The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
MIR. MURPHY AT sEWANEE.
Delivers Address to Students o
 Culture and Democracy"


 Couture and Democracy"
 Sewanee, Tenn, June 26.-(Special )-Mr. Edgar Gardner Murphy of Montgomery, Ala, Executive Secretary of the South ern Educational Board, delivered an ad- dress in Forensic Hall Wednesday night taking as his subject. Culture and De- mocracy." He was well received; as he is an alumnus of the University. entering in 1885 and leaving in 1889.
 Mir. Murphy first spoke of the obliga- ton of democracy to culture. A de- mocracy must see to it that culture is permitted to create and utilize the ideals of intellectual freedom. Political freedom Is in large measure the result of aca- dernic freedom. Freedom of thought, freedom of expression will be followed by freedom of action. It is only through a democracy can develop that progressive and constructive leadership upon which the welfare of popular government is de- pendent. Freedom to think, freedom to speak and to act means the rectifcation of error. The errors of a Democracy are more costly than the errors of monarchy. because when a Democracy goes wrong the error represents not merely the fiat of a few but the deliberate policy of a null titude. The wrongs of a democracy are not only wrongs which the people do. but wrongs which they will do. A democ- rscy must, therefore, in its own interest, create 8 leadership which is free to give the people its wisest, sanest and truest thought.
 MT. Murphy then spoke of the obliga- ton of culture to a democracy. He said that the first duty of culture was self perpetuation. This must be a self-perpet- uation, however. not in the interest of self but in the interest of all humanity. Culture must keep its own light pure and high and clear. not for its own sake. but for the enlightenment of the unpriv- iledged. The speaker dwelt here upon the facts as to illiteracy in the Southern States. speaking especially of the Hitter acy of large masses of our white people. He said that he pointed out these facts not as a wrong for which the past was to blame but as a calamity which the men and women must endeavor to rectify. The speaker paid earnest tribute to the sacrifices of the people of the South in behalf of education and he pointed out the signal evidences of progress.
 Mir. Murphy closed his address with a brief consideration of the University as the best gift of a democracy to culture and as the best gift of culture to a de- mocracy.
 Tn St. Augustine's Chapel Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Walter B. Mitchell was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Futile of Missouri. and c. B.
 
 ard and c. W. Davis were ordained to the deaconate by Bishop Gailor of Ten nessee. The ordination sermon was preached by Rev. w. A. Guerry, Chap lain of the University, who preached on the extending of the ministry. Rev. MT. Mitchell is to be master in the grammar school, while the Rev Messrs Colmore. Cadman, Davis and Goddard will do ec- clesiastical work in Tennessee. The annual alumni banquet took place in the library building Wednesday. Bishop Sessums of Mississippi. in the chair The alumni feasted until a late hour, enjoy ing the choice viands and the eloquent speeches of those who responded to the toasts. The annual banquet of Chelidon took place Tuesday night in the old grammar school dining room, and Rev. Hudson Stuck of Texas, acted as toastmaster. As Chelidon Is a society for the encour- agement of extempore speaking the re- sponses to the toasts were particularly fine.