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ORGAN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. ESTABLISHED IN t RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, Organ of the North Carolina Conference. "rriJUSHED WEEKLY AT R.A1YEIGH, N. C. a econd-cla?.s matter in the post-office at Raleigh. TjV T. X. X. IVEY. I). P., . . . Editor. M. WATSON. Business Manager. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year, - Si. 50. i Six Months, -Cash in Advance. .75 VI minivers of the gospel and wives of deceased rrtacuers, $1.00. All travelling preachers iu the North Carolina Conference, as authorized agents, will receive the ; a--er free, Vatch the label. It shows the date up to which subscription has been paid. Change in label 71 serves as When a receipt. address is ordered changed, both old and ew address must be given seni linir ir.onev, be sure to state old or new subscription. duress all letters and make all checks and money er. t ravable to the ' RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. EDITORIAL TRINITY COMMENCEMENT. It is very easy for us under the spell of the occasion to say that each successive Commencement at Trinity College is bet ter than the previous one. Ridding our s.elves of any illusive influence, and properly appreciating the value of correct Statement even in regard to a Commence ment occasion, we record the fact that the Commencement of 1899 was the greatest :n all of Trinity's dear inspiring history. There was a large and enthusiastic at tendance. There were so many preach ers present that it seemed as if we were looking on an Annual Conference. From North, South, East and West, the Alumni came, some with gray beards and halting steps ; others with the freshness and glow of young manhood. There were several iorces drawing together such a throng, and focussing on the occasion such an unusual interest. There was the new Memorial Hall erected to the memory of the immortal Craven. Many went to honor their old teacher whose influence will never pass from the lives of those whom he taught and loved. There was a programme such as we do not often have. Duncan the eloquent, and Vincent the man of polyhedral wisdom, White the earnest and successful man of affairs, and a graduating class representing the best training of their Alma Mater formed the list of speakers who drew with the power of a magnet. But let it not be forgotten -s cue also to the iact that there is a new and larger interest m 1 nmty college. Every baptism of suffering through which j sne Has passed nas not only rendered ner purer and better but has sunk her deeper in the affections of North Carolina Meth odism. Never before in her history have interest and purpose in her behalf been so intensified. Just as the children of Israel as they passed through the dreary wilderness encamped around the taber nacle, so will the' Methodist people of Aortn Carolina stand witn loving and i watchful interest around Trinity College, thr a.4. 1 4.a:aa,- y. . . .ev.er and deepening love was seen inuiig 01 special importance uc.oic ne eyes of the great throng which gatu-1 ;;l-"Ifmt-.lalk dUrmg thC TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL. The Commencement exercises of this school were held on Saturday, June 3d. Mr. J. W. Bailey, Editor of the Biblical Recorder, delivered the annual address at a. m. It was an address marked by strong, practical thought elegantly ex pressed. Air. Bailey in his address vindi cated the claim made by his friends that he- r,r. il. a a a a: ,1 i ie is one of the most attractive and forci- e speakers 111 tne State. His subject - as : " Happiness as a Task," and his ef fort has been highly praised. The exer-c"-es on Saturday night were very inter t:ng, and consisted of declamations by t:e following young men : W. S. Low frmilk. Z. VTrdd F M. Horr-son. V. les and D. I Dunlap. Th e prizes were delivered by President The Debater's medal was won bv - Cranford ; the Declaimers medal J)' W. M. Biles. Head Alaster Bivins presented diplo Jv?,s u ciite a number who had finished "LHi-Srh School course. Aniiity High School is the outcome of movement which had its beginning in n! ieStern Xorth Carolina Conference. ulKoers of applicants for admission i ttWllfc v BRAXTON CRAVEN, D. D..LL.D. into tne college had been refused be cause of inability to meet the require ments for admission, and it was seen that a fitting school on Trinity Park was a necessity. The High School b.rild ing is large and elegant, and is one of the most complete school buildings in the South. The dormitory buildings are comfortable and commodious. The first session, wlxicii ooseo on Saturday, tine T 3, was a successful one, There were about seventv-nve students, iiie scnooi -i paid its way, and made a wonderful and unexpected record. Prof. Bivins is Head Master of the school, assisted bv Profs. F. S. Aidridge, S. W. Sparger, R V. Anderson, W. K. Boyd and D. W. Newsoin. All these are trained men, and are capable of doing the most thorough work. We have no hesi tancy in making the cl;.iin that in pcint of teachers, equipment, and other excel lent features, Trinity High School is one of the best fitting schools of the South. Its career is only begun, and we predict for it a future both brilliant and useful. The same faculty was elected another year. THE EACC ALA URATE SERMON was preacneo on hmday night in the Craven Memorial Hall to a laree aucli- eiice was bv President Kilco. His theme " Joseph. Those who heard sav that Dr. Kilgo, though mucn worn ov recent .ac-ors, was at ms est marrv He drew from the life of Joseph practical lessons, which he applied with powerful effect. His deliverance on the u Negro Problem" was timely and iust, and is worthv of the serious atten tion of all. THE MEETING OF THE EOARI) OF TRUSTEES i , . T -,i c if. was neid in uie i xeMcieiiL umcc lui ..luii- dav afternoon. Th( ic cUlciiUciiicc was uiA- n 4- 4- f"i i r vv -11-'. r- -T- -V-l usually large Thirtv out of the thirty- six were present. Of who were ab- 4. ro cil- TliAtP W5 T?rth- tfnt severs, were sick. iliere was n 1 a I- ", , .u - nPTf 'iS ! - Board. The ? C0!5,-!.C1 , , r.i. v.-l-ui Aiarcn, was aeepiy leu. ouiiauic liicmu rial resolutions were passed. Bro. Bran son was a most useful trustee. The President's report showed that the past year was a most successful one in point' of numbers of students, financial success, and work done. He recom mended that an adjunct chair of Biblical rVitiri;m and Church History be estab- j lished, and that $7,000 be applied to the -j j A I10A tlnc rf-rnnnnennatinns ticicu tiiciL j r carried out. xnc olicuuih. ui j hereafter will be second to none in the j South. The Board leased tne Dunomgs oouui. - ? at Trinitv, Kancloipn county, im. ten . a a' - ' Rev 1 F ! Heibnai for a term of five : fW "npreparec, and not reaoy. Ve Ke. j. r. j,r;freaiientlv rail out against Providence be- eal' . : r, jitjc tlip wnPTfll cause of our failures. Prov fn- Triritv Colleee, and it is tne general . . tox innu UiiC ,a,.cprl in nothing to do with our failure rVQire that Prof. Heitinan may succeed hb , ciesire iiictt x iui. j jmine that ourselves. No m; ' r- - rr 1 i r" H r M 11 hnild.no- up a fine school death , 1 . A U,r Ui .ui. vv. 7 - i oi Capt. j. rarrisn u u, vv by H T mid . J. JvOiil'. J-tiii new trustees were Drs. f T. ' A MlfP ?Tlf W7. G. Bradshaw. ATHLETIC EXHIBITION. On Monday edit Proi. W'hiteiiouse, Hie peaces niae uy prepared. God gives every man a roval ! hear the Alumni address by Dr. E. T.White r i t- 7 Rmncnn. and tne moino;iir 1 , & .- ,.'!.. . . ' - , , r RALEIGH, N. C, JUNE 14, 1599. the Director of the Gymnasium, gave an athletic exhibition which was inter esting, and demonstrated the fact that Trinity College is furnishing its students the very finest phvsica! training. The Gymnasium, which is the gift of Mr. B. N. Duke is a most elegant building, hav ing an equipment such as is had by no other Southern institution of learning. It is fitted up with running track, bowl ing alley, swimming pool, shower baths, bath tubs, and other paraphernalia neces sary to a first-class gymnasium. The work done by Prof. Whitehor.se within the last three months is a marvel. The college should feel itself fortunate m navmir such a man at tne head oi its a man at the Physical Culture DeparVient A student emoys a rare privilege to the emnr-sivm!, in navmg access BISHOP W. W. DUNCAN. THE ANNUAL SERMON s preached on Tuesday morning, at n m., by Bishop W. W. Duncan, of Spar- w; a. tanbnrg, S.C. The large hall was filled with expectant and intelligent people. Bishop ! Duncan is ( iter. r , preached in jNortn ! Carolina, but it is tne consensus ot opm- , . , , . , . ion tnat lie surpassed on tins occasion ms other efforts. j J'11 ." .rf . i HriU' iSL iLtiLC Ai.iSiLJii i'UftJU, iCU 111 txii i ' AFt ax.x aiwvc, v. 1 earnest mraver. Alter music ov tne tax earnest prayer , . ' , - , f pT'f w n Sv." 'the Sshop announced as his i2th chafer and 40th verse : i " Be ve therefore read v also : for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not." The following- taken from the report of the Morning Post, gives a good idea of the Bishop's thought : " The man needed by the church and the world to-day, is the prepared man. For such men all the country is cah- m8 to-day. One ct tiie saaelest lacts s that there are so few j thoroughly furnished and ready men anv worK: that may come, to re spond to the call of duty. This is not because men cannot get ready or for lack j of endowment or opportunity. Thev are i A j Providence has we cleter- an iaiis m ! tlllS excePl nim w10 :s not ready, not ! rhnrcr rhprp-e and an opportunity according to The world always eivesamari x . t. 1 ; u w 1 1 ithat means tiie educated man tnat is needed to-day. 1 he end of hie, solemn as it is, is not as serious as the beginning of life I he end determined bv tne that will richer, granaer, nobler life, that xnow no Commencements nor graduating -1! cays. ''Preparedness means a faithful response to life's work, and there can be no faith ful response unless there is growth. All that God expects of yon is trneness, ac cording to the talent He has given you. He does not expect ten talents returned when you receive but two. The differ ence between men is not always the dif ference in endowment except with fool ish people. It is not a question of en dowment or of genius whether we suc ceed or not ; it all depends on whether or not we are prepared. Nearly every man who fails at everything else thinks he has a call to teach or preach. He is unpre-1 pared, and not wanted in that field of life, " This world is not cruel. Every man, I say, is given a chance in life. There is not a State or city in this great Union where the doors will not be thrown open to the prepared man. It is more so now than ever before, and the reason for this is that the men of the North, South, East and West know each other better because they clasped hands around the camp-fires in the late war. It was all directed by the hand of God. uTo be prepared does not mean to be educated alone. The heart must be pre pared as well as the head. The hand of God was in the movements of the w7ar with Spain. He said he was not defend ing the administration, but what con cerned him was the planting of the cross in the ends of the world. uThe last part of Bishop Duncan's ser mon was devoted to a discussion of Chris tian education, the only true education, he said. The youth of the land must be prepared by the Christian men and women of this land. The church must do the work. u I protest," exclaimed the speaker, "against an infidel teaching a Methodist boy or girl." There should not be a desk in any school, college or university in this land on which a Bible could not be seen. We have reached a point where education must not be godless. God should be in the teacher, and, young gen tlemen, vou will never get beyond the Bible. , "It was as able a sermon as was ever heard here, and in this sketch only an at tempt has been made at the line of thougnt presented." CRAVEN MEMORIAL HALL. Tuesday afternoon was marked by a service which was memorable on account of the acceptance of the Craven Memorial Hall and the alumni address delivered by Dr. E. T. White, of Oxford. Every Methodist in North Carolina should make a pilgrimage to Trinity Park to gaze upon this beautiful monument to the founder of the college. The public has heard of the origin, of the building of the labors of the agent, Rev. N. M. Jurney, of his gift of over $1,000 to the enterprise, of the liberality of Mr. W. R. Odell who gave $1,000 of the generosity of Col. J. S. Carr, who furnished the Hall, costing $2000, of the numerous other contributions, ranging from $500 by Mr. P. H. Hanes, and Capt. J. M. Odell to the dimes by the children. The hall contains on ly an auditorium, capable of seating regu larly 1 200 people. It can accomodate with out much crowding 1,500 people. The walls are of gray plastico and the ceiling is of native pine. The seats are opera chairs. The exterior presents a pleasing appear ance. The architecture is Grecian. The walls are made of gray brick and the whole building is 60x108 feet. The words 44 Craven Memorial Hail " appear in large raised letters on the front of the building. The Hall is an ornament to the campus, which is growing more beautiful each passing year. A large oil portrait of Dr. Craven will soon be secured by the alum ni and it will grace the wall back of the speaker's, stand. The Hall is truly a me morial hall. It stands as a monument to Braxton Craven and hundreds of his old pupils rejoice in the fact that while his body sleeps in the old cemetery among the Randolph hills and his spirit exults in the life beyond, this beautiful tribute to his memory wull stand during the pass ing years to be used by us, our children, and our children's children. THE ALUMNI ADDRESS. On Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock a laro-e audience gathered in the Hall to ! of Oxford. Dr. White graduated from - Trinity College in 1878, and was one of the brightest and most popular men of his class. Everybody loved "E. T." White. After a lapse oi over twenty years he had come back to speak a word in behalf of his Alma Mater. He looked way we begin. Get ready to live New Series. Vol. 1, No. 17. a man every inch of him, as he stood calm and self-poised before the expectant audience. He had done his audience the high honor of making thorough prepara tion for his task. His theme was "The Man of Affairs." He discussed it in a broad, dignified, scholarly way. The thoughts were practical and vital, ex pressed in terse, luminous language, and delivered with grace and enthusiasm. Among many things Dr. White said : "As we turn from art to nature we find everything stamped with a quality pe culiar to itself. There are no two trees alike. Every man has a character peculiar to himself, which marks and discrimi nates himself from others of the human family and endows him with a manner and temperament peculiar to humanity, and when this particular quality is worthy and commendable it is his business to cultivate and preserve it. In this respect pattern after no man, preserve your own individuality. Individuality is the stamp of nature, and leaves its impress when science, art and skill fail. In pleading to preserve the individ uality of man, I would not underrate the work of our literary institutions. I would not detract from the strides of higher education ; for the deeper and more fer tile the soil, the more quickly and sure ly it responds to civilization. It is well for us to gather all sorts of information. Gather ideas from men living and dead. Draw from the histories of individuals and nations. The God of nature plants the germ education and culture assist the growth. The temperament and dispositions of men vary as the shade and coloring of vegetation. We have the different tem peraments. An idea or thought is looked at differently through these glasses Thought and ideas grow and assume shape around these temperaments, and to grow into a strong man, all this educa tion must be used to forward, strengthen and develop this inborn nature and not convert him into something he cannot be. We see in the self-made man the plant ings of nature bursting, budding, grow ing. This principle impelled our beloved Craven to brook diiriculties and burn the midnight light wood torch, that his name might be transmitted a memorial to com ing generations. When we step out upon the arena of life and come face to face with its prob lems, we find two grand divisions ne cessities and superfluities. The necessities of life are strewn around within easy reach of all and whatever is actually necessary is divinely arranged so that it can be obtained. In this life muscle has full sway. But as we step across the line from necessities to super fluities we come in contact with the com bination locks, which can be opened only with skill. Education and brains now come to the front and have full recogni tion. Along the line of necessities and superfluities we find the battle ground where this age and commerce and com petitions are struggling. There was per haps, never a time in the history of the world when civilized mankind had more of its comforts accessible to the masses so cheaply as now. What are the superflui ties of one age become the necessities of another. We benefit by the concrete ex ample of the experience of past centuries. The marvelous growth and development of our country bring to us enlarged re sponsibilities. The pioneers of our coun try brought muscle in the shape of slaves at the price of five and ten dollars per pound for life. Now some of our great institutions and leading insurance socie ties pay one thousand dollars an ounce ont brain for one year, and these bids are forced and most generally captured by educated men of affairs. Inside of twelve months we change the map of the whole world and plant our flag on the interna tional chess board. A Mauser rifle, fired on the island of Samoa, is reflected in the fiucuating exchanges of New York, Ber lin, London, St. Petersburg, and Paris. The address was pronounced by many one of the best ever delivered at Trinity College. THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE HALL. After Dr. White's address, amid pro found silence, Rev. N. M. Jurney arose to present the Memorial Hall to Hon. J. H. Southgate. President of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Jurney was deeply affected. He had seen visions of brightness during the prosecution of his arduous work, but he has seen also seen visions that sad dened. He loved Dr. Craven with such a passionate devotion that he could not understand how any alumnus or friend of Trinity College could refuse to help in the great work. Mr. Jurney said : CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE.
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