The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08

venerable Major j. NJ. CfenSnaW, the
first student to matriculate at Wake
Forest and j. G.. Scarborough, Presi-
dent of Chowan Baptist Female In
stitute, a member of the first class
to register at Wake Forest after the
war, and the reargaringer of the
Enzelian Literary Society. 1t is rev
membered that Mr.. Scarborough made
a speech by himself, with no audience,
one day long ago, in which he prophe-
sled the future glory fthe insttu-
ton. He was determined to re-
organize the society, and he succeed
ed.
Next came the trustees, in charge
of w. c. Dowd and led by DR.. j. d.
Hufham, the Bishop of the Baptists
of North Carolina and walking
delegate" CT the convention, and DR..
w. c. Tyree. president of the Board
of Trustees of the college.
The procession of visitors was in
charge of .. D. Boushall and was
headed by Governor Glenn and State
Treasurer B. r. Lacy.
The faculty followed, being directed
by G.. w. Paschal 1t was headed by
President Poteat.
During the professional Mr. HUI
bert Poteat played the March from
Tannhauser," and the grand music of
the large organ swelled out into the
big audience eloquently.
Notable in the academic procession
was the absence of the usual academic
black gowns and caps, relics of
past idea, which Wake Forest rele-
gated.
The Invocation.
After the audience sang 80 God
Our Help in Ages Past" the invoca-
ton was offered by President e. NJ.
Poteat, d. D., of Furman University.
He prayed: 80 God. the God of
our Fathers in whom they trusted,
we worship Thee. Our hearts trem-
BILE and are enlarged before Thee this
day. Not unto us, but unto Thy name
be the glory of this hour. All the far
past crowding upon us in previous
recollections today; all the untried flu
ture, all the emotions of this ausp c.
ious hour, unite to stir us to humble
gratitude, enjoin upon us prostration
of spirit before our God.
Let no man exalt himself before
Thee this day. Let every hear be
humbled, and grateful for Thy bless
ings.\ AS the sky in beauty dressed
overarches us filling the world with
light: so do Thou, God, over us gath
err us within these walls with Thy
love and grace. and give us a sense
of Thy presence.
Give us humility today. We ask
Thee to be in the beginning, continu-
ance and end of these exercises. Make
us have faith in God, trust in His
Providence, and hope in His mercy.
May all our hearts be as the healt of
one man today. Put Thy hand upon
the man whom Thy people have
chosen. Make him wise In his day
and generation according to the ext
gencies and needs of his place in the
world Bless his mother. who is with
him today, and whose heart is most
grateful for this hour. Bless the as
sociates with him in his labors; bless
the students, the faculty, the trustees.
Holy Spirit of God, go before them,
and may the hearts of the Baptist de-
nomination in North Carolina run to-
gether in great enthusiasm for Chris
tan education.
God has made Himself manifest;
Heaven has reached our souls in this
place and bye and bye, may we be
gathered together by Thy grace, in the
richest of Jesus Christ"
Presentation Addresses.
DIR. w. c. Tyree, president of the
Board of Trustees, made the presen-
tation address for that body. When
he called the name of President Po-
teat there was loud applause. He said
in no other way than by clecting him
Board of Trustees express their great
admiration and love Tor President Po-
teat, and explicit fruits in his ability
and confidence in his piety.
The speech of President r. T. Vann,
of the Baptist University for Women,
for the Wake Forest class of 1873 was
exquisite and delightful. When he
mentioned the name of DR.. Taylor
there was thunderous applause, the
tod
stration of affection. A thrill ran over
it as DR.. Vann concluded his eloquent
tribute. I'VE count ourselves happy
today" he said, in speaking of Presi-
dent Poteat, mot in having to inaugu-
rate a man but in having man to
Professor W. B. Royal, of the Chair
of Greek. made a strong address in
behalf of the faculty. He referred
tenderly to the kindred relations that
existed between their executive and
the faculty.
DR.. Tyree announced that DE-
Charles E. Taylor, who was to have
spoken for the administration and pre-
scented the keys of the college. was un-
able to be present because of illness,
but had written a brief address, and
Dr. Tyree requested Prof. F. p. Hob
GOOD to read it. The address was as
follows:
1T is made my pleasing privilege
to transfer. not to Il stranger. but to
colleague and a friend. the symbols
of presidential authority.
''These KEYS arc the recognized en-
blebs OF two-fold obigation-to ex-
clude and to admit
'"They mean that. so far us you can.
you will exclude the unpreDared. the
Slothful, the vicious. from the student
body: and inefficient instruction, un-
christian influence and unholv rival |
ries from the CORPS of instructors.
"They mean that you will admit all
truth. new and Old. that knocks at
your portals with attested credentials,
that you will welcome everv influence
which will make the college more use
full and which viii! stimulate its stu