The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-03
Thu rportbv scion Of a noble sire,

The worthy scion Of noble sire,
Her race OF glory will be Just begun,
Fair as the moon, resplendent ms the sun
Then sound the trumpet, bid her sons rejoice,
And. AZ one man, together lit the voice
In fervent supplication, to implore
That favor which has crowned 1t heretofore
md from this fountain streams shall 60 abroad
To water and make glad the city of our God.
Alumni. gathered here from fair Southern land,
By hooks Of steel united, heart and hand;
From old Virginia to the Empire State,
Great in extent and In resources great;
From Like to Gulf from mountain to the sea,
Ye keep the feast to-day. old Erskine's Jubilee
Though time has changed our manhood's lusty noon
Into the lean and slippered pantaoon,
The unrazored lip into the care-worn face,
From which the beard descends with patrarcha grace
And on the brow which shone so blithe and fair,
"Deliberaton sits and public care"
No change our hearts have felt but beat rs true
As in the palmy days when life waS new.
We're boys again; for here we lay aside
The pomp and State, and circumstance and PRIDE"
AS turning to yon "studious cloisters pale"
With three times three We bid our Alma Mater hall !;
And with united heart and voice exelaim,
Forever honored be that glorious namel
Then sound His praise with trumpet cornet. drum,
For through thy help Lord, we hitherto have come
Rev. D. G. Philips, D. D., of Louisville. Ga,
made the general historical address. a..
house with It's humor. This vein OF humor
kept bubbling up throughout the address.
The Doctor had evidently CLEANED over many
ic description and resume Of the college and
ch urches was singularly clear and able. His
sandwitched anecdotes constantly brought
outbursts Of applause.
sented the administration OF Rev. 4. E. Press
ly. D. D., the first President OF the college.
DR.. Lindsay was in good voice and form.
He spoke with much force. Gave review Of
tions. DR.. Lindsay paid fine compliment to
the forces Of Presby terlanism in this country.
American Institutions, the speaker said, were
primarily established to furnish Ministers Of
the establishment Of Erskine College. DR..
Lindsay said, that Of the 460 graduates OF
Erskine College there were 100 ministers. He
thought this was splendid showing.
Pressly, paying him q high eulogism. The
speaker ably spoke upon DR.. Pressly as q
business man, a minister, a College President
and College Professor, And finally as the
Lindsay held close attention of the house
through his able and highly interesting ad-
dress.
Prof. Herndon upon the cornet and Miss
spiced the occasion with music.
The Hon. C. B. Simonton, OF Tennessee
spoke upon the administration OF Rev. r; G.
Grier, D. D. Mr.. Simonton indeed proved to
be the "silver.tongued orator" Of Tennessee.
His outbursts of oratory mpletely captiXa-
ted and held chained his audience. We
could not help thinking Of those grand and
speaker quoted so effectively, when MIR.
Simonton hurled his polished shafts upon
| that magnificent audience.
| Col. Simonton'sjo joke at the expense Of the
lawyers plunged the house into such a burst
of laughter as we never remember 10 have
heard here.
Col. Simonton mead Of praise the to DR.. R. C.
Gaf sy eSss osaon Ss
terly in conception and powerfully deliver
This afternoon, we reached the hall as Rev E.
Of SeWSeRE5y Rsy vas presenting
D., Mr.. McCinstock spoke with fine enuncia-
ton and great force: His eulogy on Pattons
scholarship was OF very high order. Dr.
shock of war and clash Of arms. The speak
er's description OF the times was graphic
On account Of these times and calamities Dr
Patton,s splendid reign was the breifest OF the "a,
was frequently applanded during his admir-
able grafton and kept we'll In hand the hearty
sympathy and attentive OF the large aud
Mr.. VIM. Henry Frierson, Of Anderson
was to have spoken upon the administration
of DR.. w. NJ. Grier. At the very last nom
ents he was sick and could not be present
Just five days ago Prof. Hood, at the very
to represent the present administration anc
right wOrthily did he come up to the task
Prof. Hoods fine voice rang out over the aud
ience fillingft to the last inch. Prof Hoot
had fine s1bject and It was evidently Low
ing task. During DR.. Grier's administration
there wefe four changes In the adminlstra-
tlon. Trof Hood paid handsome eulogismi
os'n these gentlemen; Ihese e9iogiesb s. sbny ar
will be elsewhere. They were most worth1lJ
bestowed. Two Of the largest legac1es tina
this College has ever received were given
during this administration. The first o
these is the Hearst Estate. This estate, wher
settled up, realized the munificent sum o
siS go. Tie second, that Of Mrs. Ann Wal
lace Of $4,000. Mrs. Wailace's portrait hang
upon the stage wall. and was appropriated!
"TSe Duane Mower scholarship" is also (
donation OF this administration, and man!
worthy young men are the recipients OF thit
nunificence.
Eight thousand to endow a professorshil
from an unknown friend has been given dur
Ing the last twelve months. a lso donatloI
OF g. 900 within the last month has been mad
by an unknown friend, simply on the condl
tion that the President pay the donor ".f
Prof Hood was oflen roundly 'applaude
and his splendid speech most handsomely re
ceived by every one. He len made II tniiy ar az
> and greatness and has grand man, at III
head.
It was sincere matter Of regret that Dl
lShearer, OF Davidson College who was Civ
en- CONSPICUOUS place upon the programm
could not be present on account Of sick
ness.
Tile centennial was grand success and tn
speakers and their speeches were equal t
= the occasion. To hear them, made one fee
proud OF Old Erskine and the pien she ha
sent out.
And now the uppermost thoughts that take
hold cf the brain IL, what will she do 70
the world In the next fifty years and VIII
will be the men that will then tell OF he
glory? r. s. G.