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jAA T X XLIX9 4UOE 4 N VOUM XLIX, MNUBER 45. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROL11\A, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1911. TWIE A WEE, P1M A YUAN. A Annual Comm Of Ne Baccalaureate Sermon and 1 day Exceptionally Fine . in Attendance-G. Declaime Program for Remainder of Week. Monday Night. 8.30 p. m. -Junior oratorical con test, in opera house. Tuesday. 10.30 a. m.-Alumni address in opera house by Prof. C. W. Welch, class of '79, of Houston. Texas, to be followed by meeting of *Alumni association. 8.30 p. m.-Literary address in DR. L. B. WOLF. opera house by Dr. Henry Nelson Sny der, president of Wofford college. Wednesday.) 10 a. m.-Graduation day exercises in opera house, awarding of meals. conferring of degrees. presentation of diplomas, etc. The fifty-fourth annual coyr--,nce ment of .Newberry college, which be gan in the opera house on Sunday 'morning with the 'baccalaireate sar mon by the Rev. L. B. Wolf, D. D., of .Baltimore, and will conclude with the elass day exercises on Wednesday. marks the close -of college days and the beginning of life's battle for 17 young m'en and four young women. Under the presidency of Dr. J. H. Harms and his able corps of assist REV. WV. M. ants, Newberry college has passed a highly successful year. During the past few years, the growth of this in stitution, which wa builded by the Sfathers in loving labor and heroic self-sacrifice upon foun dations. hroad and deep. and which is the pride of ~the Southern Lutherans, has been phenomenal. Prior to 1904 there w.?re only two college buildings on the /campus in addition to the professors' houses-Smfeltzer hail, which was used for class rooms and dormitories, ~and, Keller hall. which was used for chapel, library and the science depart m;ent. In 1904 Holland hall. the handsome new main building. devoted -chiefly to lecti.ires and to purposes of 'ministration, and which is one of t commodious college build he South, was completed. encement wberry Collegel f. M. C. A. Address on Sun iddresses--Large Crowds H. Ballentine Won r's Medal. The engineering building, donated by Andrew Carnegie, was finished in 1907. It is a splendid edifice of three stories, comprising 15,000 square feet of floor space. The alumni gymnasium, a fine and convenient structure, was erected in the semi-centennial year, 1906, by I grateful alumni. The physical plant of the college is now one of the most complete and modern in the South, and the standard is high. The enrolment during the past year has been large and the work has' been of a very high order of ex cellence. Taking a just pride in what has been done in the past, the alumni and all the friends of the institution at this commencement time are able to look into the future with brighter hopes for a greater success and a lar ger field of activity and usefulness for the college than ever before in the history of the institution. Commencement week in Newberry is always a gala week. and there are large crowds here from various sec tions of South Carolina and from many other States. The Baccalaureate. The graduating class assenbled at I the college and marched with the fa culty to the opera house to hear the baccalaureate sermon- on Sunday morning. The members of the class are: For the ,degree of A. B.-Charles Pascual Barre. Prosperity; William Gerlev Cobb. McLeansville, N. C.; Geo-ge Frn-,st Finck. Augusta. Ga.; Nevins Byfnrd Hendrix. Leesville; Grady Ha:.ne HipD, Newberry; Ber nice Boyd Hoof. Newberry; Robert Wright Houseal, Newberry; Clifton Holland Kreps. Columbia; Josephine Paysinger, Newberry; Maxwell Ern est Roberts, Marion; Alan Worthing ton, Spearman, Newberry; Ellen Rosa lie Wheeler, Slighs; Robert Dunlap Wil'on. Orangeburg. For tns aegree of B. S.--Herbert Ehrhardt, Ehrhardt; .Toe.eph Terrell Goggans, Newberry; Clarence Alonzo Kinard, Sumter; Lil lus D-:Kalb Simpson, Prosperity; HOPPE. Carl Marks Simpson, Prosperity; Ed - ward Roland Wood. Columbia. Select Courses-Alice Aull. Newberry; Henry Gustave Adolph Boldt, Char ;eston. The --e in the opera house wor c m31'1ced by President Harms,I assisted b.1 the pastors of the various city char'-hes, all of which were clos ed. Music was furnished by the Or pheus club. The sermon iy Dr. Wolf was a masterly and ant eloquent presenta tion of a great subject. Dr. Wolf is a forceful orator, and what he said and his manner of saying it held the undivided attention of his large aud ience. He chose his text from 1 Cor inthianus. 6th chapter. 19th and 20th verses: "And ye are not your own;I forne var oghrh with a price." The redeemed life through surr-,nder to Christ was his theme. His szrmon appears in full elsewhere in this issue :f The Herald and News. Address Before College Y. '. C. A. The address before the College Y. M. C. A. in the opera house on Sunday night was delivered by the Rev. Wil liam Hoppe. of Savannah, His address was riplete wit4 Ideep thought of practical effect and value, delivered with a pure diction, and couched in beautiful la,nguage. He chose his text from Hebrews, 3:1-4: "Wherefore, boly brethren, partakers of the heav enly calling, consider the Apostle and the High Priest of our profession. Christ Jesus; Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his hous-e. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as be who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house. For every louse is bu,ilded by some man; but he :hat built all tl ngs is God." Christianity is characterized by two :endencies, he said. In this epistle :he apostle recognizes this difference f conception. He argues with the Fewish Christians agai-nst adherence :o the old covenant when professing ;o live under the new. He compares ;he two dispensations with their great DR. HENRY NE President of Wofford Co Literary Address sxponents-Moses and Christ. In no wise is there an attempt made to .ower the dignity of Moses in order ;o exalt Chirist. By the full apprecia ion of the old relation of man with lod he can proceed the more freely mnd effectively to the exaltation of this new and better relation. But egalism was not eradicated, and nev r has 'been, from Christianity by this ucid argument. "Back to Christ" is a cry often 1eard. It is rather an attempt to fas en a new legalism upon the church. i humanitarian Christ ds offered with he Sermon on the Mount as a stand ~rd, or rather from, of faith and prac ice. But this Teacher is sublimely' ~onscious of his own authority, and n no wise severs himself from His nessage. A humble teacher, he as erts supreme controil over all human hought. A man who claims super uman, nay, divine knowledge. At >nce there is here He who is the cen :re of all ritual and revelation. Our 'back to Christ" must not mean iess han the Word gives us. Is there in the religion of Jesus 3hrist a quality which creates a social nessage? Looking at the life of hrist as given to us in the Gospel, w'e see how He came into contact with nen of every social position. Every social question known in His age was arought to him. Yet we find him with no system or program to meet these social problems. We learn to know aim not as a re.former, but as a re veaer. He moves through all these guestions with a stra.nge tranquility. E{e surveys this struggle ifrom above. E{e looks at the social world from above and that point of view gives im the comprehensive vision, hope. "The chief social contribution of Jesus is the product:ion of the spir itual personality." Herein lies the significance of his leaching to the nodern world. His power is not one more activity added to the conflicting activities of the day. He comes as ne having authority. Moses and Christ. Moses is faithful as a servant in the house. Christ is as the Son over His own house. Laws and ordinances are prototypes of bon dage whereform Christ makes us free. There is no new law save this, that we love one another. The hum blest follower sanctifies himself for others. Preparation for life's duties is in complete without reference to man's place in the kingdom. And it should be used as the foundation of a noble Christian life. Ignorance of God's mercy is a crime. Enlightened zeal 'will strive after the right end, it will study God's word, it is filled with His ,Spirit and will work in the love of Christ for the amelioration of suffer ing and distress, for the saving of souls and for the conserving of the world for Christ." DECLAIERS' CONTEST. G. H. Ballentine Wins Sophomore De claimer's Medal-Honorable Men tion of W. A. Reiser. The Sophomore declaimers' contest in Holland hall, was largely attended Monday morning, all the young men acquitted themselves with cre&it. The contest was for the gold medal offer ed by the Excelsior and Phrenakos LSON SNYDFaR liege, Who Delivers the ruesday Night. mian literary societies of Newberry college for the best declamation by a member of the Sophomore class at commencement, and eight members of the large class, four from each of the two societies, had been selected to participate. The following were the declaimers and their sulbjects: G. H. Bgllentine. Gilbert (Phrena kosmian) -1"The Soul of the Violin." J. B. Ballentine, Chapini (Phrena-I kosnmian)-"Constantius and the Lion." J. B. Paysinger. Newberry (Excel-! Isior)-"The Old Actor's\ Story." S. C. Paysinger, Newberry (Phrena-! kosmian)-"The Roman Sentinel.". W. A. Reiser, Clyo, Ga. (Excelsior)'. -"A Golden Wedding." D. L. Seckinger, Ebenezer, Ga. (Ex celsior)-"Pro Patria." J. A. Shealy, Prosperity (Excelsior) --"The Swan Song." I C. M. Wilson, Nev/lberry (Prhena Ikosmian)-"The UJnknown Speaker." The medal wae awaraea mo G. H. Ballentine, with honora.ble mention to W. A. Reiser. Hon. J. D. Cappelmann, of Charleston. presided. The judges were Dr. L. B. Wolf. of Baltimore; IRev. William Hoppe, of Savannah, and Prof. C. W. Welch, of Houston. The presntation was happily made by Dr. Wolf. Program for Juhnior Contest in Oratory Monday Night, June 5. I The meda.l in the junior o-ratoric~ai contest was established by the late Chief Justice Y. J. Pope and the late Col. O0 L. Schumpert, amemoers of the board of trustees, both of whom have died during the past session. The med al is being continued by their fain ilies. At a preliminary contest six members of the class were selected by the :faculty to enter the contest, as follows: R. H. Folk. Pomaria-"The Import ance of specialization." J. B. Smeltzer. Columbia-"Shall' We Lock the Door?" Crisis Confronting Cnrlstian Civiliza tion." A. N. Kieffer, Springfield. Ga.-"The 1 Turning Point." Arthur L Gunter, Wagener-"Crime, a Social Problem." E. Henry Cappelmann, Charleston "What of the Immigrant?" f * * * * * * * * * * * * ***** A FINE TRIBUTE. * *C * * * * * * * * * * * * ***** In presenting to Robert Porter, the y first honor graduate of the Newberry 1 high schools, the medal offered by Trustee Otto Klettner, chairman of a the board, to the first honor student, v Dr. W. G. Houseal said: t On the face of this beautiful medal is engraved these words: "Newberry N High School." "Klettfier Scholarship Medal." I am glad that the word "Klettner" has been placed upon this medal. For f this word stands for something in this community. The bearer of this name, t the donor of this medal, has already won a .great prize in the race of life, a prize finer than go6 and more pre- a cious than rubies. By his many acts t of kindness to his follows, by his nu merous deeds of chiarity, his good t name is enshrined in the hearts of this S people. By' industry and integrity, by reputation as the "fair and square dealer," he has won for himself a high place in the business world. Coming from the "Father Land" a mere boy without means and without t friends, a stranger in a strange land, he set before himself h1gh ideals, with a firm resolution and a strong will h power he has achieved a great ineas. C are of success. h Mr. Porter, you are to be contra tulated upon your success. The win- e ning of success comprises three, things; fiirst, the goal to be reached or the prize to be won. Second, the C firm resolution to win. Third, the n strong will power necessary to carry r the rdsolution into effect. You resolv ed to win and by hard work you have succeeded. You have burned the mid night lamp and I have learned you j have worked in the wee small hours of the morning whilst others slept. Your character has been strengthened and you have learned something ofi yourself-that' you can do things. Let jl not your prize winning stop here, but '] let this be an encentive to wi.n great .I prVes for the rbenefit of yourself and humanity. You can if you will. J Lord Beaconsfield in an address be- t fore the Literary and Scienitific In- c stitute of London in 1844, in his ear tl ly life, uttered these expressive words: a "Man can 'be what he pleases. Every h one of you eg.n b exactly what he, designs to be. I have resolved to oc capy a 'ertain position, and if 1 live, t I will " We do 'not know what tnat position.s was to which -Disraeli. r:,ferred, but we do know that he reached the high- r est position possible to a man in Eng- n land. He had much to contend against. He belonged to a Jewish Ic family, but by 'his remarkable will power he ejected, figuratively speak- t] ing, the Jewish blood from his veins' and pumped in the blue blood of Eng- a land. He climbed into a seat next to a the queen upon the throne. You \will not be able to occupy the i throne of a kingdom, nor will you.t reach the acme of perfection. But i you can win a place next to it. You ec can 'he what you design to be. i Mr. Porter. I adjure you to wear this a medal. It will do you more good than any rabbit foot or buckeye you ever carried in your pocket. The na-mneo "Klettner" engraved hereon is a ec charmed name. it will do to conjure t< with. This medal may be to you a s talisman of success. Don't lose your. luck too soon by turning it over to I another fellow's sister, nor to another a fellow's girl. s d Dr. Hallman to Greenwood and New berry. Ic Spartanburg Journal, 3rd. Rev. Dr. Hallman goes down tod Greenwood today, where he will hold services tomorrow, going to Newberry to attend a meeting of the college board Monday evening. He h-as been . a trustee of Newberry college for 32 ci years and for 10 years its secretary, resigning that office when he located t in Spartanburg because of the in- c convenience of attefiding its frequent1 sessions.I NiEWS OF PROSEEUT. [arriage of Mr. J. P. Fellers and Miss Claudia Harmon-Personal Mention. Prosperity, June 5.-Misses Estelle )ominick and Ollie Counts are home rom Columbia college. Rev. S. C. Morris and family are isiting in Spartanburg. Mr. C. F. Saner spent Saturday in ,olumbia. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Mathis, of Abbe ille, Ga., are visiting the former'is arents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Mathis. Mr. W. T. Gibson, Mrs. J. L. Wioe nd Miss Tena, Wise are spending this reek in Rock Hill, attending Win brop college commencement. Mr. Pat Mitchell- is home fro=. Vofford college fitting school. Miss Annie Wheeler is attending Tewberry college -commencement. Miss Gertrude Bobb, left Monday. or Atlanta to visit relatives. Mr. H. J. Rawl Is attending the Nae ional. Seed Crushers' association l few York, going by way of Washing on and Baltimore, will visit Niagara nd other points of interest before re arning, Miss Maud Livingston, of Saluda,.is he guest of her sister, Mrs. V. E. chumpert. Mrs. E. E. Young and Master George Vise are attending the comrence ient of the South Carolina univer ity. Misses Annie Mae Langford, of Win irop college, and Rebe Langford, of partanburg, are home. Mr. Eugenia Gardner, on Is. wiay ome from Furman university 1to rangeburg, spent a few days. wh is uncle, Mr. G. M. Able. Prof. Thornwell Haynes has beei lected superintendent of High Point chool at High Point N. C. Mr. J. Pressly Fellers and Miss '1audia Harmon, of this county, were iarried last week by Rev. S. C. Mor is. DISPENSARY CASES CONTINUED. ttorney General Lyon Has to "Rear range and Readjust" His Plans, He Says. Attorney General Lyon had 'the al eged dispensary "graft" cases against 'owill and others continued in the tichland court in Columbia last 'week. "I find mysel~f so emba.rrassed," said. torney General Lyon, "by the atti uide and acts of certain other offi ials, -that I can not proceed to try liese cases at this term of court with. ny hope of vindicaing -the law or of aving justice done. "The source through which I -have eeeived much evidence and informa on heretofore, and through which I rranged for the attendance of neces ary witnesses has been arbitrarily ut off, and it is necessary for me to earrange and readjust, if possibl-e 1y plans in -these cases. "On account of these conditions I onsider it unwise to attempt the trial f these casys at the present sterm of ie court. "It is desired and hoped that the tate can be ready to dispose of them t the next term of court. "It is my expectation to do so, un ~ss something shall arise, or condi ons shall then exist which shall sat fy the judge then presiding that the ases ought not to be tried, a'.d that will be for the best igterest of the tate to further continue them. "It is i'mpossi'ble now to make a iore defini-te statement as to the ,trial f these cases at the next term of ourt. It is my wish and expectaition. > dispose of them, as I have already tated." Those involved in the cases now ending in th-e Richland county court re JTohn Black, charged in the con piracy indictment and in another in ictment for giving a tribe; John Bell owill, L. W. Boykin and W. 0. TPatum, Warred in 'connection with the "label eal." Attorneys representing those in icted asked that an order be issued have the cases nol prossed at the ext term of court unless brought to 'ial. Th-is order was refused by the urt on the grounds that the de ~ndants had not pressed for trial un I this term of court, although the ises had been docketed in 1909. The: