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VO LI.tOaoR0 T. VOL XLIII. NO.I.5. NEWBERRY. S. 0. FIRI DAY. XO VEMB ER 16. 1904. TIEAWE,$ 0AYA GROWTH OF NEWBERRY OL LEGE. Address of President Scherer-What the College Has Done-Value of Small Colleges. At the Lutheran Synod which met in Augusta last week, President J. A. B. Scherer presented the cause of Newberry College in avery forcible manner, and as it is a question which always interests the people of New berry, we give herewith a synopsis of his address as printed in the Au gusta Cronicle. President Scherer said in part: ''The noblest chapter in the his tory of the American people has been written by the small church college. This statement is made with the ut most deliberation and emphasis. I confess that upon going to Newberry, a little more than two years ago, I did not begin to realize the import ance of the small church college, in the development of our country at large. Newberry college is a luminous ilustration of what I mean, and be cause its history is unformiliar to many here tonight, I ask permission to rehearse a few facts with which others of us are completely familiar. ''It was founded in a spirit of absolute loyalty to the great church which this synod represents, without the slightest tinge of narrowness or bigotry. To make this plain, I can do no better than quote from the ad dress of that goldenhearted gentle man -and worldfamed scholar, Dr. John Bachman, delivered at the lay ing of the corner-stone of the first building in 1857.'' Its Students in the War. President Scherer here cited from this memorable address in demonstra tion of the fact above stated. He then continued as follows: "It remained loyal to its ideals in face of the fiercest adversity. When the toesin of war sounded, in 1861, its students leaped from the campus to the camp in eager defense of right and of country. They left their life blood on many a battlefield in Vir ginia and Tennessee. To this day the college colors serve to remind us of their heroic sacrifice: Gray for the land we love the best, and scarlet for the heart's devotion. But sacri flees no less heroic were made by those too young or tdo old to go to war. Newberry is one of the few in stitutions in the south whose doors were never closed during those four years of fratticidal strife. At the close of tle war, tle college property, valued at $70,000, had been annihil ated. The building was destroyed by the federal troops. When the college songht a temporary refuge in Wallial Ia its only property conisted of the old brass bell, the remnant of a small library and a few blackboards and benches. President J. P. Smeltzar had baked bread with his own hands and sold to the federal troops, that the school might be kept open. At, Walhalla he turned dry goods boxes into desks and at a time when the slime of the cairpet-biagger was upon01 all of (lie state institutions, lie sent out strong fibred men to do the tre mendous work of rebuilding the dc vastated south. The Lutherans 'of Sout,h Carolina and Georgia rallied loyalty to (lhe support of their school when it returned again to Newvberry. How wvell they have done their wvork is proved by (lhe followving citation from a Presbyterian paper, publish ed fwo years ago. There arc in South Carolina 100,000 Baptist. In (lie Baptist college there are 'at this time 205 students, or two students to a thousand members. There are 80,000 Methodist in South Carolina. "hIn Wofford College there are 300 students, or nearly four students to a thousand members. There are in North Carolina about 37,000 Presby terians. In Davidson, the Presbyter ian college of that state, there are 245 students, or about six and a half students to the thousand. There are in South Carolina about 9,000 Luth erans. Newberry has 164 students, -or eighteen students to a thousand members. These facts speak volumes of pr'aise for the loyalty of our peo ple in tihe past.- They are further emphasized by the fact that Newher ry College now has an attendance of 9.20 students, which indicates a larg-er ratio of progress than that of any other college -in the state. Progress of the Colleges. ''The permanence of the small col leges in the American educational sys tem is now assured. A recent re port of the United States commission er of education shows that in the thirteen Southern states the state colleges, (mechanical and agricultur al schools being excepted) have 721 instructors, with 7,341 students. re denominational colleges have 1.354 in structors, with 24,254 students. That is to say, 80 per cent of the co,llegc students in the South today are inl church schools in spite of a vastly inferior income and material equip ment. ''The Nation'' for November 1st contains carefully tabulated statement, proviAg that the progress of the small college during the past ten years 'has been greatly superior, the country through, to that of the large state university. Charles Francis Adams said in a public ad dress at Harvard last June, in ef fect, that Harvard can do better work only by breaking itself into a large number of smaller schools. Mr. 1). C. Heath, of Boston, said in my presence last winter that if he had his two sons to educate again, he would scnd tdhem first not to Harvard, but to a church college like Newber ry. le said that. he would (10 this for two reasons: First, because of the closer contact of the student with the teacher, and secondly because of the infinite importance of positive Christian influence, during the plas tic years of character. By all means we must have Vhe specialization af forded by the great university, but before this, the student should have a general and deeply grounded cul ture which can be best bestowed by the Christian school. The country at large has come to this position. Now Is Oopportune Time. ''The other denominational colleges have realized the permanency of their opportunity and have provided there for by the raising of endownments, without which no institution can achi eve genuine success. Lutherans, with their customary phlegm, have lagged behind. But a golden moment now confronts Newberry College which must be seized, if we would not be recreant to our privilege and duty. Last April Dr. ). K. Pearsons, a Presbyterian laymanl of Chicago, of fered Newberry a gift of $25,000 for sacred perpetual endownment, when we shall have raised twice that amount. Like Heaven, he believes in helping them that help themselves. When Andrew Carnegie heard of this offer, he promised $10,000 for the erection of a building to house the new engineering department, when one fifth of the $50,000 should be secured. Newberry is not. wi; i honor in its own county. Wlen th, citizens of Newberry, a town of' 6.000 inhabitants, heard of Mr. Carnegie's proposition, they met his conditions within five hours. The engineering building is now completed and equip ped. This new dlepartment pays all of its expenses, including .salaries, within twvo years after its establish ment. Citizens of Newberry, irre sp)ective of denomination,' wvere not content with meeting Mr. Carnegie 's conditions. They have thus far giv en $20,000 towards the Pearsons fund, and Orangeburg coun ty has swelled the amount until we now come before the church wvith the re quest for a balance of $23,000. What are you going to do about it? Resolutions Aepted. After Dr. Scherer 's address Rev. M. 0. J. Krcps offered the following 'resolution, wvhichm was unanimoudly and enthusiastically adopted: ''Rea lizing that the continuel gorwth and fullest possible development of the church within our synodical territory and that adjacent to it deepnds upon the continued existence and strongest possible equipment of Newberry Col lege and realizing that the opportun ity just nowv presented to the church to so materially increase the en downment of the college is the para mount Interest that is now before our Synod, resolved, First-That we as a Synod and as individuals pledge our most earnest prayemrs, deepest sympathy and most substantial cooperation to the able and energretic president of the college in his desire to raise $50,000 addi- d tional andownment in order that the college may be able to realize the A very generous offer of Dr. Pearsons. Second-That we urge all our cliirches and friends to extend sim ilar cooperation in making possible this most desirable result. a Third---Tat we renew with strong est possible emphasis, our standing '6 resolution that the third Sunday in I D7)eember he observed as Newberry 11 College day, anld tihat the ilstrlctiols 4 lerewitIh given he earrid out to tile I letter. CAPT. F. B. FIELDING IS DEAD. -- -Il One of the Best Known Railroad Men a in South Carolina Succumbs. s e Mr. Francis 1t. Fielding died at his a residence on Pendleton street yes- o terday morning at 5 o'clock after an f illness of only a few (lays. ie was Ia 60 years of age last August and was I horn in Beaufort in 18-16. When only I 15 years of age he removed with the e family of his father to Columbia and i1 has resided here at intervals evet r since. le was a son'of I?ev. John Field- E ing and his mother was before her I marriage, Miss Mary Branaugh from I Alexandria, Va. For 30 years Capt. Fielding, as he 1: was best known, has been in the em- t ploy of the Southern railway and haa ( had many important runs. At the j time of his death lie was running be- 1 tween Columbia and Asheville as con- r dltctor of the fast trains between the i two cities. He is surivved by his widow, who f was Miss Mary Lamar Tradcwell ot < Columbia and a daughter, Miss Em- I mie Fielding, one son, Mr. Jno. Field- i ing, one sister, Mrs. Joseph E. Mul- i ler of New York, also survises him. I The funeral services have not yet been announced.-The State, Nov. 14. 1 Capt. Fielding had many friends i in Newberry. Some years ago lie ral i as conductor on the train from Laur- 1 ens to Columbia. He was always a favorite with the traveling public and those who know him will regret to learn of his death. BABY DESERTED IN GREEN- i VILLE. Weil-Dressed Woman Leave it with ! Lady While She Goes to a tore, I and is Seen no More. (twenville, November 14.--','Shortly after 2 o'eJoek to-day, while the hnow was falfing a well dressed wo maui with a siall baby in her arms knoek.ed at tle dooir of Mirs. Mar Bell on Washin,gto sItree and ask ed Ial sle and her clild be allowed Swarm1n. A fter rema.ining lie for-C a short, while the Iahy went to sleep. The strange woial asked Mrs. Bell to allow lhe to leav th1S chiild Ithere while she went to a inar by store to buy an umbrella. 'lThat wans abont 4 o'('lock. At 9 o 'clock this evening thle woman had not re iurnied, and Mirs. Bell in formed thei nolice. On invest igat ion thle clibt e ound to be well dlressed1. A l"eket hung" from its neck which had the nme ''lane'' engraved on one side and a diamond setting on the othier s;ide. The baby is a six wveeks' od giirl. A satchlel full of well made dIresses and1( Sacques wvas 190. by the side of thle child. The police are doing all in their p)oweC to loeate the mysterious woman, but at a late hour to-night their efforts] have been fruitless. Mary Emierson Matinee. For those who cannot attend the night performance of Mary Emerson] in ''His Majesty and the Maid'', the managers of the opera house have ar- < ranged a special children's matineei for Saturday afternoon. At this per formance chiildrecn under twelve years 4 of age will be admitted to all parts I of the house for 25 cents; adults, general admission and dress cirele seats, 50 cents, parquet, 75 cents. The prices for the night performance or 25e, 50c, 75e. and $1.00. Parquet '' 7 ets on sale at t he usual place 'phone 200. The heralds now beinig distr'i biuted tell the stor'y of the play. It you have not seen it call at the Cityr Cafe and get one. EN. ERNEST A. GARLINGTON. Newborry Boy Who Has Won His Way to the Front by His Own Merit. The first conmpicuous act of the Ow ininector genleral of the United tes army, Qei. Ernest Albert Gar, ftin, is te Usree'rImindation to dis WPAdw eriient or negr-o troop-,, iY Tvowv?.ifth infantry, for the dlt(It (f some of, the Imen in comirl 1tin-. (11trAv s upon11 viliz(.n1s at r1pNt1VillV, T xn, anld for1 11he con.. nut o all or the men In shieling the itiy arNie. p3t this is hui ole or i0 (IonlsPi aclf, 41ts wi hich. hav celiar. eterized Gen. (1arlini,on's caice, ince he entered the arimy. Appoiut d to the position of inspxetor gener I al)out a month ago, his comiing into Ilive was to inspiire the Ittlmost Con idence in that branch of tle iservice ver which Ie( presides thIlroulhoit e a1rImy, from the president of the llilmd stalp". who is commllanlder-in.. hief. down. Much is heard about im here now, lnot only in army and itvyv eireles but all<ml. eivilianls. wen. Garinl.gtonl is lihe first real hothiernter to attaill high position inl he United States army sinev the war, hat is throug"h tle re-iular. oirdei of lie service, stiadilv wor-king his way 1\y his owni merit t1 the top. e was ppointed to West lPoint inl 172 fromn Wl'(gia, his father livin"ig then .In tlanta. His ori.inal home was in qewherry, S. C., where his mother mId his sister, Mi's. W. Y. Fair, live ow. Not before since 1812 has there >een a general oMeer in the United 4tAlep army hailing from South Car linr or Georgip, or, with the exeep iii of Gen. Bell from Kentueky, *lose people we" all loyal to the mion during the Civil war, fromj any otre in the South. t was in 1890, wh.ile Mr. 0arling ou was a first lieutenant in the ieveith eavalry, that ke ene into iotice. For gallant service in the >attle of Wounded Knee, with the 'ioux Indians in South Dakota, lie vam awarded a medal of honor. lie vas V'u111led in Imhal tb tie, and hi.s mmye was eani'ied il the leadliles of ill the papei's Iiolhoil the cot('ry u r-ceolulting". lite gallantry ot the 01ou1n* (11Valr1y officer.. 'Sincev that Ime lie has oveenpiedl con1iispiecuouis haevs inl lhe .1u-mv. I[v was oe o lie boardl d to revise ithe cav tiry drill r.e.-uIlaimns. w ih was a Iibite (4 his abilitv as a drill expert. )1rinu1-. the war w\:itli Spain lie was 1sm-cltr !nervial oI, (,en. Joewhel -r's c vAIry. Ile serived thr-oul ,ighotill he e1mpaign1 in Cuba wihli the com 1.nd ilf' (4en. She erl being.... pr-esnlt 11 thle battle of1 Santiago and the ov -pio Iflle c-ity\ on ithe same dlay. h'llree times has he bwoli assistant to he illspeetor. genelial hel'for; now hie s m11ade inspector. (eIlvneral himselfl \with he rank oft brip-adier- nenal. A nub- of-- I-th r -lie r in, he' army have taken conIralge at thu 4lo(4niio of41 GI en. Glarlington, as well is pride, iIe is 4)ne whoc int spite oIf wintg a Soultherner has f'oreed a re '4)gnitionn of' 1his abhilit y a nd h is ser :ie.' I'hey are'i i1l agree('d that there ins been) n0 favor'iIismi in il. Glen. a rl iinghmo was notI a mnembher of t he un4igh Riders, and lhe does not. OWe 'it h the prlesidet. Zauch M'Ghee. SUGGESTING E. D. SMITH. ,umnors of.Resignation of Harvie Jor' dan Brings South Carolina Man Into Prominence. The rumor of the re'signationt of 'Tarvie .Jordant, as presidlept of tIhe southern Cotton association, has~ 'aused the friends of the association in this State to suggest as his succes or Mr. E. D). SmithI, who is president >f the South Carolina brane'h anid hian >een the field agenit and a member ot lie executive committee :'nee its or Mi. Smith in ' -e( a great deal or -k and( w;1 '& : ' - t yet( been ormaW, N w apa .. -; ', it. ii is hani'' I thaI Ibe 4onil av4. ''it the I '.ith hi: ative1 -: V:. - dr w'. .k for ni' re maembiers .a I he' bet teir orz'an, /.ni.iont of the aneor,intion. Obstacle hern Immigration Governor Ieyward Before ition and Quarantine it Nashville. leause I felt their coming mcant a great, step toawns ithe devolopment of oIlr almost lim1111ted resources, Ilit it also had its owii h)eariiig upon tile direct practicail solition of what is calledl our race problem. It was my conviction that we had been dis ethssing theories too long-that the time hiad come for practical work. I shall, therefore, before addressing myself somewhat briefly to the sub ject of immigration alone, beg your ilidulgeee inl conisidering one aspect of the subject upon which immigra tion has a most importait hearing. I wish t4 say that [ aplproall evel a sli-lit rereecee to tle race (lestion with . grea- h(isitallcy. ll inly opilion too im11ich has 11rieady been silid, too many tieories have been advanced. In all of these theories, with i their var ionis solutiois, notliniig has been yet pr1-opose<li wlici cauiisedi or people to Iveel tlat tle proer remediedy ias been tilt)(4 0!r exiStinl.. colditionl mlet. We d' thc I eatb. my friends, nieed not fear to let the triti aid the whole tritli he kiowin. Without a precedent in the history of tile world to be giii(led by, niearly always mis understood amid misjidged, the people of the South have for more than for ty years sought to reconcile differ ences which were bound to arise be tween Iwo races living upon the same soil. These races differ widely in itelligence and moral responsibil-. ity, one being distinctly inferior to tie otier. Only until a few years o tlie illferior race was in servi tude to tle superior, and with no previous preparatioin whatever was given equal civil and political rights unlider. the Colstitlition. Under such adverse cirellmstaneos it. is my hon est opinlionl thalt no olher. people ulponl Iiis earthi coild iave suceeded as well as thle Somtlieri Ieople hrave donle( ilm Ineeting existini.g con(ditionls, and this tfac't adlone shotild not oiily give us c1g( n hope F the' 'liutlre, but slioul d en1t1ille its to tile trust and eonfideince of the world. Assistance from the North. Seelionlal feeling inl fihis coulitry, I'tunl1ately tor th e North- an1d the SouthI, is passinlg Iway alnd our pwo ple, knlowin.g 'veh oitler better, un distand each 2 olier bett-ir. Problems whiech weT MCe P(cilliarly Southern a11e bevominil- natioial, 1n2d problems wlieh were onc c'n(.( fined entirely to the North i 211'itinding thleir way inito tlie Sonuthi. We Amer'ianlls are Illore and0 mlore nmtuillally cryn 'h n 1o rde to bear ths bur 1 1'de nsil and to solv tOVOhese plemsI'11 w~e must fully undersOi'tan ld thir natu1 iire, andc the onily waiy to un ider'standl is to~ see t hem as5 they actimally exist. A proper ding nocsis is necessa21ry before we can1 ap-) ply pr1operi andc effective i'emiedies; every had symptomn as well as every goodl symptom must be revealed. The day1~ for' thle SoiuthI to he misr'epresenlt ed1 and( mal11igned'c is pas511t lite daiy for thle South toI demdlil and 1( r'eceive liat j1ust ice which in her due has come. Nearly every pr'oposedl soluiitioii re latLes primar'ily to what conerns the niegr'o. Tlhie question has bein, wvhat shall we (10 with him, and whlat ac lion, Legislative or otherwise, shall we take in regard to him? We have even b)een seeking to make some change in our political and econo mie system, which will affect the ne gro alone, and which will, at the same time, aid in solving our problem. Thus far no such solution has been fouind. I am satisfied were there such a solultion, wvhich, besides being practical, is capable of b)eing put into immediate effect, that it wouild have been evolved long ago by the people of the South. While I believe that the mace probilem can and will event uially lbe solved, still I do not think that condlitions wvhich ar'e thme result of years, 1 might moire properly say of centui'ies, can lie changed in a day b)y the adop)tion of any ruIle or the nnniacment of' ny npedial lneislation. The Negro as an C To Sout Splendid Address Made by the Southern Immigr Conference o nshiville, Tennl, November 12.-1 The first speaker aII thle openling ses Sion of, tle Sout hen 1mmigirationl aid Quar1antinie C onference in tlis,: 4-ity this mlorning", after the ad1 dre ss of welcome anld fthe, responise,l was the 11on. 1). C. IIeyward, Gover nor of South Carolina. Governor Hey ward's suibject was 8oli'South Caro lian's Efforts for Immigration.'' He said: Mr. President and Gentlemen: I made ui) my mind some time ago that nothing. uInless tle difileulty were inl S11111um1it mable, Should keep ile rroml) beiln.g present anld taking part ill tle deliberatiois of' this Convenftion. Last year I made an eaiIest effort to be with you, but, could not overcome the obstacles that prevented. Our countr y is so large, its inter ests so diversified, that we Cain just ly say each section has its ()wi pe enliar needs, each relatilg to its owl Ivrvst (lhe prog'_rammel whiCh '441t to me by your secretary a few days ago, ad1 I was impressed with the importance of the questions to be discussed at this Conference. I feel that I am indebted to your partial consideration in the subject which you have assigned me. All the South has a vital interest in the ques tion of select immigration, biut my State, South Carolina, following an ol habit of hers, has taken the lead. She was the first State in the South to establish an oicial department of inlnigrat ion, and thus place herself where she conid best. supply ill the requirements of this great, need. I shall not weary you now with a re cital of the arduous details attendant uponi Ilie practical establishment of this departiment. Opposition was en conie red- -bstacles were in the way, 11111 11umlerouls difficlties had to be OVVT011l'iie. The need was great, hard work was lone, anld one of tle results to which I can Ilow point was tlie arrival in Charleston harbor of one of' tle g-rea ocen il liners of the North germa Lloyd Line, beariing nearly five lhun1 dred immnigrants. Some of these were Iwn of imleanls and tle larige Iajorit. were hale, hearty and goodI lookin :pevilivis of Auistrianls. Servianls alliciians, Crotianis anld Dulehl-train ed workers aid of a type Iliat. prom isos to develop into good Americar ci I izeIs. Attractions South Carolina Offers. We have in South Carolina and ill t South a broad and ih field fo lie priopei' claiss of. immigrants. For-* t ile lands are lying idle; we huave foriestfs of' va Iilule tii'nher' and lin'w here hav~e mianufactutring initer'ests muiltihpliedl mioreC raidly. We: hiave a' eilimaite unex:el led thle wor(ldc over. All of thlese make a most, inviting to pro'(sperl arid to work together in hiarmioiiy. TPhuer'e is aimple: i'oom for the priofes4sionail inn uiand ;f'or' lie machianie; foi' thle comnion laborer and foi' the skil ledl artisan ; foir thle mill olper'ative and the capitalist. We have nieed1 foi' all of these, we have room foi' atll, we have work foi' all, and it is to immigration we must look foi' our1 fuiture development. Thiei'e is a great deal more involved for the South, perhaps, from immi gr'ation than appears upon the sur face. I shall endeavor to make this more ap)parent, in wvhat I shall have to say to you. In the establishment oif ourl bure1'au or agr'iculture, corn merce and immigration I felt that the Rubject of immigration had ii bearing, and a decitded one, upon cui most vital problems. In my mes sage to the Genei'al Assembly I urg edl upon that b)ody what I felt to be thie gi'eat need: for this wvork, and ] wvas, oif course, mneh gratified wher it w~as officially inaugurated. immigration and the Race Question My piiciipal recason in wishing Ic see immigrants brought into Soutl1 Carolina and the South wna not onl3