The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-10-28
Welcome and
Cod-Speed
The Old President to the
New. Frost Speaks for
Founders and Donors

tiers that concern the entire Kingdom
of God on Earth. II Is an inspira-
ton to meet here some who are great
captains and leaders in the Lords
Army. And there are among us GER
tainly some who are great without
being known-the heroes Of the out
posts, the poorly paid and poorly
praised men and women whose re-
ward is not from their fellowmen.
And perhaps the most significant
thing that may happen while we are
together will be the silent resolution
made by some boy on the back seat,
OF some girl in the gallery-souls
that shall come into the Lords work
little later and do larger things
even than we have prayed for
This is an occasion Of overlooking
joy, like n marriage, or an infarc.
High contracting parties are struck
with mutual admiration, and come TO
gether for exchange Of pledges and
the forming Of lifelong union.
II Is for me TO welcome 20 Berea
College and its great field the new
President in the name Of the founders
and donors. These founders are more
than names TO me. With each one
Of them ! have walked, and talked and
prayed. They greeted me a genera
ton ago. and speak through me to-
day.
First comes John G.. Fee. Five
hundred feet west Of where we sit,
Fee. at his woodpile, chopped OUT
the idea Of Berea College, back be-
fore the Civil War. 1T must not
only" these are his words, educate
in the classics and the sciences, but
also in the principles Of love In re-
ligion, and liberty and justice in
government" In other words, Berea
College was founded TO breed re-
formers. Berea is not satisfied mere
ly TO meet the demand for instruction
in the higher ranges Of knowledge,
and NJ men TO command place and
wealth by reason Of their training.
She must give her students the dis
position and ability 10 be tinkering
on the improvement Of the world.
She was founded TO be forever a mil
liant institution.
y And then comes the greeting Of
Father Rogers. He wishes me 10 re-
mind all this company Of those
prayer meetings Of the first trustees
over the question, "Can we. in carry
ing on this work. put aside all selfish
motives?" There Is n strong tend
ency in all established institutions 10
conduct them more for the benefit OF
the managers and less for the benefit
of the field Such was the history Of
the great Catholic establishments, and
there have been plenty Of Protestan.
popes and bishops careful for them
selves and neglected. Of the sheep,
Rogers welcomes you. President
Hutchins, TO be his successor as IN
exponent Of real altruism.
And our third founder was Henry
Fairchild. who today wishes to re-
mind all this company Of 3erea's re-
culiar field. II was he who rode
through county after county and APP
praised the Mountain Region. He
found here this great body Of native
Americans, Of British stock, hardy,
prolific, earnestly Protestant, but
shut away from the means Of educa-
tion and progress. He declined calls
to three other colleges, because Berea
was dedicated TO the raising of re-
formers, because It's aims were I'M
selfish, and because II was "to bring
education to bear In communities
otherwise deprived" because IL had a
sociological mission to a particular
territory.
And these founders, and I In my
time, have had the fellowship Of a
wonderful company Of donors. From
Heaven and from earth they greet
the new leader today. There are
several thousand Of them. Most Of
them never saw Berea. They expect
no reward from praise of neighbors,
or partisan or sectarian success. Blu.
they were stirred by what we told
them of Berea's aim and plans. Like
God himself, these donors are greater
than all their gifts.
Now in my twenty-eight years
these ideals of sacrifice, Of hazard,
Of siding with the minority, Of under
taking the unusual thing, of inquiring
not what is, or what has been, but
what ought to be. these ideals have
been tested out and found to work.
They not only worked in the times of
the beginnings. but they are working
now. They have won notable sup
port. they have given zest TO every
study, and they have given sound
direction in the adjustment Of educa-