The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-25
TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS
OF NEWBERRY COLLEGE
STRoNG ADDRESS TO SYNOD ON
"CHRISTIAN EDUCATION"
Dr T. H. Wilson EloQuently Reviews
Educational Activities OF the
Synod.

Christian Education" was the sub
iect of a strong address by the Kew
J. H. Wilson, D. D., Of Orangeours'
before the Lutheran Synod Of South
Carolina ON Tuesday night Dr. wilson
Is a graduate of Newberry college IN
the class of 1877, and was for several
years president of synod. During the
course of his address he paid a mag
nifcent tribute to the work Of New
herry college and made an eloquent
plea for entirely adequate support Of
the college. He also uttered a prayer
fer the prosperity of the new Lutheran
girls college at Summerland.
ct is the duty, as it is the interest
of the State, to educate her youth for
the best citizenship" he said. ALREADY
this country is the marvel, If not the
envy, Of the nations. With the same
progress, she promises in another half
century to Lead the world in education
al facilities and achievements. But
head and hand can never bring a na-
ton to the highest goal. Never mind
who said, There is nothing great in
man but mind Heart is character,
and character is destiny. Head and
hand are servants of the heart-its
bodyguard" His plea was for Chris
ton education. This is the motive,
the plea, of the church school: to
provide and perpetuate the Christian
principle in our civilization. The
church school will abide and grow in
potency as long as the church is true
to her duty to give the bread Of life
to her children Waste no tears over
the fate of the church school. Lend
hand to help work the proper destiny
of Church and State.
'The record of the South Carolina
Synod's activity in the field of Chris
tian education is one of almost unpar-
alleled faith and devotion. Her latest
endeavor is the founding Of a school
for the higher education of her daugh-
ters. The recent opening aSummer-
land college is reported as74aost aus
picious and augurs well forzTts future.
We hope the whole Synod may come to
full consciousness of this open door
of service; and we pray the great
Head of the Church may prosper this
institution"
''The South Carolina Synod was or
ganized in 1924. Five years later she
set for herself a task which sounds
almost like fction-1,444 communi-
eants undertook to establish and main
tain a theological seminary. The semi
nary became fact, with classical
school added. For thirty years this
school gave helpful education to many
young men and trained 81 recruits
for the Lutheran ministry. They were
mighty men Of war-instant in season
and out of season Bachman planted,
Hazelius and his colleagues cultivated,
Henry Muller and others nourished,
and God blessed this vine and made
it's branches fruitful.
in 1855 the Synod expanded the
classical school into a chartered col
lege, and moved both institutions to
Newberry,
"In 1860 the South Carolina Synod
was operating a theological seminary
with assets of $27,34O31, and a COL
lege with assets of $6S, ,770-4,056 COM
municants provided for the two schools
assets aggregating s96,11O.31, above
all Indebtedness. The church was
happy and prosperous and hopeful.
Before the next years report was
made, 1851, the who'll country was
overspread by cloud of darkness that
could be felt. This closed the semi
nary. When there was a rift in the
cloud, in 1865, it was found that Mr..
Jacob Schirmer, of Charleston, had
saved about $4,000 of the seminary's
assets. To this, certain sums have
been added. Last years report show
ed $23,75O.77. From the income of
this, the sum of $500 is paid annually
toward the expenses of the United Sy-
nod seminary at Columbia, the balance
to Newberry college. Besides this, the
South Carolina Synod pays its pro
rata share of the seminary's expenses.
In reality, this is the same seminary
that was founded by the South Caro-
ina Synod in 1929. After many vicissi-