The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-13

ings, no endowment, no friends of
wealth to come to her rescue, eX-
treme poverty staring her in the face,
all her friends poor and discouraged.
But behold her today! She has grown
undsr the guidance Of the spirit of
God and has taken her place amongst
the leading colleges Of our great
Southland. She has strong and ac-
tive leader in the person of one Of her
own sons, a we'll trained. experienced
and efficient faculty. A large body
of happy and cheerful students.
Friends numbering thousands. Terri
tory stretching from the mountains
to the seaboard, buildings large, COM
morious and substantial, and she is
today exerting a power and influence
almost worldwide Yes, she, thank
God, has passed over the crisis, sue
cess is crowning her efforts and the
world recognizes the fact and gives
TO the same its smile of approval, and
men of means are giving to her a
helping hand, that Newberry college
stands upon the eternal truth and in
culcates the principle of the same in
the hearts and lives of those who
come to receive blessings at her hand.
Yes, cur college evidences and illus
trates the fact that truth has its
triumphs.
In conclusion, wish to leave with
vou some faint glimmecings Of pic
ture. 1 see before me the picture OF
a. building, emanating from the many
windows in that building are lights
renowned for their glory, beauty and
splendor. Within that building are
those who are digging hard and deep.
They have been taught ths ife is
worth while and that he who gets the
most and best out of life is he who
puts the most and best in life. With
in are also those who know from ex-
perience that life has its duties, car
ries its responsibilities, and assumes
it's obligations, and that all Of these
must be met and discharged. They
have passed through the mills and
know that the mills of the Gods grind
slowly. They are there lending en-
couragement and aid in the training
and developing of the purest minds
and best brain in America. Around
and close to that building is band
of men who are determined by all the
powers they possess that her fair
name, her reputation and her charac-
ter shall ever be fostered and main
tanned, and that the thing for which
she stands shall not be treated with
levity and Indifference. Year by
year there go out from that build
ing a company Of men and women
who, because of their training, are
ready for life's duties and are resolv-
ed by the grace of God to fight the
good fight, to finish the course, to
keep the faith, and to run with
patience the race that IS set before
them. What is this you ask, a build
ing? I answer, Yea, more than al
building! An institution? Yea, more
than an ordinary institution! Fellow
Alumni, it is Newberry college! Your
college! My college! The peoples col
lege! The college! And why are
these? These bright and brilliant
lights. These mental giants. These
physical heroes. Tue defenders OF
truth, the supporters of justice, the
advocates Of right, why are these?
Because, fellow Alumni, our college,
the college, securely rests upon, pro-
foundly abides in, and heroically and
unWaveringly stands for the truth,
the glorious, the eternal truth, the
basic principle.