The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-30
BOOMING COLLEGES.
GIFTS FOR THE ONE, AND SCHOLARS FOR
THE OTHER.
Orators and DccInimers Electrify
their Audience and SHED Lustre
on their Alma Matcr..-PerS0naiS
by the Score --- Compliments for
the DeServing.-.Other Talk.


DUE WEST, $. C.. Jan. 2S, 1889.
Miss jamie Widcman arrived at home Fri
The Troy Band made the music for the
semi-annual celebration Friday night .,.u
DAYS m With With her her father, DIR. Henry, last
We see that Capt. King, one of our best
representatives. is studing law. This ought 10
.nahe him more efficient and useful.
Pupils are arriving weekly at the Male and
Female Colleges. Miss McClaln, Oh Lever
Land entered the Female college last week.
Mr.. J. r. Phillips, OF Louisville, Ga, ana Mf,
John Darlington, OF LeakS!llle, N. u, entcreu
ErSk inc in the last few days. .
Miss Ellen Edwards is on an extended Visit
to her sister at Rock Hill In Lancaster, s. G..
There is u little bird flitting about In the air
that says there is to be lecture at the temale
College this week by lawyer. We DO not
know.
Dr. James Boyce preached an able sermon
III The day of prayer Tor colleges will be OBJ
served in the Associate Reformed church next
Thursday from II Il. m, to II o'clock.
1t is an open secret here that Erskine col.
lege ais in luck" A gentleman who does not
allow his name to be made public. has Just
donated $1,000 to the college. He Is to give to
the college 5 per cent. Interest on this amount
during life. At his death he Will turn over Owe,
the 5000 to the college. This is princely. We
havn't mnch trouble in guessing who this
generous friend is. Other members OF our
church have fine example given them.
This donation is timely. We understand that
First Presbytery has raised $4,000 towards
endowing profesSorShip in Erskine.
There were very interesting exercises in the
Baptist church last Sabbath evening and a
good audience out.
The Euphemian seml-annual occurs 2nu
Friday night in Friday.
Rev. w. +. Pearson and Mrs. Pearson went
up to hear the Evangelist A. Il. Pearson.
They were completely captivated. Mr.. Pear
sor cannot speak in TOO glowing terms of his
name-sake. They extended their trip to
Spartanburg, to see friends and kindred.
Mr.. Eugene Prather, one of the experts In
the Associate REFORMED office took a little trip
TO the country few days ago to take In some
country air.
Prof II. +. Bonner went to greenville last
week to hear the great :, Evangelist. We un-
derStood he was much pleased.
The Female College Is on boom. They re.
eeived two new pupils this week, and still
they come"
Mr.. James Agnew, Of the firm Of Agnew d
Mutterson, is down with pneumonia at DON
aids.
The semi-annual of the Pholimathean
Society occurred last Friday night. n very
West was President and made an excellent
opening Grafton. He then happily introduced
tie speak ers. Mr.. J. +. Calhoun, Jr., OF Due
West, spoke as junior orator upon the subject,
|"Necromantic Power" He has something OF
The fire and power as an orator of John 9.
Calhoun, handed down to him. w. Z. Euart,
as Freshman, declaims electrified his audi.
euce Oh "The Final Charge of Negative
Touching scene. E. +. Griffith, Of Grit1iths,
y. C., spoke we'll upon the subject: Democra'
cy." Mr.. Griffith has a good delivery. AS
sophomore declaimer. Mr.. NJ. +. Coleman, OF
Goronaca, 5. c., portrayed with exceeding
beauty and force the scene OF "The First
American Congress-" Mr.. Colemans ability
and power as an orator are more than ordi-
nary. Should he complete his college course
d bright future lies before him. Mr.. j. j..
Grier, OF Iverys, n. g., spoke with force and
much cleverness upon the subject: speed for
independence
The following debate was now LAUGHED /:
is the growth of the Roman Catholic church
III America an occasion for Reasonable Alarm?"
Affirmative, W. q. Sample and K. L.
Brown. Negative, Z. p. Wilson and Il. Is.
Wilson. Alter exhaustive arguments ON
both sides with much interest manifested,
the judges consisting OF Messrs. r. l.. Bell, L. Is.
Anderson and z. w. Mottatt, gave their de-
cision in favor Of the affirmative.
The exercises were rendered more attrac-
tive by the presence OF the renowned orches-
ira Of Troy, 5. Z. We noticed MIR. Coleman,
Of Coronaca an interested spectator. He was
doubtless proved Of the way his son acquitted
himself. The marshalls, w. s. Cochran, j. G.
Reid and K. w. Alexander rendered the even
ing very pleasant in the handsome way in
which they seated and waited on the au-
dieuce. II. >. ".