The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-05-06

Two great friends and promoters
assisted me in my first making OF
friends in Boston and New York.
Bereas graduate, the Rev. William
+. Barton, was then young man
beginning pastorate in the Shaw
NUT Congregational Church in Bos-
ton. He made me a member Of his
family for several weeks, secured an
invitation to speak before the Con-
gregatiOnal Club, and made me wise
regarding the different avenues of
influence in Boston. Having been a
Harvard student, had some ac-
quaintance through President Eliot
and other instructors there. | found
Boston to contain a good many peo-
pie of comfortable wealth who spent
good portion of their time in in
Vestigating and promoting various
good causes. Mr.. Wood, the leading
man of BartOn's church, at once be-
cane my friend. The Misses Mason
already knew Berea and gave me
important introductiOns among the
Episcopalians of that city. We soon
made the acquaintance of Miss
Sarah b. Fay who has given so much
money for our forest reserve, and
finally Mr.. Wilder, still a member
of our Board Of Trustees, lent his
wise counsel and generous support
TO Berea's cause.
In New York our great promoter
was Cleveland Cady Mr.. Cady was a
far away cousin of my own. simply
knew there was such a man in New
York City. When | spoke at the
Congregational Club, he was invited
to be present and sat at my right
hand, and invited me TO spend a
fortnight at his house. Cleveland
Cady was an old New Yorker, an ell
der in the Brick Presbyterian
Church, and an architect who had
given beauty and form TO many Of
the public buildings in that city
and on the campus of Yale. 1t was
his particular gift TO indemnity the
young men who were coming into
influence and power. He invited a
hundred people one night to meet
in his parlor and hear me speak
about Berea. To preside he called
Albert Shaw. Albert Shaw was then
promising young journalist and
not the great editor of the Review of
Reviews, whom we know today.
A few years later | was in New
York seeking TO find someone TO
speak at Berea meeting in Boston.
Mr.. Cady said. II know your man.
He is a Harvard graduate and a
bright and vigorous speaker, just
coming into public attention. He
belongs to a good New York family
and everybody likes him Just now
he is Police Commissioners. His name
is Theodore Roosevelt" | went out
to Oyster Bay, not then famous, and
engaged Mr.. Roosevelt 10 speak in
the interests of Berea College in
Boston. He gave a good speech and
from that time until his death was
always ready TO write a letter or
make a speech for Berea. He per-
sonally contributed several hundred
dollars.
In the same way Mr.. Cady few
years later Unidentified another ccm-
ing President. We were arranging
for a Berea meeting at the Brick
Church and he said: 81 know a man
whom New York people would like
to hear. He has been writing some
very interesting magazine articles.
He is a professor Of history at
Princeton. His name is Woodrow
Wilson" Professor Woodrow Wilson
came TO New York, spent the day at
Cady's house and spoke on Berea al
night in the Brick Church. He did
the same thing later when he was
Governor and again in Washington
since he has been President.
My chief helper in finding friends
for Berea has been Prof. II. M. Pen
niman. a graduate of Brown Univer-
sity and Andover Theological Semi
nary, who has made some Of our first