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the relation educatiois Dr. J, Wm. Flinn, Chaplain c Views History of Institi Creed and Bevoutne Text?Proverbs xxlv, 5: A wise mon la strong: Yea, a man of knowledge in crVoseth might. We begin our centennial celebration tofl?y with an act of worship?with an uplift of the heart to God In song and prayer, reading and medltatlo-.. The speaker would wish to be Impersonal, a. mere voice, speaking the sentiments and heart of the 6,000 men, the 6,000 t?unml of the college, living and dead; aivofce speaking the sentiments of the l.iOO.OOO living* citizens of Bouth Caro lina, and of the dead of,three genera tions! gone. Th? speaker would sink his own per sonality, and let his voice be the chan nel through which are proclaimed the religious faiths and hopes, the Ideals and aspirations of a people. In a pro round sense our worship today is the official act of a people, a State, stand-, ing i with uncovered head, uplifted hands and reverent heart, before AI?*' mighty God and pouring out to Him petition, thanksgiving and praise. We thank God for His mere.les past. We Invoke His continued help and guid ance, as we sit at the feet of our hun dred years of history to learn the les sons It may teach. 1 It is a day of review and memory?a day of hope and anticipation. We look back in order that we may see forward, and above all that we may strive on, wiser, better and mightier. - We recall the past and link It with the present in order that our future'may excel the mtW glory of the past. I i ( ' Century of Stewardship. The cojlegd gives account i today of Its century of stewardship, It Calls the long /oil of .its alumni professors and trustees, six thousand strong! Their splritB hover over.us as we stand to-' day reviewing; our Work for .them,,arid their work for the world. Prom all parts of the earth, from the tombs in many lands, they gather in spectral forme, yet'visible and glorious to the ?ye of im urination and faith, to pass in review before the: great Master of Souls, the Lord of Truth, and through us, (he living who' represent them, tell what they have been, and what they have done to make the world better. AU ' We call the roll or the dead tq glory in them, and thank God for them, and to live worthily of them, by com pleting their work. The only true appreciation ' of the dead Is the catch ing from them Inspiration and hleh m ccTvcf Tlioy ixiea to make the world hotter, wiser and stronger. One aim of'th?lr work was to enable ub, their successors, to exceed them. We may not (surpass their faithfulness. We . may surpass their achievements. . Truly the works of past generations "do follow them" when they sp?r; their descendants to higher living. The joy and business of life are not to get ahead'of other people but to'get ahead of Ourselves, to break our own record in well doing, that'our todays may outstrip our yesterdays and our .; t?roorrowB. our todays.' . Bear trial more bravely, resist, temptations more completely, put a nobler spirit in duty, and a liner touch on work. Only; such living helps the world's work and light - ens the world's burdens. "Evfery noble life leaveB Its fibre in terwoven forever In. the work of the world-^thus adding its. strength to the power of the race." The history of the world-is a vast fabric, an ever-weaving net-work.'whose" stranda are human lives,- good or bad, weak or strong, rough or smooth.. A tri.'- man, though his Individuality' may. be obscure among the myriad fibres of the finished fabrlq.adda to the beauty and strength of this web, endlessly woven on the loom of time. ; i We stand aside to behold/for a mo ment the woven web ( Of- a century's work. It gives heart'. and cheer to see. the whole of . wh?t was-don? in parts. Here'the work of ode man, there th? ; Work of another, day by. day, year t>y ! year, little by' little has the wondrous pattern grown. Thank God the work. \ of each and all do?s;make a pattern! . A master mind coordinates and a . . master hand rlt? into His own mighty ! plan each man's work, "like the cathe- : dral of Milan, each' stone a separate , work of art; arid yet the whole a unit." \ May we not Idealize our hundred years' , l& .old college as a great temple of char- - actern. radiant in marble ; of manhood, , > and glorious In atone of virtue? \ "From each day's work; and each man's S deed . " ' < An unseen whole at laat d?th grow; . . Our lives >are'little, but our times are i great, \ :: .'-; : We come, we aee, we linger arid we j pa?B: , ?t \ We weave but a* single thread in web \ or state, ; . Or. give the .field a single apear of grass, j We sound one note in;tue. w?rld'? re? j . frain, " . . ] v: * 'W? lay one stone on the growing pllerr 1 The..mass seems planless, huge and , vast; , ?'? : ' ? But 10! when ail is done, through all , an Iliad rlriga, " " , . ; $ In all a temple ehlnea, o'er all an an- : them sings." "t I " . ; The State's Conception. ' j .Beginning the celebration of * the . centennial Of a Stale. Institution with J religious \yorshlp, our minds naturally turn to the* relations between religion j and education^ Reviewing the history t of the State and th? college in their' ' x*eIatlon? to one another, the views .'of j our forefathers on. this subject stand r out: fuir and clear. The fathers of our i . State had very decided opinions as to r tne relations between, educatloiil arid t religion. Hi" 1810' th? "generad assembly passed an act" to found a Wee'-scl.bol -, "to teach-grammar, other arts and \ sciences' and useful'-learning arid th? < Christian religion." Tri" 1812 an act 2 was passed {to complete the act of t "*I81?>establishing a free / school in r Charleston "to'tfiach th? classic? and J the Principles of the Christian religion. ' i . ?n Gov. Bull's day. iJ?hp , Rut- r. t^fiftdge trained a bill for the College of. -, South "'Carolina, "to t?ach 'th?. classics, j Hebrew and divinity." r In 1801, when the leading men of the * E State rbegoriforriiuiatlng the ,p?an???or r a state college; a; controlling, motive t . that Influenced their conduct was trie % fact that our young "men had.to-leave i the borders of South Carolina for tt r college ?ducation, and they;Lthought e that It waa th? d?tyVof; the ?t?t?.to ^ provide for all the ttducatlonal Wririta; S or our people within our borders,.v-C.nd c. finally. In ?^, Rafter ;fne college had ? Chartered in 18?1> the d?orerif the ? t inl?tutian w?'re- .-:lim??MM-V. '.an* .46 t BtudehtB were, / ?nroiied the. ; first x . year* : The. Rev;^<:LJonathan Maxcy 0 ^fe^l??rhed.'and ?loouerit ?aptirft .??rtts- t tert Wh? had Vb?eA riil^ g v,;*^ arid : s'?t.^tfejt rn^of. bl?:v elstfe: -t ^SfiSt: AYk? :,vt& dent: ?f.^CTnion ?m?m, c ' r wa? modo p?^ldpht ot thetiew institu- u - ; ?on. ' ' ; . t Among the ent*aric?vjr^ri!re^?0it*^0*. ? ri?rtfnt^nljr m th? twsimtan class wa? i ihe ablliiy to ir.ad *St; 7Ionri's Gospel In t Greek/Tand -tut! "Gre?k' N?w Testijirnent s ?wa?roh?:df * ^u^ber^o* yMts. tim tH? temnnlng c BETWEEN 1 AND RELIGION. >f South Carolina College, Re ation from Standpoint of as?An Able Sermon. thought no system of education com plete which neglected the great con cern or religion." and In the college records 'rom'time to time we find ap propriations of money for the purchase of pcuim oooits for chapel use. The old college diploma breathes ? solemn and lofty religious spirit In the son -r oub words: ' Omnibus bos Uterus per lecturis salutem In Domino sempeiter nam." Chapel worship was abolished more than once In the history of the college and afterwards restored. A large proportion of the college profes sors, both in the early and in the later days, have been ministers belonging to some one of the .evangelical churches. Both in the presidency and In the pro fessorships the four leading denomina tions of the State, the BaptlBt, the Eptecopal, the Methodist and the* Pres byterlan, have been well represented. A remarkable episode in the religious life of the'college is found in connec tion with the presidency of Dr. Thomas Cooper, who served as president from 1821 until IBS*. How a man holding the unfriendly beliefs which he cherlBhed with regard to the Bible and Christian ity could have been mado president of the college of a State whose citizen ship was Christian will ever remain i mystery. This is no time or place to discuss Dr. Cooper's character or to weigh his learning and his intellectual power. On these subjects men differed. But thj end enme at last. His cause was fully heard before the legislature, The final result of. the hearing was that he was removed from the presidency and from th? college. The whole State was aroused. The rejection of Dr. Cooper meant that South Carolina can trust no man to be a guide and edu cator of youth who is a foe to the Christian religion. They affirmed their faith that religious belief is one of the necessary qualifications for a teacher* office. . The vital connection .between rellg ion and education in the conduct of the college was further emphasized by cre ating the chair of sacr?d literature an Christian evidences and making the In cumbent of thts chair the chaplain of the college, charged with the duty of giving religious instruction to the stud ents. . The first man that filled this chair - was -the gifted- and saintly Stephen Elliott, who served from 1835 to 1840 and then was made bishop of Georgia. Dr. James H. Thornwell, the match less teacher and president, the" remark able genius, sohnior erster, tne next Incumbent of this office. Through these men and their succes sors: in later years pure and und ended religion has been preached to the youth of the State. Through them and their colleagues and the influence of the board, and the Young Men's Christian association (organized in 1883) Chris tian; influences have pervaded i the col lege, and in the words of Dr. LaBorde, "a noble literary institution has em blazoned upon its portals the signifi cant inscription, 'the Christian's God Is alone to' be worshipped in these walls." " v The Honor Syntem. . In thcyery beginning of the history of the college the honor system of stud ent control was established. This sys tem makes' Its appeal. to the sense of honor and duty implanted In. the breast of every young man. It appeals to his pride and self respect to he brave and true. Supreme regard'is paid to the honor of the student, and of the College?. whoso reputation is put in the keeping of the student body. The con trol of the student.body Is sought, not by inquisitorial proceedings, not by a system of espionage, not by the testi mony find stories of others, but by the promptings of honor, leading every student to tell the truth about any charge brought against him. He stands or falls: by his own testimony. In the words of the by-laws: "The rewards and punishments of this institution shall be addressed to the sense of duty and Y th? principles of honor and ah?me." However proud and grateful South Carolina college may be of the n?me and. fame, the- scholarship and achievements of Its alumni .*?nd profes sors, it cherishes as its meat precious jewel the spirit of honor that has ever characterized the institution. The fruit of this spirit Is a profound respect for the rights and the personal dignity of arie's fellow students. The logical out come of the principle ;is not only de rense of one's qwh dignity and honor, out indignation for another's wrong as Jeep and sincere as If Inflicted.on the T>9n himself. Naturally, cherishing this spirit of personal honor, .the stud ents of South Carolina college lead the Institutions, of the world in a formal ?orrdemnation .of hazing, by resolution idopted In 1893, in these,words: "Re solved, Thatfthe m?mbers of the senior, lUnlor dnd *0phen~?-= olsJisss -so most i H smphstieAiiy. .condemn the practice of 1 g lazing, and are determined t? ad* all l s'thnr ??wef to prevent the. practice " jtfCth'e future." Truly, this attitude is iri; exemplification pf ' the'--golden' rule ind the great ethical .maxim of Hegel, 'Be aJ person arid . respect others t?s i?rs?na." A Venerably-By-Law. Outside of HOly Writ I know of noth ngin the literature of ethics or religion hat breathes a loftier spirit than the following solemn and stately' by-law mhllshcd from year to year in the ?liege catalogue: "Offences are any acts, omissions or labits unfavorable to the peculiar du leS: of a student, or incompatible with .he obligations of morality and relig on, and IncohBiBteni- with the pro >rioly> yj decorum, - or '.courtesy - 'whten \hov1a--'always characterize a gentle nan. . As the end^of the .college is to rain a body ofr gentlemen /in knowl edge, virtue,.->religion and refinement, vhatever has ' a tendency to defeat hla end,-op Is; ' Inconsistent vvltp.. It; hall be treated and punished as an fffense, whether expressly mentioned In he'laws or not. The sense of decency, )ropriot<y and right,- which every hon orable young man: carries In his own jo.som, shall be taken as a sufilcient h??ns of - knowing, these things, and/ be vhd pleads ignorance In such matters s unfit - to'-be a member , of the college, [ h.c board aspects :&rid requires the indents to maintain the- character' of ?flned ;and.'o??vat?ll Christian rentie rten;' It would be oahamed of any man vho would excuse breached of morol tjfV - propriety, sud : decorum- oh >' the dea. that -the .ficts m question" are rid* pacifically' condemned in the;- coll?gi (?devait earhfestly: .d?sir?e trat the iudent? Tmay^:be Influfen?M* f? V??qS oh?uet min dufg<m?a tri ?tudy hy high-f r ; motiv?s than th? -^r?ion,; of ' ?wi in d i t mainly relies for the success of ho institution as a plac? of llberabed tcatlon on moral and. religion^ pr?ri ip?e; a scrise of duty, ahd the generous oellnga whk.h.belong to younn men en ragedvlfl .horior?b?6 ;pur8ult?. ^ Th?sv.by-law; written nearly a< .ceri ury-igo, la the heart and soul of th< oilego code : it sets forth the charaete! e ti v 8 a if r< fi ti f< o n e: G H k P n a tl tr h oi tl Ol tl o; G P rr ai G 11 s tc tl Ol St 11! g> Ol C? H bi m I bl w B w" ai ai w d< ?i Ir w tr I tl ai Ir Ht ai se S1 w n< ai hi tri r \ ' _ ' " _ r. __ _V> tic Ideals. One hundred years ugo the State gave the college a literary char- I ter and a literary 'commission. It es-1 tabllshed the college ns Its agent to i train its sons in sclentl??,. literary, his toric and philosophic culture, and to base thl* culture upon and to crown It with the loftiest religious fulth. So the Ideal of the college from the beginning has been to furnish the State with high Bouled men. It has exalted scholar ship; It' has sought men throt&ah schol arship and moral training; it values scholarship as a *.est of character, and as a sign of power. The sons of the college have been kept In perpetual contact with the great ideals, the great religious forces of history; their broth ers and companions have been the great of all ages and climes. If w? can draw any Inference from the fattim of our forefathers and of our people to flay we must conclude that the rela tions and analogies between religion and education are Intimate and far reaching. The Biblical Conception. Through the c?'arp and woof of Bible doctrine and history runs the thought of manifold and Intimate relations be tween religion and education. No book on earth has bo exalted knowledge and wisdom as this great book. Learning, culture, the seeking and the right use of knowledge are set forth in a variety of ways, not only as the privilege but is the duty of man, not merely as the ornament but the very sou! of the highest life. The Bible coming from 'Jod and addressed to man, made in Hod's image, has fer K.- fundamental purpose the culture of man. Its great ruudamental teachings are what man is to believe concerning God and what luty God requires of man. Coming is a revelation from mind to m hid it is i challenge, a command, to the finite mind to train and equip itself to hold converse with.the Infinite Maker and ftulcr of the world. The Bible first proclaimed the great principle, which educator? the world over now see with increasing fullness, that "Truth Is In order to godliness;" i. e., truth is given n order to make-men godlike In char ??ter and conduct. "The truth Bhall nake you free" Is the noble declaration >f our Lord, the principle of which is unbodied In the familiar phrases "lib eral arts," "liberal culture," "liberal education," because truth frees men 'rom fear, from weakness, from error, 'rom wrong. It gives freedom by 11 umlnatlng life and nature and duty. The Bible Is the perfect religious jook, the guide to life, the guide to leaven, becauee It is also the perfect ?ducational book. Its very structure md framework from Genesis to Reve atlons Illustrate this statement. It Is SOd's book to teach man, to teach him o know, to enable him to be and to do. knowing, being and doing are" never leparated in the thought of this great volume. Keynote to Bible Teaching. The first chapter of Genesis sounds he key note that rings through all tho ilble music. It puts in our hand the j rolden thread that runs through Its | vhnlp fuhr?'?. It bc??"? With liie aec aration that In the beginning God routed the heavens and the eurth. and n the sublime account of the creation i'hlch follows thesoj words we are >resented with God's relation to the vorld and to man. The history Is glv n, not to satisfy scientific curiosity, iut to form and guide moral life. First, lod is represented a? a worker, actlve y employing His powers In the pro luctlort 'of the universe. The account f the six days' creation Is a dramatl atlon of God at work on the world, howlng man by the object lesion aethod how he must work. Work fol ows work; each part connected with fhat went before ^nd with what fol ows, representing God as wise, order v and systematic in His work. Again Ix times are we told, "And God saw hat It was good." And finally God aw everything that He had made "and ehold, It was very good." This ex resslon repeated at each forthputtlng f creative Dower is the sublime and impie Hebrew way of saying that God njoyec* His work, and like an artist, brew his heart \ into it, for the unl erse is the art af God. When the Ix days' work waa done God is repre ented as resting from His labors; that ?, He Is pictured to us as enjoying the epose, the satisfaction that comes rom completed work responsive to his bought and will. Now, gather up the ' ?atur?s of this sublime dramatization f God as a worker. First as God rorks on tasks worthy of Himself, so ian muBt be like; Him In the worthy mployment of his powers; second, as lod works wisely, orderly, all parts of tla- -work correllat?d together, each day : ?adlng to tomorr?w, each lower pr?- j arlng for th? higher, so man's work rust imitate God's In method, system ' nd order; third, us God, like an artist, . irows His heart Into the work, so man mat be godlike in his enthusiasm in is art and work; fourth, the climax C these dramatized truths is the fact lat rest; reposa comes as the crown r well done work. But note the deeper ; ?ought. Man's rest Is tc be like God's n condition that his work be like od'3, perfect. But there can be no ' erfect work without a-perfect Wort'? < iun. Hence, to, enjoy God's repose nd peace we must do God's work in od'a way, and to do this we must be : Ice God. : So: the purpose of this sub drams. G? Creation is tu portray od to man In such., a way m to - ??jj .??an io b? ?ii?e God. And'this great principle runs ns a olden thread through all tho Bible. It : indeed, a complete educational ays im .and ;in. proportion as other cduca ohnl systems.approach It, their moth Is are analogous and^thelr, goals are l mllar. This book sets forth God's i keness in character and life1 as the < reat end and the highest achievement ? ; all ?ducation. God Is the great edu- i itor, and. the schools that approach i is methods and Hie alma, are the no- i lest in th?lr 'elevating influence upon i ian. ' ... -, ? Sphere of Religion. \ . , .o* '? Religion and . education are analo- , >us in that they both work on the soul ? I man.. His material environment or j elfave.ls-.a secondary consideration. \ oth a?uum? that if . the mind and j sort of man are regenerated ...the j orld around him .will become' new* ^ id they seek to make a new heaven > id. a new earth by making, a new soul \ Ithin. Their purpose and aim are. to . i'velop, to educate^-that. is, to draw , it harmoniously* all man's powers. , i' th? religious sphere we call this * Ork "edification," a building up. From J ie educational point of view we call i ^training,'' culture. ' ?'.. t Religion and' education furnish a ?ld for the exercise of kindred vU> iex The same fundamental,' spirit lim?tes th? scholar and the Christian. , i. the life of both there is a constant ill for the praotlc? of self Sacrifice i rid? courage, faith - and hope. TML . holar nnd the Christian alike ufhrm f /V?od'ain heaven, S ; * . i ATI's right with the world." i They . Uro r^ady, to endure sacrifice , id loss in the search and. in defense t : truth. As lovers of truth they are , ady to brave, the dangers Of land and \ ? ,td find, an brlng.lt home. . Con-* , ontiy cheered by, a vision of tho ideal ? icy are ready to work on.though their ; Sejuns. may fade for a time, to the. \ ork of ?ducation, , os in, religion; the ? jbnitv of faithfulness \ti imie7tbln*f ; i' .wbft as in gvcat ir continu?Uy-?r \ ?tt?ted. ; "Wt : ,theTcchola>; fldpTity \ th? aarii? both in, Character; and In i ?rit.;tn, the; study of atohv or .of. th? i fr^ In the investigation: of. ari, insect's .] ^fidelity to: truth, and fldollty to^ea. i hWdth* tt?th makes free and ??t??nKt i ?sjOferite^t?^?:^ Of ,an anirei 1 nt down to earth to take a poor boy's ^^^r^^n^th? Hv?^?f^ ' Itgion and' education are alike social. The brotherhood of man and the fath erhood of God are the inspiration and the watchword of both. The Ideal scholar, like the ideal Christian, Ib a man with broad human sympathies who thrills in responsive outgo to every human call and need. The scholar is Interested in the life and history of the \ race because It Is the means of cultl- i voting ai.a elevating the men of today. Life educates life. Colleges and uni versities are agencies for gathering, garnering, preserving and appropriat ing the whole life o? the past through libraries. museuniB and manuscripts, creeds and codes. The experience of the race Is thus brought In contact with the minds of the men of today; and from this race experlr.nco we learn io guide lire more wisely and increase Its power. Lofty AHplrattonR. The work oC education and religion hj Inspired by noble ambitions, far reaching and beneficent; they yearn for the completest culture of the in dividual and for the improvement of the nation, the race; they desire to bless all; they seek to elevate all. Let us make a parable of their work based upon the land reclamation ser vice of tho United States, by which thousands of acres have already been reclaimed: fields, gardens, groves, and homes now flourish where once stretched wastes of arid sand and rock. Rivers rising in tV". snowy heights qf the Rocky mountains ore made to flow through the deserts and convert them Into fertile lands. This is a parable of tho work of education. Streams of learning and culture are borne through the minds and hearts of men, convert ing thttm from the barren wastes of Ignorance and vice into the fruitful fields of wisdom and virtue. The be ginning of this Irrigation work wns in the trained minds of the few men cultured in the universities of the land. T-ie source of the desert's new found frttttf?lmuM nnd beauty Is In the far off mountain heights where the irre gatl.ag rivers Were born. The mind and the baud of trained men brought the rivers and deserts together, so from the mountain peaks of truth through the minds of men formed In the uni versities to be their channels they flow down nnd spread through the race, the life and the enrichment that make the desert of humanity blossom as n rose. This ia the scholar s and the Christian's goal, to gladden nnd make fruitful the whole earth. A Future Golden Art. Religion and education alike look to the future fo? tho golden age and to this great consummation they press constantly and surely through much resistance, and Impelled by unseen* forces. Their progress sometimes seems slow and their forces small when .ompared \flth the noisy opposi tion .. hlch they must overcome. Their Journey onward la like the steady drift of the Iceberg sailing on the sea with two-thirds of its height submerged be neath the waves. It travels against wtrirfo ??d surface tk?cs, because cu pelled by deep undercurrents that drive It on to the southern seas. They appear to the world'b eye only In part; so a great cause, and men of strong great character appear to the world's eye only In part. The forces by which they overcome are unseen. They are the deep undercurrents of truth and faith far beneath the surface of opinion and custom. In majestic strength they move against popular clamor and creed toward the ' boundless sea of God's truth and right. They are driven by the deep blden Undertow of divine force and law ever at work In the deeps of life and the heart of the world. They are controlled, .not by the cry Of the crowd, not by the fad of the day or the fashion of the age, but by Jhe mighty moral drift of God's Will that bears on, resistless and unchanging, against the surface 'winds and waves of the mul titude's thought and life. A solemn question rlBes. in our minds today as we. stand In the shadows of the century that 1b gone. Have, we kept faith with the p?st? Have we been true to. our .Covenant? While we may make no parade, yet. standing at the century's end we may grow remi niscent, and in the holy confidence of friendship tell to sympathetic hearts Borne secrets veiled from the.world. The college has passed, thrrugh dark days and bright. In times when clouds hung low the college faculty stood to their post8,*b?oyed by the confidence (ft alumni, and inspired by the1 death less ideals the college ' represented. In those days of gloom many of the fac ulty refused flattering* invitations to more lucrative and apparently . safer positions In the form of professorship* !n other institutions and pastorates, in churches. /They heard the trumpet call that sounds in the ears of true men dedicated to high service: "Stand fast; :iult you like men; be strong." 1 "They never turned their backs, but marched breast forward: Never doubted clouds would break. Mev?r dreamed, though right were ' worsted, wrong would triumph; Held as creed, we fall to rise, are baf fled to fight better, ' Sleep to wake. ? At night time in the roar of raring storm, \ They stood with faces fi>;ed and radi ant? \ with the light df dawn breaking from the skies of hope, They^atood with voices firm and vision clear' To greet the unseen with a cheer." Let us hallow a centennial of service jy making the centennial day reen 1st ment day. We reen list In the ser vice of the good. Let us solemnly re ledicate ourselves to the ideals of truth md honor, Christian manhood and vir tue with vision clearer^?with hearts nore tender?-with larger means let us lope, but with the same great work: 'The maklrtg of Christian gentlemen." Shall we train scholars? Yes. Men >f science? Yea. Successful men? Yes. Train them, too, under a university lag. We shall ntrive to go on making .he world a better world by Helping to nake men who ; shall do God's work; n God\b way, and for God's glory. Men vhp know.the right, love the right, and 10. tho right. Aye, men' who will be lave that:every blow struck for the ight la success; that vlctqry Is not nere winning, but that to be on the Ight side la victory. Men who believe hat' victory Is not a thing that comes ?ereafter aa rest from -war, and repose n peace. But that victory 1b Over more lghting on the right side with God! CHESTER FARMEUS MEET. 91?easa Flans .for It cd nein g Cotton Acreaare?-Delegate* to New Orleans. Special to. The State. .Chester* Jan. 8.?a special meeting it Chester County Cotton Growera' as loclation was held at the court house ?ere .yesterday. On account of severe veather the attendance was small, but in earnest and enthusiastic, spirit narked the proceedings. A resolution vas unanimously adopted to make a 'eduction this year of 20 per cent, in he acreage of cotton and tho amount ? fertiliser as compared with 1901. A committee was appointed to issue an kddress to the farmers of the county, taking their cooperation In carrying he, resolution into, effect; The fol owinsr were elected delegates to the Mew Orleans .convention, January 24 md 25: J. L. Glenn. 'r\ -J, Cunningham, \. ?. Brlee; alternates: J, M. Wise, 1; G; Lv White. Joa.'B; Wylle. The proposition to burn- a portion >f th? surplus cotton was suggested )Ut met with little encouragement. Nevr York Jap? X'e?ebrate .tf?> YorkvJan.<aVplfte'fall Of frort; irtour was celebrated Here;, today at i moss meeting, of Japanese1 residents ifithe city, Held w <?rn*Me hall., The iffair waa intended ; to bo solely for he Japanese' r'?sifl?ntsr 600 ql. whohi mended., and the oiiiy JrjVftedr gu?**? voro Gen. Stewart L. WoodiTord, f or ner minister to Spain, and Alexander ris on, both of whom spoke. ,. PEABODY TO CONTEST ELECTION OF ADAMS. An Exciting Fight Expected in Colorado Senate Today. J DEMOCRATS HOLD A CAUCUS!* Decide to Oupoio thr rnnflrmK*;s? c? the Jads?N Nomination by Guv. Pealiody on Saturday. Denver. Col., Jan. 8.?An exciting contest Is expected In the senate tomor row when the nomination for Judges of the supreme court made yesterday by Gov. Peabody come up for confirmation. The Democrats held a caucus tonight and declared they would fight the nom inations to the supreme bench of Bailey and Goddard with all their power, j They claim, moreover, that with the j Republican Senators Campbell and De? Long voting with them they will be able to prevent the confirmation. The Republican leaders declared this afternoon that they had received per sonal pledges from enough Republi can senators to ensure the confirmation of the two men. They were not over confident of the Issue, however, and ad mitted that there would be something of a struggle before confirmation. It Is Gov. Poabody's present inten tion to contest the election of Gov. clect Adams. Under the law he cannot file notice of contest before the fifth day of the session, which will be to morrow, lie has several days In which to file his notice of contest, however, and he may noi, do so until after the Inauguration of Gov.-elect Adams. The latter said today: "I do not know whether Gov. Peabody will make a contest or not, but I ex pect that he will. 1 am In a much better position for such a proceeding noyr than I was two days ago. At that time the investigation was confined by the court to the city and county of Denver. Now It Includes the whole State, and I feel confident that the Democrats can show' as many or more fraudulent Republican votes In the out lying counties that the Republicans claim were cast by the Democrats In Denver. I am certain of the result If the entire State Is brought Into the contest, as it must be if Gov. Peabody decides on such a course." I WORK BEFORE, CONGRESS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK The Joint Statehood Ulli Will be the Principal Tuple for DIhciinmIou In the Senate, Washington. Jan. 8.?The Joint state hood bill will continue to be the princi pal topic of discussion in the senate during the /present week, but other measures will receive attention each day during the morning hour. Includ ing the omnibus bill for which Sena tor Warren stands sponsor. The bill comprises 200 pages, but the senator already has put a large and Important part of the work of eonslderotlon to the rear. There will be an effort made to get through the bill yrovlnlng for the compensation of Amerkan fisher men whose vessels were seized previous to the arbitration of 18'J3. The pure food bill will remain In the background for the present, us lt? lrlendB consider that Its chances will be unproved by not pressing for Im me-Mate consideration. They have been ast. red by the Republican leaders that the bill shall have first place on the calendar, ' aside from appropriation bills, after the statehood bill is dis posed of, and therefore they will not antagonize the statehood bill for the present, if at all. Discussion of the j statehood question will begin on Mon I day with a speech by Senator Morgan, and he will be followed by opposing senators. The present plan of the op position Is to keep the discussion go ing until some of the appropriation bills are reported and it becomes neces sary, to take them up; or. If this Is postponed too long, to displace the bill with the pure food bill. Failing in ail these expedients, they probably will seek a compromise. The only real fight is against the uniting of Arizona and New Mexico, and there is talk of eliminating those territories entirely from the statehood proposition. It Is believed if this were done the bill for the consolidation of Oklahoma and In dian territory would pass. Thus far there has been no conference of op posing factions on the subject and probably there will be little done ,to change the present status so long as the leaders are anxious to keep other matters In tho background, as appears to be the case at present. Muttern In the House. Washington. Jan. 8.?It is the Inten tion of the house to begin active con sideration of the appropriation bills during the present week. Monday Is District .of Columbia day and the resolution providing for the inaugura ! tl?n of President Roosevelt and decid ing, where the inaugural ball shall be held will be considered. Another meas us of more than local importance to be called up is a bill granting the American Railway Appliance exposi tion authority to use the monument grounds for an exhibition. The pen sion appropriation bill will be reported Monday and possibly taken up for con sideration Tuesday. It will be fol lowed by the army, the Indian and the District of Columbia appropriation bills. While they may not ail be con sidered during the week, they will be ready for action. The Hill currency bill remains the unfinished business and Friday will be devoted to pension bills. MISTUHNED NAMES OF DOOS. In nelnrnlnit Dos? for Taxation a Mnt of Their Name? W?i Made. Special to The State. j Pickens, Jan. 8.?Auditor Keith has received instructions to return all dogs fo.r A capitation tax. Last year as soon as the bill was passed a number of the trustees of school districts .made a list of the dogs in their respective dis tricts. ' Mr. Keith h?? in his posses sion on altogether unique return from one district. The trustees were under the Impression that the name of every dog must be specified, so they thor oughly canvassed their district and sent the county auditor, a poll list as long as a man's arm containing such familiar and endearing dogs' names as Cutty, Tlge. Fan. Switch, Spot, Bull, etc. , Manchester Cloth Market. Manchester, Jan. 8.?Dullness was the ' prevailing feature of the week. Looms are. running to the full extent for cur rent and near delivery orders, but buy ers are.not inclined to.operate further ahead. In .view of the easier prices gen erally expected. While the business offering is not large. H.Is*.sufficient to give confidence .that manufacturers will maintain their margins for some time to come. Inquiry for piece goods for India resulted in little business as buy ers are required to vive very long time for the completion of new contracts. The China business was represented by small sales of shirtings. Yarns practically are unchanged and ther* is scarcely sufficient business to test prices, American crops are in rather better supply, and the tendency is m buyers' favor. 8' tl S< n tl n r? s ti t< s w d b V) n, IT P CI n y< Cl K< C( a I ti o: tl Is If u c( h< cl Pi cl 111 w ft! tl tc nc ei In b? vv h( el si bt Cl st in G te In tl: G ?t S tl t IAS. H. CARLISLE' !he Most Beloved Alumnus oi Contributes to The S Graduating The State with Its usual liberally, I s luve the groat Interest of education t involved, directly or indirectly, has > v >nsented to p bllsh a few short ad-1 r resses. spoke. ? the old college chap- i t . by a boy a'J years of age, CO ' \i pars ago. Dec. ^. iS44. An Impuise, o hieb I will not resist, though 1 can- a ot explain or excuse It to others, r loves mo to send them. It Is possible li icy may have a little interest as his- t trie fossils. They will show to young- r r graduates some features In the com- I lencement programme* of that date. ? hlch have been changed in later days, s 'hey will convey brotherly greetings s y survivors in the classes of IZii and t clghborlng years, and then to these t f earlier and later years, especially J (eluding the undergraduates on whom t 111 rest the high honor nnd tespon Iblllty of forming the character and ( L'putatlon of the venerable historic allege of today, t A brilliant young orator In the cIomh t f lsiLt (honor and peace to the mem-11 ry of a gallant soldier) when doscrlb- I s ig the great French Revolution, said:!; Days were seen reeling beneath events j i hlc-h hnd made centuries to tremble." I 'liese words are scarcely too huge to m escribe great changes whic h have tak- ! I li place around us since they were]* poken, bringing with hem gravest m roblems. There was ti time when odu- ? ntton was looked upon by some in ' ? nr State as ? luxury for the few. It ' 1 < now know:, nnd felt to be a neces- I 1 My. not only for the many, but for m he all. And It Is equally necessity j < li?t the word education should taken s highest, deepest, widest, purest i I leaning. < One hundred years ago, the State ' as rather unhappily divided Into up ier, middle and lower parts. It was : bought that "the establishment of college In a central part of the State, fhero all Its youth may be educated, 1 vlll highly promote the Instruction, he good order and the harmony of the ?tiole community." (Preamble of an .ct to establish a college at Columbia, }ee. IS 1801.) Geologically and geographlcnlly, it nay be still convenient to speak of ipper. middle and lower Carolina. Hut Peso three are one. There Is but orVfc iouth Carolina. Unseen lines of latl ude cannot divide her soul, or her >eoplc. A retiring teacher, whose deasant lot has been cast in sight of he mountains, for a half century, ven ures to pledge that all the institutions vlthln our bounds will Join the oldest ollege in the central part of the State n the great work, to "promote the nstruction, the good order, and the larmony of the whole community." Jas. II. Carlisle. Wofford College. Vnleillclory AdilreHHC*, Doe. 3, 18-14. fo the Governor, Hon. Jas. H. Ham mond: Sir: It Is not Intended on this oc aslon by encomiums, idle and lnsin ere, by adulutlon, fulsome nnd un neanlng, to attempt to add anything o the dlgnit" of the oillce which you 111. Our Stu^e repays those who erve her faithfully with honors more ndurlng, rewards more substantial nan any we can offer you here amid he pomp and circumstance of com mencement day. 3hR has, however, xhibitcd the high regard which sh* lears for tlie cause of learning by iroviding that the highe-Bt ollleer rec gnlzed by her' lnws should preside ver the board to which is committed ho care of thiB Institution. And It is iut meet that n faithful discharge of he duties attendant upon that office hould not pass without a feeble tribute n nn occnslon like this. We are noud. not only as students under your are. but as citizens, to bear testimony o the honorable zeal which has ever een manifested by your excellency. iot only for this institution, but for he cause of teaching In general. In our late message, while recommend ig to the legislature a subject which les nenr ^our heart, you remark that Ignorance and free institutions cannot jng coexist." It would seem, sir, thnt ou hud taken ' this for ye jr motto tiroughout your whole officia: career. You will soon resign1 your seat ns the hief director of the affairs of this istitution; this you may do leaving ehind you nn example which it will how w'sdom in your successor to Tiitate. You will alpo then resign the nalr of state to him whom the vot< e f the people may call to succeed you. 'hiB you may do with the reflection than which I can conceive none more ratifying) that you have received and Bceivlng have ?hot bejtrayed the con dence of your noble "and generous t?te. To Hon. Angus Patterson, president ' f the senate, Hon. W. F. Colcnck. peaker of the house of repr?senta- 1 Ives, nnd gentlemen of the general ns- ; ?rnoiy, members of the bgdy which for i lore than 40 years has watched over his Institution with parental fond- i ess: "We have no long catalogue of alumni, 1 caching through several successive eneratlons, to produce and display In i riumph before you. But if called on 3 produce proof that the care of the : tato had not been here beBtowed 1 'holly In vain, we could most readily ' o this by a reference to your own i ody. Th your midst, among those ' 'ho jn.'.kc as well as those who ad- ! dnlster the laws of the State, are I lany to whom she now exultlngly < oints as her Jewels who flrsl here re- 1 uivod that strength which they are ! pw expending In her service. Many I ears have passed since you have been ailed on to legislate for war. This 1 ?ason of peace and quiet (may It long : sntinue) hns been spent by you in 3 tiding to the wealth and dignity of ie. State, in developing her resources I f mind and making her rich in all < inf "constitutes a State.'' If Eng- ' ind's patriot bard was not mistaken, ' ' it be true that "peace has its tri- ' mphs ns well as war," surely to scat- I sr with m lavish hand the fruitful I ALL, KINDS OF WEATHER, forgetown linn a Might Hnowfnll With { Frees In* Weather. . pecial to The State. Georgetown, Jan. 8.?The weather mdltions have within the past 48 . c?urs undergone every conceivable iange possible. Beginning with sunshine and ntmos- < here as mild as spring, then lowering ' ouds and rain, followed by March- 1 ke winds until yesterday morning, hen snow clouds gathered and flakes 1 >11 for several minutes. Since then < te temperature has fallen rapidly and t night it is freezing cold with a strong 3 n-theaster blowing. 1 The preliminary work towards the ' ection of Georgetown's public build- I ig Is now under way and it will not | ? nieny months before the structure. * hich is to be used for the custom < >use, United States assistant, en- 1 neers office and office of the United tates marine surgeon will occupy and 1 ?autlfy the commanding location se- I ired for It near the "Bluff" on Front c rect. Mr. C. G. Brndt of the contract ig firm of Miles & Bradt of Atlanta; \ a., and Mr. J. H. Devere?x, superin- y ndent of construction of public butldr t gs, are In the city superintending i i? work now being done. The Peoples' bank and the Bank of i eorgetown have issued their quarterly < atements, which show both to be ring a thriving business.. The Bank of I eorgetown, which haa been in opera- I on 14 years, has made a remarkable t : the South Carolina College t?te ? Copy of His Address. eods of education, to irradiate with he lamp of knowledge even the l?wer k'alks of life and throw Its cheei Ing ay Into every cottage door, this must ie the noblest ot all the triumphs of rp?ce. Having Just enjoyed the inenns f education Which nie here so nbund nt, we are prepared to appreciate and eel grateful for the liberality which ias furnlah?d them. We are prepared 0 wish you abundant success In your loble endeavor to render this Instltu loii an ornament and blessing to the stite. May peace and harmony prc Ide over your deliberations during this oeminaiy eventful period of our coun i-y's history. May the session upon he Important duties of which you have ust entered produce results of lasting leneflt to the State. Jentlemcn of the Roard of Trustees: To none of her clitzons has our State iommltted a more important trust hnn to you. If there Is one State in he union which more than others mould guard with care the discipline uul training of her Bona this l.t '.hat ^tuto. For the hearts and minds of 1er people have made South Carolina whatever she is today. If she has )een enabled to discharge her share >f duties in the family of States to ivhloh she belongs with any degree )f credit to herself; It In every noble mterprlse the part which she claims is no dishonorable one, not far be Idnu the foremost; If throughout the union her character Is such that no, me. hlghmtndcd and honorable as he ' may be, need blush to claim citizen ship here, for this character she Is [Mit I tied not to wealth or extent of territory, but to the Intelligence, the patriotism of her sons. These have always been her wealth and her de fense, und she ask5 no other now. Prom the post asslgt ed you It would seem that the State expected you to become leaders and guides In the great work of reforming the intellectual con dition of her people. This expectation hns not been disappointed. The past conduct of the hoard gives the best assurance that no means will be spnr ed to disseminate Intelligence, patriot ism and virtue through our beloved State. ? To the Faculty President, Robert Henry, D. D., Respected Sir: The exercises of this day close the relation which has so long existed be tween us as teacher and pupils. Oth ers have already taken our places In your lecture room. The time has come when we must go forth and try what success we may meet, with in enaeav oring to put into practice those rules for the conduct of life which It has been your constant endeavor to Impress upon our minds. Allow us to return to you and through you to those who are associated with you In the gov ernment of this institution our thanks for the interest you have manifested In our behalf for the pupils, In public and In private, In the study and In the lecture room, for the manner In which you have endeavored to be guile us on to the task of mental and moral discipline, of mingling Instruc tion with pleasure. We ore celled on to leave but not forget those with whom we have been associated here and from, whom we have received faithful counsel. These, gentlemen, are no unmeaning words. It Is no feign ed emotion we exhibit on being called on to dissolve u relation which for more than three years has bound us together, a relation which while It has been profitable to one party has, we hope, been nleasant and interesting to both. Wlt'i their best wishes for your pe^e ar d prosperity, Individual ly and as (i uodv. Mr. President and gentlemen of :he faculty, the members of tho graduatluj class bid you fare well. Classmates, I nhall not attempt to detain you long by any un meaning phrases conjured up to meet this occnslom It is true we have met for the Ian? time as s class; this might suggest many reflections whlcb It would be pleasant for us to indulge In together but the lingering moments seem to warn us that our parting benedictions must be brief. This Is not the time nor this the manner In which those feelings are attendant upon the separation and dispersion ct <~ class are to be exhibited by un or I fear appreciated by others. It Is only meant that here we snatch a hurried fare well, cast a lingering glance on fa miliar scenes and familiar faces and then each must nerve himself for the task allotted him in life. It seems but. yesterday since we met. formed nach other's acquaintances and com menced to run our race together. Since thr.t time, we together have passed through the labors, together shared the pleasures of a college life. The graduation day, no long looked for, with mingled emotions-by.us all, has at length approached, -has almost passed. We ore prolonging it but for a moment to pronounce the word, which, once spoken, severs- us from each other forever, He who has been made the organ of the class on this occasion, Instead of detaining you with his reflections, would prefer leaving you to your own. A few of uo may after a lapse of years meet and (as I can. conceive some around me .are doing now) re view college, associations, incidents and friendships, but as a class we will never all meet ?\;aln. And. this meeting then, of those few who are privileged to meet, will be under cir cumstances very different from the parting today. I feel that the separa tion, now to take place, will, between many of us be final and forever. I can only, classmates, with my heartfelt wishes to each of you, for your success In life, bid you a long Farewell! - (Dr. Carlisle states that three of the trustees were graduates of the class af 1808, Judge J. J. Evans, Chancellor Win. Harper and Col. Jas. NT. Gregg. The members of tho faculty were Rev. W. Hooper, D. D.. Dr. W. H. Eilet, Dr. Francis Lieber, Rev. J. H. Thomwell, Dr. M. LaBorde. P. S. Tivls.) -ecord and stands today as one of the strongest financial Institutions, In the State. The Peoples' bank, which open id up for business last March, Is fast ich le ving prestige and popularity and s now well on In the race toward :qual success. The Armour Packing company has )pened up a branch house here with Mr. C. C. Scurry of this city as man ager. . Deputy Grand Chancellor J. Walter Doar, by the request of the grand ?hancellor, Installed the officers elect >f Geoigetown lodge, No. 26, and Wln rah lodge. No. 118, K. of P., in the Pythian castle hall Friday night. Af :er the Installation, the knlghfs re >alred to a restaurant and were ele rnntly feasted by the new officers. Speeches, anecdote and song were the >rder of the evening and all had a nost enjoyable time. Mr. H. C. Smith. J. H. Read and H. 3. LubS will be in Columbia this week n attendance on the United States :ourt. Senator LeGrand G. Walker and Representatives M. W. Pyatt and T. iValter Doar leave here on Tuesday or Columbia to take their places in the eginiatlve body. Mr. J. H. Donaldson leaves for Co umbia tomorrow to attend the South Carolina; college centennial. Dr. Olin Sawyer also will go to Co umbia on Monday as one of the pres dential electors to tabulate the elec ion returns. I