The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-10-26
FISK OBSERVES !
FOUNDERS DAY
Double Anniversary Celebration
at Well known University.
HAYNES ORATOR OF THE DAY.


cation OF CoIored Youth Rounds For.
ty.s,xth Year OF Existenee-Surv,v-
Ing Three Original Fisk Jubilee Sing.
srs Recall Visions OF the Past.
Nashville. Tenn.-Fisk university.
the uoted institution In this city for
colored youth recently celebrated the
forty sixth anniversary Of its founding
and the forty first anniversary Of the
going out of the tirst company Of sing.
ers that brought to the attention OF
the world the slave songs which have
become part Of American m,isi-
cal history and which have been call.
ed by American critics 'the original
American music" The memorial ad-
dress was given by DR.. George Il.
HAYNES. professor Of social science OF
the institution. on the subject. THE
Faith of Our Founders" DR.. Haynes
said In part:
Forty six years ago. while the smoke
Of war still nung over this fair region. Q
few men and women. Gods mess-ngers.
trai, Of the army and to make the tree
dom Of the some time slave fully tree
They did not come with the blare OF
trumpets. but with that mild and gentle
sympathy OF those who save: they did
not bring bullets. but Bibles and spelling
books Theirs was TO be q conflict OF
decades. not OF years. battle against
poverty. ignorance and superstition. not
against opposing armies OF Confrtierates.
A.A Nal
Five years after the arrival OF these
teachers the pail OF poverty gathered like
q dark cloud over the settlement where
nearly u thousand freedmen daily sought
instruction and inspiration The leaders
bent In anxious prayer for Divine deliv-
erance and were shown the silver lining
behind the cloud Some Of their pupils
opened their mouths TO sing. and the
world stood enrnptured Another three
years passed and the money to meet their
obligations was sung into their posses-
sion These grounds which We now en-
Joy. were paid for. and out OF the slave
songs was composed the symphony In
brick and stone. Jubilee Hall"
We pause In the propitious beginning
of our years work TO call up these VI
sions OF the past and to inquire upon
what meat did these. our fathers. feed
that they have Wrought no well We re-
move the sandals Of our routine. daily
toll and linger upon this holy ground
that We may hear more distinctly the
voice from the burning bush calling ns
70 follow In their train A. We stand In
the Divine presence. we ask what were
the beliefs that buoyed up our founders
for their tasks? What was the faith
which would not let them faltprr
DR.. Haynes answered these ones.
tions by saying that the first article Of
their faith wns y firm belief In the ultt
mate triumph Of n true dpnWrnry.
which will include nIl men. Irrespective
Of creed. color or previous condition
Of sprvitude The sqs.Ond article OF the
faith uf our founders was q lRlirf In
the possibility of the Negro's develop
ment. The third was their belief in
the power Of ideals to uplift the low
lipst Of humankind. and the fourth was
q faith In the God Of justice and right.
"Thpy were convinced" he cOnrlud-
ed. 'thnt the cause Of human iilRra-
ton frOm slnvpry. ign0rnnre and sin
was u righteous cT,Ise and that II was
q cn,isr chnmpionpd by the hosts Of
jehovah"
The at hletic tOrrna nlent held on Rem
nett Held. the center Of the university
campus. where running and jumping
events took place. wns concluded with
q football game between the Pearl nigh
schoni and university teams. Prizes
were nwnrded to the winners In these
Interesting contests.
The "'rhrology Of the Songs Of South.
ern Slaves wns the subject Of m in
spring address by the Rev. Dr Fl Fl.
Pr,ntor. IrlstOr Uf the First Congrega.
donal church. Atlanta. Ga. Dr Proc
tor II n grudunts of Fisk. clnss Of 1891.
In the course Of his Instructive Address
DR. PrM'tOr said the songa OF the slaves
showed art. heart emotion and thought.
Their i,len Of tiOd was that Of u sOv.
ereign who was also Father. Son and
holy spirit. They had n conception Of
Satan az a personal devil. sly and Gun
ming
II WAS an Interesting and inspiring
sight mt the closing exercises to see
Mrs Elm Shepherd Moore. Mrs. Mabel
Lewis lines and Mrs MalRi Gordon
Taylor. three survivors Of the company
Of forty years ugo. rise and lend the au-
dience In Swing Low Sweet Chariot"