The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
At WAKE FOREST
The ne ting ot the Board cf
Trustees Yes rerday.
DR.. AYlOR'S REPORT
TREASU RER II. Il. BRIGGS AN
NUAL REPORT
CALDWELL Succeeds NAL. NASS
CALDWELL SUCCEEDS MAJ. vAss
Rev Len =. SroUehton Delivered d the
Alunae Address, w. 8. Morton
Reelected President of Society
and Prof. Brewer Secretary

He-eleCteQ EFGSiCent or SOCIety
and Prof. Brewer Secretary
Wake Forest, n. c., May 25.-(Special.)
The chairman, Rev. DR.. Thomas e.
skinner, called the Board of Trustees of
Wake Forest College to order this morn
ing. The following trustees were present
DR.. J. ID. Hufham, DIR. !. b. Boone, DIR.
y. B. Cobb, J. c. Scarboro, DIR. John
Mitchell, Rev II. r. Vann, Rev. III. b.
Duffy. Dir. r. II. Marsh, Z. \. Dunn,
c. ]. Hunter. DIR. w II. Gwaltney.
Treasurer 7. II. Briggs. Attorney w c.
Jones and President c. f. Taylor Messrs
L. L. Aydlett, \. b. Br0ughton. II. C.
Dockcry and J. +. Spa:nhour arrived
this morning and will attend the after
noon session of the board.
The first business was the consideration
IL President Taylor's report.
Committees were appointed to consider
various business propositions lecommen ;
el in the report. Among the matters dis
ctisSed was the removal of the closets
from the domitory and the use Of the
college buildings by those who attend the
pastors institute and summer schools,
which will open in June.
Treasurer 7. Is. Briggs otfer( his re-
port showing where and how the cndow-
meat fund is invested. the fina lcial cordi-
tion of the college. etc. The report has
been properly examined by the auditor.
AIr. Marsh and was referred TO Il commit
tee.
y committee was appointed TO CON
s:der the question of ministerial educa-
ton. The committee will rcpnr5- to the
board as early as practicable. aad it Is
probable that change may be made
from the present system Of giving free
tuition TO every minister's son,
nr. Thomas T.. skinner on hehaif RI
the widow Of the late w c. Upchurch.
az Raleigh. presented the college with
Il handsome portrait of her husband Mr.
CIchurch WAS one of Vase Forests
stauncheat friends and aided tie college
literally. lie served I'm iha board oI
trustees fer q number # YEARS :jnd was
mn efficient member If hc n t4slH3 COM
nittee. The board cX9sctscd thnir p.tas-
gre and gratitude TO Mrs. l.pchurch fcr
presenting the college with tha liartrait o.
a man whose generosity ana Ge.,p inter
est III the institution ara so fondly che,
istcd by every friend Of Wake Forest
so-slay.
The afternoon train brought many
distinguished visitors. Among the number
was Gen. Matt. Ransom, Capt w. H.
Kitchen, Mr.. Paul Kitchen, Mr. II. !
Biggs, Of Baltimore: Mr.. f. L. Hilliad
of Scotland Neck; Capt Chas NJ Cooke
and Mr.. K. I. Daniel. \ fact which is
noticeable even ut this early stage of the
who are attending. OF course the mat
ter of chief interest to the boys is the
girls. \ majority of the ladies will ar
rive tomorrow, but Il sufficient number
came today to add life and gaycty to the
occasion. The campus never looked more
beautiful than it did this afternoon as the
gallant youths and their fair companions
strolled over the yerdant lawns
The Richmond band is furnishing tnc
music. This is the sixteenth consecutive
commencement which this band has at
tended here There is one man in the
band, Mr.. Pullen. who has attended
nineteen commandments. sixteen in sue
cesssion Rev. W. B. Morton has at
tended every commencement for nineteen
years.
The board of trustees this afternoon
elected ]. c. Caddell to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Maj. w. w. Vass.
No honorary degrees were conferred
ALUMNI ADDRESS.
Rey. W. =. Morton presided Rev. DR..
Mcconnell offered prayer. Rev. L. G.
ErougbtJp, Of Roanoke. VA. delivered
the alumni address. lie was introduced
by Mr. Morton. Mr.. Broughton after u
few preliminary remarks announced as
his subject. Christian Citizenship or the
Religious and tho Secular [ cannot
understand how y mans religion can in
terfere with his citizenship. When n man
accepts Christ he turns over to Christ
himself and everything which he has. i
believe when Il man is born again he is
born again indeed. Now there are so,np
who do not desire to turn over their
secular life to Shrist and others contend
that religion ought not to be dragged IN
to the mire of business, into everyday
life. believe the time will come when it
Will be regarded as a sin for a Christian
man to get rich.
The society man as well AS the curb
stone banker does NOT want religion TO
touch his daily practices
The speaker told an incident of a boy
who was badly injured so that the doctors
agreed that his brain must be removed if
his life would be saved His parents de-
cided to let the doctors remove his brain
and then make n society man of him.
The politician is another man opposed
to religion entering his secular life Men
don't want the word of God to dominate
in their lives. While we should try to
save the individual, the church, if it does
its duty, must also try to check the
streams of sin which flow by its doors
In some parts of Greece candidates for
baptism are baptised face down because
the dead are thus buried there, and |
am free to say that were l in Greece l
would baptise persons face down be-
cause otherwise it would not represent
a burial