The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-10
COMMENCEMENT ATNEWBERRY
Exercises Begun Sunday-Prosperous
Year-Sermons by Drs. Miller
and Cornelson-Nineteen
Graduates.

large crowds in attendance from
throughout South Carolina and from
many other States, the fifty-first an
nual commencement Of Newberry
College, bringing to close by far
the most successful year in the his
tory of this honored institution, be-
gan Sunday with the baccalaureate
sermon in the Opera House by the
Rev. G.. Armand Miller, D. d., of
New York.
It is matter Of general regret
that President James A. B. Scherer
is not here for this commencement,
having been detained abroad on his
visit to Rome.
DR.. A. J. Bowers, Of the faculty, is
acting president in Dr. Scherer's alb
sence, and the exercises are under his
direction.
Since the semi-centennal, which
was celebrated during the commence
ment exercises for 1906, the gymnas-
ium has been completed, and the
Carnegie building for the technology
cal department has been erected. The
fifty thousand dollars necessary to
be raised to secure the twenty-five
thousand dollars offered by DR.. G. K.
Pearsons, of Chicago, has been rails
ed, making the total endowment in
the neighborhood Of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
The engineering building, donated
by Andrew Carnegie, is a splendid
editice of three stories, comprising
fifteen thousand square feet Of floor
space. A foundry and smith-shop,
with woodworking and electrical
machinery, and large well-lighted
drafting room, constitute an ade-
quate and high-class equipment.
The completion Of these buildings
make the College plant one of which
any institution might we'll be proud,
and is the result of the self-sacri-
flee and earnest work of men who
have devoted their lives to Newberry
College.
Sermon in Opera House.
The Opera House was crowded to
it's capacity Sunday morning when the
baccalaureate sermon was delivered
by DR.. Miller. DR.. Miller is pastor Of
the leading Lutheran Church of New
York city. He is native of Virgin
ia, a graduate of Roanoke College,
and, classmate of President Scher-
er. He is son Of the Rev. j. L.
Miller, who was for many years one
Of the editors of the Lutheran Visit
or, and who was president Of Staun-
ton Female College. His address Sum
day morning was an earnest and able
effort, showing careful-study and pre-
paration, and a deep grasp Of his
theme. DR.. Miller is pleasant
talker and he held the close attention
of his large audience.
The exercises we're conducted by
DR.. A. j. Bowers. Prayer was offer
ed by the Rev. J. H. Harms, Of Penn
sylvania.
Working Out Ones Salvation.
Dr.. Miller chose for his text the
18th and 18th verses of the second
chapter Of st. Paul's Epistle to the
Philippians: "Work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling,
for it is God that worketh in you. -
He said that the members Of the
graduating class had no thought of
standing idle in the market place.
"You have chosen,' he said, "and
you expect, not the work Of selfish
gain, but the work Of unselfish SER
VICE.
TO work out was not the same
thing as to work for. Salvation was a
force, living, vital power already
impaired and in the present posses
sion of the Christian man, and was
to be worked and wrought to its COM
pleteness in Gods plan. Here was no
message Of how one must get saliva
ton, but here was message Of what
one must do with salvation. The
text emphasized and confirmed the
old pure Gospel teaching, that the
gift Of eternal life was Gods free
grace, for it is God that worketh in
you. ...
.. A Lesson from the Flowers.
In these golden days the flower re-
ceived from the sun all it's powers Of
life, and those rays energizing it are
worked ont in bud and blossom and