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GAVE A GOOD TALK Roller cites some facts ox the negro college. 3torfows History of Institution, its Hard Fight for Existence and the .'Success Attained. In, bidding fareweU to. Orangeourg and the State Colored College, Wed nesday, President Thos. E. Miller, who has been its efficient President aince its establishment, reviewed ibriefly his connection with the Col lege, his efforts to secure its estab lishment and the struggle he has en , countered In the administration of "the president's office. In the course of his address he <ites some facts that will be of gen eral interest to the people of both races. It is recalled that R. S. WIV kinscn was recently elected to suc ceed MUler. The full text of Presi ?dent'B Miller's address is as follows: | "Sixteen years ago the Constitu tional Convention met for the pur pose of disfranchising the negroes. It was composed of not less than one hundred and sixty members, all ?of whova save six were of the white race, Smalls, Whipper, Wigg, Reid, Andersen and myself were the Re publican members. The six of us managed, by a brave and bold fight to secure for the negro race this ?College. "About eighteen years previous two negres, Bruce Williams and Thos. E. Mill sr, made it possible, by their votes a id voice, for the South Caro lina Co lege and the grand old Cita del to be restored to the white youths ?of the Eltate. That was a bitter fight betweei the Hampton faction and the ?other Democratic faction. The: op positior. to those two colleges had a majoi ity of two in the State senate. It required the votes of Senator Bruce Williams and myself to make it a tit. The tie was secured, and that grand commoner, Gen Kennedy, voted with us; the tie was broken j and these institutions were once! more made the shrine of learning to and for the white youths Of the State. At thai time the faction led by Gen. Hampton promised us this College, but it ivas more than eighteen years before [ was able to force the whrte people of South Carolina to redeem that plsdge. Some day I will give the pec pie of our State a full history ?of how I won this College In the Constitutional Convention for my people. "I hid no Intention of becoming president, but ! could not have secur ed the school for my people without leaving active political life. I made the sacrifice: we have had the Col lege th'jse fifteen years. The past of Its existence is secure; the verdict of our people is that we have done well; we have made good in this College. We have matriculated more than 10,000 students; we have grad uated more than 700, and those who have attended here have gone out in the world industrious, prudent, suc cessful citizens. We never left God ?out of the equation in the manage ment of this school. The College's motto :s: 'The Glory of God and the Good of Man.* 'By the sweat of thy brow thou shalt eat bread Is the command of God, and our aim here has been, and Is my fervent nope ever will be, to inculcate Into ?every and all of our students moral rectitude, lofty Idea of patriotism, thrift, obedience, frugality and a ?clinging devotion to the Golden Rule. "Very many presidents have only to look to the government and man agement cf the 'College, and their task should be easy; but -nine has been a duplex administration. When I came here some of the white peo ple of the State were against the higher education of the negroes. The negro denominational colleges were fighting us and the one across tne fence, through its president, vowed ?our annihlatlon. Hence, it became my lo:. to so act and speak as to show to the white people of this State, :hat It was, and Is their duty to plant, support, protect and maintain this institution for the negro youth. I had to prove to the negro that the best school In South Carolina is this school. Then, again, 1 was surround ed In the beginning by a cabal of ?preachers on my faculty, who had little or no experience as educators, who were against industrial educa tion, and they permitted no oppor tunity to escape, one and all of them, in their endeavor to destroy my ad ministration and br^ak up this Col-j lege. If they had been hired by the people across the fence instead of by the State of South Carolina, they' could not have been more persist ent in their efforts of the destruc tion of my administration and this College. "Those of us who have been here fo:* th:;; past ten years, with very few exceptions, have been faithful to ev ery trust, and we have done all that man can do for the good of South Carolina by instructing, faithfully Instructing, all who have come with in our gate. Hence, I leave this in stitution with the best wishes and esteem of all the white people of th s town. Words are not mine with which to thank them all for the en couragement and support they have given me during the fifteen years I have been here. The best certificate of success that I carry from here is the high regard my work and myself are held by these very excellent cit izens of Orangeburg town and coun ty. I have but one personal regret in leaving, and it is this: That these goad white people will cease to be my neighbors, but I shall ever re member them, and prove by my labor wherever I may go, that I have been and will remain worthy of their con fidence. "Students, the best and greatest as:;et of a State or nation is her la'jor. The State whose labor ? profligate, the State whose labor is immoral, the State whose labor is ignorant, is doomed to poverty. Hear me, the motto of South Carolina is: 'Prepared in mind and in wealth. If she ceases to be prepared in in tellect, she will cease to be prepared in wealth. 'A fool and his money soon parts.' Whether it be individ ual'or State. Therefore, my parting word to you is this. He up! Up and doing with a resolution to become educated in the art? of thrift and frugality, moral* and industry and devotion <to South Carolina! Let these principles become a part of ev- j ery portion of you, and then South Carolina will never have cause to regret the money, let the amount be large or small, she spends upon thU institution and upon you. "To my people, the negroes, who have sent their children here to us, I have not words with which to thank them for their loyalty to me and this College, and I assure them that I have been p father to their chil dren at all times. The humblest and most needy have received my strong est love and best devotion. II. is my prayer that they will give my successor their undivided suppon: in the future. j "Professors, instructors, teachers,! I leave here with the best wishes for this institution and for you. 1 pray God that all of you shall see your duty and discharge it. Do not re jmain here only for the money you [are getting, but do *11 in your power: to prove to the enemies and friends j of this institution that it is the best place in Seuth Carolina for negroes to send their, children. Be faithful to every trust, be true to each other, be loyal to your president. For him to be successful he needs untiring service from you, he needs your con fidence, he needs your loyalty, and South Carolina demands the fullest discharge of every duty intrusted to you. Here is youv new president; on the 30th of June the keys to this College will be handed him by me, with them my burdens will fall upon him. "May God give him prudence, j patience, health, stiongth, and above jail, fidelity to every trust, and the (wisdom of Solomon to execute the task. Honorable trustees and devoted friends, how can I say to you fare well? I have been here serving you and South Carolina for fifteen years, and I have never been associated with or under better men. The su perior of our board of trustees is not to be found in the State. Governor Evans permitted me to name the trustees of this School in the be ginning, and I selected Bradham, Floyd, Brlce, KIbler, Lowman, men of honor and integrity and patriot ism. And as soon as some of them have dropped out they have been j succeeded by Mrssrs. Dukes, White. Sawyer, each and every one of whom have proven the equal of the*r pre decessors. But thy future only will reveal the fact If South Carolina has in her confines the equal of Major D. J. Bradham. He has been the devoted, trusty, I say the fathers of the board In patience, prudence and devotion to the tai't assigned hira in the management of this school. He is now succeeded by Mr. Hodge. The name is a good one, the Hodges of America have been the leaders *o partiotism and educated thought, I pray for him eminent success ia the management of this school. All of you gentlemen know why I have been forced to leave you; I opposed the election of our Governor. I have never salcl an unkind word about him: I wrote and spoke the truth. I uttered only facts. God forbid that I should ever publicly or privately slander any man, yet I can thank my God enough for havinr given me courage to speak the truth, let Its cost be ev er so dear." "My task here has been heavy. I have given fifteen years of devoted service, my very best of manly exist ence. Governor Blease hab emanci pated me from the heavy burden. Words are not mine with which to thank him for my freedom. I leave here with a heart full of gratitude to Governor Blease for my emanci pation. He is a gited young man; his enemies are nraying to sum up his administration when he shall have finished it, and truthfully place him in the class of Franklin J. Moses, Jr. But my prayers are for the good of South Carolina and him. that God may direct him, pro-.ect him and keep him from wrong, that when the impartial historian shall take up the pen to write his administration. LATE W. R. SABIN WHAT IS SAID OF HIM WHERE HE WAS BEST KNOWN." Rev. J. L. McLeea, Pastor of the Orangeburg Presbyterian Church, also Speaks Highly of Him. Editor Times and Democrat: Please copy in your paper the fol lowing taken from the Tribune, of Knoxvllle, Tenn: Editor The Tribune: The article printed In the Journal and Trlbue on yesterday, and the statement Quoted from the Sou'.h Carolina papers relative to W. R. Sabin, who met a tragic death on last Tuesday at Orangeburg. S. C., needs some correction. Only one brother, Archie D., has died, who was a student at Mary ville College at the time 'of his death by meningitis in 1908. Am glad to say that be leaves two brothers alive Instead of one. The eldest of the family, Albert S., who Is married and lives In South Carolina, and Guy E., named for his father, lives with his mother, in Fountain City, Tenn. His mother is the only daughter of the tlae Dr. W. R .Sevier. of Jones boro. Tenn., who died in 1 882, and he was a nephew of the Rev. Dr. Na than Bachman. The Columbia State says: "The cause of the shooting is not posi tively known, but family trouble is said to be behind the affair." This Is an exceedingly unfortu nate and misleading statement, cal culated to leave in the mindB of those not acquainted with Mr. Sabin the Impression that this noble young man had been guilty of some graze meal wrong. His moral character Is absolutely unimpeachable. The facts In the case aa they will ultimately be made, known will free him from the least J suspicion of moral taint. Honest, pure, kind, peaceful and energetic, he was a most exemplary and valua ble citizen. I can think of no true manly virtue that did not belong to him. His mother, brothers, and his host of friends have the consolation that the dear departed established a 3potless Christian character and that he now knows experimentally the meaning of the Savior's vows. "?Blessed are the pure In heart, for [they shall see God." Calvin A. Duncan. The above tribute to the memory of W. R. Sabin, from his home In Tennessee, meets, I have no doubt with a hearty response from the citi zens-of Orangeburg who knew him as I rUd. During our short acquaint ance he Impressed himself upon me as a young .. an of very exceptional character. He identified himself with the church, and all good things Immediately upon his arrival in our midst, and ever since has maintain ed the highest confidence and re spect of the congregation of which he became a member. As his pastor, I feel that I have lost a true friend, and the church a noble worker. H's deplorable death has saddened the hearts of many. For a young man with such characteristics to bo thus cut down is sad indeed. Mr. Sabin was a member of one of the o!d< Ht Severn families, being a direct de sce'^ant of John Sevier, the first Govp>-' or of Tennessee, and who wa3 one of the hardy mountaineers who captur- ' Kings Mountain duri-ig the Revolt-t!"n. He also had four un cles in the Confederate army J. L. iMcLees, Pastor. That C"-'-?e;o negro lawyer who has sued r*?wle Sara for infringing on a paten' "Mist be under the im pression tha' ''ie old gentleman has money to thro- away. he will be elf !?ed in truth, with Moultrie, Rutledge. 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