The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-10
DAY OF THE FOUNDERS
CELEBRATION AT THE HISTORIC
 HUDSON COLLEGE.
Historic Institution Commemorates the | Establishing of the SchoOl-Rev. Dr. John N. Prestridge De-
 ltyers the Address.

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 Marior Jan. 9.-(Special.)-A1l the | Judson's banners were waving when, following the established custom of many years, the historic college cele- brated tue sixty-sixth anniversary of the founders. The exercises of the day were largely attended and excited even more than the usual interest. It was an impressive scene when the 300 young ladies composing the student body, by classes, each bearing the col lege colors, marched into the great auditorium to the Judson March, which was played on the grand organ by the director of music, Professor Edward L. Powers. The long line of beautiful girls filed past the portraits of the founders. Milo P. Jewett and Edwin Davis King, and decorated them with the pink and white.
 Well might the spirits of the noble founders have rejoiced in the beauti- full tribute paid to them by these hap py-hearted girls. The entire audience joined heartily in the singing of the song composed for founders day.
 Rev. William B. Pettus offered fer vent prayer and President Patrick made brief statement of the story of the Judson which has so often been told by admiring friends that it has become familiar to all who are &C., quainted with the history of education In Alabama.
 Founded in 1889. the Judson rapidly grew in popular favor and from the first wielded great influence through out the whole South, and. as was said by prominent man. well acquainted with the history of Southern colleges, throughout all the years the Judson l., more people than any other institu- tion."
 The object of the celebration of the day is to honor the memory of the noble men who laid the foundation for the Judson. A beautiful song was rem dered by Misses Jones. Provence. Pitts, Ezelle. Aldridge. McCollum and Mo- lette. I
 The Rev. John N. Prestridge. D. D.. editor of The Baptist Argus, Louisville Ky, was introduced and greatly de- lighted the audience with an address on "Doorways to the Real" The dis tinguished speaker. his striking person. ality whose intellectual and benevo- lent face would attract attention in any gathering, and the address made a profound and lasting impression up- on all who were present.
 Another Judson song, Our Alma Mater" was then sung with great spirit.
 President Patrick announced greet ings from the president and board of trustees and stated that the day was made memorable by gifts for the li- braly which would probably amount to $10,O00. Great enthusiasm and ap- plause greeted this statement and also the account of the progress of the institution during the past nine years.
 Debts amounting to about $SO.0OO have been paid, while buildings and equipments aggregat1ng $50,0O0 have been added and the number of students had been increased three-f fold.
 During the present session fifty ap- plicants to become boarding pupils had been turned away.
 After the exercises in the chapel had been completed the girls, wearing bonnets such as were used in the in = stitution siXty-siX years ago, commem- orated the historic trees, the Confed- crate Oak. King Redwood and the Sen tinel CedarS on the lawn. The seniors planted an oak. the music seniors and the juniors ivey. It was scene long to be remembered as these girls with the pink and white bonnets appeared Vin groups on the spacious campus.
 Not little interest was added to the scene by the battalion of cadets in full uniform from. the Marion Military Institute
 From to II D. m. Mother Judson, who was this year represented by Miss Felix Reynolds. one of the Judson s most beautiful and accomplishd grad uates, seated on her throne and at tended by the seniors of 1905. gracious ly received the throngs of visitors who came to wish Mother many happy re- turns of this glorious day,
 Rev. John N. Prestridge. D. D., of Louisville, Ky, spoke substantially as follows:
 Henry Mills Alden says in God fin His World that the world is today not entirely materialistic. That there is in it a wide and mighty current towards the intellectual and spiritual; that even our fiction tends toward visions.
 "Of all recent books perhaps the most strange. allegorical given to visions, is a story by George Macdonald Lilith.' Its hero, Mir. Vane. graduates from col lege and enters into possession of an ancient country home. The building 8 architecture is unusual, the rooms ad- ded by succeeding generations cluster ing about closet filled with ancient manuscripts which Is also the center of an ever-extending library. Into the door of this closet is projected, corner foremost, a bound manuscript which becomes lost in the door. The book is half in sight and half beyond sight lost in the door,
 This book is the key to the story Mir. Vane finds stairway running up ward to the dome, out of which he dis covers a doorway. the door swinging 1 inward. as all doors do which oper outward. In other words the new owner finds that his premises are or the borderland of two worlds, the seer and the unseen. the unreal and the real and out of ir are any number of door ways-through the book. the stairway | the stream of the fountain. bloom ing apple tree, and other things with | out number
 Passing through any one of thes' | doorways. MT Vane found himself in world where all thoughts. purposes emotions. appetites. aspirations, fear | and hopes. found embodiment, and witl | them he had to deal In direct ways, be | ing first diverted. beaten about, de | feated. but which finally he conquere | and turned to service.
 l Mr. Macdonald in thus relating tn