The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-12
'or,T And NOTABLE DAY
rur CORNER stone OF
rlNG, ) r'pf.LEGE ~ At DURHAM
Present to witness The
II arc ~" !, inning OF The College
sew Home

4 i. sew Home ,.noo,
G Nov nth, $780, This
'a,I. .s.s lay in the history of Dur.
fte pubIic-spirited people OF
aoa aoa,..riritci town are alive to its
s' purhan never fails to give
n,r ys.a ption to a man or an In
f,t makes home in its
tsar are worthy. They
lad TO get Trinity College
t.-, The liberal men of
= contributed largely to secure
~" a,o They are going to leave
,aad5aa to make the college one
y. ,..,tes, institutions in the South.
nav Durham does things
halves. bat "all together and
1 .a.acal'y ..,,o a.u
4 3,y +, more than a notaoIe Gay
Il o,,5,m. Ii is a great event in the
4 Il gethodism in North Carolina,
,.,y mmber of that great and
isaomination has a deep and a
interest in the event that draws
:. a company of prominent divines
~,ic men to this place to-day.
mi, day has q significance wider
.ader aud larger than any de-
.donal movement, great as that
II 9possibly have. 1t witnesses an
!. noyement in higher education
I'm. has an interest, deep
,ogine, if not personal, for every
4, North Carolinian whether
.,4i.t or Baptist, Greek or Jew.
adon i higher and broader than
church Indeed while denomina-
colleges are among the greatest
mia, making strong men, Educa-
1nol be UNCONVENTIONAL. There
ach thing as Methodist Latin or
ot Mathematics or Presbyterian
The mastery of thsse studies
nothing to do with religious de-
.nnil4dons.
H. ,oraer.stone Of Trinity College
al here to-day with imposing
rea]as.. Il was an event of great
iaa1 Its projectors and friends
r . maze it a great Methodist Col
5l. they intend to make
more than that. They vii
d. its theological department
huughly Methodistic, but outside O
ihat i Is the commeudable purpose o
he trustees to make other departments
|D thorough and so broad and so fire,
fpm sectaranism that no student viii
hOg from what he hears whether hi
nrue.or in Physics or mathematic
/ ma Methodist or an Episcopalian. Thi
ha high IDEAL TO which the trustees an,
iGa.ty OF Trinity College have set them
slys. Every broad and patriotic cit
in will wish them God speed in thei
sndeayor
lleTe was quite a gathering of prom
nert citizens here.
The Raleigh Party Present.
lae following gentlemen came u
tpG Raleigh to witness the exercises
Ah ). NJ. FlNaER, State Superb
nlelt OF Public Instruction; DoNAI
BAN, State Treasurer; JOHN RoB1I
w Commissioner Of Agriculture; RE,
, BLACK, ID d., REV. f. l. REL
P ~ REV j. b. BoBBITr, D. D., Re
. Y ALFRED, Rrv. j. D. PEGRAM, ar
ts'I' JoSEpHG, Brown, b. Il. Woo
y L9uGEE, r II. BRADLEY,
oogAN, WM r. BLAKE, JESSE
~ D. ). WATT, VIM SIMPSON,
y ANDREWS and JosEPHUs DANIEL
y GEAY, NJ. S. CLARK, and other
NJ l.. WooD, D. d., of Rockinghal
! i,.nef President of the College, joi
" lae party at Raleigh.
Other Visitors Present.
aoaced many others here. Amo
IN NJ inasa n5sl and foremost,the progressi
luaomltable PRESIDENT CRowE1
Il /, ARMSTRONG, PROF. BAssETr, Pr,
n 'llSd and tIfty Trinity boys, inclr
p R 'ac Senior class;MR. j. H. FERREE
I "I,uleman; PRoF. o. W. CARR and
= - aLDLSNAN, DEN Of Greensboro; W. E. {
ISO aud {. ", HUNT, of Burlingt,
=, LONG, Of Roxboro; President b
n, aaq rRQFS. WINSTON and HOLMES
SsalvelEslty; MAI. RoBT. BINGHAM,
o',s, sl"n S2hooI;CApT JIM. and Mr. W.
~ r,' u u Concord Grand Master S.
Pf a; REV. B..F. DIX
a , Female College, {
many preachers he
d 'Sldes the Raleigh ;
iers, were Revs. Nj
O RYDER, A. P. TYER,
Il. PUCKETT, W.
4 Il HALL, D. l.. EA
& NORWOOD, w. S. d.
order ofMarch.
IMPOSING and hands,
llat marched through
was o'clock before the
ID line.
7 OF march was as follows
y. rolice, (mounted.)
'uG,l IN Chief and Staff.
Durham Band.
aF9am Light Infantry.
Ere Companies.
SnhAAl,