The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09
REUNION Ar LITTLE MOUNTAIN
Big Crowd Good speeches-Much Interest
Aroused In Eewberry College.

make one uncomfortable, and everyone
seemed to be enjoying themselves.
The occasion was the annual reunion OF
berry College. 1t was great day
last Friday-at Little Mountain.
This section Of Newbcrry and Lex
ington Counties is one OF the most
prosperous In che State, and the cause
is, it is white man's'country. 1t has
doue much for Newberry College and
Newberry College has done much for
it. They were all there. They came
on horses and mules and in buggics
and wagons and carriages and carts
and On foot. These were they who
were interested in Newberry College
and who wanted to exchange ideas and
shake hands with old friends and talk
cighborhood news The old folks
brought the young ladies, and we all
enjoyed ourselves together.
AS usual, they didn't forget-that Is
the good women Of the section didn't
forgct-to bring their baskets well
filed with hams and bccfsteak, chick
ems and salad, pies and cakes .nd roast
cd mutton and all good things to eat,
for which these people have become
famous. And such dinner as was
spread on that mountain side and in
the valley is not seen but once year,
and that on reunion days, and makes
one feel that want would never come to
these good, thrifty and Industrious
people. The 1900 or 1000 were fed
and that plentifully. If they were not
1t was their own fault, for food was
there in abundance.
Refreshments such as ice cream and
lemonade were furnished by the Ladies
Aid Society for the benefit of the
Lutheran church. There was also a
first class barbecue served.
1t was not our good fortune to be
present at the opening exercises, but
We were not alone. On board the G.,
y. Il l.. accommodation train were
about 230 from Newbcrry and - from
Prosperity. We got there, but the
train was late-about two hours.
Two OF the speakers had finished
when We arrived.
The president of this organization,
Prof. S. J. Derrick. was sick aud un-
able to be present. In his absence the
vicc-presidcnt. MIR. J.. +. Boland,
acted lis president and introduced the
speakers.
The first speaker on the programme
was abs t. Mr. VI .. Boland, who
was to deliver the address Of welcome.
but all were made to feel that We were
welcome by the hearty hand.shake Of
old friends.
The next speaker Vas Rev. j. a.
Cromcr. He spoke to the subject, The
! Claims OF DcnUmiuational or Christian
! Colleges" He made !nIciblc plea
! for dcnUminatiOnai colleges. He spoke
Of the ancient races and showed low
| tncy and their governments had al
gone to decay because they did not
have their youths taught the true mis-
! sion OF life, and in concluding he said
we should stand by our Christian col
! lcgcs, for in them il founded the hope
, OF converting the world to Christianity.
And, too, they scnd forth men full Of
sclf-sacriticc: men who are ready to
give up everything TO meet duty's call.
In Christian colleges yuu lave IL wall
OF far more worth than the great Chi.
ncsc wall built to keep out the burbari-
ans. In them you have not only y IL wall
To keep out ignorance, but one to keen
vice and immortality, atheism and inf
deity. The Christian college throws
around the student u fortress OF such
power and strength, that IL he will use
it, he can defy the allurcmcnts OF tn,
world and the fiery darts OF hell. |,
mcnt more cndurablc than tho Pyra
mids OF Egypt, for these monuments Il
the folly OF man may withstand III,
raVagc OF time, but must melt and fal
away at the last great conllasrntion
But the monuments which Ctristiul
colleges are building will stand whcl
the earth IS consumed and every sta
fall, stand US jewels cruwncd i.,m0rtu
around the white throne OF jehovah
Mr. }. B. O'Ncall Holloway was the
introduced and made Il good, practicu
and logical speech on the Educate
Furmer,' and along this line he mad
4 !inc plea for the establishment {
graded schools throughout the coun,r,
When this l. cstahlirncd then will tn
schools Of tho country be placed on Il
eqna! with those OF the city We wat
al classes OF our people cducat, d. w
, want cGucatcd masculine force. w
want The muscle that ilings the han
, mer to be- educated. We want tn
. brawny arm that hurls the axe to /
, educated. We want the hands thu
, guide the plow u be educated. "
\ want the ncryc that uses the spade I'm
sh0> cl, the trOwrl and mortar, the su
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