The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-17
NEW BUILDING DEDICATED
Century Memorial Hall Converted to
Use for the Cause of Higher
Education.

Education.
AT ) o'clock the corn palace was
again filled with people who came
to hear the array of distinguished
speakers who had been secured for
the great occasion. Bishop Berry
bad been prevailed upon to remain
over and divide the time with Bish-
op Joyce. who had been Ill. Hon.
g w. Nash, State superiudent of
public instruction was present and
addressed the meeting. The music
was by the chorus which has done
some excellent work during the week.
Hon. q. w. Nash. in a neat speech
presented the congratulations of the
state department to Dakota Univer-
sity on the splendid success of the
week. He said that as diplomas
from this Institution yer accepted
under certain regulations as the
authority for issuing state certiii-
Gates to their holders. it was very
lifting that the state should be re-
presented here. He very happily en-
pressed his personal Fluctuations and
made several interesting points re-
garding the value of such institu-
tionS and the far reaching effect of
the dedication of such a building
and of the work of the University.
Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, LII. d. of
Minneapolis, was next introduced
and made witty and exceedingly
happy speech. The bishop is a man
OF imposing presence, of benignant
countenance and has a splendid
voice. He was several times APP
plauded during the course of his
remarks. He said that there were
two reasons why he was here. In
the first place President Nicholson
bad gone after him and he said that
the people of Mitchell would soon
that when DR.. Nicholson went
after anything he never quit until
he got it. The second reason was,
because he wanted to come. 1t vas
a great and significant occasion.
Methodism had 80. 900 young people
in her schools and colleges and they
were her pride. What a noble army
they We're. He gave several telling
illustrations of the pluck and persis-
tence displayed by young men who
came from the ranks of the poor
and who had worked their way to
usefulness and fame. Such young
people, as they came out we'll train
ed, with sound, christian characters
and with the spirit of usefulness and
helpfulness were the salt of the
earth. He called attention to the
herosim of the college faculties i'm
these church colleges. DIR. Nicholson
worth and could command three
or four times what this institution
or this community would ever pay
him, and the same was true. in
smaller measure, of most of the
teachers who would be here from
time to time. This was the spirit
Of social service. He then went on
to discuss the elements of .'christian
service, which were i%nculcated
through a christian education, i'm
impressive manner. Though his
address was comparatively brief. it
is difficult report it in a brief space.
Bishop Berry followed. He is man
Of such kindly spirit, of such pleas
ing presence and of such contagious
that he had already won
Audience. He spoke for three
quarters of an hour on the value of
the church and of christian institu-
hons to socitey. He asked his audi
ance to think what would happen
If all the christian books. magazines
and christian churches and every-
thing christian was taken out to the
fields and turned so that all chris
tian influence was removed from
the community. He averred that
property would depreciate, that So
,iety would speedily become insecure,
crime would increase and the state
would be imeasurably injured. From
the purely commercial point of view
It abundantly paid to support these
Institutions. Equally was 1T profit
able from the social point Of vision.
He told the story of some friends
his completing the bargain for a
inc farm and throwing it up when
learned that the nearest church
vas six miles away and that the