The age-herald., 1900-10-22
QUARTER CENTURY
 MARK IS REACHED
Twenty-ffth Anniversary Since
 Opening of Vanderbilt
THE OPENING EXERCISES
Great Gathering of Distinguished Men in Nashville = Bishop Hendrix Preached Sermon-Bishop liar
 grove Memorial Address

Nashville. Tenn, October 21.-The first of the series of exercises commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the open ing of the Vanderbilt University were held at the chapel of the university this morning. Bishop E. P. Hendrix of Kansas City preached the commemoration sermon. Every seat in the chapel was filled, while several hundred people occupied chairs In the aisles and many were standing about the entrances.
 Seated on the platform besides Bishop Hendrix were Bishop Charles B. Galloway of the board of trustees, Bishop w. A. Can dler of the board of trustees, Dr. Andrew Hunter of Arkansas, one of the oldest members of the board and Dr. W. F. Til let, dean of the Biblical department of the university. Just to the right and in reserved seats was the academic party, including members of the board of trus- tees, faculty of the university, and dele gates from other educational institutions. In the party were:
 President l. w. Cooper of Centenary College, Jackson, La. President c. E. Dorman of Emory College, Oxford Ga.; Hon. W. c. Radcliffe, member of the board of trustees, Little Rock, Ark; Rev An drew Hunter, member of the board of trus- tees, Columbus Miss. Rev. Sidney H. Bab- cock, member of the board of trustees, Jonesboro, Ark; Bishop Charles B. Gallo way, member of the board of trustees, Jackson, Miss; Allen R. Carter, member of the board of trustees, Louisville, Ky; Prof J. A. Gamewen Wofford College Spartanburg, S. C.; ". P. Few, Trinity College, North Carolina; president F. r. Venable, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N. C.; Dr. Edwin Mims Trim ity College, Durham, N. C.; Rev E. H. Pease, member of the educational eommis- sion of the Southern Methodist church, Winchester, Ky; Rev. H. Urquhart, editor of the Alabama Christian Advocate, Bir- mingham; Rev. c. D. Atkinson, represent ing the New Orleans Picayune New Or leans, La; Prof. Thomas P. Carter, Tu- lane University, New Orleans, La; w. R. Cole, member of the board of trustees Nashville; Bishop k. K. Hargrove Chan cellor J. Kirkland of the university, and oth- CT members of the faculty.
 After the invocation Chancellor Kirkland made brief announcement of the three days celebration programme.
 Dr. Tillet then introduced Bishop Hen dirk, who delivered the anniversary ser mon.
 Bishop Hargrove's Address
 During the afternoon exercises Bishop Hargrove, president of the Board of Trust ees of Vanderbilt University, delivered a memorial address, entitled The Founders and Organizers of Yandervilt University
 He said, in part:
 Tn celebrating the twenty-tifth anni- versary of Vanderbilt University 1 am to speak of its founders and organizers; of Cornelius Vanderbilt, popularly called Commodore because of his prominent connections with the commercial marines of this country, having been the largest ship owner in the world; of his son and grandsons, William H. Cornelius and Will liam K. of Bishop Holland N. McTyeire selected by MT. Vanderbilt himself to be the first president Of the board of trustees; and Landon C. Garland, LL. D., the first chancellor.
 Wide as was the contrast in their pur- suits and modes of life, MT. Vanderbilt and Bishop McTyeire were not lacking in points of affinity and hearty congeniality Both were broad-minded men, eminent in their respective spheres, both accustomed to study and estimate men, of acute observa- tion and acute discernment, sound in judg- ment self-reliant, leaders in thought of whatever concerned them. It was inter- esting to observe how these men in the estimation of the worth of other men ap- pTeciated each other.
 'Uncharitable critics have spoken of his ostentatious charities, said Bishop McTye- ire of MT. Vanderbilt. Never was implied accusation more unjust Some of his char ities were too large to be hidden the mag nitude of the gift, not the vanity of the giver, disclosed them Of course, he was pleased at the grateful apprecia ton of his oeed. but if any noise was made he did not make it. It is due to the memory of both these good men today that all his gifts to this university were unsoDe.ced. He had enemies; such will power and such success, such independence of action and decision or character, make enemies, so sure as the sun breeds miasmatic exhalations- But even his enemies will allow that he never assailed the weak. He strove with the