The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-20
CONVERSIONS LAYING.
The Exercises Connected With the Keller
Memorial at the College.

The corner stone of Keller Memorial
Hall, the new building at the college,
was laid on Tuesday afternoon at SIX
o'clock. There was good attendance. .
The procession was formed in front OF
the college building and marched to the
cornerstone.
The persons taking part in the exercises
we're: Revs. DR.. E. T. Horn, DR.. j. Haw-
kins, DR.. b. S. Wingard, G. b. Trabert,
Prof. F. Y. N. Painter, Dr. G. W. Hol-
land. The ceremony was according to
the liturgy of the Lutheran Church.
The following articles were placed ID
the cornerstone: List of donors to the
building, catalogues of 1893 81, files OF
The Collegian, copy each of the Lu-
theran Visitor, The Herald and News,
The Observer, Voice of the People, News
and Courier, The State, Minutes Of the
South Carolina and the Georgia Synods,
1898, and United Synod, 1892, copy Of the
Common Service, three cent piece given
by Otto Kolb Of Savannah, and other
coins.
The following address was delivered by
Dr. Hawkins:
La i
Lutheran Church to-day on the eminent success
that has attended our institutions Of learning
throughout this great country. NOT the least
among these monuments of our devotion to the
great principles of the Reformation, is our College
in the beautiful and hourishing town ofNewberry.
Not more beautiful for situation, perhaps. was
Mt. Zion, the pride :cd glory OF the Jewlsh me
tropols, or the renowr ed Acropolis in the famous
berry whose apex is crowned by these magnih-
cent structures devoted to the interests OF hgher
education. And within these walls are taught
the arts and sciences, and all the branches OF a
liberal education, with far more .thoroughness
and skill than was possible in the most famous
schools of ancient Greece and Rome.
congratulate my Church on its good fortune
Of having faculty whose push and energy have
enabled us, under the greatest dlfcultles ana the
most embarrassing circumstances, to add house
to house, and one facility to another, until the
arrangements for the most thorough training OF
the sons of the Church are assuming truly grand
proportions.
Congratulate the faculty, of this worthy seat Of
learning on this auspicious occasion. as they add
still another building to those that already adorn
these classic grounds
To-day we lay the foundation stone OF the hfth
structure to be dedicated to the cause of educa-
ton in our grand old State that is becoming
famous for its educational facilities.
True to the spirit and history of the Church OF
the Reformation. we to-day add another proof to
over, that our Church IS, and ever has been, the
patron and protector Of higher education, both
sacred and secular. This building will take its
honored place among the thousands OF our Church
that already dot all civilized and many heathen
lands, as the stars stud the heavens; and as those
bright luminaries of the sky are the glory of the
heavens, so are our institutions of learning the
glory of the world.
But how could it be otherwise? Who that IS at
all familiar with the history Of the world from
the time ofthe Reformation of the Sixteenth Cen
tury down to the present, could expect otherwise
than that mighty force which leads the world IN
its maintenance and propagation OF Protestant
ism, should also lead in the cultivation and ex-
pansion of intellect, and the advancement OF the
arts and sciences? Was not Martin Luther the
liberator of the human mind? Was ne any less the
Refor1ner Of the schools than he was Of the
Church? To him is the Church indebted for the
blessed heritage Of pure Gospel, and TO him is
the world indebted for the full and free develop
ment of the intellect and the highest cultivation
Of all Of mans noblest powers. He was enabled
wonderful mind to become not only the greatest
Of all Reforners in the line of moral development,
but also the prophet of the schools.
To him it was given to know the. mysteries OF
the kingdom of God and also what was necessary
on mans part to fully develop that kingdonin
the world. Hence he imbedded in the very foun-
dation of Professionalism two-fold principle OF
education and recognized system that contem-
plates the very highest cultivation OF all the tacul-
ties of man, both moral and intellectual, All this
began in the nursery. passed through the graded
schools and ended with the university. The out
come of all this seen to-day, is the happy com,
bination of religious and secular education found
in ali our Church institutions, which, includes
every branch Of study, and the cultivation OF
every faculty of man. Hence the spirit and genius
of Luther pervade all our institutions. The i'm
print of the true Protestant idea is stamped upon
all our schools. The indelible impress Of our
Ch-;sto-centric theology, which makes all life
center in an ever living and an ever present
Christ, touches humanity at every point Of soul
| body and spirit and looks for its highest con-
summation in our being one with Chrlst, ana IN
knowing as we are known.
Hence one Of the strong pleas we make Tor o1f
Church institutions is that We practice and de.
| fend the only true Protestant conception OF all
State institutions Of learning founded, to say
the least, is unprotestant and dangerous to the
morals Of Christian government The general
diffusion Of knowledge, ard the happy freedom
and expansion of intellect enkindied by the
spirit Of the Reformation, have been rlchiy re
warded by the most astonishing discoveries IN
| the arts and sciences, and the wonderful uplift
| ing of humanity. The high plane OF thought
| moral culture has filled the world with astonish
| ing results. The laws Of mind have been recog
nized as we'll as the laws OF nature. Science has
| simplifed these laws, opened the doors OF the
| hidden mysteries Of mind and matter Of the
| heavens and EARTH emptied their rich treasure:
into the lap Of the race, and caused the world tc
rejoice. At every cali Of the monarch Of olym
pus, the strokes of the b-azen hatchet Of VULGAR
! have brought forth full pauoplied Miuervas, who
are presiding over our instituti ions Of wisdom anc
skin: and these joyful exercises Of these com
mencement weeks all over the land, are ceiebrat
| ing the triumphs of science and art.
| To lend hand to this. glorious work ttest
| buildings have been erected, and TO further in
crease these facilities for acquiring knowledge
| this Keller Memorial Hall is to be dedicated.
This name, heneeforth> to become historical, a:
/ it stands connected with this building, makes j
altogether fitting and proper on this happy occa
sion, that should refer to Mrs Frances F. Keller
| enc of my own houored parishiouers. who ha
4 given me ample opportunity Of witnessing he
generosity at home and abroad. To her liberal!t.
are we indebted not only for the possibility ba
for the certainty of the erection Of Science Hall
and to show our appreciation of her noble gift i
Is henceforth toybear her name, and stand as :
memorial of 1lerson, an only child who in Cod
providence was called from his studies here to thu
schoo! of heaven. And who shall be able properly
TO estimate the vast amount of good that She viii