The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-04-01
INAUGURATION OF
PRESIDENT ADAMS
Sister Colleges Were Well
Represented.
DIR. BYRD PRESIDED
Inaugural Ceremony Took Place Last Fri
day Evening. DR.. Adams Made
Most Excellent Address.

NiOSt Excellent ADDRESS,.
Clinton, March 31.-The Rev. DR..
Robert Adams was formally inaugu-
rated president of the Presbyterian
College of South Carolina on Friday
evening in the presence of a large and
interested audience. The ceremony
was very impressive and very inter-
esting one. The Rev. DIR. S. G. Byrd,
of Greenville, presided with ease and
dignity. The invocation was offered by
the Rev. DR.. Jacobs and was followed
by a hymn, "All hail the power of
Jesus name" DR.. Byrd read the
nineteenth Psalm and then the Rev. B..
p. Reid, of Reidville, offered prayer.
DR.. Byrd then propounded certain con-
stitutional questions to DR.. Adams by
his answers to which he assumed the
responsibilities and duties of his new
position. DR.. Byrd then delivered an
impressive charge to the new president
and he responded by an excellent ad-
dress on the subject Of education. This
was followed by brief account of the
colleges history from DR.. Byrd, in
which he said that of all the many
happy days in the history of the college
this on which the representatives of
sister institutions brought their good
wishes and greetings was the best.
He then presented Prof. George Nc
Cutcheon, of the University of South
Carolina, at one time student of the
Presbyterian College. DR.. Moffatt,
president of Erskine, Prof. o. o.
Fletcher, of the Furman University
faculty, DR.. Bowers, of Newberry, DR..
Smith, of Davidson, all offered greet
lngs and good wishes from their institu-
tions. 1t was indeed an suspicious oc-
casion. The platform was prettily dec
GRATED and the Fulton brothers fur
nished excellent music.
The college students were delighted
to be given holiday on Saturday.
The baseball team played at Clemson
Saturday and were beat 7 to 2. Mon
day afternoon they beat Wofford here
by score of ID. Some of the Clin-
ton boys are beautiful players this year,
their field work being especially good.
The next game is on Thursday of this
week with Erskine here.
The lyceum course came TO an end
last night with very enjoyable enter
tainment by Mrs. Chiffon in Copeland 8
hall.
The churches of Clinton are in a
nourishing condition. The revival meet
ing conducted by DR.. Finn in January
in the Presbyterian church followed by
that conducted by DR.. Dixon in March
have had excellent results in accessions
to the churches. DR.. Jacobs announced
last Sunday that he has received sew
enty-tive members since last April, a
number of these being recent. The
Rev. Mr.. Fowler baptized ten last Sun
day night and it is expected that there
will soon be others. The Methodists
have received several. The Associate
Reformed church is in prosperous
condition also.
The Rev. Mr.. Caldwell was the guest
of the Rev. Mr.. Hooten and preached
for hlm Sunday. Mr.. Caldwell also
preached in the Orphans chapel Sunday
afternoon.
The Rev. Mr.. Calender has estab-
lished mission in Clinton to the great
JOY of the Episcopalians here.
The Baptists and the Presbyterians
have local ministers in the Clinton mill
village, whose work is prospering.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
are alseady making arrangements to
observe Memorial day.
Among the social affairs of the past
week were meetings of the Friendly
Dozen with Mrs. r. H. Wright and the
Vance.
and Mr.. w. ID. Copeland has been made
public. The wedding is to take place
the middle of April. Owing to recent
bereaVements in the Vance family it
will be very quiet.
The engagement of Miss Ina Vance
and Mr.. Guy Pitts has also been made
known. The date of the wedding has
not been announced
Capt. j. w. Copeland, of Statesville,
N. c., has been visiting in Clinton lately
Miss Estelle Copeland, of Statesville,
returned home Friday after visit to
relatives here.
Mr.. II. l. Horton was in town this
week.
Mrs. Barnett, of Atlanta; is paying
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. A. V.
Martin.
Miss Agnes Adams and Miss Nell
Miller were in Clinton over Sunday.
Mrs. Susan Leakc and Miss Mayme
Leake returned last week from an ex-
tended visit in Florida.
A number Of the college students at
tended the meeting of the College Press
Association in Spartanburg last Satur-
day, or the Y. M. G. A. Convention in
Columbia, or the Clemson ball game.
TiIIman tn (io Abroad