The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-10
Beautiful and Touching
Ceremonies at NeWbef.fv

young man. In 1893 he went away
much Younger than he is and he comes
back now still young man. but
broader and wider and ready to hear
this call, the call Of his brethren, as
we'll as his alma mater While a
young man we congratulate him more.
"Sccond, he is All alumnus of this
school. Some of us tried to teach him
in the years that are gone, and he
sat at the feet of that good man, DR..
llolland, in whose footsteps he is pri-
rllcgcd to walk in these latter wears,
and | doubt not he will be able TO
follow in the footsteps Of this good
man. He is a good man. lie has
got the spirit Of Newberry college,
and the spirit of the Lutheran
church, and when the opportunity
came this was recognized. We will
not forget the boys who 90 ont from
here. who spent four years with us,
and on good opportunity we will use
them again and call them back, and
train them for position in this very
place in which they were born TO high
impulse and cndravnr. I was once on
the streets Of Atlanta and fellow
ran out Of Il place and grabbed me
by the arm and held me up. did
not know what had happened for
sometimes men are held ny in the
streets of Atlanta. hut ] recognized
him quickly for he was a man that
went through Ncwbcrry college and
! had lost sight Of him. He had got
ten to he nj the head Of the advcrtis-
in" department Of one Of the big daily
papers in Atlanta. He said he
would Introduce me 10 John Temple
Graves, who is my boss. and he show
ed me one Of the uglicst men | ever
saw. In Spcakin" of the yonn" man
Graves said: llr is from Ncwbcrrv
and II graduate of Ncwbcrry college.
lie tells me he spent four years in
Newbcrry college. tell YOU one
thin" about him that youn" man is Il
glutton for work. And the young
man said to me rs | came down:
Professor, | do not know whether
YOU will believe me or not. You did
not always believe me. am sure. but
| want you to believe this--what
am or expect to be owe to Ncwbcrrv
college.
In the third place he is a Chris
tlan gentleman. There is an old pro-
verb that says. "Thc icachcr is born
not made,' and ] have tried to i'm
prove on that provcrb. "Thc teach
or must be born again. The teach
cr must be born but he must be born
again. The successful teacher now
must be a Christian man. Tt takes
grace. How could he othcrwisc9 How
could he take hold Of young men for
Four years and not have the grace. the
high grace. to shape the destiny Of
young men. Tie must be born
again.
There is anoth2: provcrb that SAYS:
'Thc teacher must show The young
idea how to shoot. and have also
tried to improve on that ole must
show the vonn" idea how 10 shoot
straight. He will shoot NIL right.
Whether he will shoot straight az not
t'at i his buSinrS: now and ours,
and every teachers business who
raises his hand with kindly Keeping
anon thr hearts Of vonnm men and
shows them I" shoot Stro"h. and high
for humanity and for God.
Mr.. Mower then said: "Wr are
very happy this morning that thr Sv-
nod under whose auspices thiS college
- conducted has accepted the iu;.itn-
tom to be present 1T this time. We
are glad 50 mrnv Of yon wrrr able
to come and we feel sure that Won will
he rrnnih for vnur trouble. On this
""raSlon there will be an address also
on behalf Of the Synod bv the rrasi-
dent OF the South Carolina SYNOD.
d.. NJ. G. C. Schcrcr. whom 7 now
tax" pleasure in Introducing
DR.. Scherer's Address.
Rev. NJ. G. G. Srhcrrr. prrSidry, Of
the South Carolina SYNOD. said:
"1t has been The custom Of men Of
all ages. as has been said 10 vnr, to
begin important rntcrnrsre sr"h for
inStnncc n thc fomndn,inn of "itirS
o" Of TEMPLES or 70 inAuci 'lrn il
'..hli" office WIFI .n"t in ..n.:uuuir.