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-yY. N, /V Z' 6 '~A~'Inv ,'AD it CLOS OF COMMENCEMENT. DR. IT. 11- KI 11 I ISA 111 M 0Ll IlElk A i11IN I. Arnot her Sooim. a (,Not- d--Ar I111#4iln an44 a*, Itsoskit 1. 1 in i N o il # I V I - .I, r I It I let l'aiti,t linvid o,:4 'eI l-;, N1 e 1 1 .-- 14 - Iae ts 14 . 1 (. -r 1 -1 ry - '1*.* 1. Di gre o tvr. r vt. it u a &Itipb A%W tirtit-ti. Tho annual col n n t 11111011(lo;II iII n It& Newborry Collvgo fmr the S.in of '9--1900 was brougit to it cl)so with the .recopti.n it the colle,,o oi Wednosday ovoning. It has beoln an inlterostinig anld ploasiit anid prolIA fl gat lori!'g of friAndt and alimni's of the coll-g-. Our report in Tuosdity's papor brought, u i . t o , hi r0 ih' r the alu1mnii lisuoialionl, dolivored this year by nev. I)r. M. m-. JKinard, of Columbia. Dr. Kinard was a uember of tht. class of '87, is it native of N4IwherIy .Coutty, alnd is at. presolnt. 0111 of uso mos0tt aiblo and popular. mnite,trs inl ,.the South Carolina Synod; and pat tor of a flourishing cliurch inl tho city of Columbia. He took for his subject: "Our Colhge and Hor Mis sion," and spoko as follows: THE ALUMNI ADDRESS. Mr. Presidont, 14ollow-ininbers of the Alumni Association of Nowherry Collego, Ltdies and ontlemeilm: I stand beforoyon this-morning in the stead of alothor. Had0 I sIm1 ply consiulted my own porsontl f4cI ings, apart from the claims and vol fare of the colloge, when invitod to make this addrss, I would in ll 11 probability not. he ore today in tho capacity of alum; orator for 1900. But ever aniuated .., an ar-nest de sire to do what I can to promoto tho welfaro of my alma inator, and being conscious, at the snio time, of the attitude which loyal.y to her do mands, I could not let ts oppor tunity present itself without making the best possiblo use of it. 1 feel constrained to congratlato myself this morning ujon the fact that, whilst the customn of having the annual alumni oration before this association has obtaitined for a num bor of years, yet nono of iy pro decessors in this capacity, hiave over been permitted to enjoy the distinte tion that is mine today. That, special distinctio.n is to have the honor of making the laat alumni address of the closing century-the cont,ory in which the college wits founded nld sent forth on her import ant cartier. As such, this occasion gous to ro cord. For, before the quick revolii tion of time catn bring n8 to 1ano1tier commiencement occasion those4 of us8 wvho still survive, wvill have' passed over the boundary liuto that now sepatrtus this rapidly closing nine teenth, from the fatst approach inig twentieth century, which, if we may judge- the future by the1( recent paist, .and the living, thrilling p)rosenit, is ull of the promise of ani onwaVird reep of intense thought and4 atctiv SHaving atcepte'd the inIvitaltioni umoe du1 rity of this hour, the iig wa1s to de4cidoe upJon ai Rsubje'ct for p)rosenItaition and1( ation. Incasmuch as5 this is "comumencomeut iln thei nine enotury, iad siince there 'ifest tendency amongst thle f atll the colleg< s th rough 'ountry, to awvaken a dee'per 'in their institutions, by giv er publicity to the work be e', and by maktIinIg at sronig ftor increased patronage andic tuipment, and further, since e'lesiaIsticatl bodies are viewV h each other in. a kind of eway, to launch a huge th century educational move it occurred to me that the URi coLLEGER AND HIER MISSION, f least, not liappropriateo for this Insion. This is my reaison for ntit leoting a special literary top)ie for nsideraition at this time. Without urther preliminary rematrk, then, I a(drtess myself to the subject an nounced,- Our College and -ler Mis sioni. In the consideration of this subjet, it is necessary to tage both a'retrospective and a prospecti've survey of the work and promise jUlie college. We must judgeoof AO fit II' chi l.; i t 'he liht of Ii p (Iwt- ilpw !ig I l early <b , vs of this skh(ool with i hvr III. :pr<f t lttainl n mal Iplcity fr h-r woik, we f i i t h is O Ol. w k i(I, ie college ?deeill Io hi.r Irl-wis ait lalrg, I. % f e of Cs , - r~Itt uli -t p ' , l .v! ' ,II g l 1 .r rich bli-" rw Y o b ro i l m tho for'. l ) 4f oillr St M nd SIll Somthlaril, 'it t I r1wte tl - i of t il n - try A Ihe Innv. for vongrianuia. tioll i f, lin 1I ,1 grttiaf yinf f(act dhat, a emlpai.-onl of Hile studont roll this ynar with foruIII'r years, r VOal" Iho pleaini1g inlf"lrIlatioll that tho vollegew hais reach01md tho high wator inar-k ill t1w ses';iOn that nlow I.l ( s, t. This conItinlfius ml eoso in ho aniuld ro!I, :and tlte over in. creasing elicioncy of the collego for I he work hw lis proposed to do, iS C1uiitaivi, evidince inl sup1rt, of the ehtiml Gull, t1hoso n bl faitiil-Ihers if the chlireb, who lal tho foundations of thIi.SChrIistianl sehool inl youri gonle by, and IIiIn, Imilo pus.siblo ourf. rich mill pr,ecious hueritilgo of hiy, were* gjidhul by n I erring plrvidolee. Thoy bulildehd Nwisor tini they ovel 1new, Ovol thoulglh the fotidiionls WorO uitreU-nt ionis mal tho super st rututtre erec wel thi ere i 1upon liuat t riact iv.'vo From tho very nature of the cts, 1 he origitil foundations of this classic school have bceen broad enIed (ald the wilis of th Sulper st0ru1ct1o have bl rmiferced again andt(] lgain, flutil today we have a collogo of which wvo nomd not bm asham4111ed. It I true twt when com. Iared with sI-infm of (h mi ore pro teitio s ind heavily enldowed ilsti tiioni.-i of leairining l,h North and Soutih, our alum roll Secimls excoed ingly short, anld 1u1r material ro SouIrcLs quito insignifietint ill coin parison. Nor iav) we inl ilncomje the result of Stato or national legis lat ion. lit wo havo Itt Which inl our juidgment is vast ly to be proferrod, we havo the COlvinlcifig evidenco that our alma mater lives in t11o hearts of lin appreciativo people. This in terest, in this appreciationl is iot mod. ified by politieai cvreeds and at totli lint vacil itt ion. Tho colleg may safeily and contidently re1N uponl tih abidilng ilterest of it growinlg con Stit uiey. No aimount of money Cnll b(IComio It suilatblO am(l satisfactorv substiint for this -oyalty and Ido. Votionl. W n w l tko tho gratifying reCords ithe collgo has iado ill the light of the fact just named, wI find SlIfiCieit grouid to justify unstintod praise1 to God1111 L ll and bouning grati - (t(1e on t he part of (ver'y alumnus1 andt frienads of the collego. AS deC signied by he promoiitors, she has1 b~eenh enlgaigd ini the acompl l151lishet of the1 mZiIsslin on wichi Glou sent her tort h beariing the double edlged( sablro' of knowl'1edge and1( wisdomIl, batt1ling withI ignorance n suic iper stit ion, (c)1 ongorinug andit to con'quer. Lot3 11o one0 do violunen to tho hon1 ored( deadi who openied up the waty for this school wvhich is a peroniali t blessingy to so manly, by veni initi mIalinig that, they havo aimed at tho erecCtioln of at mioonu t to perpe)(t n1at t hir memutory. That would be a s-dlfish miv e, anid SI'lfish ness bmil is fow Htne(essfl colleges andi or'ect monum111enits to perpeituteitt tboir mem iory, uisIully cons5truclt thomn of mnat erial stubstance whiich tho hand of, old fat her time will b!ight, ou hisa iutsatiato . tooth wvill gna w away. But tho main queostioni is this: WVhat was theO original uitd u]timato aim of this college? It wvas not to porpetr unito denomninatial ism o.r cultivato soot.ariani priiti es. Sho was os tablisheod for thue purp')Oo of offermig to the young mon of our owvn honmos, and1( all others in her- bounds who would avail themiiselves of th1e oppor tunity to seOcure' it broad, libora'll mon l anud moralu Cuiltur~o untder tho wVholesomno and pIositive infuenco of Chlristlanity. For this she was os. tablished. For this sIho has stood. For this sheo stands1 today. IHer pro motors canght theo spirit of Itho six toonth conltu ry religious and od uca: tional reformers, viz, that Christianty ancd oduentioan movo together. Tiheir mntorosts interpenetrato ai commroni soil. Divorce here is suicidal, what. ev'r it uIr y i ) , I \vlI,,r. Thet ro suits of ni Igi ous imlrl ion m-11 1 lI t lu I I - fit l) i i t,t4 H ~ N. coll'i-ri io Cih rist ian) l ierty fcomntiute largely to (i o st iti let olry VtIoat ional m-c-i ti tht) or tNo l-d ( oday. Thm h li"h1t1 typo kof civij;znt!i,m kimwn anloll:sI Men ait thifio in thw wr-ld's ItH tory, is hihy colored, byChv -itil i, -e.ln i qw- ( I thie p t ,1f omi tII ,r is amst iiA diSpoisposition)I to divrco 0CltiGanlio y idl([ education Thwy wolid (1iminlato th14 positive ChrIistin il olvinont frl011 omducation oin tho gloi l I t i t tnllds to narI-ow th Scop (i f uel ethion as seh. t I*':h nssion of Our colhtg', t s "tated, is to pr-ovido br Ioad cutur un 1I- 1 de r wholoson it Christi n intinet . . 're (his very reasi honr mission-, ik4e thlat Of all dollnminlationrd svchools, is offlttn iunderIiilst ood hr dths wh.Io alo in grat nd of futlrte infom-i tiot, Or owhsly mil itp rtstit nt uts o1 oOr wuork. \e aitr( to]h t.e detm'inatiOnlld shoIkOl iS Of ncsit o w i l iP ect alrian . That, onte to it ile Iidn tresults, if t its s pelaii missicn, is to rephnish thi anmk! of tho ch>ry. If this wer tric y iln haccord woith the facits il the ein, wo would b nlonlo tho less pr1ould Of iucA rIVc]es. it cetly a1. grl-0at si.ster dednition who has been patr Onizing non -- einominatioli Schools to a largo dorc), a-0thi tUan iving aitt.vltion to the buildig iup of heri. Own delomillnat ionl it I eol lpgr, deplore t he fact that, So row of her youing m i applivie for rocop tio itlo ir theilogicll Sve hi y to lit fheiselves for 04t goil min Therl f is nvd of t-hat Chr1-ist tian d Ioitlilio tooid intilencte wit hioit which ni1I tre fua01t0d aways fro 1lh0 Citirch of Christ. But this dovs it m iean tat ill olir stidents in denoiml inationil collegS aro towol b ioo clor g)ymil. Wo don't wanlit. this. Wo thed edticated laimn is welli asPi c0irgymon. And CopiEtian omen educated thorioghly aro needod in pew is woli ais in pullpi t. Now to(heochargthat thtedeooinatg.ttional Cmolteo is a kind of theo o schld oeool of thoe chrch, wo havo this dos Say: Reforeco to oui-r alm1on1i r-oll anld to the roll oif tho ex-sildenll, iwhoso names nuiver racheit d the alum roll, buit Who took partil courisVS, or- purI ued thf flull whole couri s for. a tiolit prpartoe to entoring ipmo agri culturial, ivlehanicill, or meailito pSulits.4, Will ConVinC0 lialy ro0118son ahlo and impartial man il the hall gaition is we-kll uinfouindiod. Sinlco thlit day Sho stctirod h first ebrter from Suth, Stat It c ha never behn sthnrro lf(iOini herso. rom toet naturetof thiie scoheridi, scpiwidenus wthut loor horon,o ast brgprogrlsst cot ascend of e hleights towars to idea temlerg of know le. gottlno mtter hut w)ioher s oo, hwi ex tha,nd hur horizonsh. os not forkeidlidity ctompiiil ith the( provisios and treiremeti*s, 1)hichot mtdo ssible hen xtnoad ihelt)mr. or 'i te~ i futureiio Shetmaintains h or un tory. Thre mdernl is~tcton the shrkwd statesman,an hwthell igh schoolt gato t alikt o ork ndricus wO(it gOatS ho ok iitth chalr igod attriactoriv otubec tr h yew, Suth, ovendi atd thes exeiof liat wots tohe upn trofie uhi(vyan it ut.o f ounrokegng oit te collog of earlif yenas witds nacrd asoiain an 4aloe' emr ill I Im byeezrs of t ' ItoIlit&tt i til l 1 11". Iodty. \\ hat goes witht hwtM I ilg i will-l" worn otitY W i \\h Nvw:o tho lait lnew 11la11t hoistdil A A tripwI)OC01 b 1c m s It tittorod 1mt1k being exp to t ho I willdl, isi Wolo w. A ll(,w olmo st-onl Ia I s i ts Ilaceo. A Imildulwr of star, ill sollte Svet i,n of thoe l>)IIn. fiol dis'appear. inl tho Sm1n11 wayt% and its <iickly tley Itre repilceil. It is t1il slo ul l iig todiay that front the Irs t si tn iI' o i c;Ie i Fr1t'ts it i liberty II ndependene , a ii t tl'ivro i s [lott iii tu' a i ' t 1 lrj : i of tho oriii:l l g i it x* t.,nv , I ut)' tis ling r' p>rewis ets tho l 11:1k itIn. O r it 1 1tte' i :'istllts lilt C IM 11it 1l'< liii1, uld 1till t t( txpalit IngI Ii a-ve Pi at' tor*k, as I Io ldret yvu rtt hi. da mil boulr. So wit h r ti a Ilia litl t.r. 0 ( lis Io c to it" tl u1oleo hrzrdt t Ships Ildl revvo*ros1; e llit (IhIecy liNy onlly prodileod the( fdl"ec of tho ro fil olr's lit) it l it g<l<o wholt .Ilbillit"i (l t, 'ho i al i tol t ihth I n 10 Ct'lleti, W I0t tltiS 0 1 1 ilt tilt(1 W tII.Il lil-crlh > tilill i lko ex lA tel' i til)tii(- t is ar ity-l ill O t i 'i t1' collo'o anf t il , sollwi Itin l )lit, wayt It . w a o l lexit al t . 1 - 1"ll, fidlow illil l wb rs, th It nIiOCk., - is ugoll lis ti utak i sOlwsi o sOlri(Ils IIIIl ,sober i houghit f*or1 t hit fut e I I . I t is well to lo it back fklor MtICl1titlwillt allI to so Ilow \\ ( ha lve b'eln bhOoSed and ourl colbt.:v co ntr d 'fllu to look I11t 1 i llt i ltiuit -o wimt lhots h wil flonlo fot s \ t] l 1 4oth rS, will llever.'mi' uief for. the o f I tuIro. TIo IbIcs-;in), g iO wo eljoy ht(h<IN brinig wit h I hoeill voillmnllsillfat I I'l t lIonlsibilit y, it tl iI, o tecepting t it 0n0, wV Vs,iw theo It o othr Tho I nto wayl\ to dIg tho ineovitablo.Th o l y th in g f l 1ftt f r u s to d o isi to i ri .-w go our responll ility(1 amt high privi lie ge-ys all(l fillitil 11 1 t ho ito - brill"s ll \v wss1(1 io I Ilow cot I thto(-.ls lt onco ar e. ThO.St, tn,\vN CtI.1 ditils ofius, hi Illet, rec. >"niz),J iati titisfi.d. The risu11 ts of v ,o,thr(v Ir 111 tho sirti, poinits f. t I i y o Thoro is no .-tandinit ill. T., es to adlvaneo is to r4,tr*o1?rad!. A!q . look inl tho fuiturl, andt ro".1 it ais bsIt wo mayt I ihIo mdtl( of ti- - and prvsnt, woe stn the approwh of at llow cel(tiI-N,1 litrally rillid !Ip \th intricato problemw; dmanding o . i tionl, poculiar. ad(vanltag4es m111( oppor-. biunitivs to bo chiverfully wi-elomeil and prop.- rly omployed and wokighty' r0sponlsibilities and obl i galtionl- which t canl ne0ither bmolnoglectod, lighltly <tI;" m)1is sed , nor1 tranlsfe-rred to) 0Ithers. I t I 11 1194 W I' lii r h. V .1 - ri 1' ''i l ' I t I \ 'gI ii ' i \ ili' w - ilt - Ii 1 a bI 0 1.1 a n i n' 1111'., ii ht i - \ii 4 he(' in i bI - I n,ii a-i'isn41 t t . nl eS I Iin -l ' 'i 1l1t 144 orgiianehr 111 h1417 si 44 igIt( ( lt riillst )n,14 41 41tl i Ina .ol g.', roii 'ri1 491 t -44' 4; -ratsi i ing 1194 ('I b I: C i 14.1 aco m' it ht )1 . 'ii'e - itrry Cofolb.gYI)rfor 4I 4goin r i:t4 igh . h .>o* h u .1,1 a 4| 4 3 14 4 1 4 4 \ le 6 "' '4h n - ' \ '.4V - ) 4 .4 } up, l 1: 4 ice w|4;4 n nn wae , o tsd , 44 i. . t- .L .;( | 44he y 4,. 4. in .ur: 3 11of all 44ino it wouh b 4. hin our1 own en 444: n<'O di blim Ii '4 444 3( 4 '.'~n1 I . 11 .44 (41 r: :s? I11! 4: : i.. C int'. 44s 4 . 4 li t, 4 1; 443 not t)r4in r ou ti vi't' 4w4|3%' 0 Il i; 4. 11443 ((443 Ta3 34 444du 4r; 33nd t ''e4 44 r4T CrJ- iinot bI o3I4 it'443 I'4 , ( ' a , I 4. ( W 4 \\ 4) '44:- 1 . .3 1.4\y1 . h'4 ' ' ow , 14 of. 414'4%i i .i 44:4:4 1 II 434 V n)34'3 1! 444ho \\: i 4j4)3 34),44 u'44r t no 44 o I above4%''~43'( (4 iho urro ndhu (441it4 4),44 4%'3 ('434~%, ~ 434~ 13( '4b4 '4344 t in44 it. 414 f:1 w3 think of i th1r are not4 34inany II towho 43t4 (4 given, for.3 any . reason, to. tan or4 above the4dead lev4l.of't.hnir o hrin;om, rlw, forgottinig tho groat Imillt it lih If. L itd(,i by lit tlo t-hoy pass rmii noti-o, ind shortly tho kindly WtVe of lblivioi sweeps ovor tho. Ihnr' is; on who will live; who in after fitiis will bo kiowin a the au I h(r of tit' hi mister poem of the Nine I enth1 I renltulry. lit NIo11r111amll iq nll Olegy. It i Ilw' nwbilist. oh,,gineli pom) il in il y lan '1n o. W i have inl EnA,11glitl only I w() ot hril elegivs vit Iw Which it might 1-t h mi lla.t.d. 'Ihly 1 are tho "Lyci dic", If Mltonl, 11m1 G raty's "Eleogy inl aI Cmniltry ChurIIchyar.d." I hit newith)Jller t hoseiom (though Ioth vritiin bv nilvstl), and both Iiasti.r. piec s iln IAiglisl litoratrtiro, i-mn hw comnparml, strictly spoaking, with thw Iin lbnm>rium of Tonnyson. In1 1 liths a- 11r 1 faultl.Ss leU . Iuil it IS a sitngl not, tId WO got 111v whdol of it inl ihat onlo bolut-iful lr' , in which, calliig oin the shop lIrds to w i n nioro for hiti youig ir I, , chttlas, who had boon ir-wniid, h sqs: -\\t.1 Jip 11M t m \n(lful shetpherds, Woop) i I. whIbi--, Yo111 101ro1w, is not dead, 11nk, thn lie he, belatil the WI >1 s ini il 1ay-sta in 1hie oceanl bed, .dMi , repai hlis drooping .\Jn Irici<s his lieitil , and witl. now I 'lin, l in i ho- Cor-head o4f the monn101g iv: So i eNi o nkimv,hnt ilut.ed hilgh, 1lt IIn l il migh im il hat walkd In ' iroops, atid SWeet HOCIeCS, na:d, n,;ing-ing inl their grlory, -!,wil.t.hle (cars forever from his (1 tho 0n1 poom in r"Od with thlt namill of Thomas11 at hr1141 vten is With POO. 11H \\u;m iv oari inl writ'ing it; anld wo - %1 1 Wtll bwliovo it, Iiinco it contains -AAll./ a ; Of IpiIn-eStl t.Y Serlen ." v.b i, brilliie Is 1 ho resilt.of much hIntmld reiing at, tilt) hands he iwt. It, wIt h all Cho porfection in illiaM i 1\ 11111th, with the boauty 1A 1,1I Mid oxalb;d fintimont, (1 '',h y is it i)oloto llo; conlsiHt ()win' loll"', though boft e tifilly sult"ll., s oi)ti n put ilita form ver4 wilebl sives to tliphasizo Inl tnai'y a llowetr is bor'n to blush " I ill,our ah l t,Hi t d I .ii t hI 4'ilrIatsi ii(O phre tha tift M i( t ( o01 can hardly be read 1u1tl disctla-sI Ig the samonous(38 of senti The4 in 'll eioriaml of T1onunysion h e pa1ssed Id l an )liotherti clasts. It is 'h-l ivearetd from monIotonly ini tho fact that it. con)siists of .131 short poms wr11i(t onl at. dii ffrent1 times, undter vary-t ing ioodIs of till poot. ini the year 1837 Arthur H-allam, son1 oif I h-ary Hllamhl, the hisitoian, dlied inl V'itenna, whli0 ilo on tour of I llain had1( boon Tronnyson's clos 'st coilligo fiendO. Thiey hadtt been liko brIotheors.lovon closer; for "Alor tha myI br3'lotheirs are to me" is one11( of his line1s1 ill the poem. Irn Memor1110iamIl appealtired iln the year 1850, i thIirteen' yeaurs aftor thle death of Illllm. '11is elogy was therefore r mnlIeh ilor thanU Gray's iln cOurse Iof prepaIirat.ion. Through all those m IournIf al daysi the poet ponders the old41 prolems1'iI of love, death and im miortaility. iIe associto with his grief till chantging 80easons; the re (uirr'ing holidatys; the birthday of his irieind; a mnarrialge-foasIt, (which re m ,inds im of what might have been had(1 liallamii lived to be wedded to the( po0et,'s sister, to wh1om he WaIs en r gligedl). Horo visits thocolloge halls, ,their 014d homo; the old elm under swhich thoy often sat together, and it t all comles to him again; at every tep Il ConlcIudedI onl Fourth Page.j