The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-06-22

DIR. ". NJ KINhKU'S AHDUE-S 20 TUE
ALUMNI.
Another Session Ciosrd--Nn Inter, sIIng and
fi"-nnt Gathering of Ni,I0rs aud
Frtcntis and O:d i'oil"ge- Mntr.- I'd
d,c.S To thc Literary S"cit,i,S.
Dcsrs Ga Confer c,i u"d Mr.Jius
Aw 4rdrC

Ne"p'Iry COlleRe LOT lhc session OF
'00--l00O was brought to Il close
with the reception at the college on
"Wednesday evening.
1t has been an interesting and
pleasant aud profitable gathering of
friends and alumui's Of the college,.
Our report in Tuesdays paper
brought us up to tho address harDrn
the alumni association, delivered this
year by Rev. DIR. M. M. Kinard, of
Columbia.
DR.. Kinard was a member Of the
3 class of 'S7, is q native Of Nowberry
&County, aud is at present one OF the
8most able and popular ministers in
6the South Carolina Synod; and pas
tor of Il hourishing church in tho
city of Columbia. He took for his
subject: "Our College and Her Mis-
sion," and spoke rs follows:
THE ALUMNI ADDRESS.
MIR. President, Follow members of
the Alumni Association Of Nowberry
College, Ladies' and Gentlemen:
stand before you this morning in
the stead of another. Had | SIM
ply consulted my own personal feel
ings, apart from the claims and wei
fare of the college, when invited to
make this address, would in all
probability not be hero today in tho
capacity Of aIumr orator for 1900.
But ever animated ~ an earnest de
sire to do what L can to promote tho
welfare of my alma mater, aud being
conscious, at tho same time, Of tho
attitude which loyalty 30 her do
mands, 1 could not let this oppor-
tunity present itself without making
the best possible use of it,
! feel constrained to congratulate
myself this morning upon the fact
that, whilst the custom of having tho
annual alumni oration before this
association has obtained for num-
ber of years, yet mono Of my pre-
decessors in this capacity, have ever
been permitted to enjoy tho distinc-
tion that is mine today. That special
distinction is to have tho honor of
making the last alumni address of
the closing century-the contnry in
which the college WAS founded and
sent forth on her important career.
As such, this OCCASION goes to ro-
cord. For, before the quick rovolu-
tion of time can bring us to another
commencement occasion those Of us
who still survive, will have pissed
over the boundary line that now
separates this rapidly closing niue
teenth, from the fast approaching
twentieth century, which, if we may
judge the future 10y the recent past,
, and the living, thrilling present, is
Rfull of the promise Of an onward
Ilsesweep OF intense thought aud activ,
ssty. Having accepted the invitation
We assume tho duty Of this hoor, the
.hast thing was to decide upon a
SKahle subject for presentation and
eS,nSl{l@ratlon. lnasmuch IA this is
pnr lpet commencement in the nine
ffesilth century, and since there
S9Hlanifest tendency amongst the
isnaHof all the colleges through
af@tf}scountry, to awaken deeper
aterest in their institutions, by Civ
p9aider publicity to the work be-
MS done, and by making 4 strong
sSppsal for increased patronage and
Netter equipment, and further, since
even Ecclesiastical bodies are view.
N#ith each other in. II kind of
aa{laBle way, to launch huge
sgHntieth century educational move
Mant it occurred to mo that the
lbsRbject, .....
OUR COLLEGE AND HER MISSION,
SEilSSat least, not inappropriate for this
Sss1sccasion. This is my reason for not
Sgelecting special literary topic for
reconsideration at this time. Without
further preliminary remark, then,
adiress myself to the subject an
nonnced. Our College and Her Mis-
sion. In tho consideration of this
subject, it is necessary to take both
q retrospective and Is prospective
survey OF the work and promise
Of the college. We must judgeo of