Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-20
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The University Of Southern California
epened its fall term yesterday morning
It 8 O'Clock. The Chapel was full to
oyerfowing, q larger number of new
Students being in attendance than at any
PREVIOUS term in the history of the
school.
After appropriate singing Rev. Will A.
Kuighten, of Grace Church, Los An
geles, opened the services by prayer:
Bishop Bowman was then introduced
and addressed the students in most
gratifying manner. He could not have
delighted the young people more than by
relating the history of his own school
days, It was highly appreciated, as was
shown by vigorous clapping OF hands.
Before entering the Wilbraham Acad-
emv. Mass, he had fallen into the habit
Of piayinp cards. His parents reproving
him. the cards were consigned to the
flames. On being advised, his father
eent him to the above named school, as
nearly all students who attended there
we're converted. The journey OF 800
miiee, in the old stage coach, was made
in one week, where now it could be made
ia twelve hours. The relation of his
iirst attempt at defamation, his writing
to his father to be released from speak
ING pieces, was humorous in the extreme.
His father made one thing very emphatic,
telling him to avoid one great blunder
and be sure and take full course. He
did not awake to the importance of this
till under the influence of Prof. Larabee,
at Cazenova. after he had wasted
nearly q whole year. He Immediately
wrote his father, telling him he
would relinquish all claim to any part of
the estate if he would give his consent to
. full college course. His advice will
doubtless be a turning point in the his
tory of more than one wavering student.
knowledge is not the only object to be
attained in college. When student &C.
quires mental discipline, when he learns
to think, to grapple with difficult prob
lens, then is success certain.
He closed with a strong appeal to the
students to make the discipline Of the
moral man of greater moment than the
intellectual. Not an hour should be lost
until the student had yielded his heart to
Christ.
President Bovard followed in the same
strain. Some of his own experiences he
made exceedingly interesting. He, too,
had entered college on limited time
and course. 1t was the Bishop, who was
then President of the Indiana Asbury
University, that started him in the right
channel. He went through, but came
out 81 900 in debt. Kind friends loaned
him money which he scorned to accept
as q gift. He warned students against
this folly. Better be more slow, take
plenty of time and dig their way through.
When he closed the Bishop supple
mented his speech by enforcing this i'm
portant warning.
The following letter will be read with
interest by many in this vicinity:
ON THE TRAIN TO MINNEAPOLIS.
As we journey Eastward our hearts 60
back to you and to the pleasant surprise
you gave us at the hospitable residence
Of Rev. r. M. Beach. 1t seems but idle
words for me to try to express to you our
heartfelt thanks for your many acts eff
kindness and expressions of sympathy
while living in your midst. May many
more strangers coming among you feel
this warm glow of your Christian influ-
ence. We ask still to be remembered by
you, deeming it an honor to have a place
in the hearts of such people. We will
try to show the same spirit towards
others as you have towards us, for this is
the leaven that shall leaven the lump;
this is the fruit of the good and true this
is the true spirit of the Master. The in
terests of the university, church and Sum
day school shall still be ours and the
sweet intercourse enjoyed with you dur
ing our acquaintance will be among our
richest treasures. Most humbly yours,
Mr.. AND Mrs. H. w. KING.
The cornerstone laying announced for
yesterday, of the Freeman College of the
University of Southern California, at In
glewood, has been postponed till Monday
at IL O'Clock, as cars could not be Sc
cured. There will be ample room for all
on Monday.