The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-31

TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.


The historical society held its regu-
lar meeting last Saturday evening.
DR.. Crawford read a learned and in
teresting paper on THE Abolition of
Slavery among the Quazers of the
n, c. Yearly Meeting" He said in
part:
The Qualzers of North Carolina first
concerned themselves about the liberia
tion of slaves in 1868, when the meet
ing interpreted an order Of the discip-
line as a prohibition of buying ne
groes to trade upon or of those that
trade in them" All Friends were adj
vised not to buy or sell slaves in any
cases that could be avoided. BY the
outbreak of the Revolution the Friends
were well committed to the cause Of
abolition, and by 1777 they had freed
considerable number. Forty OF these
were afterwards taken UP and resOid in
accordance with an act of Assembly,
which forbade the liberation of slaves
except for meritorious cOnduct-to be
Judged by the Courts. Step after step
was gradually taken until, in 1880, it
appeared that 625 negroes had been
of S12.769.50. At this time 402 were
still in the hands of Friends. As fast
as the money could be provided and the
slaves could be persuaded to leave,
they were sent out of the State. In
1848 there were not more than Is under
the care of Friends, and these were
being paid wages for their labor Thus,
this movement was not merely a sacri-
e., cs.sl~
but it was "a long and arduous, expen-
siye and dangerous labor of love"
doubt if anywhere in history there can
be found a nobler example of mans UNI
mixed love for man or more sincere
application of the G, iden Rule"
The paper was well received.
The following relics were presented
to the museum:
BY Mr. C. c. Taylor, of Durham, n
c., knapsack worn by him during the
recent war and an army pistol that
went through the war and was after
wards used in the Ku Klux raids of
Orange county.
BY Mr.. NJ. Fl. Carr, of Kinston, n.
c., a flint lock rifle used probably in
the war of 1912.
BY Mr. w J.. FreeIand. Durham, n.
- Il lbjtCC III NOOI II 0Lt A~ADp3 4 AoCit5
a collection of arrow heads, and a bottle
of water from the river Jordan
BY Mr.. NJ w. Hester, Littleton Y.
c., buttons from a Confederate uni
form.
BY Mr.. p. r. WEIGH, Trinity College,
Indian arrow heads from Durham
county,
The historical museum is now open
y E,x, n
shown its collection.
DIR. Kilgo preached Sunday before the
Y. M. G. a. of Goldsboro.
Dir. Bassett has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the address at the com
mencement of Littleton Female College,
at which Bishop Cranberry viii
preach the baccalaureate sermon.
Prof. Flowers will address the Ep~
worth League conventions at States
vile and Goldsboro in regard to the
work of the League. Prof. Minis, also
viii address the latter convention.
DIR. Kilgo will speak on Unity in Ed
ucation and Dr. Bassett on History at
the next meeting of the North Carolina
Teachers Assembly.
The first baseball game Trinity has
played this season was played Thurs
day against Oak Ridge. The score was
9 to in favor of Oak Ridge. This is
considered most favorable showing
for the home team The fact that Oak
Ridge had several professional hired
players was well understood. The game
was played for practice. Trinity has
hitherto paid little attention TO base
ball The boys are now trying to de-
yelop a team out of their own numbers.
Every man who played Thursday was
a student of the college. On the
campus the result was received with
satisfaction The features of the game
we're the steady pitching Of Crawford,
who is perhaps the youngest college
pitcher in the State, and the home
run of Card, Of Raleigh.