The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-11
BENfEACTORS DAY
WAS CELEBRATED
The Gifts That Made Baptist
Female University.
METHODIST GIFT LARGEST
A Series Of Tributes Paid to the
Various Donors.
TREE PLANTED FOR THE SENIOR CLASS
Trustees Elect Succe ssors to Members Of
Faculty and Trustees Who Resign.
W. N, Jones Re.eect d
President.
A Series of Tributes Paid to the
Various Donors.
TREE PLANTED FOR THE SENIOR CLASS

Most appropriate and interesting exer-
cises We're held yesterday at the Bap-
fist Female University, where there
were notable addresses made concerning
those whose gifts had made the institu-
tion. Most fittingly the day was term
ed 'Benefactor's Day."
There was goodly attendance in the
chapel when the exercises began with
religious services, conducted by Rev. G.
b. Justice, Of Rutherfordton, this be-
ing followed by music from the students
and faculty.
The first address was by DR.. ]. ID. HUFF
ham, of Henderson, whose theme was
''The Gifts of the Many concerning
which he said:
I'VE count our gifts to education on
ly in large sums, men who give their
thousands and millions, but the smaller
sums are hardly considered. / am to
speak on the gifts of the many to the
Baptist Female University, and some OF
them who give very precious gifts are
not often known or counted now There
Were the dreamers seventy years ago.
Thomas Meredith dreamed what we
have here now and he attempted to turn
the dream into reality, but failed, or
rather his work stopped at his death
ard then j. ]. Finch dreamed of the
same thing and made the attempt, and
then DR.. Hooper. and then DR.. Howell.
and then DR.. Mcdowell. and then DR..
Skinner, and then j. M. Heck furnish
ing the plan, and DR.. Royal and Prof.
Hobgood. These all made valuable ben
efactions, but they are hardly known or
counted Precious gifts they made.
''Yet it is not the size of the gift that
counts. Up on the highest mountain we
look at mountain peaks below and all
elevations are blotted olt. So when God
looks at our gifts, lie sees them only
as our abilities makes them and the
great gift does not overtop the lesser.
@No-Gift is more precious than prayers,
and these have blessed the institution.
I can fancy that angels wings 1,utter
nightly above three places for which
prayer is made, the Baptist Female
University, Wake Forest College and
the Baptist Orphanage.
'We thank God for the large gifts,
many of which have come from Raleigh,
but we thank Him, too, for the small
one as in the arithmetic of Heaven 2
ano does not always make four If 5
times makes 10. The parents who
send their girls here are benefactors,
and sad hearts beat as the girl leaves
home for school. Their presence here
comes not alone as a benefaction. but
they themselves are benefactors, whose
future lives will prove that they have
not served in VAIN
Following DR.. Hufham's eloquent ad-
dress Mr.. ". N. Jones paid tribute to
''Our Largest Benefactors." These he
classed as from $500 upwards, and the
greatest gift, he said, had come from a
Methodist Mr. B. n. Duke, this being
$1,000, as the Swepson and Farcloth
gifts were not yet in hand while
large gifts said he, ito an institution
OF thi sl1ind are always appreciated and
confer much pleasure upon the recip
tents. the small gifts from the masses
show the interest of the people in the
work and is an index to the spirit of
the people in general, and what has
been done here shows the gifts of the
rank and file.
Speaking of the gifts, Mr.. Jones de-
clared he would rather have such an
hcIor as came with the gift OF Mr.. Duke
than be Governor of the State and go to
Charleston amidst applause and fanfare,
as probably nc other $4,000 ever given by
BIN for Christian Education had done
so much good, as it came when sorely
needed.
Mrs. Virginia Bartlett Yancey Swep-
sons gift of $1,000 in various sums was
hQr frif n
Wake Forest and the large bequest in
her will. Then came a list of those CIV
ing 81 900, in this being the names Of the
late r. S. Pullen, the late r. S. Tucker,
the late Judge w. T. Faircloth, the late
w. w. Vass, ST., MIR. Carey ]. Hunter,
and Mr.. w. n. Jones. To each of these
excepting himself. he paid praise. and
in speaking of Mr.. PuIlen Mr.. Jones
said that he considered him and MIR. r.
b. Raney two of RaleiSh's greatest ben
efactors.
Just here Mr.. Jones was querried by
DR.. Eufham to say something about the
last name On the list CIV. N. tJones), but
Mr. Jones laughingly replied that DR..
Huffman had way of always saying
things net applicable to the occasion.
Continuing his list the speaker named
the following benefactors: T. III. and j.
A. Briggs, $3.50; W. H. & r. S. Tucker
Co., comprised of Messrs. Dobbin. Fer
raj William and James Boylan, $500, and
list of $500 contributors, including the
late w. II. Pace, w. G.. Upchurch. Nj.
S. Jones, of Bethel HILL, H. c. Bridgers,
of Beulah, G. N. Page, Mrs G. M. AL
len, tho late Mrs. E. T. Briggs. Mrs. II.
b. Duffy, Mrs. Dennis Simmons. of
Washington n. B. Broughton, j. II.
Lassiter, of Henderson, ]. S. Carr. Geo.
N. Watts. of Durham. e. F. Aydlett. of
Elizabeth City, j. Is. Crudup of kittrell,
and Edwards & Broughton.
In all. he said, $4,000 had come to
the University in gifts, but the larger
ones made less than one-quarter of the
amount. the smaller gifts being the
great force that built the University.