The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-06-20

to be considered because, forsoOth, 1t
happens to stand in the way Of Il new
market wanted fer the fruit OF our
looms?
These ideas must be combatted, and
they will be cOmbatted. But education
alone will not suffice to combat them.
Education will fit you only to grasp
and understand them. Only your moral
and religious education will strengthen
and nerve you to apply the right rem
edy. Even your moral education is not
sufficient. The milk of human kind
ness must in some way be instilled into
:; mans soul before he can be depended
upon to do the right thing to his fellow
man. How important then does it be-
come for us to see to it that the youth
of our land have Christian education
upon which is to be founded Christian
character ant manhood. | am some
times led to wonder if the denomina
tional colleges of this country realize
the immense Importance of the work
they are engaged in. In my Judgment
it surpasses that of the University, and
| was almost ready to say, it rivals that
of the home and even of the Church
itself. 1t is here that the young man
passes through the distinctively charac-
ter forming period of his life. How
easy it is at this stage Of his develop
ment for him to become virtuous or
vicious-an infdel or Christian. And at
the denominational college he is daily
kept in touch with his Bible and taught
both by precept and example the vital
itv and Importance of his doctrines.
And am proud to say, that no State
in this Union is better equipped with
these excellent institutions of learning
than our grand old South Carolina. NO
Young man in all her borders need go
elsewhere to obtain the Christian educa-
ton we have been trying to describe.
In conclusion a word to the under
graduates. | do not know what better
advice | could give you than that con
tanned in the text: "Whatsoever thy
bands find to do, do it with all thy
might" Persistence, which all may
acquire, is better than genius which is
vouuchsafed to the few only. And when
true success in life has come to every
one of you, as earnestly hope it may,
I beg you further to remember that
you have but
''TO thine own self be true
And it must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting Of the Alumni
Association was held Immediately after
the annual address on Tuesday morning.
The president and vice-presldent beng
absent. the Association was called to
order by the secretary, Prof. Bowers.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Arthur Kibler, president, New
berry. S. c.; H. K. Boyd, vice-presl-
dent, Newberry, S. c.; Miss Annie
Suber. secretary, Newberry, S. C.;
w. X. Sigh, treasurer, NeWberry, ). Z;
DR.. Thos. H. Dreher of the class OF
1885, was chosen as the annual orator
for 1903. The selection of an alternate
in case he is unable to perform the duty
was left to the executive committee.
The question of remodeling and Ee-
visine the constitution looking to the
formation of working and active asso-
citation was referred to a committee
composed of the president, +. .: Counts,
r. A. Abrams and w. K. Sigh, said
committee to report at the next annual
meeting.
The Association is now carrying a
scholarship in the college, which is
awarded bv the faculty. The alumni
are now strong enough to be of very
material assistance to the college II
there was general cooperation, but out
side of a very few only those who at
tend the annual commencement pay the
small annual dues of $1.00 and there
fore the Association has very little
funds with which to operate. And yet
the Association in the last few years
has built a professors house on the
college campus and has been SUSTAINING
a scholarship in the college.
The meeting was pleasant and har-
monious throughout.
LITERARY ADDRESS.
The annual address before the htera-
rv societies was delived on Tuesday
evening by Hon. Robert Aldrlch. he
was introduced by Mr.. E. H. Aull. Mr..
Aldrich is a State senator from the
county of Barnwell, and has frequently
been called upon by colleges and schools
on similar occasions. His subject at
this time was novel, something out OF
the ordinary and was treated in bold
and outspoken manner. His perora..
ton was one of the finest outbursts OF
eloouence that have been heard in the
opera house in a long time. We give
herewith full synopsis of the address.
His subject was,
THE PHILOSOPHY OF LYING.
Col. Aldrich said that in the fact of
living, that which constitutes its busl-
ness is that men can do no other wrong
without living. 1t is an old maxim that
he who steals will lie. The same may
be said of every other crime, for until a
man makes up his mind to lie, will not
commit any offence against the laws OF
God or man. He proceeded in the at
tempt to prove that all Of the greatest
crimes of the ages, which have filled
the world with blood and wars and
ruins, would have been impossible with
out lying, and also that the greatest
men of history have been the greatest
liars. He proposed to show that the
greatest crime of the nineteenth century,
the crime committed against the South
bv the north, the civil war, could not
have been accomplished without lylng,
and as it was the greatest crime OF the
ages, it reuuired the greatest amount
of living to accomplish it. Their states
men in their public speeches, then pub
lie writings, and all of their public ut
terances, did not dare to stand up IN
face Of civilization or even before their
own people and admit that they We're