The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
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The visit to Emporia Of Rev. Dr.. Her
rick johnson and his excellent vile, who
arrived in this city yesterday afternoon,
was signalized In q hasnnex which can
not fail to prove source Of pleasant re-
membrance 10 them - we'll e 70 the
large number of citizens who enjoyed
tbs privilege OF meeting them st
the Hotel Coolidge last evening. The
announcement that reception
would be rendered 70 this honored
couple at the time and place indicated
brought together company which, we
have reason 70 believe, impressed the
recipients Of the fitting testimonial of
last evening with sense of welcome
that afforded generous measure of graf
ificatIon. The citizens assembled were
introduced to DR.. johnson and his wife
BY Rev. J.F. Hendy and Mr. and Mrs.
o. D. Swan, who did the honors of the
evening in the most !, acceptable
manner. After the Formally of presen-
tation the company were invited 10 re-
pair to the dining hall of the hotel,
where beautiful COLLATION. was served,
and which was enjoyed By about 20
guests. This agreeahis feature of the
program dispatched, Rev. J. r. Hendy,
with that grace of manner and fine sense
OF propriety which always
distinguishes his department, an.
nounced that the honored
gentlemen who had proved such an in
fuential factor in promoting an enter
prise in which our people were 50 vital.
ly interested-the College OF Rmporia-
was with us and had come words of en-
couragemcnt to say for this grand nm.
dertaking.
DIR johnson then proceeded to express
his ardent sympathy with the work
which had stimulated the people of this
immunity to such. noble offOIts. He
paid = high tribute to the energy and
liberality displayed by the citizens OF
Emporia, and expressed the wish that
he might leaVen with some of this spirit
OF zeal the city OF Chicago, which
manifested such pordid apathy in the
establishment of educational and elee-
mosynary institutions. He spoke of the
broad character of the higher education
which the College of Emporia was
designed 10 promote. and assured
his hearers that the contamination OF
Its aims and purposes would be the
work of years, and would depend large.
ly upon the fidelity to the interests of
the institution of those who had strlven
so bravely in securing this great boon.
He pledged the fostering care of the
Presbyterian church TO this most prom
ising of all of the new educational ven
lures OF that powerful denomination,
which, he said, was not TO pro
mote the interest of any particular sect,
but the object OF which was to dIffnse q
culture broadened aud refined by the
pure morality and the spirit of God. He
dWelt with seeming delight upon the
beauty of the site selected for the college,
and babe the work God-speed IN a fer
vent and eloquent peroration- The
manner not less than the words
of the uiau proved source
of inspiration and encouragement,
and the impression which he left upon
the minds Of his hearers was helpful and
cheering.
Mr.. o. d. Swan, upon the suggestion
OF Rev. Mr.. Hendy, then responded to
the address OF DIR. johnson, expressing
his deep Qualification oyer the cheering
words which the speaker had uttered
and he ventured the hope and belief tina!
the expectations which had
been cherished in relation
TO the College of Emporia
would, IN the fullness of time, be more
than realized. His remarks were brief
but well-timed, and conveyed to the dis
tlnguished guest a sense of the enthusi-
asm which the people here entertain in
connection with the establishment of an
institution OF learning that will render
Emporia one of the leading educational
centers of the west.
The company then returned to the
parlor, and after bidding DR.. johnson
and his wife adieu, and expressing the
ardent hope that their impressions of
EmpOria had been such as would in
cline them to again visit our city, the
gathering likuersed