The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04
BEN[FACTOR'S DAY IS.
CELEBRATED At
TRINITY
In Memory Of Mr.. Dukes
Rich Gift to the
College.
BISHOP HENDRIX SPEAKS
Two Beautiful Graces Meet Here To-
day, Generosity and
Gratitude
BISHOP HENDRIX SPEAKS
EXERCISES IN CRAVEN MEMORIAL HALL
Mr.. Southgate Announces the Donations ID
Trinity College Within The Last Year
With the Names Of the
Donors.
Especial to News and Obseryer.)

Donors.
Especial to News and Obser2er)
Durham. N. c.. Oct. 3.-Today was
Benefactor's Day at Trinity College, and
was observed as a holiday, in accord
ance with the act.oL C. tic .ooarl OF
Trustees at it's last a.nu9l laeot..ig. In
the evening exercises were hcll in the
Craven Memorial Hall. There was an
unusually large crowd present. Among
these were a number OF distinguished
visitors from distance. The music was
an attractive feature. In addition to
the orchestra several beautiful selections
were rendered by the best musical taleEt
of Durham.
The Hollowbush orchestra of
Raleigh furnished instrumental mu-
sic. There were two choruses, and
a solo by Miss Annie Peay. The first
number was chorus--"Sing Alleluha
Forth'-by Schneider. Then Miss Peay
sang. 81 Will Extol Thee. o Lord" from
Eli, by Gotta. The second chorus en-
fammatus," from Staba Master by
Rossini soprano obligato, by Miss Eliza
beth TAYLOR.
Those taking part in the chorus were
Misses Elizabeth Taylor, Minnie Mangum,
Hattie McAlister; Mesdames Toms, Bry-
ant, Stone, Long. Lee; Messrs. Lloyd,
Cheek Overton. Heartt, Fred Dixon,
Clifton Dickson, Paterson, Hamaker,
Newsom and Ormond. Miss Ella Peay
played the accompaniment for Miss Annie
Peay and Miss Mary Crabtree for the
choruseS.
ORIGIN OF BENEFACTOR'S DAY.
Hon. Jas. II. Southgate, President of
the Board of Trustees, presided and made
an announcement of the origin of Bene-
factors Day.
"One year ago." he said, "a mass me,v-
ing was held in the Craven Memorial
! Hall, at which announcement was made
of the gift by Mr.. Washington Duke of
one hundred thousand dollars to the en-
dowment fund of Trinity College. This
gift raised the amount given to the col
lege by Mr.. Duke to $444 $50. In recogni-
ton Of the liberality of Mr.. Duke, un-
paralleled as it is in this part of the
country, the meeting, assembled here last
October requested the Board of Trustees
to set apart October 3 as a college holi-
day. The board at it's annual meeting
in June, ordered that the Bird day of Oc-
tober be put in the calendar as holt
day, to be observed in honor Of Mr.. Duke
while he lives, and to be kept in his MEM
DRY forever. In obedience to this order,
we are met this evening in honor Of our
venerable friend and generous benefac-
tor. You, sir, through years OF toll and
sacrifice have won well earned success.
in the beautiful hope of doing some
perpetual good upon this earth, you have
given much Of your money to establish
here great college, and through 1t to
set in motion forces that will continue
to bless mankind long after you have
ceased to work and will keep your men,
DRY alive among men through countless
generations. The chief glory of this col :
lege is to be the stream through which
flows generation after generation Of stu
dents, who are developed here into men
of ideas and power, and sent forth into
the world as ministers of light and
righteousness, to become influential forces
in the educational, political and religious
work Of the New South. You have begun
a work here that will go on increasing
with years. This Immortality of influence
is close akin to the immortality of the
soul. The consciousness that you have
been of lasting benefit to mankind ought
to be precious benediction to you in
your declining years.
II now take pleasure in introducing
as the speaker of the evening, Bishop
Eugene r. Hendrix, of Missouri
BISHOP HENDRIX SPEAKS.
Upon this Bishop Hendrix arose. His
theme was Personality and Progress. He
spoke in part as follows:
Two beautiful graces meet here today,
generosity and gratitude. Lovely as is
each alone their highest loneliness APP
pears when they look into each others
eyes and clasp each others hands. Then
is seen the true companionship of i'm
mortals. NO more is generosity the ex-
preston OF unselfish spirit delighting
to sacrifice in order to give, than graft
tude is the characteristic of human
spirit at it's best, lovingly recognizing
the source and value of the gifts of gen.
crosby. Man alone of all Gods earthly
creatures knows the source of his being
and blessings. He alone can give thanks.
He stands at once the interpreter and
High Priest of nature. An migrate is
less than man, having renowned his
prerogative Of giving thanks which be-
longs to him as the crown Of his nature.
The grateful spirit is lifted by his own
songs into the companionship of angels
Gratitude has place before the Throne
of God as one of the immortals. AS our
human generosity is faint type Of what
is divine so our human gratitude repro
duces the very atmosphere of Heaven.
But let there be more frequent visits
on earth of these heavenly graces, and
especially let our mortal eyes see them
more often walking hand in hand, and
not only will flowers blossom in their path
but colleges, Libraries, endowments as
we'll. Happy days are those when the
gods consent to dwell in the abodes of