The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-04-17

great work for the advancement Of
business aud the prosperity of the
country. Few people solicited his aid.
Once he gave $40 to Berea College. But
when he died his fortune was distrib-
uted among the great and good causes
Of the land. II was Joseph Stickney's
money that built the Museum at Ply
mouth where the memorials Of our
Pilgrim Fathers are made safe for
over. And he left Berea College So
900. That 5000 happened to be paid
In 1893, the year of the great panic,
and coming at the crucial moment,
It. probably saved Berea College from
financial wreck.
Another benignant face on our pro-
gram is that of Roswell Smith. Smith
was a Connecticut man of great heart
aud business sagacity. In early lie
he resided for some years in lndianap-
oils and had business ASSOCIATION with
our Dr. Pearsons. Later he returned
to New York and became founder Of
the Century Magazine.
In some of the first years after the
war, Father Rogers had a long inter
view with Roswell Smith, and Smith
said to hlm-"Mr. Rogers, you are do
ing Just the work that ought to be
done. / am not a rich man, but hope
to be, and when | have some money
| will certainly remember Berea. Many
years passed and the Berea people
forgot the promise. Many such prom
Uses are made and forgotten. But
one day Berea agent went into
the office of the Century Company to
ask for gift of a few books for our
library. He was called into the back
office where Roswell Smith sat.
"Berea," said Roswell Smith. lis an
institution that has long been on my
mind. | have been wanting to get
rich enough to help II in an effect
i've way. When is your Commence
ment?" The Berea agent named the
day. Now" said Smith, ''if you will
invite George w. Cable and Wash
ington GLADDEN. to give addresses on
that day in Berea | will be there,
and | will pay the expenses of get
ting these speakers" From that day
to his death Roswell Smith took an
int IN paraa Hn
to Commencement and stayed a
week, getting acquainted with many
of our citizens. lie Immediately took
steps for meeting the great need OF
the institution which was then a
suitable classroom building. Lincoln.
Hall was planned and the greater
part of the money given by Mr.. Smith
himself. Had he lived longer Berea
would have been richer. Five years
ago his daughter gave $4,000 for in
stalling the steam heat in the build
ing given by her father.
Another portrait on our leaflet is
that of Andrew Carnegie, the only
man still living in this great list. Mr..
Carnegie has 81, en- away more money
than any other man that ever lived,
and he has given in a methodical and
purposeful way. There is great danger
that when rich men give large sums,
men not so rich will be inclined to
hoard their money and become selfish
IL is for this reason that Mr..
Carnegie, like DR.. Pearsons. has
made his chief gifts conditional. He
will give provided enough other peo-
pie will join to make it certain that
the enterprise 10 which he gives has
a large body of loyal supporters.
His first gift to Berea was our
beautiful library building for which h
contributed $4,000 on the condition
that we should spend $4,000 a year in
its up-keep and administration.
But his great gift was for that Ad-
justment Fund which we were forced
to raise when the colored students
were excluded from Berea. Few of
you know. and few people ever knew,
the distress occasioned by this law.
We were forced to reverse the policy
of forty years and make separate pro.