The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-30

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Juniors ~
Sophomore . -. 81
Preparatory department %
The total enrolment during the session
of 19O1-1e02 was 167.
The addresses at the formal opening
were full of eloquence and thought and
good advice, and the speakers received
close attention.
REV. GEO. A. WRIGHT,
of the First Baptist church, was the
first speaker. He said many boys and
girls, within the past two weeks, had
gone from homes all over the State to
college. Probably many of them did
not know what it meant, and would not
for many years to come. But it had
been a serious question with the par
ents. They had asked themselves,
where shall l send my boy OF girl? 1t
was not altogether a money c%onsidera-
ton, though in many cases that had to
be taken into consideration. The most
important question to them was, where
can l get the best returns in character?
He wanted the students to realize these
things, to consider them well, and to
take advantage of the opportunities
offered.
One other thing he wanted to impress.
Be careful in the choosing of friends.
After all it is not things, but persons,
that influence the making of character.
So then, for the sake Of character and
of reputation, select those friends who
will strengthen your hand in the Lord.
Finally, as a representative of the
Baptist Church, he extended to all a
most cordial welcome.
DIR. E. P. ~M'CLINToCK,
of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, was next called upon. He said
that his interest in Newberry College
grew with each year in it's history, and
one of the greatest privileges he en-
joyed was to come here each opening
day and look into the faces of the stu
dents-to seek to impress upon them a
realization of the great opportunities
which they here enjoyed, to seek to in
spire in them a desire to use their
privileges to the best possible advan-
tage.
The curriculum of Newberry College
and of similar colleges was a result Of
the wisdom and experience of centuries,
and if used rightly would fit her stu
dents for a remunerative and happy life
as nothing else could. God needs earn
est and educated men and women in his
work in this age. He desires to answer
the prayers of those interested in the
welfare of the students, and they,them-
were the only ones who could
keep him from doing so. The hearts
desire of the speaker was that God
signalize his work in this college
year.
Another thing which he especially de-
sired to impress was the fact of the
qualification that would be experienced
by so many persons through the knowl-
edge that here was being done faithful
work. To hear that their young kins-
man or kinswoman is faithful in the dis
of college duties would be the
sweetest qualification that many could
this year. Your mother
the one to whom you owe so much
there is no other way at this time in
which you can so crafty her heart as
being faithful in your connection with
College.
REV. w. L. SEABROOK,
If the Lutheran church, said that it
vas customary for preachers to use a
ext, and he was going to do so on this
occasion. His text was, "Now then do
First of all he wanted to say that we
ought early in life to get a conception
If the meaning of our lives. We ought
lot to think, as we often do, that we
IRE one, unrelated, that we have no
with any one else, and when
We leave college all we have to do is to
make a living. Your life and mine are
worth something in time and in eterni-
y because of their relation to others.
every one of you is a part of history,
# all the history in the world.
There are three great facts in history
md only three. In the beginning of
the call comes to a young man
is seventy years old, but a young
nan in those times-a call to 60 up
rom the country in which he lived, to
all old traditions and 60 to an
Their land that God would show him.
lie went on his journey, and as he
vent, the first time he halted he
and built an altar to worship
iod. At the next stopping place he
uilt his altar, and all the way from the
eginning God gave him promises. Pass
n through generations until you see