
Th? speaker would sink his own per
sonality, and let his voice be the chan
nel through which are proclaimed the
religious faiths and hopes, the Ideals
and aspirations of a people. In a pro
round sense our worship today is the
official act of a people, a State, stand-,
ing i with uncovered head, uplifted
hands and reverent heart, before AI?*'
mighty God and pouring out to Him
petition, thanksgiving and praise. We
thank God for His mere.les past. We
Invoke His continued help and guid
ance, as we sit at the feet of our hun
dred years of history to learn the les
sons It may teach.
1 It is a day of review and memory?a
day of hope and anticipation. We look
back in order that we may see forward,
and above all that we may strive on,
wiser, better and mightier. - We recall
the past and link It with the present
in order that our future'may excel the
mtW glory of the past. I i ( '
Century of Stewardship.
The cojlegd gives account i today of
Its century of stewardship, It Calls the
long /oil of .its alumni professors and
trustees, six thousand strong! Their
splritB hover over.us as we stand to-'
day reviewing; our Work for .them,,arid
their work for the world. Prom all
parts of the earth, from the tombs in
many lands, they gather in spectral
forme, yet'visible and glorious to the
?ye of im urination and faith, to pass
in review before the: great Master of
Souls, the Lord of Truth, and through
us, (he living who' represent them, tell
what they have been, and what they
have done to make the world better. AU
' We call the roll or the dead tq glory
in them, and thank God for them,
and to live worthily of them, by com
pleting their work. The only true
appreciation ' of the dead Is the catch
ing from them Inspiration and hleh m
ccTvcf Tlioy ixiea to make the world
hotter, wiser and stronger. One aim
of'th?lr work was to enable ub, their
successors, to exceed them. We may
not (surpass their faithfulness. We
. may surpass their achievements. .
Truly the works of past generations
"do follow them" when they sp?r; their
descendants to higher living.
The joy and business of life are not
to get ahead'of other people but to'get
ahead of Ourselves, to break our own
record in well doing, that'our todays
may outstrip our yesterdays and our
.; t?roorrowB. our todays.' . Bear trial
more bravely, resist, temptations more
completely, put a nobler spirit in duty,
and a liner touch on work. Only; such
living helps the world's work and light -
ens the world's burdens.
"Evfery noble life leaveB Its fibre in
terwoven forever In. the work of the
world-^thus adding its. strength to the
power of the race." The history of the
world-is a vast fabric, an ever-weaving
net-work.'whose" stranda are human
lives,- good or bad, weak or strong,
rough or smooth.. A tri.'- man, though
his Individuality' may. be obscure
among the myriad fibres of the finished
fabrlq.adda to the beauty and strength
of this web, endlessly woven on the
loom of time. ;
i We stand aside to behold/for a mo
ment the woven web ( Of- a century's
work. It gives heart'. and cheer to see.
the whole of . wh?t was-don? in parts.
Here'the work of ode man, there th?
; Work of another, day by. day, year t>y !
year, little by' little has the wondrous
pattern grown. Thank God the work. \
of each and all do?s;make a pattern! .
A master mind coordinates and a .
. master hand rlt? into His own mighty !
plan each man's work, "like the cathe- :
dral of Milan, each' stone a separate ,
work of art; arid yet the whole a unit." \
May we not Idealize our hundred years' ,
l& .old college as a great temple of char- -
actern. radiant in marble ; of manhood, ,
> and glorious In atone of virtue? \
"From each day's work; and each man's
S deed . " ' <
An unseen whole at laat d?th grow; . .
Our lives >are'little, but our times are i
great, \ :: .'-; :
We come, we aee, we linger arid we j
pa?B: , ?t \
We weave but a* single thread in web \
or state, ; .
Or. give the .field a single apear of grass, j
We sound one note in;tue. w?rld'? re? j
. frain, " . . ]
v: * 'W? lay one stone on the growing pllerr 1
The..mass seems planless, huge and ,
vast; , ?'? : ' ?
But 10! when ail is done, through all ,
an Iliad rlriga, " " , . ;
$ In all a temple ehlnea, o'er all an an- :
them sings." "t
I " . ; The State's Conception. ' j
.Beginning the celebration of * the .
centennial Of a Stale. Institution with J
religious \yorshlp, our minds naturally
turn to the* relations between religion j
and education^ Reviewing the history t
of the State and th? college in their' '
x*eIatlon? to one another, the views .'of j
our forefathers on. this subject stand r
out: fuir and clear. The fathers of our i
. State had very decided opinions as to r
tne relations between, educatloiil arid t
religion. Hi" 1810' th? "generad assembly
passed an act" to found a Wee'-scl.bol -,
"to teach-grammar, other arts and \
sciences' and useful'-learning arid th? <
Christian religion." Tri" 1812 an act 2
was passed {to complete the act of t
"*I81?>establishing a free / school in r
Charleston "to'tfiach th? classic? and J
the Principles of the Christian religion. ' i
. ?n Gov. Bull's day. iJ?hp , Rut- r.
t^fiftdge trained a bill for the College of. -,
South "'Carolina, "to t?ach 'th?. classics, j
Hebrew and divinity." r
In 1801, when the leading men of the * E
State rbegoriforriiuiatlng the ,p?an???or r
a state college; a; controlling, motive t
. that Influenced their conduct was trie %
fact that our young "men had.to-leave i
the borders of South Carolina for tt r
college ?ducation, and they;Lthought e
that It waa th? d?tyVof; the ?t?t?.to
^ provide for all the ttducatlonal Wririta; S
or our people within our borders,.v-C.nd c.
finally. In ?^, Rafter ;fne college had ?
Chartered in 18?1> the d?orerif the ?
t inl?tutian w?'re- .-:lim??MM-V. '.an* .46 t
BtudehtB were, / ?nroiied the. ; first x
. year* : The. Rev;^<:LJonathan Maxcy 0
^fe^l??rhed.'and ?loouerit ?aptirft .??rtts- t
tert Wh? had Vb?eA riil^ g
v,;*^ arid : s'?t.^tfejt rn^of. bl?:v elstfe: -t
^SfiSt: AYk? :,vt& dent: ?f.^CTnion ?m?m, c
' r wa? modo p?^ldpht ot thetiew institu- u
- ; ?on. ' ' ; . t
Among the ent*aric?vjr^ri!re^?0it*^0*. ?
ri?rtfnt^nljr m th? twsimtan class wa? i
ihe ablliiy to ir.ad *St; 7Ionri's Gospel In t
Greek/Tand -tut! "Gre?k' N?w Testijirnent s
?wa?roh?:df *
^u^ber^o* yMts. tim tH? temnnlng c
BETWEEN
1 AND RELIGION.
>f South Carolina College, Re
ation from Standpoint of
as?An Able Sermon.
thought no system of education com
plete which neglected the great con
cern or religion." and In the college
records 'rom'time to time we find ap
propriations of money for the purchase
of pcuim oooits for chapel use. The
old college diploma breathes ? solemn
and lofty religious spirit In the son -r
oub words: ' Omnibus bos Uterus per
lecturis salutem In Domino sempeiter
nam." Chapel worship was abolished
more than once In the history of the
college and afterwards restored. A
large proportion of the college profes
sors, both in the early and in the later
days, have been ministers belonging to
some one of the .evangelical churches.
Both in the presidency and In the pro
fessorships the four leading denomina
tions of the State, the BaptlBt, the
Eptecopal, the Methodist and the* Pres
byterlan, have been well represented.
A remarkable episode in the religious
life of the'college is found in connec
tion with the presidency of Dr. Thomas
Cooper, who served as president from
1821 until IBS*. How a man holding the
unfriendly beliefs which he cherlBhed
with regard to the Bible and Christian
ity could have been mado president of
the college of a State whose citizen
ship was Christian will ever remain i
mystery. This is no time or place to
discuss Dr. Cooper's character or to
weigh his learning and his intellectual
power. On these subjects men differed.
But thj end enme at last. His cause
was fully heard before the legislature,
The final result of. the hearing was that
he was removed from the presidency
and from th? college. The whole State
was aroused. The rejection of Dr.
Cooper meant that South Carolina can
trust no man to be a guide and edu
cator of youth who is a foe to the
Christian religion. They affirmed their
faith that religious belief is one of the
necessary qualifications for a teacher*
office.
. The vital connection .between rellg
ion and education in the conduct of the
college was further emphasized by cre
ating the chair of sacr?d literature an
Christian evidences and making the In
cumbent of thts chair the chaplain of
the college, charged with the duty of
giving religious instruction to the stud
ents. . The first man that filled this
chair - was -the gifted- and saintly
Stephen Elliott, who served from 1835
to 1840 and then was made bishop of
Georgia.
Dr. James H. Thornwell, the match
less teacher and president, the" remark
able genius, sohnior erster,
tne next Incumbent of this office.
Through these men and their succes
sors: in later years pure and und ended
religion has been preached to the youth
of the State. Through them and their
colleagues and the influence of the
board, and the Young Men's Christian
association (organized in 1883) Chris
tian; influences have pervaded i the col
lege, and in the words of Dr. LaBorde,
"a noble literary institution has em
blazoned upon its portals the signifi
cant inscription, 'the Christian's God Is
alone to' be worshipped in these
walls." " v
The Honor Syntem. .
In thcyery beginning of the history
of the college the honor system of stud
ent control was established. This sys
tem makes' Its appeal. to the sense of
honor and duty implanted In. the
breast of every young man. It appeals
to his pride and self respect to he brave
and true. Supreme regard'is paid to
the honor of the student, and of the
College?. whoso reputation is put in the
keeping of the student body. The con
trol of the student.body Is sought, not
by inquisitorial proceedings, not by a
system of espionage, not by the testi
mony find stories of others, but by the
promptings of honor, leading every
student to tell the truth about any
charge brought against him. He stands
or falls: by his own testimony. In the
words of the by-laws: "The rewards
and punishments of this institution
shall be addressed to the sense of duty
and Y th? principles of honor and
ah?me." However proud and grateful
South Carolina college may be of the
n?me and. fame, the- scholarship and
achievements of Its alumni .*?nd profes
sors, it cherishes as its meat precious
jewel the spirit of honor that has ever
characterized the institution. The fruit
of this spirit Is a profound respect for
the rights and the personal dignity of
arie's fellow students. The logical out
come of the principle ;is not only de
rense of one's qwh dignity and honor,
out indignation for another's wrong as
Jeep and sincere as If Inflicted.on the
T>9n himself. Naturally, cherishing
this spirit of personal honor, .the stud
ents of South Carolina college lead the
Institutions, of the world in a formal
?orrdemnation .of hazing, by resolution
idopted In 1893, in these,words: "Re
solved, Thatfthe m?mbers of the senior,
lUnlor dnd *0phen~?-= olsJisss -so most i H
smphstieAiiy. .condemn the practice of 1 g
lazing, and are determined t? ad* all l
s'thnr ??wef to prevent the. practice "
jtfCth'e future." Truly, this attitude is
iri; exemplification pf ' the'--golden' rule
ind the great ethical .maxim of Hegel,
'Be aJ person arid . respect others t?s
i?rs?na."
A Venerably-By-Law.
Outside of HOly Writ I know of noth
ngin the literature of ethics or religion
hat breathes a loftier spirit than the
following solemn and stately' by-law
mhllshcd from year to year in the
?liege catalogue:
"Offences are any acts, omissions or
labits unfavorable to the peculiar du
leS: of a student, or incompatible with
.he obligations of morality and relig
on, and IncohBiBteni- with the pro
>rioly> yj decorum, - or '.courtesy - 'whten
\hov1a--'always characterize a gentle
nan. . As the end^of the .college is to
rain a body ofr gentlemen /in knowl
edge, virtue,.->religion and refinement,
vhatever has ' a tendency to defeat
hla end,-op Is; ' Inconsistent vvltp.. It;
hall be treated and punished as an
fffense, whether expressly mentioned In
he'laws or not. The sense of decency,
)ropriot<y and right,- which every hon
orable young man: carries In his own
jo.som, shall be taken as a sufilcient
h??ns of - knowing, these things, and/ be
vhd pleads ignorance In such matters
s unfit - to'-be a member , of the college,
[ h.c board aspects :&rid requires the
indents to maintain the- character' of
?flned ;and.'o??vat?ll Christian rentie
rten;' It would be oahamed of any man
vho would excuse breached of morol
tjfV - propriety, sud : decorum- oh >' the
dea. that -the .ficts m question" are rid*
pacifically' condemned in the;- coll?gi
(?devait earhfestly: .d?sir?e trat the
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oh?uet min dufg<m?a tri ?tudy hy high-f
r ; motiv?s than th? -^r?ion,; of ' ?wi
in d i t mainly relies for the success of
ho institution as a plac? of llberabed
tcatlon on moral and. religion^ pr?ri
ip?e; a scrise of duty, ahd the generous
oellnga whk.h.belong to younn men en
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tic Ideals. One hundred years ugo the
State gave the college a literary char- I
ter and a literary 'commission. It es-1
tabllshed the college ns Its agent to i
train its sons in sclentl??,. literary, his
toric and philosophic culture, and to
base thl* culture upon and to crown It
with the loftiest religious fulth. So the
Ideal of the college from the beginning
has been to furnish the State with high
Bouled men. It has exalted scholar
ship; It' has sought men throt&ah schol
arship and moral training; it values
scholarship as a *.est of character, and
as a sign of power. The sons of the
college have been kept In perpetual
contact with the great ideals, the great
religious forces of history; their broth
ers and companions have been the
great of all ages and climes. If w?
can draw any Inference from the fattim
of our forefathers and of our people to
flay we must conclude that the rela
tions and analogies between religion
and education are Intimate and far
reaching.
The Biblical Conception.
Through the c?'arp and woof of Bible
doctrine and history runs the thought
of manifold and Intimate relations be
tween religion and education. No book
on earth has bo exalted knowledge and
wisdom as this great book. Learning,
culture, the seeking and the right use
of knowledge are set forth in a variety
of ways, not only as the privilege but
is the duty of man, not merely as the
ornament but the very sou! of the
highest life. The Bible coming from
'Jod and addressed to man, made in
Hod's image, has fer K.- fundamental
purpose the culture of man. Its great
ruudamental teachings are what man
is to believe concerning God and what
luty God requires of man. Coming
is a revelation from mind to m hid it is
i challenge, a command, to the finite
mind to train and equip itself to hold
converse with.the Infinite Maker and
ftulcr of the world. The Bible first
proclaimed the great principle, which
educator? the world over now see with
increasing fullness, that "Truth Is In
order to godliness;" i. e., truth is given
n order to make-men godlike In char
??ter and conduct. "The truth Bhall
nake you free" Is the noble declaration
>f our Lord, the principle of which is
unbodied In the familiar phrases "lib
eral arts," "liberal culture," "liberal
education," because truth frees men
'rom fear, from weakness, from error,
'rom wrong. It gives freedom by 11
umlnatlng life and nature and duty.
The Bible Is the perfect religious
jook, the guide to life, the guide to
leaven, becauee It is also the perfect
?ducational book. Its very structure
md framework from Genesis to Reve
atlons Illustrate this statement. It Is
SOd's book to teach man, to teach him
o know, to enable him to be and to do.
knowing, being and doing are" never
leparated in the thought of this great
volume.
Keynote to Bible Teaching.
The first chapter of Genesis sounds
he key note that rings through all tho
ilble music. It puts in our hand the j
rolden thread that runs through Its |
vhnlp fuhr?'?. It bc??"? With liie aec
aration that In the beginning God
routed the heavens and the eurth. and
n the sublime account of the creation
i'hlch follows thesoj words we are
>resented with God's relation to the
vorld and to man. The history Is glv
n, not to satisfy scientific curiosity,
iut to form and guide moral life. First,
lod is represented a? a worker, actlve
y employing His powers In the pro
luctlort 'of the universe. The account
f the six days' creation Is a dramatl
atlon of God at work on the world,
howlng man by the object lesion
aethod how he must work. Work fol
ows work; each part connected with
fhat went before ^nd with what fol
ows, representing God as wise, order
v and systematic in His work. Again
Ix times are we told, "And God saw
hat It was good." And finally God
aw everything that He had made "and
ehold, It was very good." This ex
resslon repeated at each forthputtlng
f creative Dower is the sublime and
impie Hebrew way of saying that God
njoyec* His work, and like an artist,
brew his heart \ into it, for the unl
erse is the art af God. When the
Ix days' work waa done God is repre
ented as resting from His labors; that
?, He Is pictured to us as enjoying the
epose, the satisfaction that comes
rom completed work responsive to his
bought and will. Now, gather up the '
?atur?s of this sublime dramatization
f God as a worker. First as God
rorks on tasks worthy of Himself, so
ian muBt be like; Him In the worthy
mployment of his powers; second, as
lod works wisely, orderly, all parts of
tla- -work correllat?d together, each day :
?adlng to tomorr?w, each lower pr?- j
arlng for th? higher, so man's work
rust imitate God's In method, system '
nd order; third, us God, like an artist, .
irows His heart Into the work, so man
mat be godlike in his enthusiasm in
is art and work; fourth, the climax
C these dramatized truths is the fact
lat rest; reposa comes as the crown
r well done work. But note the deeper ;
?ought. Man's rest Is tc be like God's
n condition that his work be like
od'3, perfect. But there can be no '
erfect work without a-perfect Wort'? <
iun. Hence, to, enjoy God's repose
nd peace we must do God's work in
od'a way, and to do this we must be :
Ice God. : So: the purpose of this sub
drams. G? Creation is tu portray
od to man In such., a way m to -
??jj .??an io b? ?ii?e God.
And'this great principle runs ns a
olden thread through all tho Bible. It
: indeed, a complete educational ays
im .and ;in. proportion as other cduca
ohnl systems.approach It, their moth
Is are analogous and^thelr, goals are l
mllar. This book sets forth God's i
keness in character and life1 as the <
reat end and the highest achievement ?
; all ?ducation. God Is the great edu- i
itor, and. the schools that approach i
is methods and Hie alma, are the no- i
lest in th?lr 'elevating influence upon i
ian. ' ... -, ?
Sphere of Religion. \ . , .o* '?
Religion and . education are analo- ,
>us in that they both work on the soul ?
I man.. His material environment or j
elfave.ls-.a secondary consideration. \
oth a?uum? that if . the mind and j
sort of man are regenerated ...the j
orld around him .will become' new* ^
id they seek to make a new heaven >
id. a new earth by making, a new soul \
Ithin. Their purpose and aim are. to .
i'velop, to educate^-that. is, to draw ,
it harmoniously* all man's powers. ,
i' th? religious sphere we call this *
Ork "edification," a building up. From J
ie educational point of view we call i
^training,'' culture. ' ?'.. t
Religion and' education furnish a
?ld for the exercise of kindred vU>
iex The same fundamental,' spirit
lim?tes th? scholar and the Christian. ,
i. the life of both there is a constant
ill for the praotlc? of self Sacrifice i
rid? courage, faith - and hope. TML .
holar nnd the Christian alike ufhrm f
/V?od'ain heaven, S ; * . i
ATI's right with the world." i
They . Uro r^ady, to endure sacrifice ,
id loss in the search and. in defense t
: truth. As lovers of truth they are ,
ady to brave, the dangers Of land and \
? ,td find, an brlng.lt home. . Con-* ,
ontiy cheered by, a vision of tho ideal ?
icy are ready to work on.though their ;
Sejuns. may fade for a time, to the. \
ork of ?ducation, , os in, religion; the ?
jbnitv of faithfulness \ti imie7tbln*f ;
i' .wbft as in gvcat ir continu?Uy-?r \
?tt?ted. ; "Wt : ,theTcchola>; fldpTity \
th? aarii? both in, Character; and In i
?rit.;tn, the; study of atohv or .of. th? i
fr^ In the investigation: of. ari, insect's .]
^fidelity to: truth, and fldollty to^ea. i
hWdth* tt?th makes free and ??t??nKt i
?sjOferite^t?^?:^ Of ,an anirei 1
nt down to earth to take a poor boy's
^^^r^^n^th? Hv?^?f^ '
Itgion and' education are alike social.
The brotherhood of man and the fath
erhood of God are the inspiration and
the watchword of both. The Ideal
scholar, like the ideal Christian, Ib a
man with broad human sympathies
who thrills in responsive outgo to every
human call and need. The scholar is
Interested in the life and history of the \
race because It Is the means of cultl- i
voting ai.a elevating the men of today.
Life educates life. Colleges and uni
versities are agencies for gathering,
garnering, preserving and appropriat
ing the whole life o? the past through
libraries. museuniB and manuscripts,
creeds and codes. The experience of
the race Is thus brought In contact
with the minds of the men of today;
and from this race experlr.nco we learn
io guide lire more wisely and increase
Its power.
Lofty AHplrattonR.
The work oC education and religion
hj Inspired by noble ambitions, far
reaching and beneficent; they yearn
for the completest culture of the in
dividual and for the improvement of
the nation, the race; they desire to
bless all; they seek to elevate all.
Let us make a parable of their work
based upon the land reclamation ser
vice of tho United States, by which
thousands of acres have already been
reclaimed: fields, gardens, groves, and
homes now flourish where once
stretched wastes of arid sand and rock.
Rivers rising in tV". snowy heights qf
the Rocky mountains ore made to flow
through the deserts and convert them
Into fertile lands. This is a parable of
tho work of education. Streams of
learning and culture are borne through
the minds and hearts of men, convert
ing thttm from the barren wastes of
Ignorance and vice into the fruitful
fields of wisdom and virtue. The be
ginning of this Irrigation work wns in
the trained minds of the few men
cultured in the universities of the land.
T-ie source of the desert's new found
frttttf?lmuM nnd beauty Is In the far
off mountain heights where the irre
gatl.ag rivers Were born. The mind and
the baud of trained men brought the
rivers and deserts together, so from
the mountain peaks of truth through
the minds of men formed In the uni
versities to be their channels they flow
down nnd spread through the race, the
life and the enrichment that make the
desert of humanity blossom as n rose.
This ia the scholar s and the Christian's
goal, to gladden nnd make fruitful
the whole earth.
A Future Golden Art.
Religion and education alike look to
the future fo? tho golden age and to
this great consummation they press
constantly and surely through much
resistance, and Impelled by unseen*
forces. Their progress sometimes
seems slow and their forces small
when .ompared \flth the noisy opposi
tion .. hlch they must overcome. Their
Journey onward la like the steady drift
of the Iceberg sailing on the sea with
two-thirds of its height submerged be
neath the waves. It travels against
wtrirfo ??d surface tk?cs, because cu
pelled by deep undercurrents that
drive It on to the southern seas. They
appear to the world'b eye only In part;
so a great cause, and men of strong
great character appear to the world's
eye only In part. The forces by which
they overcome are unseen. They are
the deep undercurrents of truth and
faith far beneath the surface of opinion
and custom. In majestic strength they
move against popular clamor and creed
toward the ' boundless sea of God's
truth and right. They are driven by
the deep blden Undertow of divine force
and law ever at work In the deeps of
life and the heart of the world. They
are controlled, .not by the cry Of the
crowd, not by the fad of the day or the
fashion of the age, but by Jhe mighty
moral drift of God's Will that bears on,
resistless and unchanging, against the
surface 'winds and waves of the mul
titude's thought and life.
A solemn question rlBes. in our minds
today as we. stand In the shadows of
the century that 1b gone. Have, we
kept faith with the p?st? Have we
been true to. our .Covenant? While we
may make no parade, yet. standing at
the century's end we may grow remi
niscent, and in the holy confidence of
friendship tell to sympathetic hearts
Borne secrets veiled from the.world.
The college has passed, thrrugh dark
days and bright. In times when clouds
hung low the college faculty stood to
their post8,*b?oyed by the confidence
(ft alumni, and inspired by the1 death
less ideals the college ' represented. In
those days of gloom many of the fac
ulty refused flattering* invitations to
more lucrative and apparently . safer
positions In the form of professorship*
!n other institutions and pastorates, in
churches. /They heard the trumpet call
that sounds in the ears of true men
dedicated to high service: "Stand fast;
:iult you like men; be strong." 1
"They never turned their backs, but
marched breast forward:
Never doubted clouds would break.
Mev?r dreamed, though right were
' worsted, wrong would triumph;
Held as creed, we fall to rise, are baf
fled to fight better, '
Sleep to wake. ?
At night time in the roar of raring
storm, \
They stood with faces fi>;ed and radi
ant? \
with the light df dawn breaking from
the skies of hope,
They^atood with voices firm and vision
clear'
To greet the unseen with a cheer."
Let us hallow a centennial of service
jy making the centennial day reen
1st ment day. We reen list In the ser
vice of the good. Let us solemnly re
ledicate ourselves to the ideals of truth
md honor, Christian manhood and vir
tue with vision clearer^?with hearts
nore tender?-with larger means let us
lope, but with the same great work:
'The maklrtg of Christian gentlemen."
Shall we train scholars? Yes. Men
>f science? Yea. Successful men? Yes.
Train them, too, under a university
lag. We shall ntrive to go on making
.he world a better world by Helping to
nake men who ; shall do God's work;
n God\b way, and for God's glory. Men
vhp know.the right, love the right, and
10. tho right. Aye, men' who will be
lave that:every blow struck for the
ight la success; that vlctqry Is not
nere winning, but that to be on the
Ight side la victory. Men who believe
hat' victory Is not a thing that comes
?ereafter aa rest from -war, and repose
n peace. But that victory 1b Over more
lghting on the right side with God!
CHESTER FARMEUS MEET.
91?easa Flans .for It cd nein g Cotton
Acreaare?-Delegate* to New Orleans.
Special to. The State.
.Chester* Jan. 8.?a special meeting
it Chester County Cotton Growera' as
loclation was held at the court house
?ere .yesterday. On account of severe
veather the attendance was small, but
in earnest and enthusiastic, spirit
narked the proceedings. A resolution
vas unanimously adopted to make a
'eduction this year of 20 per cent, in
he acreage of cotton and tho amount
? fertiliser as compared with 1901. A
committee was appointed to issue an
kddress to the farmers of the county,
taking their cooperation In carrying
he, resolution into, effect; The fol
owinsr were elected delegates to the
Mew Orleans .convention, January 24
md 25: J. L. Glenn. 'r\ -J, Cunningham,
\. ?. Brlee; alternates: J, M. Wise,
1; G; Lv White. Joa.'B; Wylle.
The proposition to burn- a portion
>f th? surplus cotton was suggested
)Ut met with little encouragement.
Nevr York Jap? X'e?ebrate
.tf?> YorkvJan.<aVplfte'fall Of frort;
irtour was celebrated Here;, today at
i moss meeting, of Japanese1 residents
ifithe city, Held w <?rn*Me hall., The
iffair waa intended ; to bo solely for
he Japanese' r'?sifl?ntsr 600 ql. whohi
mended., and the oiiiy JrjVftedr gu?**?
voro Gen. Stewart L. WoodiTord, f or
ner minister to Spain, and Alexander
ris on, both of whom spoke. ,.
PEABODY TO CONTEST
ELECTION OF ADAMS.
An Exciting Fight Expected in
Colorado Senate Today.
J
DEMOCRATS HOLD A
CAUCUS!*
Decide to Oupoio thr rnnflrmK*;s? c?
the Jads?N Nomination by Guv.
Pealiody on Saturday.
Denver. Col., Jan. 8.?An exciting
contest Is expected In the senate tomor
row when the nomination for Judges of
the supreme court made yesterday by
Gov. Peabody come up for confirmation.
The Democrats held a caucus tonight
and declared they would fight the nom
inations to the supreme bench of Bailey
and Goddard with all their power,
j They claim, moreover, that with the
j Republican Senators Campbell and De?
Long voting with them they will be
able to prevent the confirmation.
The Republican leaders declared this
afternoon that they had received per
sonal pledges from enough Republi
can senators to ensure the confirmation
of the two men. They were not over
confident of the Issue, however, and ad
mitted that there would be something
of a struggle before confirmation.
It Is Gov. Poabody's present inten
tion to contest the election of Gov.
clect Adams. Under the law he cannot
file notice of contest before the fifth
day of the session, which will be to
morrow, lie has several days In which
to file his notice of contest, however,
and he may noi, do so until after the
Inauguration of Gov.-elect Adams.
The latter said today:
"I do not know whether Gov. Peabody
will make a contest or not, but I ex
pect that he will. 1 am In a much
better position for such a proceeding
noyr than I was two days ago. At that
time the investigation was confined by
the court to the city and county of
Denver. Now It Includes the whole
State, and I feel confident that the
Democrats can show' as many or more
fraudulent Republican votes In the out
lying counties that the Republicans
claim were cast by the Democrats In
Denver. I am certain of the result If
the entire State Is brought Into the
contest, as it must be if Gov. Peabody
decides on such a course."
I WORK BEFORE, CONGRESS
FOR THE PRESENT WEEK
The Joint Statehood Ulli Will be the
Principal Tuple for DIhciinmIou
In the Senate,
Washington. Jan. 8.?The Joint state
hood bill will continue to be the princi
pal topic of discussion in the senate
during the /present week, but other
measures will receive attention each
day during the morning hour. Includ
ing the omnibus bill for which Sena
tor Warren stands sponsor. The bill
comprises 200 pages, but the senator
already has put a large and Important
part of the work of eonslderotlon to
the rear. There will be an effort made
to get through the bill yrovlnlng for
the compensation of Amerkan fisher
men whose vessels were seized previous
to the arbitration of 18'J3.
The pure food bill will remain In
the background for the present, us lt?
lrlendB consider that Its chances will
be unproved by not pressing for Im
me-Mate consideration. They have been
ast. red by the Republican leaders that
the bill shall have first place on the
calendar, ' aside from appropriation
bills, after the statehood bill is dis
posed of, and therefore they will not
antagonize the statehood bill for the
present, if at all. Discussion of the
j statehood question will begin on Mon
I day with a speech by Senator Morgan,
and he will be followed by opposing
senators. The present plan of the op
position Is to keep the discussion go
ing until some of the appropriation
bills are reported and it becomes neces
sary, to take them up; or. If this Is
postponed too long, to displace the bill
with the pure food bill. Failing in ail
these expedients, they probably will
seek a compromise. The only real fight
is against the uniting of Arizona and
New Mexico, and there is talk of
eliminating those territories entirely
from the statehood proposition. It Is
believed if this were done the bill for
the consolidation of Oklahoma and In
dian territory would pass. Thus far
there has been no conference of op
posing factions on the subject and
probably there will be little done ,to
change the present status so long as
the leaders are anxious to keep other
matters In tho background, as appears
to be the case at present.
Muttern In the House.
Washington. Jan. 8.?It is the Inten
tion of the house to begin active con
sideration of the appropriation bills
during the present week. Monday Is
District .of Columbia day and the
resolution providing for the inaugura
! tl?n of President Roosevelt and decid
ing, where the inaugural ball shall be
held will be considered. Another meas
us of more than local importance to
be called up is a bill granting the
American Railway Appliance exposi
tion authority to use the monument
grounds for an exhibition. The pen
sion appropriation bill will be reported
Monday and possibly taken up for con
sideration Tuesday. It will be fol
lowed by the army, the Indian and the
District of Columbia appropriation
bills. While they may not ail be con
sidered during the week, they will be
ready for action. The Hill currency
bill remains the unfinished business
and Friday will be devoted to pension
bills.
MISTUHNED NAMES OF DOOS.
In nelnrnlnit Dos? for Taxation a Mnt
of Their Name? W?i Made.
Special to The State. j
Pickens, Jan. 8.?Auditor Keith has
received instructions to return all dogs
fo.r A capitation tax. Last year as soon
as the bill was passed a number of the
trustees of school districts .made a list
of the dogs in their respective dis
tricts. ' Mr. Keith h?? in his posses
sion on altogether unique return from
one district. The trustees were under
the Impression that the name of every
dog must be specified, so they thor
oughly canvassed their district and
sent the county auditor, a poll list as
long as a man's arm containing such
familiar and endearing dogs' names as
Cutty, Tlge. Fan. Switch, Spot, Bull,
etc. ,
Manchester Cloth Market.
Manchester, Jan. 8.?Dullness was the '
prevailing feature of the week. Looms
are. running to the full extent for cur
rent and near delivery orders, but buy
ers are.not inclined to.operate further
ahead. In .view of the easier prices gen
erally expected. While the business
offering is not large. H.Is*.sufficient to
give confidence .that manufacturers will
maintain their margins for some time
to come. Inquiry for piece goods for
India resulted in little business as buy
ers are required to vive very long time
for the completion of new contracts.
The China business was represented
by small sales of shirtings. Yarns
practically are unchanged and ther*
is scarcely sufficient business to test
prices, American crops are in rather
better supply, and the tendency is m
buyers' favor.
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IAS. H. CARLISLE'
!he Most Beloved Alumnus oi
Contributes to The S
Graduating
The State with Its usual liberally, I s
luve the groat Interest of education t
involved, directly or indirectly, has > v
>nsented to p bllsh a few short ad-1 r
resses. spoke. ? the old college chap- i t
. by a boy a'J years of age, CO ' \i
pars ago. Dec. ^. iS44. An Impuise, o
hieb I will not resist, though 1 can- a
ot explain or excuse It to others, r
loves mo to send them. It Is possible li
icy may have a little interest as his- t
trie fossils. They will show to young- r
r graduates some features In the com- I
lencement programme* of that date. ?
hlch have been changed in later days, s
'hey will convey brotherly greetings s
y survivors in the classes of IZii and t
clghborlng years, and then to these t
f earlier and later years, especially J
(eluding the undergraduates on whom t
111 rest the high honor nnd tespon
Iblllty of forming the character and (
L'putatlon of the venerable historic
allege of today, t
A brilliant young orator In the cIomh t
f lsiLt (honor and peace to the mem-11
ry of a gallant soldier) when doscrlb- I s
ig the great French Revolution, said:!;
Days were seen reeling beneath events j i
hlc-h hnd made centuries to tremble." I
'liese words are scarcely too huge to m
escribe great changes whic h have tak- ! I
li place around us since they were]*
poken, bringing with hem gravest m
roblems. There was ti time when odu- ?
ntton was looked upon by some in ' ?
nr State as ? luxury for the few. It ' 1
< now know:, nnd felt to be a neces- I 1
My. not only for the many, but for m
he all. And It Is equally necessity j <
li?t the word education should taken
s highest, deepest, widest, purest i I
leaning. <
One hundred years ago, the State '
as rather unhappily divided Into up
ier, middle and lower parts. It was :
bought that "the establishment of
college In a central part of the State,
fhero all Its youth may be educated, 1
vlll highly promote the Instruction,
he good order and the harmony of the
?tiole community." (Preamble of an
.ct to establish a college at Columbia,
}ee. IS 1801.)
Geologically and geographlcnlly, it
nay be still convenient to speak of
ipper. middle and lower Carolina. Hut
Peso three are one. There Is but orVfc
iouth Carolina. Unseen lines of latl
ude cannot divide her soul, or her
>eoplc. A retiring teacher, whose
deasant lot has been cast in sight of
he mountains, for a half century, ven
ures to pledge that all the institutions
vlthln our bounds will Join the oldest
ollege in the central part of the State
n the great work, to "promote the
nstruction, the good order, and the
larmony of the whole community."
Jas. II. Carlisle.
Wofford College.
Vnleillclory AdilreHHC*, Doe. 3, 18-14.
fo the Governor, Hon. Jas. H. Ham
mond:
Sir: It Is not Intended on this oc
aslon by encomiums, idle and lnsin
ere, by adulutlon, fulsome nnd un
neanlng, to attempt to add anything
o the dlgnit" of the oillce which you
111. Our Stu^e repays those who
erve her faithfully with honors more
ndurlng, rewards more substantial
nan any we can offer you here amid
he pomp and circumstance of com
mencement day. 3hR has, however,
xhibitcd the high regard which sh*
lears for tlie cause of learning by
iroviding that the highe-Bt ollleer rec
gnlzed by her' lnws should preside
ver the board to which is committed
ho care of thiB Institution. And It is
iut meet that n faithful discharge of
he duties attendant upon that office
hould not pass without a feeble tribute
n nn occnslon like this. We are
noud. not only as students under your
are. but as citizens, to bear testimony
o the honorable zeal which has ever
een manifested by your excellency.
iot only for this institution, but for
he cause of teaching In general. In
our late message, while recommend
ig to the legislature a subject which
les nenr ^our heart, you remark that
Ignorance and free institutions cannot
jng coexist." It would seem, sir, thnt
ou hud taken ' this for ye jr motto
tiroughout your whole officia: career.
You will soon resign1 your seat ns the
hief director of the affairs of this
istitution; this you may do leaving
ehind you nn example which it will
how w'sdom in your successor to
Tiitate. You will alpo then resign the
nalr of state to him whom the vot< e
f the people may call to succeed you.
'hiB you may do with the reflection
than which I can conceive none more
ratifying) that you have received and
Bceivlng have ?hot bejtrayed the con
dence of your noble "and generous
t?te.
To Hon. Angus Patterson, president '
f the senate, Hon. W. F. Colcnck.
peaker of the house of repr?senta- 1
Ives, nnd gentlemen of the general ns- ;
?rnoiy, members of the bgdy which for i
lore than 40 years has watched over
his Institution with parental fond- i
ess:
"We have no long catalogue of alumni, 1
caching through several successive
eneratlons, to produce and display In i
riumph before you. But if called on
3 produce proof that the care of the :
tato had not been here beBtowed 1
'holly In vain, we could most readily '
o this by a reference to your own i
ody. Th your midst, among those '
'ho jn.'.kc as well as those who ad- !
dnlster the laws of the State, are I
lany to whom she now exultlngly <
oints as her Jewels who flrsl here re- 1
uivod that strength which they are !
pw expending In her service. Many I
ears have passed since you have been
ailed on to legislate for war. This 1
?ason of peace and quiet (may It long :
sntinue) hns been spent by you in 3
tiding to the wealth and dignity of
ie. State, in developing her resources I
f mind and making her rich in all <
inf "constitutes a State.'' If Eng- '
ind's patriot bard was not mistaken, '
' it be true that "peace has its tri- '
mphs ns well as war," surely to scat- I
sr with m lavish hand the fruitful I
ALL, KINDS OF WEATHER,
forgetown linn a Might Hnowfnll With {
Frees In* Weather. .
pecial to The State.
Georgetown, Jan. 8.?The weather
mdltions have within the past 48 .
c?urs undergone every conceivable
iange possible.
Beginning with sunshine and ntmos- <
here as mild as spring, then lowering '
ouds and rain, followed by March- 1
ke winds until yesterday morning,
hen snow clouds gathered and flakes 1
>11 for several minutes. Since then <
te temperature has fallen rapidly and t
night it is freezing cold with a strong 3
n-theaster blowing. 1
The preliminary work towards the '
ection of Georgetown's public build- I
ig Is now under way and it will not |
? nieny months before the structure. *
hich is to be used for the custom <
>use, United States assistant, en- 1
neers office and office of the United
tates marine surgeon will occupy and 1
?autlfy the commanding location se- I
ired for It near the "Bluff" on Front c
rect. Mr. C. G. Brndt of the contract
ig firm of Miles & Bradt of Atlanta; \
a., and Mr. J. H. Devere?x, superin- y
ndent of construction of public butldr t
gs, are In the city superintending i
i? work now being done.
The Peoples' bank and the Bank of i
eorgetown have issued their quarterly <
atements, which show both to be
ring a thriving business.. The Bank of I
eorgetown, which haa been in opera- I
on 14 years, has made a remarkable t
: the South Carolina College
t?te ? Copy of His
Address.
eods of education, to irradiate with
he lamp of knowledge even the l?wer
k'alks of life and throw Its cheei Ing
ay Into every cottage door, this must
ie the noblest ot all the triumphs of
rp?ce. Having Just enjoyed the inenns
f education Which nie here so nbund
nt, we are prepared to appreciate and
eel grateful for the liberality which
ias furnlah?d them. We are prepared
0 wish you abundant success In your
loble endeavor to render this Instltu
loii an ornament and blessing to the
stite. May peace and harmony prc
Ide over your deliberations during this
oeminaiy eventful period of our coun
i-y's history. May the session upon
he Important duties of which you have
ust entered produce results of lasting
leneflt to the State.
Jentlemcn of the Roard of Trustees:
To none of her clitzons has our State
iommltted a more important trust
hnn to you. If there Is one State in
he union which more than others
mould guard with care the discipline
uul training of her Bona this l.t '.hat
^tuto. For the hearts and minds of
1er people have made South Carolina
whatever she is today. If she has
)een enabled to discharge her share
>f duties in the family of States to
ivhloh she belongs with any degree
)f credit to herself; It In every noble
mterprlse the part which she claims
is no dishonorable one, not far be
Idnu the foremost; If throughout the
union her character Is such that no,
me. hlghmtndcd and honorable as he '
may be, need blush to claim citizen
ship here, for this character she Is
[Mit I tied not to wealth or extent of
territory, but to the Intelligence, the
patriotism of her sons. These have
always been her wealth and her de
fense, und she ask5 no other now.
Prom the post asslgt ed you It would
seem that the State expected you to
become leaders and guides In the great
work of reforming the intellectual con
dition of her people. This expectation
hns not been disappointed. The past
conduct of the hoard gives the best
assurance that no means will be spnr
ed to disseminate Intelligence, patriot
ism and virtue through our beloved
State. ?
To the Faculty President, Robert
Henry, D. D., Respected Sir:
The exercises of this day close the
relation which has so long existed be
tween us as teacher and pupils. Oth
ers have already taken our places In
your lecture room. The time has come
when we must go forth and try what
success we may meet, with in enaeav
oring to put into practice those rules
for the conduct of life which It has
been your constant endeavor to Impress
upon our minds. Allow us to return
to you and through you to those who
are associated with you In the gov
ernment of this institution our thanks
for the interest you have manifested
In our behalf for the pupils, In public
and In private, In the study and In
the lecture room, for the manner In
which you have endeavored to be
guile us on to the task of mental and
moral discipline, of mingling Instruc
tion with pleasure. We ore celled on
to leave but not forget those with
whom we have been associated here
and from, whom we have received
faithful counsel. These, gentlemen, are
no unmeaning words. It Is no feign
ed emotion we exhibit on being called
on to dissolve u relation which for
more than three years has bound us
together, a relation which while It
has been profitable to one party has,
we hope, been nleasant and interesting
to both. Wlt'i their best wishes for
your pe^e ar d prosperity, Individual
ly and as (i uodv. Mr. President and
gentlemen of :he faculty, the members
of tho graduatluj class bid you fare
well.
Classmates, I nhall not attempt
to detain you long by any un
meaning phrases conjured up to meet
this occnslom It is true we have met
for the Ian? time as s class; this might
suggest many reflections whlcb It
would be pleasant for us to indulge In
together but the lingering moments
seem to warn us that our parting
benedictions must be brief. This Is
not the time nor this the manner In
which those feelings are attendant
upon the separation and dispersion ct <~
class are to be exhibited by un or I fear
appreciated by others. It Is only meant
that here we snatch a hurried fare
well, cast a lingering glance on fa
miliar scenes and familiar faces and
then each must nerve himself for the
task allotted him in life. It seems
but. yesterday since we met. formed
nach other's acquaintances and com
menced to run our race together.
Since thr.t time, we together have
passed through the labors, together
shared the pleasures of a college life.
The graduation day, no long looked
for, with mingled emotions-by.us all,
has at length approached, -has almost
passed. We ore prolonging it but for
a moment to pronounce the word,
which, once spoken, severs- us from
each other forever, He who has been
made the organ of the class on this
occasion, Instead of detaining you with
his reflections, would prefer leaving
you to your own.
A few of uo may after a lapse of
years meet and (as I can. conceive
some around me .are doing now) re
view college, associations, incidents
and friendships, but as a class we
will never all meet ?\;aln. And. this
meeting then, of those few who are
privileged to meet, will be under cir
cumstances very different from the
parting today. I feel that the separa
tion, now to take place, will, between
many of us be final and forever.
I can only, classmates, with my
heartfelt wishes to each of you, for
your success In life, bid you a long
Farewell! -
(Dr. Carlisle states that three of the
trustees were graduates of the class
af 1808, Judge J. J. Evans, Chancellor
Win. Harper and Col. Jas. NT. Gregg.
The members of tho faculty were Rev.
W. Hooper, D. D.. Dr. W. H. Eilet, Dr.
Francis Lieber, Rev. J. H. Thomwell,
Dr. M. LaBorde. P. S. Tivls.)
-ecord and stands today as one of the
strongest financial Institutions, In the
State. The Peoples' bank, which open
id up for business last March, Is fast
ich le ving prestige and popularity and
s now well on In the race toward
:qual success.
The Armour Packing company has
)pened up a branch house here with
Mr. C. C. Scurry of this city as man
ager. .
Deputy Grand Chancellor J. Walter
Doar, by the request of the grand
?hancellor, Installed the officers elect
>f Geoigetown lodge, No. 26, and Wln
rah lodge. No. 118, K. of P., in the
Pythian castle hall Friday night. Af
:er the Installation, the knlghfs re
>alred to a restaurant and were ele
rnntly feasted by the new officers.
Speeches, anecdote and song were the
>rder of the evening and all had a
nost enjoyable time.
Mr. H. C. Smith. J. H. Read and H.
3. LubS will be in Columbia this week
n attendance on the United States
:ourt.
Senator LeGrand G. Walker and
Representatives M. W. Pyatt and T.
iValter Doar leave here on Tuesday
or Columbia to take their places in the
eginiatlve body.
Mr. J. H. Donaldson leaves for Co
umbia tomorrow to attend the South
Carolina; college centennial.
Dr. Olin Sawyer also will go to Co
umbia on Monday as one of the pres
dential electors to tabulate the elec
ion returns. I