The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-06-16
TRINITY COLLEGE AND ITS PRES
IDENT.

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TRINITY COLLEGE AND ITS PRES
IDENT.
A few day ago it was the pleasure
of the Post to advert to the muniticent
liberalitv of Mr.. Washington Duke,
of Durham, toward Trinity College,
the great and growing institution of
the Methodist denomination i'll this
State. Mr.. Duke is a sincere, loyal
Methodist himself, loves his church
and in keeping with its tenets and
it's teachings, avails himself of his
means to contribute to it's usefulness
in manner most far-reaching. AS
one of the most useful agencies Of
the church. for the implanting Of
wholesome Christian education and
influence, Trinity College has been
chosen by him as an object of most
liberal consideration. Over four
hundred thousand dollars have been
given this college by Mr.. Duke, his
last gift, as before stated. being
100000. 1t was during the recent
college was closing the most pros
porous year of its existence, and had
attracted to it a larger attendance of
friends than ever before on such an
occasion. This gift was a fitting in
incident to the occasion, when all
Methodism was delighted with the
exhibition Of the splendid work of
the past year. The success of the
past only impressed the friends of
Trinity, and Mr.. Duke in particular,
with the greater needs and possible
ties of SO superbly conducted an in
stitution, and this gift easily places
this time-honored college in the fore
front of Southern colleges.
But it was of DR.. J. c.. Kilgo, the
able president of the college, we in
tended specially to write. DR.. Kilgo
has been president of Trinity for
about for years, and it has been
during his administration that it has
received its largest benefits and ac-
quired its greatest strength in the
important work for which it was es-
tablished. He has shown himself a
those highest qualities which fit one
to direct, to mould, to lead, in the
formation of the best Christian
character and citizenship. With an
appearance of physical weakness, the
great soul of the man stands out a giant
of strength and courage, striving with
an unconquerable determination to
win the great battle of fitting young
men for the high responsibilities and
duties of this life, and for an in
heritance in that life to come '.pre
pared for the people of God"
AS stated, he has been president of
Trinity about four years. He came to
us from our sister State to the South,
stranger to our people, but his
genial personality, warm Christian
impulses, love of his church and of
the great work in its interest COM
mitted to his care, his enthusiastic
determination to succeed, withal his
conspicuous administrative capacity,
soon impressed themselves not only
on his immediate church organiza-
ton, but upon the people at large,
and gave him a permanent lodg-
ment in the hearts and confidence of
all. 1t was the discovery of these
virtues which enlisted the enthusi-
astic friendship of the officers and
friends of Trinity; and as each year
has but added to his influence and
that of the college, so each year has
brought to his aid the munificence of
oh
the college to be used as his good
judgment may dictate, for the enlarge
ment of the opportunities which are
to build up so far as it can reach,
the highest type of intelligent Chris
tian manhood and womanhood In
Mr.. Dukes letter to DR.. Kilgo &C
companying his last gift that gentle
man expressed the whole thing in a
sentence: Il have confidence in
your WISDOM
This is confidence indeed, which
turns over the control of nearly a
half million dollars; but it was the
confidence born of an intimate knowl-
edge of the man, his methods, his
honest, earnest purpose to use what
ever of mind. strength and money
for the good of the rising youth and
therefore of the State; confidence
past experience and present power
and prospects fully Justify. 1t was
big heart that could make sue h
princely gifts with such unsel:ish
motive, with so grand a purpose.
Such is possessed by Mr.. Duke. 1t
is a big man-big in those essentials
of greatness in the highest pur-
poses and pursuits of this life that
could inspire such generosity: and
such a man is DR.. Kilgo.
There is big place in the hearts
of all good people for such men; the
State is the richer for their being,
and future generations will bless
their memory.
North Carolina Methodism is to be
earnestly congratulated upon the
good works of its Duke, its Kilgo,
and its splendidly equipped Trinity
College. Heaven grant that each
and all may live long and prosper.
carrying blessings to thousands of
those living, and to thousands vet
unborn.-Raleigh Post
The spectacle of Senator from
North Carolina. Mr.. Butler. hemmed
in by a direct challenge and COM
PEELED to confess that he had no right
and no reason to defame his fellow
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