The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-03

a
spring OF En- glish aristocracy. as much out o
| place in a Republic rs chapeau bras on a
barefooted officer. IT is tl>c painter Joining
horses head to n hpmsr holy;
| five ha1a; a. iii England, class whose
5irthright it were to rule, govern and dHeglslate
> % the exclusion OF all others, brains or no
r-...-.>ins, then the State in self defence would
have 10 try to train and educate them lor
| their work. But In q state where oil govern
and iegislate and where ability and fitness
alone give positions of Influence and respon,
sibility, the State should furnish educational
advantages alike 10 all, and thatonly IN nome
| education under home influence.
"A sp1TEFUL LULLABY FOR THE SOUTH CA
RoLINA COLLEGE.
This Institution was not the first, but 1t was
| among the first Of those private colleges In
the south, which propose to take the higher
education out of the hands Of the State where
| 1t gets SO little sympathy from good morals,
and place 1t in homogeneous relations. Inc
patrons of these private colleges have to sus-
tain them by private contributions, ana at
the same time contribute their portion to sus-
tain the State Colleges which can be made
| available for only favored few: But the
will eventually administer soothing syrup
and sing-"Hush, my babe, lie still and sum-
| ber."
THE NAUGHTY, VERY NAUGHTY, DOCTOR
COOPER, WHO HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED
WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE
FOR YEARS BEFORE THE oRGANIzAT1oN
| OF ERSKINE.
argue thus, because this was one OF the
prime factors in the origin of this institution.
| At that time there was not q school IN the
state at which q young man could obtain such
q literary education as the church required
| to fit him for the Seminary, except the state
ra,1 Dpff ba alaorn Dr (In0npr-a dis
carded professor from the University OF Vir!
ginia-an intimate friend OF Mr.. Jefferson;
and deeply imbued with all his skeptical
views on the subject of revealed Christianity
was then filling the chair of Chemistry and
Philosophy In the State Col llege. And by his
great learning, affable manners, and insinuat-
! ing address, was eXert,ng a banelul 1nnuence nc
over the morals and religious views OF the
young men under his care. Many families
| trace the moral wreck of sons to that influ-
ence. Christian parents were justly AFRAID 10
send sons there for fear they could not Jake
| fire in their bosom and not be burned.
This forced the church to send her sons TO
Northern Colleges or keep them at home.
| But by this time the subject OF African
slavery had entered into the politics of the
country and so excited the public mind, both
north and south, as to render 1t very unpleas-
ant for q southern students at northern col
! lege. His southern blood was altogether 100
thin and circulated too fast 10 allow nun 10 10
submit to the gibes and inuendoeS ne had
daily to encounter "Old Nick" said TO MIN
'if you have nature in you, bear 1t not"
| He had to Brooks the boys occasionally.
| SOMETHING WORSE THAN 1NFIDELITY.
| Thus the Synod was thrown between
Charyb bdus and Scylla, infidclity on the one
side and worse than infldelity on the other.
She was forced TO establish school OF her
own or die Of mere inanition. This gave orl-
gin TO her motta-"ScienGa CO,lyullctd Cum
Mori1ms." And this gave origin to this COL
! lege. ,.
| ed In themselves, combined TO give to this
| state and to the whole south that grand sys.
| TEN of private colleges which has already put
| Il liberal education in the reach or every
mans boy, whether rich or poor. paenean d,, OF
/ arlstocrat, and is giving us generally edr.
Gated citizenship. And which has, SO lar at
| least, shielded the south from that nooa Oh
wild fanaticism and intidelity which is pour
| ing Its muddy streams all over the norm,
threatening the land with anarchy and the re-
currencc of some new French "eig!iteenth
Rrumair."
| THE SPLENDID WORK WHICH ERSKINE IS DO
1SG--TIGE CROWN OF GLORY WHICH THE
WORK PLACES on THE HEADS OF ITS
FOUNDERS.
Although these schools are yet young they
| are sending out annually. their scores OF
young men with minds trained to the idea
| that "worth makes the man, and want of IL, the
| fellow" Aad their worth Is making Itself
felt, and throwing them into positions Of in
| fluence and usefulness everywhere.
! And this institution may justly be proud OF
the position she has taken and the work she
has done. The school master occupies one of
the most useful and honorable positions in
society. And her pedagogueS swarm In every
shire, forming young the mind after noble
model, and flinging around them an influence
"Idke to the flowers on MataIoca's steep
I"Which fling their fragrance far athwart the
deep"
| HerlegislatorS have proved themselves hon.
est, patriotic, conservative, able representa-
tives OF the public interest. l was pleased to
see son of this school occupying the position
Of President of the Senate in my own State,
to which position his ability and worth had
called him. Her Baristers and Physicians
stand OH the same plane with the most ef-
| fcent and successful of these high callings,
each contributing faithfully his full measure
of the elements of civilization. Everywhere,
from the farmers quiet home where intelli-
gence is needed
''To make the grass the mountains crown, -
land corn in valleys grow"
I and the grand inquest where Justice is to be
meted out with intelligence, up TO the highest
councils of the nation, her sons are found
And everywhere they prove themselves in
worth and ability, fully the peers OF their
! But It was principally to provide a minis
try for the church that this institution was
founded. And whilst she has been liberal in
W tll l.lc lc;lTIeu pTO1cSSlOnS,
she has multiplied :he ministry q hundred
fold and through them, the membership of
the church thousand fold. and the demand
for laborers faf outstrips all the supply she
can furnish. Besides, she has contributed
largely to The ministry of all other Protestant
churches And her wOrkmen are everywhere
regardc! as sound, orthodox faithful, labo-
+ riOus divine.
! She may well take up the language OF the
INSPIRED poet. ard say-"The Lord has done
grcaI things for Ls, hereof we are glad"
>. Ekwe stand to- lay by the graves of those
\ old Christian heroes, and here upon
pluce of their great work, and re-
Ger the shadow of the tree they
kIiy years ago, and look to its histo.
|on ward to It's prospect, how honestly
y envy them the stars that sparkle in
Pcrown of rejoicing.
ct we are to hope that their work Is only
the morning of It's usefulness. Already 1t is
card from the summit OF Cheops to the grave
Eof Montezuma, saying, I'VE bring you good
J, tidinsS of great joy Bnt when time and
It's friends shall have given it bone and sincw
and muscle, and it shall stand forth fully
equipped in this grand missionary age Of the
Il world, who can tell the result or compute the
shearcs Of the final gathered harvest: When
the Imagination assays 10 tell them It, fllters
and falls back upon itself In conscious impO