The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-06-14

sung by tne quartet, ana tnen tine
President introduced Judge Beckner,
as a friend who visits Berea every
twenty one years. His last visit was
in 1885. The judges remarks we're
rambling, but very interesting and
pleasant relief on a hot day. He told
OF the address he had made in 1885,
which he had composed with the dis
tinct idea Of helping to deepen the
interest of Roswell Smith in Berea,
and how Mr.. Smith afterwards told
him that that address was the in
huence which had caused him to
build Lincoln Hall. He related an
incident OF a man who had been sue
cessful in business, and was drawing
salary Of $4,000 per year, who
came 10 him to thank him for the adj
vice he had given him as he started
out in the business world: "When you
get job and they tell you to do one
thing, go and do ttCOi" The follow
ing Of that advice had made him a
successful man. One more incident
which he related, was full Of truth
He was recently in attendance on a
convention in one of the southern
states at which prominent educator
gave an address entitled "a Plea for
Old Ideals" in which he praised the
good old days before the war, to the,
disadvantage of present conditions.
Judge Beckner asked and received
permission of the chairman to enter
protest against such sentiments.
Those days we're good enough, he
said, for the few lords Of creation
who owned all the property, land and
slaves and did as they pleased, but
how about the rest Of the people.
Ii is nonsense to say that those days
we're better for the majority of the
people. Let us get all nonsense
about "the lost cause" and the cold
ideals" out Of our heads, and remem-
Der that the war is over, and let us
get in line with other people who are
living in the present.
The quartet sang about one of
their pet abhorrences, "Dried Apple
Pies" and President Frost called on
other visitors for short addresses.
Rev. DR.. Bond, OF Nashville, a col
ored graduate of Berea, now one of
the trustees, made an eloquent plea
for the reestablishment in some way,
at the earliest possible moment, of
the colored peoples share in Berea
College. Hon. Curtis F. Burman,
LID, trustee Of the College, was
introduced as one Of the champions
of free speech in the days when the
privilege of free speech was not too
fully enjoyed in Kentucky He
claimed the privilege also in his re-
marks when he said that he hoped
that no graduate of Berea would ever
become a theological preacher"
He had no objection to their becom-
ing preachers, but he wanted them to
preach the simple gospel, without
being adulterated by theology"
Probably there was an important
truth hidden in that remark of his,
although it would certainly apply far
less to present day graduates Of our
best theological seminaries than to
many other more confident and less
practical preachers of doctrine.
Our neighbor, DR.. Snowden Of Paint
Lick, made a few very pleasant re-
marks in spite of his wife's careful
instructions. The last address was
given by Rev. Mr.. Schultz of Fit.
Wayne, Ind. Berea's great day for
1905 was concluded with the thought
and one verse Of the hymn "God be
with you till we meet again"
The brutal and sordid tragedy Of
Commencement Day was but the
natural elimination Of shameful and
squalid living. There was no great
principle involved and the sympathy
and gush of some Of our newspaper
writer's would have been more worth
lily expended on some other topic.
No one cared enough for the dead
woman to claim her body and it was
buried at the public expense. The
man in the case promptly and appro
priately withdrew himself from the
public gaze. The woman who did
the shooting was dismissed by She
Examining court. Now the less said
about the whole matter, the better il
will be for the credit Of the country.