The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-15

There were no "cuts" from chapel this
morning.
The new college year at Brown Univer-
sity began this morning with tremen
dous demonstration by tho students of
their loyalty TO- and regard for DIR.
Andrews.
lie presided at the opening exercises in
chapel ana appeared even more vigorous
than he did when eight years ago, for the
first time, he declared college to be opened.
At that time exercises were in Manning
hall and there was plenty of room. To
the students of the present generation.
chapel" means Sayles hall and this
morning there was standing room only IN
the vast auditorium OF the memorial hall.
The four classes occupied the centre and
right of the houses the left was reserved
for the students OF the woman's college,
mem bers OF the faculty and several of the
corporation were at the right OF the plat
form and the gallery was opened TO the
public.
Mrs Andrews sat ia the centre one seat
from the front
The president did not refer TO his resig-
nation nor To the trou bic OF the recent hot
weather season in any way, but every
student realized that he had withdrawn
the resignation and was mere TO stay The
following letter was sent out late yester
day afternoon and its import was a nNatter
of public knowledge:
Brown University, Sept IA, 1897.
To w. V. kollen, j. Ii. Stiness, and II.
q. Hazard, Committee:
Gentlem en--Iho resolution Of the cor
poration Of Brown University on the lst
inst communicated TO me by you, has
been carefully considered. | take pleasure
in assuring you that the action referred
to entirely does away with the scruple
which led to my resignation. At the date,
however, when you lald the Gommunica-
tion before me, 4 had undertaken to per-
form the coming year certain work,
which, after learning the Judgment of
tho corporation on the subject, l came
to regard as inGompatiblo with the duties
of tho presidency. L therefore felt
Obliged at first to adhere to my resigna-
ton. But being now free to give To the
university my undivided service, l have
withdrawn my resignation and have no.
titled tho secretary of the corporation TO
that effect.
am, gentlemen, yours with sincere es-
IL. BENJAMIN ANDREWS.
THE STUDENTS RECEPTION.
When the pr, sident entered Sayles hall
at chapel time, his professors ond under
graduates rose in body and. led bv some
strong -throated member of the Glee Club,
greeted him with tremendous three
times three Of the well-known "rak rah. "
A slight inclination Of the head was
tho presidents acknowledgements Of this
ovation and the exercises were formally
opened with the singing of God is My
strong salvation.
More cheers followed tho anthem, and
it was three minutes before there was "a
sufficient lull in the enthusiasm to war
rant the opening of tho Bible.
AN APT SELECTION.
Then President Andrews read from the
Sermon on the Mount and thore was
humor i'm tho selection.
"Iay not u,s for yourselves treasures
upon earth where moth and rust do cor
rupt. and where thieves break through
and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasure IN
heaven. where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break
through aud steal
For where your treasure is there will
your heart 20 also.
=" Tho light of tho body Is the eye, and IL
the eye bc single thy whole body shall DO
fun of light.
"I Hut n thine eve be- evil. thy whole body
shall bo full Of darkness. IT., therefore.
the light that is in three bo darkness,
how great is that darkness.
No man can serve two masters; for
either no will hate tbs Que and love the
ether or clso no will hold to the one, and
despise the other. No cannot serve God
and Mammou.
More applause was the response To the
reading Of the lesson and then the presi
dent deliy iyercd his address
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Dr. Andrews referred to his address as