The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-04

| OF Durham for expending nearly $1,OO0
| in Identifying the Park.
Master Angler Duke has honored HIM
self and the college by presenting a
handsome telescope to the department
| of astronomy.
| Another chair in English Literature
has been added by the beneficence Of
Mr. b. n. Duke, thus making two full
chairs in this department. Besides, he
also presented to the department Of
Physics an y Ray machine.
Many valuable volumes on science have
! been given by that true friend Col. j. ).
| Carr.
Tie alumni are now providing to build
! the Craven Memorial Hall i'll memory
of its ilustrious founder.
| The success of the college gives pro-
found gratitude. The president and ia
Guilty have justly won our confidence and
support.
The Board asks the conference to con-
firm the election of the following trus-
tees: Kevs. G. A. Oglesby, A. Z. Tyer,
W. G. Norman. N. NJ. Jurney and
Messrs. j. Ii. Southgate, b. n Duke,
and Hon. +. NJ. Simmons.
The Board requests the Bishop to re-
appoint DR.. j. C. Kilgo president.
GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE
This well known institution continues
her career of prosperity. She stands
now in the front rank Of female col
leges in our Southland. Improvements
are being made in every department.
Her library has 5000 volumes and is
growing The president hopes to have
new Library and Gymnasium build
ing by next commencement. President
Peacock and faculty are prepare to give
very high grade of mental and relig-
ious training to all their pupils. We
commend this institution to all our PEG
pie.
DIR. KILGOS ADDRESS.
President MOorman humorously intro
duced Dir. Kilgo by saying that he was
sorry they did not have more attractive
.,rogralnme-they had speaker whom
nobody knew (laughter), and who had
spoken little Qaughter), but that he
hoped the speaker would be borne witt
for the sake OF the cause he represented
tiaughter)
DIR. KilgO. with a gravity that tickle
he people, said he was glad the brothe1
vas growing in the grace Of truth
.aughter.)
DR.. KiigO was glad that the repori
just read set at rest at last what was
meant by Christian Educa ton. BY the
Eay of eXhoItatl0n, he counselled tnc
iuty OF obedience to the discipline OF th'
,.huroh. he came to this conference
,-0t Ia beg pace 10 work, but at ii,
solicitation, to dosa linittd work in any
eld to which God might call ham. liz
had tried to he faithful to the institu
,on. Ee had not learned to love North
JarplinEtns. he had loved them through
impulse from the first. He was not
after the pIaudit or everybody. lie
could mot afford to have it. Such n
social relationship meant compromise
Of truth The only complaint he had
against North Carolina was its Blind
ness He was a grown man before he
found out that Wofford College was moi
the largest college in the world. He
did not hesitate to suy that North
Carolina had the best opportunity in
Southern Methodism. He had never
seen anything grow more than the faith
Of the two conferences in christian
education, some few to the contrary
Notwithstanding 1t took a long time
to prove TO a blind man that there were
stars-or to make the deaf mute hear
the music of the songs. You need not
be afraid that | will recant or recede
from any position that / have ever
taken. l do not propose to be controlled
by men dominated by political ambition
who desire to drag the noble cause
down.
Reaching himself up high, the Doctor
shouted: Il repent nothing." (Amen!
Amend
Coming to his first proposition, he
said education was the function of the
E. 70 |hot rIn hn
human plan to advance men. He would
not 90 to the scholars and statesmen
of Greece and Rome but he would go
to Matthew, Mark Luke and John. The
speaker here delivered an apostrophe to
the family which deeply impressed the
audience, which took in every word
now in the deepest silence.
The duty with every home was to
educate. DR.. Kilgo told, with great
effect, which brought tears, the story of
a little, bird that he picked up in
Trinity Park, when the mother English
sparrow flew into his face for her young;
also a story of the love of the eagle
for her young-there's education born
out of an eagles heart! If there is in
fidelity to offspring anywhere it was
among men.
Methodism was born in old Epworth
Parsonage; it was the fidelity of that
home to raise the boy who started its
life. Where was there ever greater
vicarious sacrifice than that on the part
of the mother?
The only purpose of mother was to-
train a boy how to get along without
her. All along this line, DR.. Kilgo had
his audience well melted, specially in a
parenthetical picture or the child first
standing alone to the pride of his moth
er-the first glimpse of standing alone
in a manhood beset by threatening
storm.
He was opposed to compulsory educa-
ton. 1t was born of dead and de-
bauched parentage. The saddest pic
ture of our country was the degeneracy
Of parenthOod.
The exception to-day in Methodist
homes was family prayer. You can't
find anywhere in the Bible where the
responsibility of education was put any