The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-14
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Annual Literary Address,

Annual Literary Address.
Tuesday night the annual address
before the literary societies was de-
livered by the Hon. j. D. Cappel-
mann, of Charleston. Public opinion
its influence and the manner in which
it is itself influenced, its fickleness,
its power, its relation to law, the
manner i'll which it is moulded, its
eilccl upon the press and the people,
upon men and upon women, upon
speakers and upon hearers, in sea-
SONS Of distress and in seasons Of
prosperity, the sources from which
it springs and the lessons which are
to be drawn from its study-formcd
the subject Of Mr.. Cappelmann's ad-
dess. The speaker traced the, growth
of an idea from it's inception in the
mind of some leader until it had de-
veloped into some gigantic move
ment affecting whole people. The
operation Of public opinion was in
dicated, the illustrations employed
being drawn from the pages Of both
sacred and profane history. It's flick
leness in strikingly exemplifed in the
clamor for the blood Of Christ rails
ed by that same populace who had
but a few days before, on Palm Sun
day, shouted hosannas upon His tri-
umphal entry to Jerusalem. Martin
Luther furnished, as none other ever
has, an example Of the power of one
man to mould the minds of a multi
tude. The War Of the Revolution
and the War Between the States
shows beyond question how resistless
is an idea once it has fastened itself
upon the minds of a whole people. No
efforts at reconciliation could avail
to prevent these great conflicts. Pub
lie opinion is the backbone Of the law
AS all law is made to regulate man s
conduct, the strength Of the law is
measured by mans respect for and
obedience to that law, but the law
can never be stronger than the pub
lie sentiment in its favor.
Taking up the agencies which serve
to mould public sentiment, the speak
er emphasized the necessity for the
people to mingle together and touch
ed upon the responsibilities resting
":>"n the press and upon the plat
form lecturer. He painted graph
cally a picture Of the earthquake in
Charleston as witnessed by himself,
showing how in seasons Of great dis
tress "poor, frail mankind come TO-
gether with wonderful oneness of
sentiment Oh one thing, and that is
the recognition of the fact that God
is and rules" Healthy public senti-
ment should, he said, find expression
at all times, and it is the duty of
those who have had advantages, such
as have been enjoyed by the students
at Newberry college, to see to it that
it is not perverted. There are, he de-
clared N, conclusion, at the last but
two sources from one or the other Of
which comes all that goes to make
up public opinion, and he closed with
an earnest appeal to each Of his hear
crs to seek all inspiration from on
high, to see to it that the sentiment
which actuated his movements was
Heaven born.
Meeting of Board Of Trustees.
The regular annual meeting of the
board Of trustees was held on Mon
day afternoon. The report Of the
standing committee was submitted
and the action of this committee was
endorsed by the board. This report
dealt largely with the matters con-
nected with the raising Of endowment
fund. AS has already been stated in
The Herald and News, a sufficient
sum has BEEN secured to meet the re-
quirements Of the bequests Of Mr. G.
K. Pearson, Of Chicago.
The board conferred the degree of
Doctor Of Divinity upon the Rev r.
0. Keister, now Of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Keister vii be remembered by the
people of Newberry as the pastor of
Grace church at Prosperity some
years ago.
The degree of Master of Arts was
conferred upon Hon. John D. Cappel-
man, of Charleston, and degrees upon
those members Of the senior class who
had completed the course:
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