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~ 0 VOL.XIX. LINCOLNUNIVERSIW, PA., DECEMBER,I~I+JANUARY, 1915. No. I. d - Before going to Philadelphia, Dr. Boulden was pastor of churches in West Chester, Pa. ; r in Newark and Milton, Del. e In a private letter, he says: “My success has

L, been due to my training in Lincoln University, and I have red,edicated my life to the church of my choice, the Union American M. E., and to my people.’’ -- New Buildings Needed.

1 To meet the demands of the finies and the > growth in numbers of the student body, two additional buildings are greatly needed on the c campus. A Science EIall, with modern equip- f ment, is needed to meet the needs of the Y growing number of students in this depart- V ment and the increased requirements of the 1 medical schools. The present development of the Scientific Department makes the present 1 facilities entirely inadequate. A combined Y. M. C. A. Building and t .Gymnasium has long been needed to supply r a centre for the social and religious activities t of the students, and to provide the means for , healthful exercise and physical recreation, t especially during the winter months. Lincoln , University looks to her generous friends to S Bishop P. A: Boulden, D. D. s~~pplythese needs and to provide the means 1 for further expansion and usefulness. Speaking of the recent election of Rev. P. , A. Boulden, D. D., to the Bishopric of the -- Union American M. E. Church, a Philadclphia Campus Items. paper says: “Dr. Boulden was born in Elkton, Md., The campus has been enlarged by the pur- January 15tI1, 1S72, of slave parentage, re- chase of a field of thirteen acres, extending , ceived his early training in the common from the residence of Dr. Miller almost to schools of his native State, entered Liiicoln Turner’s store. University, September, I&T, was graduated with full honors from both Collegiate and On November 15th, a collection was taken Theological Departments 1901 and I905 re- in the Chapel in aid of the Belgian refugees, spectively ; has pastored successfully the and $46.00 was sent to the Relief Committee . larger churches of his connection. in Philadelphia. This was used for the pur- “May, 1909, he was sent to this city to,pas- chase of food to be sent in the “Ttanksgiving tor .Grace Union Church, Lombard near Six- ship,” the 01‘71. teenth Street. Recently he purchased a Iiand- some church at Nineteenth and Federal There are 54 theological students in attentl- Streets, at a cost of $~S,ooo., During his pas- ance during the present session : 17 Seniors. torate here, he has increased the membership 16 Middlers. and 21 Juniors. Of these, 35 are from a mere handful to over two hundred. taking a full course with Hebrew and Greek, He is a strong, able preacher, and has made and ig a partial course. Of the total number, himself inimensely popular with the masses in 19 are Presbyterians, 30 Baptists, 13 ITethod- Philadelphia. He was elected to the Bishopric ists, and 2 Congregationalists. on the first ballot, and consecrated last Sun- day. He will preside over the work in Canada N. A. Holmes and R. A. Pritchett, of thc and Michigan, Alabama and Mississippi. I-Ie Senior Class, College, attended the recent con- resides at 19332 Carpenter Street, with his wife, vention at Lancaster, Pa., of the Sttident a highly cultured woman.” Volunteers of Eastern Pennsylvania and Nciv

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Lincoln University Herald. Importance of Lincoln University. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. Tn his report to the General Assembly, the Devoted to the interests of the Institution, ‘and to President, Dr. Rendall, said : iinparting inforination concerning it to the friends at a distance. “We are impressed with two facts that urge Sert one year to any address for 25 cents. and encourage the hastening and enlargement Sent in clubs of five or more at the rate of IO cents of such work as we are doing: each. ‘‘I. Entered at Lincoln University as second-cIass The growing nearness of tlie world. It matter. is only a journey of a few days to the West Subscriptions and cominunications may be ad- Indies and South America, and these regions dressed to REV. W. P. WHITE,D. D., are teeming with those who, in increaqing 923 WITHERSPOONBUILDING, PHILA., PA. numbers, are turning both their eager eyes and or PROF.WM. EI. JOITNSON, D. D., LINCOLNUNIVERSITY, PA. running feet to our shores. In six short weeks, a young inan from tlie interior of South Africa can reach our shores. Jersey. The delegates gave a report of the convention before the student body on Sunday ‘’2. The growth of Presbyterianism among this increasing people is a significant and most evening, December Gth. hopeful fact. -.t “The demand for an educated and godly Alumni Notes. ministry for these churches, both North and South, as weil as for the mission fields in the Dr. Joseph W. Holley, ’00, President of the West Indies and Africa, never was greater.

Bilk and Normal Institute, of Albany, Ga., I Each dollar given to provide it accomplishes

gave an address before the Presbyteriin %fin ~ far-reaching results for the glory of God and isters’ Association of Philadelphia on Decem- the uplmilding of His kingdom.” ber 7th. In allusion to the endowment over twenty- five years ago, by Mrs. Suran Dod Brown. of ‘T. T. Tildon, ’12. is teaching in Dr. Holley’s a Chair of “Instruction in the Authorized Ver- scliool at Albany, Ga. sion of the English Bible,” he said: “Ever since, this instruction in the Bible julius C. Bryant, ‘14,is Principal of a largc has heen not an optional, but a required course public school at Ikystone, W. Va. for every class, both in the College and Tlie- ological Seminary. We believe that every one Ralph N. Dum, ’14, is Branch Secretary of the men going out this yea? into the harvest of the Y.M. C. A. at Atlantic City, N. J. He field loves this Book, and believes it froin lid writes: “I ani delighted with my new work, to lid. The whole Book is firmly believed and and our Sunday meetings have grown so large reverently taught here, and we believe the that increased seating capacity has been pro- Presbyterian Church can make no greater con- vided.” tribution to the Kegro race than is done by this Institution through the teaching of this G. Hays Buchanan, ’14,is teaching in the Book of books.” Howling Green Academy, Bowling, Va. From the report of. a visiting committee of the Synod of Pennsylvania, we quote the fol- Wilbert H. Smith, Seminary ’14,is teaching lowing : at Prentiss Institute, Prentiss, Miss. He “Xearly 1.5~0 students have gone forth from writes of the desire of the people, even of the halls of Lincoln University to lead their those advanced in life, for more education race in the avocations of honorable and up- and instruction in the Bible. He recently ad- iifting pursuits ; while an addition of nearly dressed a meeting of the white people. who 600 more have entered the Gospel ministry.” heard of his work and gave him a full house. “We found the work at the University to tIe says that “the South is the place for the be very. thorough in its scope and quality. Negro. Tell the boys we need pastors and -4 firm Cliristian discipline is maintained, and school teachers.” the good name of the University is jealously guarded by those in authority. The ideal of -4 pleasant event took place recently at the leadcrshiy of their race in all that is Christian lionie of Dr. Robert Laird Stewart, late Pro- and ennobling is coii,stantly kept before the fessor in Lincoln University, now of Alliani- minds of the students. The students come bra, California, when Rev.. Hanipton B. . froin twenty-three States of the Union, the Hawes, ‘13, pastor of the Westminster Pres- West Indies, South America, South Africa byterian Churcli of Los Angeles, and a daugli- and Caiiada.” ter of the former pastor of that church, were “Lincoln University is beautifully located in imited in marriage. Dr. Stewart performed Chester Comity, where it conimands a sweep: the cer eiiioiiy. ing view of the surrounding country. The buildings are situated in order to make tlie campus look artistic and charming. The resi- man to whom Dr. Dickey would, apart from dences of the professors are so located as to liis Colonization work, have been sponta- be iq close touch with the life of the students.” neously and powerfully attracted. It is almost “No department is endowed as it should be, certain that he had read his stimulating biog- while some departments are very inadequately raphy by Mr. Gurlay-presented to the library endowed to ‘meet even their present needs. of the Institute by htrs. Diclcey in the year of Lincoln University’s needs are as the ever- its opening-and it is likely that he was ani- increasing needs of the Negro-race to which it mated by it in his kindred work for the Afri- ministers. The University owns 132 acres of can on both continents. Removed early from land, which, together with the buildings and his labors by sickness and death, Governor professors’ liouses located thereon, may be Ashinun has a prominent place in the history valued at about $300,000. of Liberia by Sir Harry Johnston, who, though “Your committee would most heartily coni- unable to appreciate his sterling religious mend the excellent work Lincoln University is qualities, to which he makes unworthy and doing through its worthy and efficient Presi- unsjinpathetic reference, yet is constrained to dent, Dr. John B. Rendall, and the splendid call him the “practical founder” of the ever-. corps of professors wlio assist him; also the interesting experimental colony. generous donors wlio have come to help meet It needs but tlie remembrance, further, of the needs of the Negro race. We would re- A~liiii~iii’~literary accomplishments, displayed commend to the generosity of Christian people as teacher and preacher in Maine. where he the great and urgent claims of Lincoln Uni- had been Principal and Professor of the The- versity, especially by providing a larger and logical School which is now Bangor Seminary, adequate endowment fund, and an Assembly to discern the fitness of his name for the pro- Hall.” posed Institute, calling to mind, as it did, one by drinking of whose spirit and following - whose example, every student would surely Lincoln University Origins. fulfill tlie good purpose of its foundation. ,- The nanie is still retained as tlie title of the BY PROF. GEORGE B. CARR, D. D. University congregation on the roll of the Chester Presbytery. rr. ASHMUNINSTITUTE. The lialnes of the Temporary Committee [In THEHERALD for March there appeared appointed by the Presbytery to tlie charge of a sketch of the early history of Lincoln Uni- the new undertaking, along with Dr. Dickey, versity from the first conception of such an are well deserving of mention : liis long-time institution ili tlie mind of its founder, Dr. neighbors and intimate friends, Revs. Alfred John M. Dickey, in 1849,down to tlie adoption Hamilton, Faggs AiIanor, and R. P. Dubois, by the Presbytery of Newcastle, in October, Xew London; and Elders Samuel J. Dickey, 1853, of a resolution to establish within its Hopewell (Dr. Dickey’s cousin) ; and John iLI. Iiounds a school “for the scientific, classical Kelton, of Kelton. Seven months later, Dr. and theological education of colored youth of Dickey wrote as follows for the report to the - -- the male sex.”] General Assembly : “We have secured tlie The new institution was named in honor of land, a beautiful hill of thirty acres, from Jehudi Ashmun, Agent of the Colonization which one can overlook, on one side, at the Society in Liberia from I822 to 1828, during distance of four miles, tlie region where the which tinie lie rescued’ the infant colony from old Academy of the Philadelphia Synod, taught destruction by tlie treacherous natives, and by Mr. Allison, was located in 1740-1iOw New organized the emigrants into an independent, London ; on another side, the region, four self-governing and prosperous community. All miles off, where Dr. Blair had his Institution this was accomplished with very inadequate at Faggs Manor; and, four miles west, is the means and amidst a multitude of internal as old settlement of the Scotch seceders in Os- well as external difficulties, by the exercise of ford. We have secured a very liberal charter, remarkable gifts, but not less by the influence with every indication of kind feeling from our of his remarkable character. Of keen obser- Legislature. We do not fear that the churches vation, excellent jud,ment, comprehensive. will fail us. Nor can we doubt that tlie light statesmanlike mental outlook, and uncommon beginning to be kindled on this hilltop will practical versatility, lie was possessed also of shine as far, and light as many 017 the two decision, and of indomitable industry and per- continents, as the two institutions that have severance. An intelligent, exalted, devoutly so long Ixen established, between which it is exercised piety kept in perfect consistency his placed.” * calm self-coiitrol and his ardent enthusiasm, The report also announced the appointment the temporal and tlie spiritual aims of his of Dr. Hamilton, Faggs Atanor, as General pliilantliropy, and the mildness and tlie firp- Agent of tlie Institution, and tlie taking of measures for the erection of suitable buildings. gave its permission, and expressed its approval, The two resolutions of the Assembly are note- rather than rendered active help. Nor had fie worthy : the comfort that would have been found in “I. That this General Assembly heard with the support of his congregation, who, whatever pleasure of the design and practical effort, 011 the depth of their attachment and respect,’ can- the part of the Presbytery of New Castle, to not be said to have been with him in this new establish a school, in which colored young men outcome of his benevolence. But now shone of piety may receive a thorough classical and out, as often afterwards, in later times of theological education, fitting them for the work Ashmun Institute and Lincoln University’s of the ministry and for teaching among the bore need, the founder’s peculiar quality of destitute thousands of this country and the tenacity-a gift of nature, renewed and per- millions of Africa. fected by grace, maintained by strength of “2. That we regard this work as an import- conv~iction, and a simple, strong faith, nour- ant preliminary work, aiming at the highest ished by the Word of God and prayer, which good of the African race, wherever found; made him hold fast with a stouter persistence, and hereby express our cordial approbation oi the greater the obstacles, the more trying the it, .and recommend our churches cheerfully disappointments, the smaller the sympathy. and liberally to co-operate in this work of And the firmly-fashioned will was manifested, faith and labor of love.” too, in a long, unfaltering course of spending, To this expression of the mind of the As- without stint, time and toil and substance, for sembly there may fitly be added here some the fulfillment of his beneficent design. fresh views of Dr. Dickey as to the signifi- And so the work went on. The important cance, wisdom and even necessity of the new question of an instructor was settled by the enterprise. These views are set forth in a choice of the Rev. John Pyni Carter, A. M., of sernion prepared by him for a collecting visit Baltimore, who had the preparation of long to New Yorlc, which was first preached to his experience, both as a teacher and a pastor. A own congregation, and which was some time correspondent of The Presbyterian, describing afterwards given. to the press. His ’ text was his inauguration, wrote of him: “I will only . Psalm 6s: 31, “Ethiopia shall soon stretch out say he is a Christian ‘geiitleman, with a heart her hands unto God.” Besides other reasons deeply engaged in his .work, and mental CUI-‘ and grounds so well stated in the Presbytery’s ture fitting him well for his p.art.” The diffi- initiating resolution, lie urges, on the one hand, culty of salary was relieved by the favor of “that the colored people of this country seem the Board of Educatioli, before whom Dr. to have been sent here by Divine providence, Dickey appeared a few weeks’ previous to the that they might be Christianized and employed opening of the Institute. “At the conclusion as laborers for the evangelization of Africa ;” of his address,” says the minute, “the Board and, on the other hand, ‘‘that none are so suit- unanimously resolved that, Providence per- able as persons of their own race, when prop- mitting, the Board will appropriate the sum erly educated, to serve as pastors and teachers of 5500 toward the support of the Principal to the colored people of this country, where, of the Ashmun Institute during the year 1857.’’ rightly or wrongly, the two races are now Ashmun Institute was dedicated, and its separated as to their places of..worship.” Principal was installed, on the thirty-first of In his concluding rearlcs he deals in the same December, 1S56. A brief statement of the characteristically practical way with a delicate object of the assembly was made by Dr. and important question: “Why, it may be Dickey, as President of the Board of Trustees. asked, may not colored youth find a place in The hymn version of the seventy-secoiid Psalm the numerous schools and colleges already es- was sung: “Jesus shall reign where’er the sun,” tal:lislied? In answer to this, we can only say etc., and Dr. Hamilton led in the dedicatory it is impracticable, and we must take things as prayer. The key of the building, and a copy we find them; we must do the best we can oi the Scriptures, were delivered to Principal under the circumstances we are placed in, and Carter by Dr. Dickey, who,also gave to him not suffer the work of God to linger until all “a brief, but comprehensive, charge, both as prejudice be removed. It may be that all will to his duty, and as to the rule by which he enjoy more peace, and the humble class be was to fulfill it-the Bible, and especially its better cared for, if they possess a school of great truths, as embodied in the Confession of their own.” Faith and Catechism of the Presbyterian The hopeful first report sent to and wel- Church.” Then came the Principal’s inaugu- comed by the General Assembly, and the high ral address, “A kind and- forcible developmeiit hopes cherished by those immediately inter- of the work to which he had given himself, ested, might be followed by a .true, sad story with the motives urging him on to, its accom- of indifference, prejudice and opposition, which plishment, vindicating both the necessity of had to be encountered during this and many this Institution, and the capability of the col~ after years. Throughout these years, Dr. ore$ man for intellectual and moral elevation.” Dickey was very much alone. The Presbytery (To be continued.) 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VOL. XIX. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA., FEFRUARY, 1915. No. 2.

~~ ~ ~ ~ Anniversary of Dr. William A. Creditt; later with that of Docto? of Laws. He has always been a loyal son of Lincoln Univer- In honor of his eighteenth anniversary as sity, and has turned a large number of desir- pastor of the First African Baptist Church of able students toward her . doors. Beside his Philadelphia, and of the twenty-fifth anniver- w-ork as ’pastor and educator, he has been sary of his ordination to the ministry, a large active in movenients for the economic better- reception was given to- Rev. Dr. William A. ment of his people. IIe is widely known as Creditt on Wednesday evening, December 9th. an orator of unusual power, and his equal Says a Philadelphia daily of this event: as an impromptu speaker for any occasion it

“A large gathering of members and friends would be hard to find. -, assembled to honor Dr. and Mrs. Creditt, showing their appreciation for the good he -Items. Campus has. been to this ‘city and community since his advent. A timely program was rendered ; in- Those who remained at the University dur- teresting addresses were ing the holidays enjoyed made by.a number of visit- the two stereopticon lec- ing ,ministers and other tures on the Holy Land friends, including Prof. given by Prof. Miilliam P. George Johnson, of Lincoln Finney on Christmas and University. Dr. and Mrs. New Year’s evenings. Creditt were presented with purses each. After the The ‘new Catalogue, just program, the audience was issued, is an attractive invited to the lecture ‘room, pamphlet, with full infor- where an enjoyable supper mation as to the work of was served to all. When the University and views Dr. Creditt is called from of .the grounds and build- labor to reward, his foot- ings. It shows 216 stu- prints will be seen for cen- dents in attendance, dis- turies thereafter, and chil-. tributed as to residence as dren yet.unborn will rise follows: IZI from the up to bless his name.” South Atlantic States; 42 Dr. Creditt graduated f.rom the North Atlantic from Lincoln University in States ; 16 from South Cen- 1585, and took his theologi- tral States; one each from cal course at Newton, Michigan and Massachu- Mass. After a pastorate setts; and 35 from foreign In Kentucky, he was called countries. The catalogbe to the pastorate of the Be- REV. A. D* , will be sentto any address ‘ rean Raptist’Church, Wash- upon application. ington, D. C., where he identified himself with all efforts for the advancement of his race. Miss Elizabeth Henderson, missionary to After five years in Washington, he came to the mountaineers of West Virginia, addressed the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, the students on Monday, January 25th. which has enjoyed remarkable prosperity un- -& der his leadership. A building costing $I~,OOO Alumni Notes. has been erected, and about one hundred mem- bers have beqn added each year to the roll, Rev. George F. Ellison, ’07 and ’IO, pastor which now totals over 2,0q0. of the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church, Pa- In all his pastorates, Dr. Creditt has been latka, Florida, is editor of the Gcnz City Bzil- a teacher as well as a preacher. His greatest ictin, a ‘live newspaper of that city. work as an educator has been as the founder and principal of the school at Downingtown, , Prof. John M. Tutt, ’05, writes from Haines Pa., which now has an enrollment of 14s Institute, Augusta, Ga.: “We have the largest students and ten teachers. This school, class of young men we have ever had- spoken of as “the Tuskegee of the North,” twenty-one in number, nearly all of whom are has received appropriations from the State of fighting to enter Lincoln University next year. Pennsylvania to the amount of $60,000. We are hoping to send you fifteen strong Dr. Creditt was honored by his Alma Mater young men next year, strong mentally, mor- with the degree of Doctor of Divinity, and ally and physically.” i

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Lincoln University ”Merald. day school, and to-day -a .handsome .little -edi- fice stands open to these.five hundred families PUBLISHED -MONTHLY. with their little ones, all day Sunday, where Devoted to the interests of the Institution, and to they come and go to worship our Master. imparting information concerning it to ‘the friends at Somebody’s $25.00 changed the whole life of a distance. Sent one year to any address for 25 cents. that little island.” Sent in clubs of five or more at the rate of IO cents each. The Philadelphia Public Ledgel. of January Entered at Lincoln University as second-class : matter. 25th had the following item “Bishop Rhine- Subscriptions and communications may be ad- lander oficiated yesterday at the installation dressed LO REV. W. P. WHITE,D. D., of thc .Rev. William E. Hendricks as rector 923 WITHEKSPOON BUILDING,PHILA., PA. of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, in Twelfth or PROF.War. XI. JOHNSON,D. D., LINCOLNTJNIVERSITY, PA. Street near Walnut. A large congregation - attended the installation service. St. Thomas’ is one of the largest and most influential col- Aileen A. Pope, ’11, is teaching in Georgia ored congregations in the city. It is one of State College, Savannah, Ga. the oldest churches in the Diocese of Penn- sylvania. Rev. Thomas H. Brown, Seminary ’13, is “The Rev. Mr. Hendricks comes from preaching and teaching in Clarkston, N. C. Porto Rico, where he has conducted successful In Dr. J. W. Holley’s Albany, Ga., Insfitzrte missionary work since his graduation from the General Theological Seminary, New York, NCWS,of January Ist, we read: “The local in 1911. He is a graduate of Lincoln Uni- Presbyterian church, under the pastoral care versity, and received the degree of Bachelor of Rev. E. Garnett, Lincoln University, J. of Arts at Yale.” 1314, is in ail unusually prosperous condition. -.t Mr. Garnett is getting results. He seems to Abraham Lincoln Memorial lie the man that the church has needed for a long time.” Scholarship. Rev. A. H. Stewart, of the A. M. E. Church, The purpose to establish .a scholarship in Pottsville, Pa., was one of the speakers in Lincoln University as a memorial to Abraham union evangelistic services recently held in Lincoln, a ter whom the institution is named, that city. A local paper reports: “Mr. was announcedfi in a previous issue. An ap- Stewart’s sermon was a surprise to every one. peal has been made to a large number of per- €€e is an educated, refined man, and a speaker sons, some of whom have responded favor-: who, though he spoke without notes, has a ably. We are waiting to hear from others, good outflow of language and never lacked and trust that they will decide to have a part for a word in his forcible, well-prepared and in the memorial to our great .martyr President, powerful sermon.” the Preserver of the Union, and the Emanci- pator of a race. They will be giving to a fund A. Dennee Bibb, a former student, has a which will aid for years to come a worthy . Christmas story in the December 18th issue young man to acquire a useful education. of the Harrisburg Advocate-Yei-dicf. of which *- he is manager. Mr. F. De Bardelaben, of the Class of 1903, College,, formerly of Baltimore, has recently Rev. William If. Jackson, of New Bern, N. taken up the work of a Sabbath school mis- C., has issued an attractive pamphlet, “Here sionary under appointment of the Board of and There in Cape Fear Presbytery,” givinx Publication and Sabbath Scliool Work. He an account of his niissionary work in that has the State of Kentucky for his field. Since field. engaging in the work, he has organized a A. B. McCoy, D. D., of Americus, Ga., gives number of Salibath schools. One of the most the following example of his Sunday school promising is a school in Parkland, which is work : ‘I ‘Little Edisto’ Island, in South Caro- a . suburb of Louisville, mostly populated by lina, has a population of five hundred colored colored people. This school in October re- families, and one white family. The island is opened in new quarters, through the co-opera- owned by this white family. These people tion of the white Presbyterians of Parkland, lived here for years without any Sabbath and it is now in a larger building, with an school whatever on this little island, no ser- enrollment: of nearly a hundred, and seven vices, no Bible training, no effort at a better teachers, five white and two colored. It ‘life. Five hundred families without God. promises soon to develop into a church. The Our missionary went to their rescue. He in. people are already asking for preaching, and terested the white owner, who consented to money is being raised to buy a lot and.build Five the land for a huilding for a mission Sun- a church. I

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:Lincoln University Origins. site, already noticed,’ the writer adds: “Our . local associations give it peculiar interest-it stands in close proximity to the farm on which BY PROF. GEORGE B. CARR, D. D. was born and raised the late Dr. John Mc- Millan, the founder, not only of many churches (In the December-January issue, Dr. Carr in Western Pennsylvania, but of Jefferson told of the establishment of Ashmun Istitute. ’College, whose fame is in all this land. Mc- The part relating to its dedication, omitted, Millan’s feet once trod the spot cn which these is given below.) buildings stand.” An address, or, rather, oration was then deliv- -- ered by Dr. Courtland Van Rensselaer, which Work of Rev. Moses B. Puryear at was afterwards published, under tlie title of Halifax, Nova Scotia. “God Glorified by Africa.” It is full of the gifted and noble author’s vigorous thought, The Halifax, Canada, Eveitiizg Mail, of No- wide knowledge, enthusiastic faith, and afflu- vember 3otl1, 1914, contains an appreciative ent rhetoric. Paying at the .outset a glowing account of the opening of the new building tribute to Jehudi Ashmun-“a wreath to his of the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church of memory over the door of the institution that that city, erected under the direction of the bears his precious and immortal name”-lie pastor, Rev. Moses B. Puryear, Seminary ’06. concludes his eloquent address as follows : “If The building is spoken of as a credit to tlie the Institntion should disappoint public expec- Baptist Church and to the section of the city tation, the fault will not be with its projectors. in which it is situated. The Ashinun Institute is national in its claims. “The congregation, in which were noted a It invites co-operation from every section of large number of people other than the mem- the Church and from every lover of his coun- bers of the congregation and leading laymen . try and of Africa. Its relations ai-e wide- of the Baptist body as a whole, completely spread and of intense interest. It seeks to filled it and enthusiasm characterized the ser- realize the great ,maxim of Ashmun, ‘to ac- vices. It would be difficult to imagine a build- complish the most possible good in the least ing -in inore striking contrast to tlie one which time.’ It aims at a connection with God‘s it replaces. The impression on entering it is great providential plans. .May it flourish for of brig1itness;comfort and good taste. Dark generations! May it stand like tlie African green adjustable curtains, readily raised or palm tree, majestic for stateliness and beauty, lowered, divide.tlie vestry room from the main and the emblem of prosperity; its fruit giving auditorium, and the building is splendidly . food, and its shade affording rest, to thousands lighted, comfortably heated, and provided with and tens of thousands in the ancestral tropical facilities for adequate ventilation. land! Heaven bless the Institute in its plans, “At the, morning and the evening service, its officers, and its pupils! , Bless it, God oi. Rev. W. N. States presided, and strong ser-, Ethiopia, who hast hade of one blood all. mons were preached by Rev. Dr. William A. nations of men.’ Be Thou glorified on every Creditt, of the First African Baptist Church, continent ! %e Thou glorified by Afi-icp!.” . Philadelphia, the man on whose nomination The correspondent of The,l’mslzyterjait, al- Rev. Mr. Puryear was called to Halifax, and ready. quoted, thus describes the building : one of the leading ministers of his race in ‘:The school or college building proper is .plain the United States. He cane to Halifax ex- in its style, yet with an imposing facade, three- pressly to be present at the opening of the storied, and admirably arranged for: all the new church, expressing himself as astonished purposes of such an establishment; the first at the improvement which he saw and the evi- story furnishes. apartments for the steward, dences of Bar. Puryear’s devotion and success and a large dining room; the second, reached in the pastorate. from without by a flight of steps, affords .two “One of the speakers paid a richly merited fine recitation rooms, and a hall of instruction, tribute to Mr. Puryear as the one to whose thirty feet by forty; on the third, there are initiative and persistence, in the face of much well-ventilated dormitories of good size. 011 discouragement, the building of the new the front, a stone is placed, bearing the name church was due. He Iiad persisted when a ’ of the Institution, and the significant and weaker man would have despaired. cheering motto: ‘The night is far spent, the “Rev. Dr. Creditt delivered an address. in day is .at hand.’ ” which he eloquently urged the advantage (A notice in the Oxford Press says that the wliicli the Cornwallis Street church has en- stone was “the work of a poor man. He bad joyed in the matter of co-operation by the xed one of his broken tombstones, and left whole Baptist body. His words so appealed lipon the reverse a hand pointing heaven- to the congregation that,there was an. involun- ward.” ) After describing tlie beauty of the tary tribute of applause.” 4 LZNCOLN * UNIVERSITY HERALD.

Discipline in the School. Accuracy and neatness may be taught in no better way than by the personal appearance BY JULIUS c. BRYANT, '14. of the teacher,. the manner in which the scliool room is 'kept, and the work done. There should be a time for all things and everything (Mr. Bryant was Valedictorian of last should come at its proper time. These simple year's graduating class, and is now at the ways are the most forceful in developing head of a large school in Keystone, W. Va. accuracy and neatness. The following article was suggested by his Obedience is a trait admired by all teachers, experience as a teacher; and he believes will and one which must be enforced by laws. be useful to those who are to take up teaching But remember that school laws, to be effective, as a profession.) must be few in number, perfectly just and reasonable, general in character, and executed Discipline is that wise adjustment of plans, promptly and impartially. It is in this way rules and conditions which will cause the pupil that we secure that unhesitating, prompt and to work willingly, cheerfully, patiently and willing compliance with a request or command successfully towards the desired goal, without which is the only kind of obedience that is friction and fatigue. really worth while. All our commands should In discipline, as in any department in life, be in the form of requests, given pleasantly there must be ideals, which the pupil must and obeyed in the same manner. strive to emulate daily; for we make advance- Truthfulness, honesty and courtesy are vir- ment in life in proportion to the effort which tues which should be taught mostly at home; is put forth. The ideal must be exemplified but where home life is neglected, the duty in the teacher, the foundation of whose char- devoIves upon the teacher. acter should be as strong as the rock of Quiet reproof of a misdemeanor is the most Gibraltar. effective .way of eradicating the evils of theft Think now what principles you would like and untruthfulness, and establishing the car- to see dominant in your pupils ten or twenty dinal virtue of truth telling. Best of all is it years hence, and lay the foundation for these 10 lead the offender to see for himself how traits while the mind is still in a plastic con- much happier he is when the fear of dis- dition. covery is entirely removed,. and to taste the Next, and most important after the ideal, full sweetness of being trusted by teacher and is the discovery of the means by which the friends. end is to be reached. The means may be Who knows but that the offender may be classed under two heads: (I) The develop- physically ill-conditioned because of lack of ment of self-control; and (2) the training of proper quality and quantity of food, or has the will to act habitually from right motives. been made nervous, fearful and cowardly by Among the great occasions for will training reason of harsh, unkind treatment. The case are the development of the school virtues- is then entirely different in its nature and punctuality, regularity, neatness, accuracy, requires different treatment. obedience, truthfulness, courtesy, unselfishness The love and sympathy of a teacher, for and honesty. diich a poor, small soul may be starving, may To show how the teacher may develop these work wonders and turn darkness into sun- traits is to show how the child niay be used. shine. Courtesy and honesty are so closely to aid in discipline. linked with truthfulness that it is impossible to teach one without the other. Pupils who are thoroughly interested in 'In the few remarks which have been written, their school and who love and trust their I have tried to show the-value of discipline, teacher, will never play truant, nor of their the things which go to make it up, and how own accord be absent or tardy. However, ab- the teacher may work to develop these sences will occur, and should be looked into qualities. carefully before decisions are made. The student who is in the habit of being tardy every day may be made to assume a - dift'erent attitude if the teacher reads or tells The aim of the Theological Seminary of sonie interesting story at the beginning of the Lincoln, University is to supply to qualified day's session, or teaches new games to those young men a thorough .and practical theologi- who arrive ten minutes before school is called, cal training, to fit them for service in the or plans something new for the next day, Christian ministry, for the moral and spiritual keeping the nature of the work a secret. If uplift of their race. The Seminary freely the teacher succeeds in keeping the pupils in- welcomes to its privileges young men of all terested, punctuality will follow of itself, deiioniinations seeking a preparation . for the along with its companion, regularity. ministry. Lincoln University Herald.

VOL. XIX. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA., MARCH, 1915. No. 3.

Lincoln ‘D~Yat Lincoln University. Edward Everett said, at the conclusion of the Gettysburg address: “If in three hours I ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT SPARKS. had struck the keynote as well as you have done in three minutes, I should be better satis- The feature of the annual celebration of lied with my performance.” Lincoln’s sim- Lincoln’s Birthday at Lincoln University was plicity of speech reflected the simplicity and an address by President Edwin Erle Sparks, sincerity of his soul, and the people knew they LL.I>., of State College. Dr. Sparks ex- could trust him. plained that he had been for twenty-five years Lincoln’s environment made him re1i-O~10US. a teacher of American history before he lie had a profound belief in a personal God. “ceased to lead a useful life, aiid became a Ile had &ha1 a modicum of superstition, de- college president.” In Abraham Lincoln, Dr. fined as “something we all have, but 110body Sparks said, the believes in.” His time, the opportu- environment made nity and the man him original; his happily came to- were the new gether. But why methods needed was he the man for a new time. for the occa- Lincoln’s tendency sion? Doubtless to. “superstition” h e r edity had was illustrated at something to do his last Cabinet with it; but Lin- meeting, when he coln was too busy told of a dream, cutting down thrice repeated, of other kinds of a ship coming into trees to care very port with masts much about his and sails and family tree. In ropes all in place. his day in Ken- Walt Whitman, tucky it was more the poet, an ad- important to know mirer of Lincoln, how to shoot said, “1 will in- straight thah to terpret that know who your dream ;” and he grandfather was. wrote his famous The law of en- poem, “0 Captain ! vironment is more My Captain !” important than EDWIN E. SPARKS, LL.D., “The ship is ail- that of heredity, President State College, Pennsylvania. chorecl safe and or the work of sound, its voyage teacher and reformer would be hopeless. Lin- closed and done, coli!’s early environnlent taught liim to be an From fearful trip the victor ship comes in investigating man. He always wanted to take with object won: things apart and see how they were made. Exult, 0 shores! and ring, 0 bells! During a congressional junket on the Great But 1 with mournful tread Lakes, the other Congressmen were smoking Walk the deck, my Captain lies and talking politics, but Lincoln spent his time Fallen cold and dead.” in the engine room studying the machinery. President Sparks’ address was enthusiasti- His habit of investigation often saved the day cally received by the students and the audi- for him when in the White House. ence. Before he spoke, the audience were en- His environinent made him an all-around tertained by the orchestra, and joined in plan- man. In early life he was rail-splitter, farmer, tation nielodies, “Billy” Sunday hymns, and a soldier, storekeeper and lawyer; and this ex- temperance song set to the tune of “Tippe- Rerielice fitted him to become in later life at rary.” once statesnmn, diplomat, financier, general The afternoon of Lincoln Day was devoted and admiral. His environment trained him to to the Sophomore Oratorical Contest for the be simple and say things in a simple way. prizes of fifteen and ten dollars in gold re- 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

Lincoln University Herald. time, and he insisted on hearing them. The audience applauded that singing wildly, and it PUBLISHED MONTHLY. applauded again when Rodeheaver explained Devoted to the interests of the Institution, and to the origin of ‘Steal away.’ According to Rode- imparting information concerning it to the friends at heaver, upon some of the plantations in ante- a distance. Sept one year to any address for 25 cents. bellum days, the slaves were not allowed even Sent in clubs of five or more at the rate of IO cents religions liberty and had to ‘steal away’ to each. worship as they wished. Entered at Lincoln University as second-class matter. “When Sunday heard that singing, he ex- Subscriptions and communications may be ad- claimed, ‘I don’t believe anybody can get the dressed Lo Bv. W. P. WHITE,D. D., touch and harmony out of a song like the col- 923 WITHERSPOONBUILDING, PHILA., PA. ored people can.’” or PROF.WM. 1-1. JOHNSON,D. D., LINCOLNUNIVERSITY, PA. To a student of the delegation who wrote to him, Rev. W. A. Sunday replied in a per- sonal letter, saying : “We appreciated having spectively offered by the Presbyterian Board your crowd with us very much; we enjoyed of Temperance. The first prize was awarded immensely that splendid singing, and we wish to Willis G. Price, and the second prize to you every success in your excellent work.” Lawrence M. Chamberlin.

.)- Lincoln University Students at the Resolution of Thanks. Sunday Meetings. At a meeting of a committee composed of Through the liberality of two generous the undersigned students, held at Lincoln Uni- friends, 35.r. Thomas ‘VV. Synnott, of the versity on February 4th, 1915,it was decided to Board of Trustees, and Mr. Rodman Wana- offer the following resolution of thanks : maker, a delegation of sixty-five students at- WEEREAS,We, the students of Lnicoln Uni- tended the “Billy” Sunday meetings at Phila- versity, have been greatly benefited by our trip delphia on Wednesday, February 3rd. When to Philadelphia, and were inspired by the ser- called upon to sing, the students responded mons and prayers of the Rev. W. A. Sunday; with “I want to be a Christian in my heart,” therefore, be it “Steal away to Jesus,” and other melodies, Kesol-~ed,That we offer our sincere thanks which seemed to impress the audience. At and gratitude to the donors of the “Billy Sun- the evening service, a convert told the usher day Delegation’ Fund,” which made it possible who led him up the trail that he was led to for us to hear the great evangelist. take this step by the singing of the Lincoln May Providence reward the donors and their students. Of the singing, the Philadelphia families with health, long life, and prosperity. Pwss of Thursday said: Signed: E. F. Showell (President), J. T. “There were several features on the carpet Reid, W. W. L. Clark, Harrison H. Cain, Cor- for the ‘matinee.’ One was the singing of a nelius R. Dawson, A. B. Burton (Secretary), troupe of colored students from’ Lincoln Uni- Le Roy S. .Hart. versity. They could sing, those boys, and they made the best music that the tabernacle has housed since the revival began. Before Prayer for Colleges. Billy arrived, the students sang several hymns. After he stepped to the pulpit, they had to give The season of prayer for colleges was ob- a couple more. Sunday liked the music im- served at Lincoln University with special ser- mensely, and he paid the colored singers a vices from February 7th to Ioth, and was a iine compliment for their work.” time of marked spiritual awakening. The ice The Piiblic Ledger of the same date re- was broken at an “echo meeting,” when stu- marked : dents told of their impressions of the Sunday “There’s no getting away from the fact that Tabernacle meetings, and half a dozen students Homer Rodeheaver’s choirs certainly can sing, rose to take their stand for Christ. The im- hut the treat, in a musical line, came yesterday pression was deepened by the earnest messages afternoon, when seventy-five of the colored of the speakers sent by the Evangelistic Coni- students from Lincoln University rose, and, mittee of the Board of Education, Rev. George led by one of their number, who stood upon E. Gillespie, of Coatesville, Pa., and Rev. 2 bench, sang two old slavery hymns. They Josiah 13. Crawford, of Wilmington, Del. were ‘Heaven’ and ‘Steal away to Jeszis.‘ They Mr. Gillespie, fresh from the remarkable re- sang them twice. vival which has been in progress in Coatesville “They had to do ,that, for Sunday had not during the fall and winter, spoke with great put in an appearance when they sang the first directness and power as he urged men to I

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accept Christ and to devote their lives to His must be remembered that a very small part of service. Mr. Crawford’s message was thought- the income is received from the student body. ful, searching and deeply impressive as he pic- Lincoln must depend upon the Church for suf- tured the sinfulness of sin and the beauty of ficient income to carry on the work which the the Christian life. As a result of these ser- Church has committed to its care. And the . vices, some fifteen or twenty of the student fidelity and efficiency with which that work is body professed their faith in Christ. This carried on calls for hearty and liberal support number includes nearly all those who had not in the form of interest and sympathy and gifts previously united with some church. and prayer.” “The great need of Lincoln is a building that . -.). may serve as a centre for the religious and Lecture by Dr. Davis of Princeton. social life of the students. In the report of the University made to the General Assembly Professor John D. Davis, D. D., LL.D., of last year, under the head of ‘Needs,’ the Presi- Princeton Theological Seminary, gave an illus- dent jays : ‘Instead of enumerating them, and trated lecture on the scenes and events of the they are many. we would lay emphasis on one. Passion Week, on February 26th. The lecture, And, in a certain sense, we accept it as a part- which was based upon a six months’ residence ing chafge from him who presided over the in Jerusalem and a careful, investigation of destinies of this school of the prophets for the historic sites, was remarkable for the nearly fifty years. Shortly before his death, beauty of its views and the interest of its Dr. I. N. Rendall repeated his longing for a matter. building in which the religious and social life of the students might find scope. They need a -- place where the missionary societies, and other Annual Catalogue. gatherings for the advancement of religious activity, can meet and work. In connection with it there might be also, with advantage, The Annual Catalogue of Lincoln University some of the features of a gymnasium,, espe- for 1914-1915 has recently been issued, and will cially for exercise in the winter months. Such lie sent to any one making application for it. a building could be erected for $40,000.’ It forms a handsomely printed and illustrated “Surely the Church should meet this modest pamphlet of eighty pages, with cover, and con- need of an institution which has rendered such tains much interesting information. From it distinguished service to the Church.” we quote the following : “Pzcrpose.-The purpose of the Trustees and *- Faculty of Lincoln University is to communi- cate, according to its means, a liberal and Open Meeting at the College Minis- Christian education to worthy young men who teriurn. may become leaders of th.e colored people. ‘*Location.-Lincoln University is situated in Rev. V. V. Nicholas, of Kennett Square, Pa., Chester County, Pennsylvania, forty-six miles addressed the .College Ministerium on Tuesday southwest of Philadelphia, and sixty-three evening, February 23rd. A large number of miles northeast of Baltimore, at ‘Lincoln Uni- the students of all departments were present. versity,’ a station on the Media Division of the Mr. Nicholas chose as his topic, “Church Build- Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Rail- ing.” The address was largely his personal road. The exact post office address is ‘Lincoln experiences as pastor of the church at Doe University, Pennsylvania.’ Run. This was a country church, supposed to “The Piwposc: of the Seminary.-The aim of have served its time. “The funeral oration was the Theological Seminary is to supply to quali- already prepared.” Many favored the closing fied young men a thorough and practical the- of its doors. Mr. Nicholas told of his call, ological training, to fit them for service in the when a group of men told him how they loved Christian ministry. The Seminary is under the the old church, and how they believed that, if control of the General Assembly of the Pres- he would come as their pastor, they could re- byterian Church in the ‘United States of vive the work there. Then followed the story America, but young men of all denominations of the wonderful growth of the spirit of giv- eeeking a preparation for the ministry are ing: Mr. Nicholas laid the emphasis on their freely welcomed to its privileges.” obligation to give the Gospel to others. Con- The repo,rt of Dr. J. Ritchie Smith, Chair- tributions to missions rose from thirty dollars man of a visiting committee of the Synod of per annum to over three hundred dollars. Pennsylvania, contains the following : Finances for local purposes immediately in- “Gifts and legacies to the amount of about creased. The church building was repaired, $40,000 have been received during the past year and in five years the church became .self-sup- to be added to the permanent endowment. It porting. It is now one of the strong churches 4 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

of Presbytery. “I did not do it, boys. I do The management of the household, on the not know how it was done. God did it.” whole, is rather commendable. The domestic The address made a deep impression on the lessons obtained in service for others have students. It was a picture from the diary of given fair ideas of what it takes to keep the an active pastor. They saw the man at work. home sanitary ’and comfortable. One of the fine sentences uttered was: “Don’t But the up-keep and care of the home de- you ever hunt a church. Let the church hunt pend on the women, for the men, as.in olden you.” The emphasis of his address from be- times, are too much inclined to dream of battle ginning to, end was that God will work with and to neglect useful activity. Their lack in the man who is willing to work for Him. moral and religious foundation is a serious hindrance to the church. 1c- Of the two hundred and fifty or more na- Work Among the Shinnecock Indians tives, and outsiders, or those who have inter- at Southampton, L. 1. married here, the women and children are the -- soul and inspiration of the church and of all rcligious activities. Long Island has had a [Rev. Thomas C. Ogburn, D. D., ’86, is pas- roster of good men here for the sacred desk tor of the Shinnecock Indian Church, main- since 1875. But’ the vacillating records of the tained by the Presbyterians on the reservation church show only one or two more men now near Southampton, and he contributes the fol- than at the beginning. lowing account of conditions in that peculiar The State provides school facilities, and un- field.] der the compulsory laws the children are given Shinnecock Reservation. might be considered a chance to obtain elementary training. But ;L suburb of Southampton, just west of this while these stringent measures are expected to village, lying in the arms of the Shinnecock hring about, the necessary results, they are in Bay. A large portion of land hereabouts, of many cases ignored and the children greatly which this reservation is now a small part, neglected. passed and repassed to these mixed Indians On the whole, the possibilities for growth in through a proprietary system, after the con- this field seem very limited. quest of Howe and Clinton. For some years the Indians here have been considered :he -- wards of the State. The land is conveyed to Religious Education. the entire tribe, in the form of a deed, and comprises some seven hundred or morel acres, “Last year, Prof. Bagley, of Illinois, found almost all of which is capable of a high state that in thirteen State Penitentiaries the Church of cultivation. that gave most attention, not to religion, but Its contour is varied, and plans might be to religious education, was least represented in laid out for the mo,st beautiful, healthful and these institutions. Likewise, he found that desirable homes. But at present it has almost derelicts were most numerous in these institu- every earmark of the home of the Indian, espe- tions from the churches which do least in edu- cially as one looks at the possibilities and sees cational lines in church-controlled schools. most of the soil lying idle. Indian inertia is “Secular education will never lift the Negro the great hindering force apparent here. While race. A commission from the government was tlie surrounding country brings in heavy re- sent to one of the very best and oldest educa- turns of almost every variety of garden stuff tional States in our country; their report was : and field produce, the reservation, where, if ‘The sole result of a secular education is a anything, the possibilities are greater, for there trained devil.’ If secular education there in are no rentals or taxes to be provided for, is that best State, intellectually, left him ‘a trained left almost entirely unimproved. devil;’ if there it will not lift an iota with the So the matter of service and livelihood here advantages of two and a half centuries, it is mostly regulated by the immediate needs of certainly cannot elsewhere. Christians must tlie people. There are only a few who lay by muster to their task everywhere and give an for the future. The opportunity to do day educated Christianity to those who need it, or labor is abundantly supplied during the sum- Christianity loses its place, North and South, mer nionths by the wealthy of New York City, and at no distant dat e.”-d f rlrc4 mekait. who spend the warm seasons here, and who *- pay liberally for small service. The statistics gathered for the Alumni Nature offers here its contributions of va- Catalogue of Lincoln University, first pub- rious kinds of small fruits, and the streams lished in 1912,show that of 1,487alumni, there afford an abundance of fish, both of which are were 656 ministers of all denominations ; 263 gathered by the more thoughtful and indus- doctors (including dentists and druggists) ; trious and sold at a profit or laid by for future 255 teachers: 227 in business of all kinds, and demand. 56 lawyers. Lincoln University Herald. he :ic VOL. XIX. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA., APRIL, 1915. No. 4. ve le The Strategic Situation of Lincoln the student who has to support himself. The e- University. seaside resorts of the northern coast, the m steamship lines in New England and on the .le Lincoln University is in the midst of a Hudson, are within a few hours' travel. These in territory in which there are about 1,000,ooo facts constitute a challenge to the student us colored persons. It is the mo,st accessible in- body. They are placed in a district where stitution for the Negroes living in the New much worlc should be done. They constitute a- England and Middle Atlantic States. The a challenge to the Trustees and Faculty to r- Negro population of this section is 500,000. provide the education that is needed for the ie Another 500,000 represents the part for which great masses of people that are moving north. 111 Lincoln is responsible if it does its propor- They constitute a challenge to our generous a tionate share for the population living in the friends to see that th'e means are provided for States immediately south. Furthermore, the the needed support and expansion of our jk ie Negro population of the New England and work. W n- m ut to in 1Y in

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'0 1s 2- 3: . VAIL MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND MAPLE AVENUE. a iii Middle Atlantic States is increasing. At the The Abraham Lincoln Memorial :d last census, four States showed an increase in Le Negro population, and of these four, Penn- Scholarship. it sylvania came second, with an increase of -- st 85,485. Lincoln University is situated in the The Financial Secretary is endeavoring to .n midst of the great Negro cities of the coun- secure this. One-half is promised, and he is )r try. Washington comes first, with 94,446 ; anxious to hear from others appealed to. A h, New York second, with 91,709; Baltimore friend in Western Pennsylvania, now in Cali- fourth, with 84,749 ; and Philadelphia fifth, fornia for his health, writes: "I am glad to with 84,459. We omit New Orleans, which he one of thirty to establish tlie scholarship, Sg,262. and shall be ready to make the payment when- 11 comes third, with Thus of tlie five great Negro cities of the country, three are ever advised. I expect to start home soon, )- and probably reach -- about first of .e in the vicinity of Lincoln University. Our marest city, Philadelphia, is growing at the May. I have a scn who is cxpecting soon 3 rate of 2,500 colored persons a year. It now to go as a missionary to China, and I wish to has one-third more colored people than At- see him before he leaves. There is a chance lanta or Birmingham; more than twice as for a great work in China. Hoping you will P many as Richmond, Nashville or Savannah. succeed in raising the required amount, and Furthermore, Lincoln University is the best that it will do great good, I am, yours very,, situated Negro institution in the country for truly. -- ___ 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD. Lincoln University Herald. The Opportunity of the Lincoln Graduate. ’ PUBLISHED MONTHLY. Devoted to the interests of the Institution, and ‘to JOHNSON, PH.D. imparting information concerning it to the friends at BY PROF. GEORGE a distance. Sept one year to any address for 25 cents. There never was a time when so many Sent in clubs of five or more at the rate of IO cents opportunities of service were open to Lincoln each. Entered at Lincoln University as second-class graduates as they are to-day. A survey of matter. conditions as presented by Lincoln men wlia Subscriptions and communications may be ad- are in the work will make this clear. Let us dressed Lo REV. W. P. WHITE, D. D., take the various callings in order: 923 WITHERSPOONBUILDING, PHILA., PA. or PROF.WM. €1. JOBNSON, D. D., I. LINCOLN‘LTNIVERSITY. PA. In the ministry there is an unprecedented opportunity. The Rev. William Et. Thomas, D. D. (’94 Col.; ’97 Sem.), now pastor of Campus Ha;penings. Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church in Kansas City, Mo., a church of 1,400 members, and one of The annual sermon to the Theological De- the nmst influential in the Middle West, partnicnt was preached on Sunday, April writes: “I can say of .the Middle West that &h, by Rev. J. Ross Stevenson, D. D., LL.D., the fields are white already to harvest, but President of Princeton Theological Seminary. the laborers are few. The people in all de- The Theological Coinmencement was held nominations are looking to man their pulpits on Tuesday, hpril zoth, at 2.30 o’clock, with with intelligent, consecrated men. Tell the an address by Rev. Harold McAfee Robinson, boys that the great work of Lincoln Univer- Pastor of the Market Square Presbyterian sity is to serve the race at its weakest point Church of Germantown, Pa. by giving it an intelligent, consecrated mi+ istry.” An inter-ccllegiate debate on the subject of The Rev. -4. B. McCoy, D. D. (’01 Col.; the restriction of immigration by means of a ’04 Sem.), now Superintendent of Sabbath literacy test is scheduled to be held at Wilber- School Work for part of Georgia, South force University, Ohio, on April 30th. The Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Lincoln University representatives will be H. Arkansas and Oklahoma, who traveled last B. Burton, ’16; H. L. Pelham, ’15; and -4. F. year in his work more than ten thousand White, ’I j ; C. Mi. Wood, ’16, alternate. miles, writes: “One county in Georgia has 68 churches; in them are found IO college and Following the special meetings held earlier seminary graduates, 8 seminary graduates, 6 in the year, twelve students from the College high school graduates; total, 24. The other have united with the Ashmun Church, and -M have practically no training at all.” others are planning to unite with their own Since seventy-eight per cent. of the colored home churches. people live in the rural districts, the open door of church service leads to the country. The The collections of the Ashmun Church for Rev. G. L. Iiiles (’04 Col.), now Dean of the the year from April Ist, 1914, to April Ist, Eiblc Training School, Tuslcegee Institute, 1915, amounted to $251.4+an increase of Alabama, presented to the Christian Student $3S.62 over the year preceding. The follow- Conference, Atlanta, May, 1914, an impressive ing contrihutions have been made : religious survey of Macon County, Alabama, Eoard of Foreign Missions ...... $35 00 the county in which Tuskegee Institute is Board of Ilome Missions...... 30 00 situated. The figures are as follows: the area Board of Freedmen ...... 20 00 of the county is 615 square miles (a little Board of Education...... IO 00 smaller than Chester County, where Lincoln Board of Ministerial Relief...... IO 00 University is located) ; the Negro churches Board of Church Erection...... IO 00 are 98; out of 22,000 Negroes, 8,987 are ’Eoard of Colleges ...... IO 00 church members ; the amount invested in Board of Sabbath School Work.. ... IO 00 church buildings is $55,000, and the annual T-Ionie Missions in Pennsylvania...... 25 00 contributions are $29,000; there are 74 pastors, American Bible Society...... IO 00 250 local niinisters, and go5 other officers. Of Board of Temperance...... IO 00 the contributions, $3,500 is the sum sent to Presbyterial Assessment ...... 7 70 outside organi7atioiis ; $2,500 is the amount Presbyterian Ilospital, Philadelphia. . 11 91- spent on repairs, and $23,000 are given to the Belgian Relief ...... 46 95 pastors, each of whom thus averages $250 annually, although it is to be remembered that $246 56 the rural churches alone do not support them Balance in Treasury, $4.79. in every case. The pastors usually come on W. L. WRRTGHT,Treasiirer. Saturday evening, and leave on Sunday night I

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or Monday morning. Thus it happens that Atlanta, Baltimore, Kansas City, Cincinnati, they spend only one day in fifteen or twenty- Kew York, and Nashville. One of the Secre- five’ with the people. The church buildings taries for the Student Work of the Y. M. are in use only four days in the month; in C. A., Colored Menls Branch, the Rev. Chan- many cases only two days in the month. ning H. Tobias, writes as follows: Thus, coiicludes Mr. Imes, less than one ‘‘I know of no form of Christian service month in the year is given in service, and that to-day that offers a greater challenge to only one or two days at a time. It is not strong college men than the,work of the Y. M. surprising that the school facilities are just C. A. The growth of material equipment as poor, the homes just as miserable and un- made possible by Mr. Rosenwald’s generosity attractive, the jail and the chain-gang just will be a curse instead of a blessing unless as full as they ever were. The neglect of the we can draw upon the choicest men of the means of grace may result in the horrifying colleges to direct the currents of life now incident related by Dr. McCoy. In January flowing into these great buildings. The call , of this year, a young colored man, aged is imperative. We need at this very moment twenty-one years, was hanged for crime in two strong men for very important positions. Albany, Georgia. He had lived in Dougherty Urge upon your best men to give us a chance County all his life, and yet no, one had cared at them before they turn their steps toward for his soul. A Lincoln student visited him the already crowded professions.” in jail, and found that he had not heard of Jesus Christ, that he knew nothing of the ten 111. commandments, and had never repeated nor In Education there is a great need and a heard of the Lord’s prayer. great opportunity. Of the 3,500,000 Negro To meet this need, there is the Sabbath children of school age reported by the census school work carried on by the Presbyterian of 1910, only fifty per cent. are in school- Board of Sabbath School Missions, in which the rest are growing up in gross ignorance. W. T. Frasier (’03 Col.; ’06 Sem.) is engaged Oklahoma stands at the head, with sixty-two in South Carolina; Vanhorn Murray (’05 per cent. in school; Louisiana stands at the Col.; ’08 Sem.) in Mississippi; A. E. Rankin foot, with ocly twenty-nine per cent. in school. (’07 Col.) in Arkansas; and H. C. Cousins Again, those in school. do not attend enough. (’os Col.; ’08 Sem.) in Oklahoma. The Maryland open the schools, outside of Balti- American Sunday School Union places a mis- more, 138 days in the year, but the Negro sionary in connection with an industrial child attends on the average only seventy-three school. He teaches Bible and Sunday School days. At this sate, it would need nineteen Normal Work two days, and spends the rest years to complete an elementary course of of the time in pastoral visitation and organi- nine months a year. South Carolina opens zation in the adjacent territory. In such work the country schools sixty-seven days, but the in connection with the Prentiss Normal and Negro child attends only forty-six days, and, Industrial Institute, Prentiss, Miss., is the at this rate, it would need thirty-one years to Rev. Wilhert H. Smith (’14 Sem.), who complete an elementary course. Once more, writes: “Tell the boys to come down here the money spent on white and colored chil- and help. The preachers may point right, dren shows a great disproportion. Georgia but it’s a long way round if one follows them.” invests twenty-three dollars in each white child, but only three dollars in each colored 11. child. In South Carolina, the proportion is The Young Men’s Christian Association twenty-two dollars to two dollars. In Vir- also offers a magnificent opportunity. The ginia. twenty dollars to five dollars. In first colored Ti. M. C. A. was organized in Louisiana, thirty dollars to one dollar. Little Washington in December, 1853. Now there wonder, then, that the percentage of illiteracy are about one hundred College Associations, is ten times greater among the Negroes than and forty-one city organizations, scattered among whites of native parentage. These over twenty-three States. facts make the call to educational effort im- In Januasy, 1911, Mr. Julius Rosenwald perative. offered $25,000 to any city that would raise Prof. Vir. W. Sanders (’97 Col.; ’00 Sem.), $75,000 toward a colored Y. M. C. A. building. now State Supervisor of CoJored Schools in Four buildings have been erected thus far- West Virginia, one of the States notable for Washington in 1912;cost, $IOO,OOO, of which its effort to provide equal educational oppor- the colored people gave $27,000; Chicago in tunity, while maintaining separate schools, 1913,at a cost of $1g5,000, of which the col- writes to point out the great opportunity of ored people gave $67,000; Indianapolis in the country school in social uplift. It is un- 1913,cost, $IOO,OOO, of which the colored peo- hampered by denominational lines ; the teacher ple gave $~S,ooo; and Philadelphia in 1914,at is the leader o,f all; the school becomes a a cost of $110,000,of which the colored people social centre. The need is well-trained teach- gave $ag,ooo. Funds have been in part sub- ers, willing to go into the country, to make scribed for $IOO,OOObuildings in Los Angeles, themselves one with the people, with a view 4 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

to their social, moral and intellectual develop- fact, there are more places than there are ment. men to fill them. To much the same effect writes Prof. Samuel J. Branch (’02 Col.; ’05 Sem.), now -- teaching in the Sumner High School, St. Notes. Louis, Mo. He points out that there is a splendid opportunity in high school work in The following resolutions, in reference to the Middle West. All the larger towns in Rev. William L. Smith, ’83, were -adopted Missouri and Southern Illinois have colored kiy an association of Presbyterians (South) in high schools. The larger cities maintain Virginia, and signed by Rev. James Y. Fair, separate schools. There is a great demand Moderator : for the right sort of men. “The Presbyterian Ministerial Association on Monday, October zoth, heard with interest IV. the statements of Rev. William L. Smith, a On January 16th of this year, the Execu- minister of the Presbytery of Southern Vir- tive Committee of the National Negro Busi- ginia, U. S. A., as to his work among colored ness League invited all to observe a National people of Amelia County, Va., and wish to Health Week. The results of ill-health and express their hearty approval of and gratifica- premature death were pointed out on the tion with his work. In the extension of his economic side. In the South, 450,000 Negroes work and in the erection of another modest are seriously sick all the time, at a cost of church building, we are heartily in sympathy, $75,00o,doo. There are 112,000 Negro workers and desire to commend him and his work to in the South ‘who are sick all the time and the aid of Christian friends wherever he may who lose thereby in wages $45,000,000. Of go.” the 225,000 deaths annually among the Ne- groes of the South, 100,000 could be pre- Rev. L. H. Fuller, ’gg, has a church of 300 vented. The annual funeral expenses in the members, and is Principal of Gould Academy, South cost $15,000,000; of this, ’ $6,500,000 Chadbourn, N. C. He is planning to erect a could be saved. Sickness and death cost the $10,000 building for the school. Negroes of the South $~oo,ooo,oooannually, of which $50,000,000 could be saved. The Rev. William H. .Thomas, D. D., ’94 and annual economic loss ta the South from sicl- ’07, is pastor of the.Allen Chapel A. M. E. ness and death among the working Negro Church of Kansas City, Mo. He writes: “We population is $300,000,000, of which $150,000,- have thirty-five thousand Negroes here, and 000 could be saved. This sum would provide the church I am serving has over fourteen good school houses and six months’ schooling hundred members.” for every child, white and black, in the South. We have not mentioned the pain and tears Louis B. -Lemus, ’IO, who has been for some and sorrow that lie behind these facts. No time in poor health, writes from .the Sea wonder that Dr. George C. Hall (’86 Col.), View Hospital, Staten Island, N. Y., that he now of Chicago, a prominent physician and is improving, and has done some literary surgeon, whose professional trips carry him work, which has been accepted in magazines over a wide extent of co,untry, writes: of standing. He writes: “I enjoyed very “In desperate earnestness I appeal to those much reading the HERALD.What impressed young men of Lincoln who contemplate tak- me most was the visit of the students to the ing medicine as a profession, to consider the Billy Sunday meeting.” The HERALDsends its great need of service in the rural districts of best wishes for his speedy and complete re- the South. W-onderful are the opportunities covery. to become great not only in a material way, but great in that higher sense of doing their Prof. William H. Clarke, ’93, is teaching Master’s work in unselfish labor for their natural science in Wiley Institute, Marshall, fellow-men. Out of a wide experience I urge Texas, Ile writes to President Rendall: “It iipon them not to allow their pro,fessional delights me to hear everywhere I go such work to conceal from them the most import- splendid reports of my Alma Mater, and to ant part of their nature, the spiritual, nor to learn of the excellent work she continues to substitute prospects of gain and position for do under your administration. The more I prospects of service and eternity. The means come into contact with graduates of other are in their hands to change the aspect of institutions and educators of ability, the more the whole rural conditions, if they will but I appreciate the training which Lincoln gives act worthy of their high position. Let no as her contribution to the development of my T-inccln man in the profession of medicine be race and the good of our country.” confronted with the awful charge, ‘Ye knew your duty and ye did it not!”’ Rev. J. U. Selwyn Toms, missionary in There is thus a place for every graduate Korea, addressed the students on the evening who is earnest, capable and serviceable. In of March 18th. VOL. xrx. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA., MAY, 1915. No.- 5. Address of President Rendall 1imitations;but we do note their far-reaching influences for good in so many regions of our To THE GRADUATINGCLASS OF THE THEOLOGI-land. Cities are left cleaner, safer, better; ’ churches fuller; homes happier and purer ; CAL SEMINARY, APRIL ZOTH, 1915. colleges have higher moral standards and Young gentleinel?, notable events mark the ideals. And we especially note that every year of your graduation. The most terrible successful evangelistic movement has as its war in the world’s history is being fought. very heart and centre Christ, the very Son More blood is being shed in a single month of God, cruciijed for our sins, the only atone- than in years of previous wars. Not the ment for sin, and risen for our justification. wealclings and the chaff of the nations are A Christless evangel stirring the world‘ is in- being swept away in the whirlwind of war, conceivable. And we believe it is equally true .but the best and the bravest are being, sacri- of the regular ministry. ficed. For a generation there will be a terri- Preach Christ crucified and ,risen. Preach ble dearth of men. The young manhood of the Bible, not as myth and legend here and Europe will be reduced to a frightful there, not as of doubtful veracity here and mininium. there. The attitude of doubt will destroy the We roll under our tongues such words as effectiveness of your ministry. Preach optim- science and culture, as if they were the great istically, as if you had faith in the power of desideratum of the world. We must readjust your message. Plant no weeping willows or our valuations. Do these words suggest sav- junipers beneath which you can wail and ing life or destroying life? Advancement in weep. Carry an olive branch in your hand science, while meaning much of good, has also and not a thunderbolt. Remember how gently Christ rebuked those two splendid brothers . led in great strides to the invention of the most terrible instruments of destruction. In who wanted to call down fire and consume the air above the earth, and the waters under those who opposed them. Remember that the the earth, are terrors undreamed of before. shepherd was qualified and appointed to feed And culture-has it flowered aid fruited in rather than fleece the flock. Be ‘an ensample kindliness and good-will and brotherhood, or to the flock in not shrinking from the burden. in a hatred blazing as never before? No, and heat of the day. Don’t carry an umbrella science, culture, education and civilization are when the skies are clear, as if you were afraid‘ being weighed in the balances, and are found of your complexion, while, your people are wanting. Christianity, the Gospel of Jesus toiling bareheaded under the rays of the sun. Christ, is the great need of the world. Be known as a minister, not so much by In niorals and religion, this year is notable the cut of your vest and collar, as by the for a remarkable development of temperance kindliness of your speech and the purity of and evangelism. Vodka under the ban ‘in’ your life. Russia, and absinthe in France, and Britain -Last Thursday our flag, as well as thou- and Germany placing ‘restrictions on intoxi- sands over the land, hung at half-mast, coni- cants, at least in the army, is a phenomenon inemorating the death fifty‘years ago of him that has startled the world. In this country, whose name we bear. That iinrnortal sen- State after State is awakening to the curse of tence, “With charity for all and malice toward the traffic in intoxicants. In Pennsylvania, a none,” characterizes the spirit of Lincoln’s splendid Christian Governor, with moral and sons. Never forget it. Bind it on ~7ourheart. humanitarian ideals, is in a titanic grapple On that same day, my uncle was journeying with a Legislature in bonds to the liquor in- here to his life-work. When a motto was terests. God, strengthen his right’ arm and sought for the seal of the University, he se- give him the victory. You are going forth lected the verse, “If the Son shall make you when this issue is forging to the front. The free, ye shall be free indeed.” Make this your argument of personal liberty makes a strong Emancipation proclamation for yourselves and appeal to the masses for whom you will ltibor. for all tp whom you minister. God bless you Teach it, preach it, that indulgence is not per- and spare you long for a Christlike ministry and service. sonal liberty, but the cruelest slavery. ’ Evangelism‘ has commanded attention as it’ -- never has in my life, not as ‘a substitute for The College Commencement will be held on the regular preaching of the Word, but as a the second Tuesday in Juile, instead of on the handmaid and an ally to the Church. We do first Tuesday, as has been usual in the past. not especially note the graces and excellencies The graduating exercises will be on the after- of the evangelists, or their infirmities and noon 0.f Tuesday, June Sth, at two o’clock. 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD. .. , Lincoln University Herald. which you have received ‘here lias already made you aware of the conflict which is being PUBLISHED MONTHLY. waged now-and it has been waged from the . Devoted to the.interests of tbe Institution, and to .l,egirining--between two conceptions of Chris- imparting information concerning it to the friends at tianity. One conception makes Christianity a a distance. Sent one year to any address for 25 cents. religion of ideas merely. Of’ ideas merely, Sent in clubs of five or more at the rate of IO cents mind ‘you ! - The ’facts do not matter. Is there each. a living and real God? Oh, what’s the differ- Entered at Lincoln University as second-class matter. ence, so long as we have this nice idea of a Subscriptions and communications may be ad- God to play with ! Did the Lord Jesus Christ dressed to REV. W. P. WHITE, D. D., really live, did He really die on the cross, did 923 WITHERSPOON &lILDING, PHILA., PA. He really rise again from the dead?-let us or PROF.WM. 13. JOHNSON, D. D., not bother our heads about these difficult ques- LINCOLNUNIVEXSITY, PA. tions; we have the beautiful ideas, what’s the odds whether they have any facts fo back Address at the Commencement them? You see, if C,hristianity is this kind of Exercises a religion, it can float in the air without any visible means of support. I’m not going to OF THE THEOLOGICALDEPARTMENT OF LINCOLN deliver a theological lecture, but I must say I UNIVERSITY,APRIL ZOTH, 1915. that you cannot live in an air castle except in your dreams, and when you wake up, where’s P.Y REV. HAROLD M’AFEE ROBINSON, your castle? I am of the humble opinion that GERMANTOWN, PA. the higher up your castle is built, the more solid foundation it needs. No, for me, Chris-. I ani not ashanyed of the ministry to which tianity is a Gospel. That is to say, it is a i God has called me. I am inclined. to glory in religion of good news; that is to say, it is a it with a sort of strange and humble, a sort religion of facts! ’ of bkwilderiiig and awful pride. I will mag- When I came to this point in writing this nify the office which I have held for eleven address, I took up my Philadelphia Public years-the ofice into which, by the grace of Lrdger, a newspaper. I read the headlines of God, you are about to enter-before you this the news: “Senate Moves to Aid Transit,” day if God will help me. I can shut my eyes “Bank to Appeal to Congress,” “Athletics Win now and see again the preacher who tried to Opening Game,” “Four Million Fight in the teach me how to preach. I can see his gray- Carpathians,” “British Admit Battle Blunder” ing hair-where he had any; his ruddy face, -news, facts. I turn. over to the editorial his blazing eyes, his stocky form; I can see page; here is not news, but comment on the him standing solidly on the platform in the news; here are not facts, but ideas about the room known as The Oratory in old Stuart facts. Of what value are the editorial com- Sal1 at Princeton, making gestures as though ments if they are not comments on the facts? he were dropping bombs from his finger tips, I pick up my New Testament. I read the and fairly shouting, “Magnify your office. headlines: “The Gospel According to St. Mat- Exalt your calling. Preach the Gospel. The thew”-the facts written up by St. Matthew; pulpit is your throne.” That I am very ready “The Gospel According to St. Mark”-the to do. I can magnify my office by word at facts written tip by St. Mark; “The Gospel ‘ least. I can exalt my calling by testimony at According to St. Luke”-the facts written up least. 1 can glory in the preaching of the by St. Luke; “The Gospel According to St. Gospcl. If the testimony of eleven years is John”-the facts written up by St. John. I worth anything, take it to this effect-the There is your news; there are your facts-in pulpit is a throne, and the preaching of the the four Gospels. And .all the rest of the Gospel is glorious. New Testament is editorial comment ; the Rut now I must say quite frankly to you comment of St. Paul, of St. Peter, of St. John that no preacher will have a glorious time and the rest. Oh, you must have faith in the preaching the Gospel unless he is furnished up reality of these facts if you are to preach. ’ to his capacity with three things. This mch J can’t waste my time preaching idealities ; the years have taught me at any rate. There I must have realities to preach, and I have is nothing startling about these three things, them! Don’t‘ tell me how hard it has been in except, the fact that so many preachers make these latter days for us to,hold on to the themselves miserable by trying to get along supreme fact of the Gospels, the cross of the without them. Lord Jesus Christ. I know all about it. I To hnve n glorious time prenching the Gos- have had my period of doubt and despair, and pel. ‘yoit must Iinve, first, Faith. no douht you will have yours. Rut hold out ! Faith, and that in two directions. First, I’ am now persuaded that the “awful, niyste- faith in the facts of the Gospel; second, faith rious, holy, free and sovereign Person’? we in the power of tlie Gospel.. Faith in the fncts call God has spoken to us in a. real, super- of the Gospel. The theological instruction natural, redeeming fact-the death of the Lord LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD. 3

Jesus Christ on the cross; and I am prepared There is the redemption purchased by Christ, to live and die in that persuasion. out there on Mt. Calvary. Who applies it to ‘‘It becomes no man to nurse despair, the hearts of dead men? Well, not you ! Not your learning, not your wit, not your elo- But in the teeth of clench’d antagonisms quence, not your earnestness, not your self- To follow up the worthiest. till he die.” sacrifice, not your character; not you at all. , And sometimes it is hard not to despair; The Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit alone. and all the time there are clenched antag- Who is it that builds up believers on their onisms enough against the cross of the Lord most holy faith-and these are the two func- Jesus Christ ; but it becomes no man to nurse tions of preaching, to convert sinners and to despair, but in the teeth of clenched antag- sanctify believers-who is it builds up believers onisms to ‘follow up the worthiest till he die, on their most holy faith? Well, not you, nor and the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ is the anybody like you. You cannot do it, I cannot worthiest, and it is worth following up until do it, all the preachers in the world cannot do we die and beyond, oh, very far beyond. The it. The only power you will ever have is the first essential of a glorious ministry is a faith power of the Holy Spirit; you will have no in the facts of the Gospel. power for the essential work of the ministry The second, is a faith im the power of the but the power of the Holy Spirit; and the I Gospel. Holy Spirit will come upon you only after T do not know how many poor preachers prayer. Your chief business is not to preach, there are who have never grasped this dis- but to pray. Your part is not so much to work tinction. They believe in the facts of the as to, wait. Faith you must have, faith in the Gospel, but they do not believe in its power. facts of the Gospel, faith in a personal expe- The facts. stand off there; they never get in rience of the Gospel, faith in the willingness here. The facts must get into you. You can’t of Almighty God, on whom everything depends, preac1i.a redemption that you do not expe- and to whose praise and glory everything re- rience. Augustus Toplady said that before dounds, to answer the prayers of simple faith the evangelical revival in England a converted with the bewildering, awful and glorious pres- preacher in the Established Church was as rare ence and power of the Holy Spirit, that sinners as a comet. Well, it is safe to say that, with inay be convcrted snd the name of the Lord dead stars in the pulpit, there was only dust Jesus Christ glorified by the new obedience of and ashes in the pews. We have peace with those who profess His name. God through our Lord Jesus Christ-there are To have n glorious time preaching the Gos- the facts in a word; but if we preachers have pel, you must hove, second, love. no peace with God through our Lord Jesus Paul has .a great phrase, “Faith working Christ, it is sure that we1 cannot communicate through love.” Love is faith in action. It it to anybody. If you have no peace with God goes without saying that you must love God. through our Lord Jesus Christ, you had better ‘Your love to God will be your faith in God not try to preach. You had better pray, working. It is idle to stand before men who “Keep back Thy servant also from presumptu- have no faith in God and thunder the first and ous sins,” and find something else to do. great commandment at them : “Thou slialt love But that is not all; you must not only have the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with experience of the Gospel as power in your own a11 thy soul, and with all thy mind.” You can- lives.: you must come to a humble realization not do it unless you have faith in God. YOU of the fact that all the power is in the Gospel, will love Him only when you discover that He and none of it in you. You! you have no first loved you. Your love to God will only power. Your only hope is to get into Living- awaken when you appropriate His love for you stone’s attitude. He wrote that he had “a in the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. But .secret feeling of being absolutely at the Divine when you do appropriate that love of God for disposal as a sinner.” Have you that secret you in the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ, your feeling-a feeling that you are a sinner, re- whole hearts will rise up in praise and thank- deemed by grace, with no merit, 110 virtue, no fulness, and you will love Him in some mea- power in you; do you humbly depend on the sure as you ought. grace of God for everything; are you abso- But I am particular to sueak. of the love lutely at the Divine disposal? Then go and which you must bear to the people to whom preach. And as you preach, pray. Pray be- you minister. You say that you love God fore you preach, pray while you preach, pray whom you cannot see; show me, then, your after you have done preaching. YOUshow me love to your brothers whom you do see. I am a preacher who preaches more than he prays, firmly convinced that most preachers who and 1’ will show you a preacher who could just make shipwreck of their ministry make ship- as well preach less without doing any harm wreck of it because they do not love their to the cause of the Lord Jesus Christ. But people with a love that never fails, a love that you show me a preacher who prays more than beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth he preaches, and I will show you a preacher all things, endureth all things. The people to whose sermons do not return unto him void. whom you will minister will not all be lovely, 4 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

but I am not so sure that you are altogether ment, the fragments will describe their circuits lovely. Some of them will be very queer: are in the air, and, as if by some infernal magic, you sure that there is not a streak of queerness find their old places in the mass again. They. running through you? They will demand a will a71 fall into place, dovetailed there, and great deal of you ; and they never can demand the dust will settle in the ctacks, and knit the too much, for you are among them not to be rock together again; and you will look in vain ministered unto, but to nlinister, and to give for a single fissure or sign of an explosion. your life a ransom, in its measure and degree, All things will seem to be as they were before. for them. You are not to lord it over them, Then what are you going to do? It becomes to be arrogant, and supercilious, and self- no man to nurse despair. You are going to righteous, and proud; you are to love them say, “Oh, well, I was mistaken. What I in all humility. It niay be hard to love them, thought was dynamite was only painted wood but 1 ani not so sure that it wasn’t hard for after all. What I thought. was an explosion God to love you in the first place. Have a in the rock was only an explosion in my own little coninion sense. nerve ganglia. Let’s find some real dynamite.” :li * * 4: My friends, you are just beginning your Take Richard Baxter’s prescription not only ministry. No doubt it seems to you now as for preaching, but for life. Richard Baxter though the Lord Jesus Christ was going be- said : fore you like tlie Pied Piper of Hamelin, and piping such heavenly tunes. He seems to be “I preached as never sure to preach again, asking you to follow Him through green pas- And as a dying man to dying men.” tures and by still waters. All the prospects Well, you love those for whom Christ died are pleasant. But, after all, did tlie Lord Jesus as never sure to have the chance again, and Christ walk through green pastures and beside as a dying man, saved alive by His grace, to still waters? After a little the green pastures, dying men, who will be saved alive if you love clothed with soft grass, will turn gray, and them purely enough. To have a glorious time there will be not so much as a scrap of moss preaching the Gospel, you must have love. on them; your path will lead over crag and Third, to lznce n glorious fime prenclting tlae torrent. Don’t turn back. Follow on. The Gospel, you mist lznve resolution. green pastures and the still waters will meet This is tlie last thing I have to say. “Hav- you again after awhile. ing done all, you will have to stand.” I ani .c- disposed to think that the preacher needs to have more resolution, more grim determination, Notes inore undying courage than anybody else. Any sincere preacher will come again and again to the place where Ibsen’s Brand stood and will On Sunday, May 2nd, President J. B. Ren- cry with Brand : dall preached the baccalaureate sermon at the “Does not the world face me no less Bible and Manual Training School, Albany, With swordless sheath upon its thigh? Ga., of which Dr. Joseph JV. Holley, ’00, is Ani I not torn and baffled by Principal. Its dull, defiant stubbornness ?” The world will unsheath its sword on you. Rev. William L. Smith, ’83, of Chula, Vir-. That will not be so bad. It will be very far ginia, preached in the chapel on Sunday even- worse for tlie world to face you with a dull, ing, Rlarch 7th. detiant stuhbornness, and that is what it will do. You will get a great idea ; it will be a fire Rev. Edwin J. Reinke, of Philadelphia, of in your bones; you will be sure that your tlie Presbyterian Board of Temperance, message would save tlie world if it would only preached in the Chapel on Sunday, March listen; you will be scarcely able to contain 27th. yourself until you get into the pulpit. If God -- is good to you-and we preachers have our Of the sixteen men, who have just graduated sure though seldom moments-you will feel from the Seminary, C. M. Cain will be Y. M. while you arc preaching as though you were C. -4. Secretary in Atlantic City; E. A. Chris- shooting dynanlite among the rocks. The fire tian will be in charge of an Episcopal church works will lie glorious. You will almost be at Altoona; C. A. Edington will preach in alile to see the flinty rocks burst; the’ air will Pittsburgh ; R. F. Jamerson in North Carolina ; seem to you to be full of fragments and V. R. T

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, Lincoln University Origins. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and else- where. Their discourses were highly edifying BY REV. GEORGE B. CARR, D. D. and acceptable.” James R. Amos, whose early history has . No. 3. already been told, had assisted in the erection of the building, and became the first steward Ashnzim InStitZ4te nlzd ItS TWO PPhCipah. of the Institute. For five years he labored On January rst, 1857, the day following its faithfuly in Liberia, doing good work also as dedication and the installation of its first a pioneer in extending the mission-zealous Principal, the work of Ashmun Institute was and persevering as when he trudged through begun. Rev. John P. Carter was President Chester County to fulfil his appointments and Faculty in one. as a Methodist Four students were preacher, or to in- in attendance-two in crease his fitness for the Preparatory that work by his School, and two in weekly lessons in the the Theological De- Oxford study. But partment. Mr. Car- in 1864 having re- ter continued as turned to his native Principal and sole land in delicate instructor till 1861, health, he was en- and during those gaged in supplying four years he had the First Colored under his charge Presbyterian Church twenty students. Hi? at Reading, Pa., labors were carried when his useful and on under the great promising career was disadvantage of hav- brought to a close by ing, besides the duties consumption. of administration, the Mr. Miller was burden of teaching born a slave in North all the classes and Carolina, and went subjects of the ele- to Liberia as a boy, mentary course, as coming back to the well as of the ordin- United States for ary college and semi- education. He ob- nary courses of that tained a good report day. Yet the records REV. JOHN PYMCARTER, as a missionary, but give evidence of the First Principal of Lincoln University. his course also was ability and efficiency brief, ending in 1%~. of the teacher, and of the completeness, thor- Mr. Thomas H. Amos was a brother of Mr. oughness and success of the training. The James R. Amos, and labored as a missionary friends of the Institution felt justified and to Monrovia, until his death there in 1870. encouraged, and had the special happiness of The students of that early period exhibited seeing the issue of their exertions, and offer- the same variety as to the State or country ings, and prayers, which is told in the report from which they came as is seen in the pres- for 1859: ent students of Lincoln University. Even at “The first ripe fruits of the Ashmun Insti- that time both Africa and the West Indies tute are three young men, who have com- were represented. And then, as now, they pleted their studies, and been licensed and belonged chiefly to the three leading evangeli- ordained by the Newcastle Presbytery, and cal churches-the Presbyterian, the Methodist who are now on their way to Africa, as mis- and the Baptist. Though under the imme- sionaries under the care‘of our Board of diate patronage of the Old Schoal branch of Foreign Missions. Their names are: Armi- the Presbyterian Church, some of the stu- sted Miller, James R. Amos, and Thomas H. dents, as early as 1857, were of the New Amos. These beloved brethren, previous to School branch, the favor of whose General their departure, preached in a number of Assembly the Institute obtained in that year. African churches, besides other churches, in And the ,members of the various churches -. , 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

Lincoln University Herald. He was an able man, sincere and conscientious and of manifest piety and faith. His strong PUBLISHED MONTHLY. individu‘ality appeared in some amusing but Devoted to the interests of the Institution, and to harmless eccentricities, stories in illustration imparting information concerning it to the friends at a distance. of which are still current in the district. Be- Sent one year to any address ‘for 25 cents. ginning his labors at the outbreak of the Civil Sent in clubs of five or more at the rate of IO cents War, his resignation took effect a few months each. after the surrender at Appomattox. Entered at Lincoln University as second-class matter. Ashinun Institute had its peculiar share in Subscriptions and communications may be ad- the general distress of these memorable years, dressed Lo ’ REV. W. P. WHITE,D. D.. as it had a very special interest in the deliver- 923 WITHERSPOONBUILDING, PHILA., PA. or PROF.War. H. JOHNSON,D. D., ance which was wrought at so enormous a LINCOLNUNIVERSITY, PA. cost of blood and treasure. In his address at Lancaster, previously referred to, Dr. Dickey were devising liberal things in support of the said: ‘‘In 1S56, the school was opened, and continued to flourish until the beginning of work. In the same year, for example, the the rebellion, when it was at different times Synod of Philadelphia (Old School) reconi- threatened with destruction by raids froni inended that collections be taken on behalf Maryland. From, this time to the close of of Ashmun Institute in all its congregations the war, the school was not in a very prosper- on a Sabbath named. Several students were ous condition.“ aided by the Board of Education as candidates for the ministry under the care of Presbyter- The threatened “raids,” however, were of ies ; others were maintained by individual small account compared with the menaces of donors. Congregations were visited by Prin- its existence by financial pressure. Now was cipal Carter during the summer recess; while felt the absence of endowments. The stream Dr. .Dickey, now free from the work of the of ordinary contributions soon began to fall. pastorate, made application to personal friends, The first reports for this period tell how, of and, when all these sources failed to yield a the seventeen students in attendance, eight sufficiency, furnished what was lacking from were obliged. to leave for want of funds, two his own private means. of them joined the army, and privations were The Trustees mere cheered in 1859 by a the lot of those who remained. Many were beginning of the much-needed endowment, the candidates for the places left vacant, but through the gift of $3,868.30 from the widow poverty compelled the closing of the door to and son of Dr. Samuel Miller of Princeton, all except two, whose support was probably being part of a sum in his hands at the time guaranteed by friends. of his death, which was held in trust for a A letter, undated, but evidently written dur- school that was from necessity abandoned, ing the war time, with reference to an appli- and which was transferred, with the consent cant who had no means of paying his ex- of all concerned, to Ashmun Institute. Mrs. penses, explains the most favorable terms that Miller had at one time received colored chil- had been offered that year-that if the friend dren into her own house at Princeton for asking his admission could raise two-thirds, daily instruction, and had taken active part say $100.00, Dr. Dickey would raise the other in a colored Sabbath school carried on in the one-third. The Board of Education ‘still con- village. The value of the Institute buildings, tinued its help towards the education of stu- . together with this small endowment, amounted dents for the ministry, to which was now at this time to about $12,000. added appropriations for the like purpose Principal Carter was relieved of part of his from the New School branch. Nor did all burdensome duties in the autumn of 1860, by regclar subscriptions or occasional donations the appointment . of the Rev. John Wynne cease. But President Martin wrote in a pri- Martin, D. D., as Professor of Languages and vate letter: “SO good a cause has lost sadly Church History. But he resigned his Princi- for want of means, and might have entirely palship and Professorship in the spring of the failed if Dr. Dickey and his family had not following year, when Dr. Martin was left liberally supplied money and goods.” And alone in charge of the Institute. Mr. Carter when at length urgency called for it, in the undertook for a few months charge of the prospect of utter collapse, the father of the Academy at New London, before removing to enterprise became also its saviour, by placirig Ealtimore, where for many years, up to the a mortgage on his own house. time of his death at Washington, D. C., in Rut there were some consolations and en- IS$, he served as Stated Clerk to the Pres- couragements. There was no intermission of bytery. the labors of the instructor, and his assistant, Dr. WIartiii, at the time of his appointment, Mr. P:B. I-Iodges, one of the theological stu- wap pastor at Doe Run. I’e was a native of dents. Some of the quarterly reports of Dr. Ireland, where he was born in 1804, and be- Martin to the Board of Education have been fore coming to this country, in 18.~3,had for preserved. Pn these the headings emfirace sixteen years been Principal of institutions for more particulars than now find a place in such the deaf and dumb at Belfast and Dublin. returns-Piety, Eloquence, Talents, Diligence, I

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Scholarship, Economy, Prudence, Zeal, Health. Carolina, H. Brown of Pennsylvania, and EI. ’ The report is obviously faithful, and shows 1% Burton of the British West. Indies. While an interesting diversity, no,t only among. the the judges-Professor Samuel Dickey of Mc- different students, but in the same student at Cormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 111. ; different times; and it is noteworthy that Dr. W. P. I%niey of Johns Hopkins Univer- “medium” or “low” seldom occurs under city, Ealtimore, Md. ; and Mr. John Johnson “Diligence.” A general report by the Presi- of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-were deliberating, dent in 1862 testifies to the heaitli and cheer- Dr. W. T. L. Icieffer entertained the audience fulness of the students, and their respectable with one of his inimitable Pennsylvania Ger- progress, emphasizes their great attention and man recitations. The decision was given to their manifest improvement in conduct, espe- the Philosophian Society, and the medal to A. cialy in punctuality, regularity, temper . and F. White. The presiding officer was Profes- good order. sor s. c. Hodge. Of the eight debates, Philo In other reports or letters it is said: “I have has now won seven. no students now that are not creditable pro- Baccalaureate Sunday fell on June 6th. fessors, and I fear that any person strongly The sermon was preached by President J. B. prejudiced against evangelical Christianity Rendall, from the texts, “Mending their nets,’‘ would scarcely find himself comfortable.” “A and “And for all there were so many, yet was large portion of the public ministrations in not the net broken.” The sermon was an elo- the two nearest preaching houses is conducted quent and forceful appeal to the graduates to by the students whom you support here.” consider the power of Jesus Christ .in the In 1S64 the cloud begins to lift. At the successful conduct of life. In the evening, .beginning of the session there were as many an informal service of prayer and exhortation students as could be accommodated : twenty- was held under the direction of the gradu- three were enrolled, while others were knock- ating class. ing for admission. There was also a bright-, Monday, June fth, was Class Day, and was ening of the financial outlook. taken up with the usual exercises morning Before the war came to an end,. Dr. Dickey and evening. This is the students’ own day, had received the first-fruits of offerings and and in accord with the time-honored custom, of service from one who, in the work of Ash- the student songs were sung, the “depart- inun Institute and Lincoln . University, was mental” orations were delivered, the class his- henceforward to be one of his most steadfast tory and class poem’were read, the prophet and generous fellow-helpers in Christ Jesus- foretold the future, the “presents” were dis- Mr. William E. Dodge, of New York. In tributed, and the facetious nicknames of the Fecember, 1862, the Trustees took the step members of the class were made known. . The of adding to their numl-er two representatives feature of Class ‘Day was the presentation by of the New School section of the Presbyterian the class of a fund the interest of which is Church. One of these was Mr. Dodge, who to he awarded by the Faculty Committee 011 was a warni friend of Liberia, having been Athletics to that .student in the “odd” classes for twenty-two years a Vice-president of the (the “sons” and “grandsons” and “great- Colonization Society, and who had for some grandsons” ad iizfin.) of 1915,as is the fashion years supported several students. at Lincoln University, who best combines -- scholarship and athletic distinction.. The gift College Commencement. was received by President Rendall, represent- ing the corporation, in a genial speech. . - ’ The exercises of. Commencement Week The Junior Orator Contest was held on the began with the anniversary of the two morning of Commencetnent Day, Tuesday, . Lyceums, the Philosophian Society and the June 8th. Professor W. P. Finney presided. Garnet Literary Association, on Friday, June After prayer by the Rev. C. .R. Willian1son. 4th. The Hon. Ernest Lyon, Consul-General D. D., af West Chester, Pa., five students of the Republic of Liberia to the ‘United spoke as follows: H. B. Burton, of the British States, delivered an address on “The Genius, West Indies, on “A Moral Obligation;” A. E. Characteristics and Contribution of the Black Henry, of the British West Indies, on “Immi- Race to the Civilizations of Mankind.” gration ;” E. RL Murray, of South Carolina, Saturday evening, at 7.30 o’clock, came the on “Mali in- the Making;” C. R. Saulter, of eighth annual Obdylce Prize Debate between North Carolina, on “Neighborhood . and the two Lyceums. The question was: “The Brotherhood;” and C. W. Woo?, of Virginia, best interests of the United States demand a on “International. Peace.” The orations were prompt and substantial increase in bur army unusually even, and the contest did. not fall and navy.” The affirmative was defended by below the standard of previous years. T11e the ’Philosophian Society, represented - by N. first .prize was awarded to C. W. Wood, and A. Holmes of New ,Tersey, H. H. Cain of the second to H. B. Burton. (zeorgia, and A. .F:White.of Virginia. D. G. The Board of Trustees held the annual 1311 of Maryland ,served as alternate. The meetinq also in ,the mornit1g of .Commence- negative fell to the Garnett Literary Associa- ment Day. Thomas IV.. Synnott, of Wenonall. tion, represented by A. S. Beckham of South N. J. : Arthur T. Parke, of West Chester, Pa. : -,- . 4 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

and the Rev. W. L. McEwan, D. D., of Pitts- of Kentucky), 1911. The honorary degree of burgh, Pa., were re-elected members of the D. D. was conferred on the Rev. William E. Board. Announcement was made that the Griffin, A. B. (Lincoln), I@S, S. T. B. (Lin- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Scholarship was coln), 1898, of Philadelphia, Pa.; and on the approaching completion, and that the sum of Rev. William Ewing, of Knoxville, Tenn. $TZ,OOO had been received from the Emily H. Ex-Congressman M. Clyde Kelly, of Brad- Moir estate. dock, Pa., then addressed the graduates upon The graduating exercises took place in Liv- the topic of “Brotherhood and Peace.” The ingstone Hall at two o’clock. After the in- benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Wal- vocation by the Rev. C. L. Butler, D. D., of ter D. McClane, A. B., 1905, of Cambridge, New York City, the Latin Salutatory, one of Mass. the best of recent years, was delivered by The exercises of the day were concluded by Francis Cecil Sumner, of Virginia. Leo R. the annual concert and musicale given by the Commissiong, of the British West Indies, graduating class at 7.30 in the evening. spoke on “Silent Powers;” and -Alfred Frazer A large number of the alumni returned to White, of Virginia, made a plea for “A Per- visit their Alma Mater. Among them were manent Peace.” Announcement of the fol- the Rev. W. A. Creditt, D. D., President of lowing prize winners was made: The Bradley the Downingtown Industrial School ; the. Rev. Medal in Physical Science to Norman A. Oscar S. Bullock, of High Point, N. C.; Holmes; the Class of 18gg Prize in English to William F. Powell, former Ambassador to Francis C. Sumner ; the First Presbyterian Haiti; D. A. Sumner, ’88, of Phoebus, Va.; Board of Temperance Prize in Oratory to the Rev. F. M. Hyder, ’94, of Bristol, Tenn.; Willis G. Price, and the second to Lawrence Professor Franklin Gregg, ’05; the Rev. G. F. M. Chamberlin; the Moore Prizes in English Ellison, ’07, of Palatka, Fla.; the Rev. J. T. as follows: in the Sophomore Class, first to ‘Colhert, ’01, of Charnbersburg, Pa.; Dr. W. G. William P. Young, and second, equally to Alexander, ’99, of Orange, N. J.; and Dr. G. Winston Douglas and Willis G. Price; in the E. Cannon, ’93, of Jersey City. Freshman Class, first to Richard T. Lockett, and second to George A. R. Daley, with hon- - orable mention of Charles H. Stewart. The Financial Assistance. Annie Louise Finney Prize, to be awarded to the student who best exemplifies the ideals of Lincoln University is in need o,f this for TAncoln University, was given to Harrison H. carrying on its work. It could not have done Cain; the Stanford Memorial Prize in Mathe- what it has in past years except for the gen- matics to Winston Douglass first, and Thomas erous aid of its friends. Many of these have J. Crawford, second. The degree of Bachelor passed away during the last five years, and of Arts was then conferred on the following: as a consequence contributions have greatly W. C. Adams, South Carolina; J. B. Barber, decreased, and the Treasurer of the Univer- North Carolina; A. S. Beasley, Jr., Georgia; sity has been compelled to report deficits in A. S. Beckham, South Carolina; C. G. Brown, accounts at the close of the year. South Carolina; H. H. Cain, Georgia; W. D. It would be a calamity to have to restrict Carson, North Carolina; G. F. Cherry, the work, so numerous are the applications for Georgia; L. R. Commissiong, British West admission from the North and the South. Tnclies; J. B. Cooper, Georgia; L. E. Ginn, Yet it will have to be done unless financial Maryland; N. A. Holmes, New Jersey; H. E. assistance is forthcoming from churches and Tames, Pennsylvania ; M. L. Kiser, Georgia; individual friends of colored education. H. McC. Marlowe, New Jersey; H. L. Pel- The endowment of the Institution is limited ham, New ’k‘ork; C. E. Pieters, British and it cannot be sustained upoa the payments Guiana; R. A. Pritchett, Pennsylvania; G. E. of students, any more than white institutions Somerville, North Carolina ; F. Stewart, Brit- can be. Many students need assistance 10 ish West Indies; E. C. Sumner, Virginia; meet their bills as they fall due. The Uni- A. H. Taylor, Canada; J. A. Walker, Georgia; versity ought to be more amply endowed. A. L. Wallace, Oklahoma; L. .J. Wheaton, The friends of colored education ought to New York: A. F. White, Virginia; A. M. rally in greater numbers to its support. More Willis, District of Columbia ; D. H. C. Wilson, annual contributors to its work are needed. Pennsylvania ; C. W. Witcher, Virginia ; M. Gifts to it will prove a valuable investment. Xaba, Union of South Africa. The returns will be consecrated, trained The degree of Master of Arts was con- workers in a campaign for the uplift and sal- ferred on the following: W. H. Marshall, vation of a race. A. 13. (Lincoln), IW;M. D. Colqv, A. B. Send large amounts or small to the Finan- .(Lincoln), 18og; C. M. Cain, A. .B. (Lincoln), cial Secretary, Rev. W. P. White, D. D.; 923 ~012:E. A. Christian, A. B. (Lincoln), IW~; Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Write C. A. Edington, A. B, (Swift Memorial), him also for any information desired concern- 1910:J. H. Taylor, A. B. (State. University ing the University. Lincoln University Herald. of E. n- VOL. XIX. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA., OCTOBER, 1915. No. 7

he ~ ~ ~~-~-~- Prof. John M. Galbreath, D. D. .tent’to preach and work at the church alone, d- -- but established Sabbath schools and preaching 3n After an illness of some months, Dr. John posts at different points,, and these became he M. Galbreath died at his summer home at feeders for the church. During his ministry, 11- Longport, N.. J., on July 15th, 1915. He had the Cherry Hill Chapel was organized, and :e, retired from active work some two years be- the attractive building erected. The fine old fore, after a long pastorate at Chestnut Level, stone church building, erected in Revolution- by Pa., and fourteen years of service as Profes- ary times, was remodeled during his ministry, he sor of English Bible in Lincoln University. and the beautiful tower added. He leaves behind him the record of an hon- “Dr. Galbreath was one of the organizers to ored name, a useful and consecrated ministry, of the Westminster Bible Conference, which re and an unblemished Christian character. has met at Chestnut Level annually for the Of The following notice past sixteen years. :V. appeared in The “AS stated above, 7. ’* 9 Pi.esbyteriaii of July he was called to a to 29th : professorship in Lin- i. ; “Dr. John Morri- coln University in 1. ; son Galbreath was 1901, and he held this F. born in Dublin, Md., chair until 1913, T. on December 24th, when lie was com- G. IS&. His parents pelled to lay down G. were members of the work because of Slateville Church, failing health. He with which he united. was a Trustee of He was graduated Lincoln University from the University for many years be- of Virginia in 1871, fore he was called to or and the same year be an instructor le was received by there. n- Westminster Presby- “He is survived by ve tery as a candidate his widow and three id for the Gospel min- sons and four. daugh- 1Y istry. He entered ters. r- Western Theological “During his whole n Seminary, Allegheny life lie was connected City. the fall of 1871, with the Westminster Et and was graduated Presbytery, and was )r in 1874. He was frequently honored 1. licensed to preach in PROFESSOR JOHN ill. GALBREATH, D. D. by it. 187.3, and after “Funeral services graduation from the Seminary, preached at were held July ISth, at Chestnut Level, in James Coleman Memorial Chapel, near charge of Rev. Arthur Northwood, the pastor, Brickerville, a year and three months. In and President J. B. Rendall, of Lincoln Uni- 1875, he was called as pastor of Chestnut versity. Addresses were .delivered by Rev. R. Level Church, and was ordained and installed L. Clark, of Lancaster, and Rev. G. W. Ely, October nth, 1875. of Columhia. Ministers of Westminster Pres- “This was a most fruitful. ministry, and bytery and professors of Lincoln University continued for twenty-six years, being termin- acted as honorary pall-bearers. His body ated October Sth, 1901, in order that he might found its resting-place in the Chestnut Level accept the Chair of English Bible in Lincoln Cemetery, in the field where his ministerial University. work was done.” “During his pastorate, a number of revivals blessed his work, the greatest being in The Bureau of the-- Census has sent to the 1900, when one hundred and forty-six persons HERALDtheir Eulletin 129, “Negroes in the united with the Church on confession. When United States,” a quarto volume of 207 pages, he began his work in this church, there were containing important data pertaining to the less than three hundred members, and when Negro race. The work of planning and ar- he closed it there were four hundred and ranging the tables, as well as all the clerical fifty-four on the active roll. He was not con- work, was done by Negro employees. 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

Lincoln University Herald. Atlantic City. On Saturday night, an im- promptu reception was held at the Y.M. C. A. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. rooms. Sunday morning he preached for Mr. Devoted to the interests of the Institution, and to Gregory ; in th‘e afternoon he addressed the imparting information concerning it to the friends at a distance. Y. M. C. A.; and at night he preached for Sept one year to any address for 25 cents. the Presbyterians. Sent in clubs of five or more at the rate of IO cents each. Entered at Lincoln University as second-class -- Unique Memorial Window. matter. -- Subscriptions and communications may be ad- dressed LO REV. W. P. WHITE,D. D., ?‘he lVoi-id-News, a white newspaper in 923 WITHERSPOONBUILDING, PHILA., PA. Roanoke, Va., refers to the church of Rev. or PROF.WM. 13. JOHNSON,D. D., Lilburn L. Downing, D. D., ’85, as follows: LINCOLNUNIVERSITY. PA. “The Fifth Avenue Church (of Roanoke) probably bears the unusual distinction of being Contributions for Lincoln University. the only colored church in the United State; that contains a memorial window to a leader JULY -4ND AUGUST. of the Southern Confederacy. PEiVNSYLVANIA.-walllUt Street Church, “The pastor’s father was for thirty-five Philadelphia, $42.73 ; . Oxford Church, Phila- years hospital steward at Virginia Military Institute, and was with the cadets at New delphia, $25.00 ; First Church, Germantown, $37.44 ; individuals, Philadelphia, $150, $125, Market. The elder of the church and his wife were members of a Sunday school class $IO ; Titusville, $150 ; Wilkes-Barre, $IO ; York, First Church, $42. which Stonewall Jackson once taught at Lex- NEW JERSEY.-Trenton, Prospect Street ington. About ten years ago Dr. Downing Church, $75 ; Plainfield, Crescent Avenue conceived the idea of installing a memorial Church, $150 ; Newark, $150. window to the maii who had done so much NEW ‘YoRK.-Poughkeepsie, $75 ; Pough- for the colored race. “The Stomwall Jackson window is flanked lceepsie, $5; Jamaica, $20; New York City, $5. IocvA.-Cedar Rapids, $25, $5. by two smaller memorials, and is the artistic culmination of an original pen sketch prepared s- by Dr. Downing and submitted to art glass Lincoln Graduates in Atlantic City. workers in Chicago. “The win.dow is a triplet, and occupies the Atlantic City contains a steady Negro most prominent position in the street exten- population of about 11,000. The number in- sion cii the church. creases during tlie suiniiier months, and their “The Stoliewall Jackson Memorial is sup- religious welfare is a matter of serious coii- ported by two windows, very beautiful ir: cern. In the Y. M. C. A. (Colored Branch) design, each of which is also a memorial. are 34r. C. M. Cain, Secretary, and Mr. R. “Looking from the pulpit to the window on hT.Dunn, who was in charge during the past the right is a niemorial to Col. J. T. L. Pres- winter, and who has ably assisted Mr. Cain ton, for. years the pastor’s Sunday school during the present summer. Both these gen- superintendent at Lexington, Va. ; tlie one on tlemen are Lincoln graduates. The Y. M. the left is to the memory of the Rev. Dr. and C. A. has been a home during the past sum- Mrs. James I. Brownson, of Washington, Pa., mer for thirty young men. It has cared for by whose fervent prayers, cotinsel and finan- tlie hungry and found positions for tlie unern- cial aid the pastor was assisted through ployed. It has connected amusement and college. Christian instruction. The importance of the “The middle window-the Stonewall Jack- work may be realized when it is remembered son Memorial-is the climax of tlie artist to that one thousand colored students spend their whom was given a pen picture of the design summers in this resort, and are exposed to the by the pastor. The conception of the picture destructive influences of the saloon and the is literally based on the last words of that dive, two institutions which flourish in Atlan- gallant Confederate soldier and Christian tic City. hero, Thomas Jonathan Jackson : ‘Let us cross The Baptist Church is manned by a Lincoln over the river and rest in the shade of the graduate in the person of the Rev. J. P. trees.’ Gregory. The work is flourishing. A debt “The scene is one of the most beautiful in lias been reduced, and the services are well the famous Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. In maintained. the background appear the Blue Ridge Moun- The Presbyterian Church, under the minis- tains, out of which flows a meandering stream, try of the Rev. E. M. Clark, has just come widening as it courses its way towards the iiito possession of a new building in a needy sea. On tlie left bank, a short space from the part of the town. gently rising foothills, is seen a typical log At the invitation of Mr. C h4. Cain, Pro- cabin, in the door of which stands the far- fessor G. Johnson recently spellt a Sunday in mer’s wife, with milk and delicacies for the LINCOLN . UNIVERSITY HERALD. 3 sick, typical of the hospitality for which every Y. M. C. A. Secretaries at Harper’s true Virginian is known. Ferry. “Near the cabin are tents; guns are stacked; soldiers are on the inside, some praying-all BY PROF. SAMUEL .C. HODGE. are weeping. Before another tent officers are seen in consultation ; sentinels are solemnly As one of the instructors at the summer measuring’ their charge from post to post. school of colored Secretaries of the Young “There is an officer’s tent with flaps closed, Men’s Christian Association at Harper’s but hanging on the outside is the famous Ferry, last summer, I have been asked to write ‘white signal.’ Platoons are seen as they a short account of my experiences for the vigilantly scan the roads, fields and hillsides. HERALD. Across the river, a.profusion of shade trees- The summer school met on the campus of the maple, the beech and the oak-whose Storer College, which is a Baptist institution luxuriant foliage invite the weary, worn for colored boys and girls. I found the traveler and soldier to a refreshing repose, President, Mr. Henry T. McDonald, who is emblematic of the blissful ‘rest of the people a white man, a most interesting personality. of God.’ ” He led us on several tramps over the hills, The World-Nezus adds that Dr. Downing is and across the rivers, pointing out the various a graduate of Lincoln University, and is re- historic sights. On the campus, directly be- garded by colored and white people alike with hind the place where we held our open-air favor and esteem. evening services, was the rebuilt old fort of John Brown. In it is collected quite a -- inuseurn of John Brown relics. Altogether, it Lincoln University Origins. was an ideal spot for members of the freed Negro race to meet and confer with one an- BY REV. GEORGE B. CARR, D. D. other on the best methods of doing Christian -- work among the members of their race. (The following, closing the article by Dr. The program was to a large extent techni- Carr in the last HERALD,was omitted for lack cal, The men, who instruct at Silver Bay and of space.) other summer schools of the white Y. hl. We may fitly close this part of our narrative C. A., came to Harper’s Ferry and delivered by an abstract of the report sent by Dr. the same lectures to the colored men there. Dickey to the General Assembly of 1865-the These included instruction. in book-keeping last report for Ashmun Institute ere it passed and the technique of executive work-what into Lincoln University. committees. to appoint, the sort of chairmen “This -institution has had a year of more to be selected, and, best of all, how to handle than ordinary success, both in numbers and them when appointed, so as to get real work progress. ’ A grand .and ennobling future now out of -them. Other topics treated were the seems io open up to ,the long neglected sons finances, night schools, community social work, of Africa. The dark night of ignorance and l?oys’ work, the religious meeting, the Bible bondage is now well-nigh spent, and with ,the classes, and the training of personal workers. dawn of freedom, increased attention and in- Tt was a fine course. The instruction is terest have been drawn to Ashniun Institute, mapped out for three years, and every Secre- which has now passed the period of experi- tary is supposed to complete it as soon as he ment, and is now in the broader fields of a can. Just before we separated, a list of books satisfactory demonstration. For nine years it for winter reading was given. This list of has battled against unchristian prejudice and books will be placed in our University Library, poverty, until, by perseverance, with the favor and will help the students who are interested of God, it now. stands up to challenge the in Christian work. Included in the list were esteem and patronage of all who are just a couple of books dealing specially with the enough to desire the indemnification of a long Negro problem. despised people. 1 was especially impressed with the large “The Trustees are emboldened to enter opportunity that was opened to the Y. M. vigorously upon the endowment of the school, C. A. among the colored people-larger than to increase the corps of instructors, and to among the whites, more akin to the work on enlarge the buildings, so as to provide for at mission lands. This is because of the dis- least lifty students. Rev, I. N. Rendall has abilities and harclships under which the race been elected to the Presidency, and Rev. are laboring. Multitudes of colored men have Lorenzo Westcott to a professorship-both not had a real chance for a common school brethren well known to the churches; and an- education. The Y. M. C. A. enters into their other competent professor will be added as lives. with the night school. The streets of soon as the funds shall warrant it. The our cities and towns swarm with Negro boys Trustees desire to make Ashmun Institute a devoid of proper home influence. Educated, thorough school for training teachers and trained Christian workers in the colored preachers to the African race.” , churches are fcw, and inany church members A- 4 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

are totally ignorant of their Bibles. In all raised the price of palm oil on the ground these cases, a peculiar opportunity is opened that “the white people are fighting war.” The in Y. M. C. A. work. I was interested to situation is serious when thirty people are learn that in some towns, where the popula- looking to Mr. Knight for food, and regard tion was almost entirely colored, the Y. M. him as their, temporal as well as spiritual C. A. was able to exercise a controlling influ- leader. ence over the forms of amusement, even down Vice Roy Kwatsha, who graduated from the to the moving picture shows. Seminary last spring after seven years of Boys’ work occupied a very important place study at Lincoln University, sailed from New in the study of the conference. On the last York, September 25th, on the steamship Phila- evening they had a boys’ camp-fire. The men delfihia, for his home at Burn’s Hill, South acted as boys, and the affair was run as a Africa. The good wishes and prayers of his practical demonstration of the way in which friends in America go with him as he takes a camp-fire should be run; fun that made one up work among his people. laugh till his sides ached, changing slowly into Rev. John B. St. Felix Isaacs, ’IO and ’13, singing, and closing with a talk and the Chris- was inarried July zgth, at Petersville, Md., to tian appeal. It was splendidly done. Miss Esther Belle Hill, daughter of Rev. Before leaving, President McDonald of Daniel G. Hill, D. D., ’86, the well known Storer College told me that he felt that there Baltimore pastor, now Presiding Elder of the was great need of a religious conference in Baltiaiore district. Mr. Isaacs has resigned the summer time for the benefit of colored the pastorate of the Gilbert Presbyterian ministers and the Christian leaders of the Church in Wilmington, Del., and is now Pro- colored churches. Many such are held for fessor of Systematic Theology in Western the white people in summer places all over University, Quindaro, Kansas City, Kansas. the land, but nothing of the kind for the col- The Atlantic Advocate, of Atlantic City, ored people. He spoke to a number of col- X. J., is published under the editorial direc- ored ministers about his plan. All, of every tion of Floyd Delos Francis, ’07. The Ad- denomination, said they hoped he could do it. vocate has recently moved into larger quarters So he is planning, if he can raise the money, at 107 North New York Avenue. to hold such a “Workers’ Conference” next The Rev. F. 0. G. Robertson, ’11 Seminary, July, after the Y. M. C. A. Summer School. writes from British Guiana: “You will be If he succeeds, he will want some of the pro- glad to know that I have been removed and fessors at Lincoln to assist in the conduct of promoted. 1 have three churches under my the Bible classes and services. charge, and take services in them all each --. Sunday. The largest of them is larger than the University chapel. As a Church of Scot- Alumni Notes. land minister, I am paid by the government. I am the first American graduate to hold such Pinkney E. Butler, ’cg and ’12, is Principal a position. Now not only my church, but of a school in Bristol, Tenn. nearly all denominations, are contemplating, Julius C. Bryant, ’14, is teaching in Haines sending their students to Lincoln University. In,stitute, Augusta, Ga. At the last meeting of Presbytery, it was Henry C. Collins, ’IO and ’13, has been ap- unanimously decided that all native students pointed Dean of Kittrell College, Kittrell, are in future to be sent to Lincoln.” N. c. William M. Ashby, ‘11, is the author of a -- recently published novel, entitled, “Redder Campus Happenings. Blood.” -- Arthus G. Corea, ex ’13, has completed his The TJniversity opened on September 14th. course at Maharry Medical School, and has a with a large class of unusually well-prepared hospital appointinent at Raleigh, N. C. students. Some interesting facts and figures James L. Jamison, Jr., ,’06, who was for- about the new students will be given in our merly teaching in Sornerville and in Prince- next issue. ton, N. J,, is now Secretary in the Y. M. C. A., The cottage formerly occupied by the late New York City. Professor David A. McWilliams is being Rev. W. R. Lawton (’83 Col.; ’86 Sem.) fitted up as the residence of Adjunct Professor has recently resigned as pastor of the St. and Mrs. Harold I?. Grim. James’ Presbyterian Church of New York Prof. John McC. Tutt, ’05, of Haines In- City. stitute, Augusta, Ga, accompanying a number Rev. T-Tarvey G: Knight, Seminary ’05, of his students who entered the Freshman writes from Arthington, Liberia, of the high Class, was a visitor at the opening of the prices which prevail on account of the war, university. and hinder the school and missionary work. Rev. J. U. Selwyn Toms, who returns in a Sugar, for example, is twenty-four cents a few weeks to,his mission field in Korea, gave pound ; kerosene, sixty-four cents a gallon ; an illustrated lecture on Korea and its people and even the natives of the interior have on Friday evening, September 17th. I

ind Lincoln University Herald. rhe are ard VOL. XIX. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA., NOVEMBER, 1915. No. 8 :ual the Abraham Lincoln Memorial holding up Lincoln as the ideal to those about of Scholarship. them who are aspiring to a college education. lew Still others, unconsciously to themselves, are ila- The effort 'undertaken the past summer by being observed and admired for their position uth the Financial Secretary to raise $3,000 to ' and character in their respective communities his found an Abraham Lincoln Memorial Scholar- by tlie growing youth, who are thus fired with kes ship in Lincoln University, was successful. ambition and purpose to start on the long, Thirty-six persons contributed to it (nine of hard road; which they hope may lead them to like attainment. After the alumni, the 'I31 them being Trustees of the University). to From one was received $200; from one, $150; undergraduates are credited with the next lev. from 24, $100 each; from five, $50 each. most persuasive influence in turning the wn Five others gave sinaller sums, which, turned thought of prospective students towards Lin- the into the treasury, bore all the expenses of the coln. During the summer months, these ied campaign. young men from many schools and colleges ian The localities from whence the contribu- meet in large numbers in northern hotels, on ro- tions came are as follows: The one giving steamboats, and in the Pullman car service, ern $200, five giving $100 each, two giving $50 as they seek to earn the money necessary for ,. each, and two $IO each, were from Philadel- their education, and many times the forceful itY, phia; Chester, Pa., $150; Oxford, Pa., $100; presentation of Lincoln's merit wins some new- ec- Swarthinore, Pa., $100; York, Pa., $100; Har- recruit. Not infrequently does it happen that Id- risburg, Pa., $100 : Endeavor, Pa., $100; Pitts- our athletic teams, when visiting other places, ers burgh, Pa., three $100 each ; Wilkes-Barre, Pa., have conducted themselves so worthily that $100 ; Johnstown, Pa., $100; Tunkhannock, there has been awakened in one and another Pa., two $100 each; Danville, Pa., $100; Titus- a desire to come to Lincoln and have culti- ville, Pa., $50; Allentown, Pa., $IO; Haddon- vated in them a like manly spirit. field, N. J., $100; Newark, N. J., $100; Other reasons assigned for the choice of Wenonah, N. J., $100; Westfield, N. J., $50; Lincoln are such as these: A coinparative Plainfield, N. J., $25; Binghamton, N. Y., study of the catalogues of various colleges for $100, $50; Poughkeepsie, N. Y., $100; Cleve- colored young men; the fact that Lincoln is land, O., $roo; Washington, D. C., $25. not co-educational; the further fact that the scholarship aid offered at Lincoln enables -- worthy young men to obtain a college educa- How Lincoln Gets Her Students. tion here, who could not hope to meet the charges elsewhere. One student gives the in- BY REV. \VILLIAM P. FINNEY, D. D. teresting testimony that some years ago his mother happened to attend the commencement Each year, as the new students come to exercises of Lincoln, and was so deeply im- take their places in our College life, it is a pressed that she determined to bend every matter of much interest to make their ac- energy towards sending her son here, and now quaintance, and learn something of the cir- that purpose is realized. Another says that cumstances or influences which brought them upon perusing the catalogue, he noticed tlie to Lincoln. The number of matriculants in names of inany students from the most dis- the Freshman Class of the College this year tant southern States, and while debating tlie is about fifty, and tliey repseesent widely sepa- matter of going to college, he reasoned that rated sections of this country and the West if it was worth while for so many to come Indies. It is noticeable that a larger propor- so far, it ought to be for him to go from tion of the entering class each year comes a State just at hand. A number of others lliore thoroughly prepared with a four-year testify that their first knowledge of Lincoln high school course or its equivalent. The came through reading of the institution in present class is conspicuous in this respect. some newspaper, or other publication, and tlie A number of the causes which are assigned interest thus casually aroused was further by the students as being the most potent in quickened by fuller information, and resulted leading them to Lincoln may be enumerated. in their determination to come to Lincoln. h very gratifying one is the fact that a gen- From this brief and incomplete survey, it eration of Lincoln graduates, as fathers, is will bc seen that Lincoln's best advertisement now beginning to send its sons to Lincoln. is the product she turns out, and her best re- Other graduates, many of them teachers, in cruiting agents are her own alumni and ever inultiplying localities, are continually students. 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD. Lincoln University Herald. Entering Students. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. Of the fifty-one students entering tlie Fresh- Devoted to the interests of the Institution, and to iiian Class in the College, all but seven or imparting information concerning it to the friends at a distance. eight have had a full four years’ high school Sept one year to any address for 25 cents. course or its equivalent. This is an indication Sent in clubs of five or more at the rate of IO cents of the higher standard now required for en- each. trance, and reflects as well the increased Entered at Lincoln University as second-class matter. facilities for secondary education for colored Subscriptions and communications may be ad- young inen throughout tlie country, and the dressed to REV. W. P. WHITE, D. D., growing number of those who are availing 923 WITHERSPOONBUILDING, PHILA., PA. themselves of these advantages. The school or PROF.WM. I-I. JOHNSON,D. D., LINCOLNUNIVERSITY. PA. contributing the largest number of these stu- . dents is I-Iaines Jnstitute, Augusta, Georgia. Of those declaring their intention, twelve look New Prizes. forward to medicine, eleven to the ministiy, five to teaching, three to dentistry, two ‘io Additions to the list of prizes offered annu- pharmacy, and one to business. ally to students in the College have recently Of the iourteeii students entering tlie The- been made by two friends of Lincoln. M1-s. ological Seminary, all but three are taking a Sarah I-Iuston Wintersteen, of Moorestown, full course. N. J.’, offers fifteen dollars to the student -.b standing first in the English courses of Junior Report of Synod Committee. year, and ten dollars to the student standing -- second. Rev. John E. Parnily, of Newark, N. J., The following report from Dr. Donehoo, provides two prizes for the Senior Oratorical of the Visiting Committee, was read at the Contest: Ten dollars to tlie student who shall Synod of Pennsylvania at Scranton, October be judged to have acquitted himself best, and qth, 191s: five dollars to the next best. The Chairman of your Committee visited Lincoln University on October zrst and 22m1, -- and inspected the various buildings and at- Contributions for Lincoln University. tended the regular class room recitations. As this visit was made at a time when the SEPTEMBERAND OCTOBER. University is at work, and not dressed up Peniisyl\.aiiia-First Presbyterian Church, for parade, your Committee had a very good Germantown, $27.36; Scranton, $I jo ; Pitts- opportunity to observe the faculty and stu- lmrgli, $125, $5 ; McDonald, $25 ; Chester, $5 ; dent body in the regular, daily administration Clearfield, $j; Honesdale, $20 ; Titusville, of the. LJniversity at work. $130; Philadelphia, $25, $130 ; York, $150, First The work which this historic institution is Presbyterian Church, $+? ; Bryn Mawr Pres- doing is too little known and appreciated by I byteriaii Church, $2;. the churches at large. Your Committee was New Jersey-First Presbyterian Church, agreeahly surprised to find that so much at- Hightsto~vn,$9 ; Passaic, $5. tention is given to the study of the Bible and Ohio-Cleveland, $150. to the classic languages. Iowa-Waterloo, $75. The morning devotional exercises in the From a iriend of the University, deeply in- beautiful chapel were most interesting-the terested in its work, as also in missions in singiiig being especially so. There are now Africa, $1,000 has been received, the annual about two hundred students attending the interest to be used in prizes to students, tlie classes in the University, fifty of these being same being specified by the donor. in the Tlieological Department. By the will of the late Dr. De Benneville The buildings are kept in a clean and or- JC. Ludwig, an Elder of the Tabernacle derly condition. The splendid Library build- Church, Philadelphia, and for years Principal ing, with its fine collection of books and of Rittenhouse Academy, tlie endownlent periodicals, is much used by tile students. fund of Lincoln University is given a two The one great need of the University at and one-lialf per cent. share in his estate. present is a building for the use of the stu- . The work of the University is to an estent dents as a centre for the religious and social dependent upon annual contributions from activity of the University settlement. Such a cliurches and individuals, and will be restricted building is needed for the meetings of the in its operations unless these are received. Rfissionary Societies, as well as for the social Frjends of the work are passing away eac!i gatherings of the students. year, and their gifts are greatly missed. We Your Committee congratulates Dr. Rendall niake appeal for others to take their places. and his whole corps of helpers upon the fine Send us an annual contribution. It will be work which Lincoln University is doing, and faithfully applied to the aid of wortliy because of its unshaken fidelity to tlie Pres- students. byterian Cliurcli. There is nothing lacking in the cordial re- we support the already existing school here. ception which is given to the representatives The already existing school has about thirty of the executive commissioii when Lincoln children, and we have 184. The only reason University is officially visited. The students that this school cannot be recognized by the and professors are made aware of the fact of governinelit is that it is not three miles from the visit, and all unite in .making this official the older school. This is the case in many visit a most pleasant and ‘honorable one as places. well. This fact is worthy of mention. We “We have no means to pay our teachers. commeiid Lincoln University to the churches I am afraid that we shall be compelled to of the Synod of Pennsylvania for larger gifts close down unless God moves His people to aiid greatcr interest, help these needy sable pickaninnies-who are GEORGEP. DONEHOO,Chairmait. ’ our hope of extending the kingdom of God in the hearts of the benighted millions of this -- dark continent. I would gladly appeal to friends in America, r.Y Work in South Africa. but the late Dr. I. N. Rendall impressed it on me-Never, if you can avoid it, ask for help. Rev. Thomas Chalniers Icatiya (Col., ‘00; Well, I cannot avoid it; at tlie same time, I Sem., ‘03j writes to President Rendall from have not the heart to make an appeal, although Tora, P. 0. Emjanyana, South Africa: the cause is worthy-I am not used to it. “The part of tlie country where I am is “I believe that the redemption of Africa known as the Translcei or the Native Terri- from the moral stagnation aiid emancipation tpries. ’ Most of the inhabitants are natives from the intellectual darkness of centuries, of the different tribes of the southern part depends upon Africans themselves. No na- of the continent. They are an agricpltural tion was ever redeemed from without-the and pastoral people. A few years ago, a cer- redeemer of a people must be of the same tain disease destroyed almost all the cattle. genus and species as the redeemed-and the “Education here in Africa is not free, as it African continent cannot be an exception to is in America. only the Transvaal Province the rule. educates her children-only white children ; ‘‘My ministerial work is very prosperous. the native children must pay from the day I have more than seven hundred communi- they enter school. Here in the Traiiskei each cants in the six stations composing my parish. person, whether a parent or otherwise, pays Together with the adherents, we have one annually to the ‘Bunga’ or Council‘s exchequer thousand one hundred and eighty-three. I am about $1.35 as school fees. happy to say that almost every Sabbath day “School’s all over the country are in the we receive .converts from heathenism. hands of missioiiaries-~~liite schools es- “I am sure it would rejoice your heart to cluded. The governiiient gives grants in aid see our churches on Sundays-full to the to each mission school for the payment of doors, and how rapturously they follow the teachers. These grants in aid are an addi- expounding of the good news! Of the six tional amount to the $1.25 paid by each person stations I minister to, there are only three as school fees. church buildings, and not one of them with “We, the Presbyterian Church of Africa, seats. The people sit on the earthen floor. ]lave been and are still in difficulties abOLlt We are not able yet to buy seats, but in time receiving grants in aid from the government. we hope to be in a better position. 111 certain isolated instances we have received “Revs. Joel W. Nxiweni and Simon T. Man- grants, but in many we have to do the best tanga are in the adjoining parishes, doing we can without any grants. The difficulty is good work for their Master, and a blessing that we cannot justly ask our pupils to pay to thcir people.” any additional school fee, as their school fees are included in the ‘general rate’ paid to the -- Bunga’s exchequer. This means ta say, al- On Monday, October Sth, Professor James tho& we pay school fees, we receive 30 Carter addressed the Presbyterian Ministers’ benefit therefrom. Association of Philadelphia on tlie life and “The most difficult obstacle we eiicounter in work of John Iluss. On the following Mon- establishing our schools is that ol Iieing a new day, Dr. William 15. Vail, of the Board of denomination. In order that tlie Education Trustees, addressed the ministers on the sub- Department may entertain any grant in aid ject, “What to Eat and How to Eat It; or, for our schools, we must be threc miles from The Secret of Methuselah.” Dr. Vail’s ad- any other already existing school. Tora was vice was thus summarized in a daily paper: begtin in 1912. Up to the tiine of writing, n3 “Eat more hard food. Chew food longer. aid has come to lis from the Education De- Eat niorc slowly. Don’t drink while chewing. partment. Last January I wrote to the gov- Omit all spices and condiments. Take plenty ernment, making certain proposals. The reply of salt. Eat more vegetables and less ineat was that it cannot sanction schemes in the or none. Chew guin reasonably. Eat more form put forward, but that it suggests that whole wheat. Leave the delicacies alone.” 4 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

Campus Notes. vember 7th, and preached in the chapel in the evening. His message to the students, very The Ministerium of the College held its impressivcly . delivered, was that living con- first open meeting on Tuesday evening, Octo- sists in learning, working, giving and loving. ber 26th. The speaker was Rev. Francis S. Hort, pastor of the Calvin Presbyterian -- Alumni Notes. Church of Philadelphia. Mr. I-Iort gave an account of his church Rev. Duke G. Munroe, Seminary '14, after activities during the recent Billy Sunday cam- a year's post-graduate work at Vale Divinity paign in Philadelphia. It was a picture of School, has taken up missionary work at Bux thorough organization, whereby the whole ton, E. C. Demerara, British Guiana. church joined in the work of ingathering. Some individual cases of conversion were Rev. Frank AI. Hyder, D. D., '94 and '97, cited. The impressive scene in the church 011 was recently installed as pastor of the St. a Sunday morning, when over two hundred James' Presbyterian Church, New York. EIa were received into the fellowship of the succeeds Rev. William R. Lawton, '86, who church, was thrilling. He outlined the plan for some time has been the acting pastor. whereby in three months the Sunday school membership was run up from 600 to 1,000. Perry L. Jacobs, '12, is head of the Agri- The men's Bible classes grew in a most aston- cultural Department of Western University, ishing manner ; constantly recruited with the Quindaro, Kansas. new converts from the Sunday meetings. The increase in church and in Sunday school Irrin C. ,Tull, '06, is teaching in the State has been maintained. The average attendance University, Louisiana. at the former has been consistently zoo more - than before the coming of Mr. Sunday. Clarence H. Chandler, '02, has a flourishing This chapter out of a busy pastor's life was chicken fami at Plainsboro, N. J. most interesting, and much appreciated by members of the ministerium. Norman J. Cotton, '04, is practicing medi- cine in Paterson, N. J. Rev. Henry S. Barnum, D. D., for forty- - eight years a missionary in Turkey, gave two Clifford E. Terry, '08, is now practicing stirring missionary addresses in the chapel on inedicine in Columbus, Ga.. Sunday, Octoher 31st. Rev. Martin L. Bethel, '01 and '03, of Tus- Rev. George P. Donehoo, D. D., represent- kegee Institute, has been engaged during the ing the Synod of Pennsylvania, visited the past summer in institute work in connection University October zand, and addressed the with the public schools of Georgia. students in the chapel. His report to the Synod will be found elsewhere. P. S. Jones, 'og, is Principal of the Wallace Grammar School at Riceville, Tenn. President J. B. Rendall is to attend the in- auguratioii of Dr. Lafayette Mackenzie as Aiken A. Pope, '11, writes from 'Harvard President of Fiske University, hTashville, on University, where he is taking post-graduate November 9th. study : "Myers, '12, acquitted himself credit- ably in Harvard Medical,,and holds a scholar- A concert by the University Orchestra and ship this year. Miller Scott, 'IO, expects to Glee Club was given Saturday evening, No- finish Tufts Medical this year, as does Tripp, vember 13tI1, in the- chapel. '09.)' Dr. David S. Tully, of Media, Pa., who is Francis C. Sumner, '15, is taking a course now in his ninety-eighth year, and is known preparatory to teaching in Clark University, as the "Nestor of the Presbyterian pulpit," ad- Worcester, Mass. dressed the Ministerium in the chapel on Thursday evening, November 11th. Rev. John R. Custis, '06 and '09, writes from -- Norfolk, Va.: "My school work is well under Rev. Alfred Hamilton Barr, D. D., pastor way at this time. We have enrolled this term of the First Presbyterian Church of Balti- $25 students. Our faculty is composed of more, will preach the annual sermon before sixteen bright, zealous teachers. My church the Theological Seminary on Sunday, April is making strides this year toward erecting a 3ot11, 1916. new convenient building, with a seating capa- -- city of 400. There will be also attached a Professor G. Lake Imes, '04, Dean of the modern Sunday school room. I am proud of Phelps Bible School, Tuskegee Institute, was the men in the University who come from a visitor at the University on Sunday, NO- Norfolk. I trust they will make good." If- Lincol 1g.

e r The Preacher as Viewed from the Pew. mine his real worth to the community. The tY preacher ought also to be an intelligent in- X-. (The following address wa’s read recently terpreter of the Christian religion. In other before the Interdenominational Ministers’ words, he should not only be ‘called,’ he Union of New York and Vicinity, by Dr. should also be trained for the ministry. And )7, George E. Cannon. Dr. Cannon, an honored in our day, with such splendid institutions for st. graduate of the Class of 1893 in Lincoln Uni- the moral, intellectual and spiritual trainiiig Ta versity, is a physician of large practice in of the preacher, the people have a right to 10 Jersey City, an active worker in the church, expect the minister to be well equipped for and President of Lincoln University Alumni his labors. To be ordained to the ministry Association.) without the preparation of education and .i- “The very principles of the Christian reli- training, is a handicap that no zeal or fervor YI gion make the preacher a leader of men and can overcome. Educatioii is not absolutely a moral and spiritual guide. His duties are essential to living a Christian life, but it is so sacred that he stands a sdendid handmaid in te apart from the rest of the study and service of mankind, anointed as he an intelligent and all-wise is to a holy calling. This God. ‘8 conception of thepreacher “Man is by nature a carries with it the expec- social being, and loves the tation that a preacher’s companionship of others. i- life will be an exemplary The minister is not an Christian life in, the full- exception to this rule, nor est sense of the term. was it intended that the aff Ordained unto the high minister’s life should not calling of the ministry, be happy in its relations the public have a right to to the world at large. j- expect hiin to manifest And yet, ordained unto le more grace, more faith, the holy ministry, he will 11 more piety and more find many social pleasures rectitude than the ordin- and functions, harmless ary Christian. He is re- in themselves,. that are :e garded as the tower of inconsistent with the moral and spiritual pious life a preacher strength, to whom his should live. In his social d congregaiion can look for GEORGEE. CANNON, M. D., LL.D. pleasures, he should never e encouragement and sup- . let his actions as a man - port against the evils that confront them. be dissociated from his actions as a minister. - The real success of a preacher does not con- The world is ever ready to note the conduct 0 sist in passing popularity or eloquent sermons, of the preacher, and will discount the one 11 but in the consecrated life that he leads. A given to much social pleasures. Should he consecrated preacher builds up in the souls not be about his Master’s business? of men a Christian character, more precious,* “The pew expects the preacher to be a mail e more enduring than worldly fame or of the highest moral standard, in accordance 7, eloquence. with the Christian ideal of purity. It is here “Time and again, as the preacher delivers that the scrutinizing eyes of the public are his sermons from the pulpit, he draws the merciless in their search. If he is inorally n subject matter of his theme from the daily pure, honest, truthful and upright, his spirit- r life of the pew as it is revealed to him. Time ual efforts will be sustained by the f,orce of 1 and again he grapples with the material, his Christian character. If he is immoral, f moral and spiritual problems of his church, dishonest, imtruthful and false to his sacred I1 which disclose to him the virtues and the calling, these vices will show through his a vices of his congregation. But this is only ministerial garb in spite of all his efforts to - one side of the picture. On the other side, deceive, and he will be a stumbling-block and 3 the preacher is making impressions on tlie a mockery. 1F congregation as well as being impressed. And ‘rAs a business proposition, tlie people sel- 1 by his own works his Christian life and char- dom rate the preacher at his real worth. AS acter become unveiled to the pew, and deter- a rule, the salary paid the minister is not ody 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD.

Lincoln University Herald- make the preacher paint himself as he really is; and in response to all he says and does, PUBLISHED MONTHLY. there echoes back from the sub-consciousness . Devoted to the interests of the Institution, and to of the people the saying of a famous author, imparting information concerning it to the friends at a distance. ‘What you are speaks so loud I cannot hear Sert one year to any address for 25 cents. what you say.’ Sent in clubs of five or more kt the rate of IO cents “In man’s highest concep-tion of the each. Entered at Lincoln University as second-class preacher, he is not only the moral and spirit- matter. ual leader, but the ordained and consecrated Subscriptions and communications may be ad- ambassador of God. He stands forth, a liv- dressed to REV. W. P. WHITE, D. D.. ing epistle of the Christian religion, sur- 923 WITHERSPOONBUILDING, PHILA., PA. rounded with a divine halo that illumines the or PROF.WM. 13. JOHNSON, D. D.. LINCOLNUNIVERSITY. PA. human into the Christlike form. The preacher is God’s beacon light, pointing the way of salvation, and through him the world is to far 6elow the value of the man from a busi- be evangelized, and the Christian religion ness standpoint, but scarcely more than just spread over all the earth. Thus revered, enough to eke out an existence. The people adored and trusted, the preacher wields an should recognize that the salary of a minister influence over the destinies of men unequalled is a purely business proposition, and should by any other human agency. In the great he commensurate with the services rendered. work of redeeming the world, the preacher is The church that does not pay its minister a the ininistering angel, malting 177e11 better and living salary, cannot receive the fullest :meas- nohler, and the world brighter and happier.” ure of spiritual service, because the preacher is forced to divide his time in an effort ‘to -- make financial ends meet. The business part Rev. David Tully, D. D. of the church should be run on business prin- c_ ciples, both for the best interests of the church BY REV. SAMUEL HODGE. itself, and in justice to the minister. - “111 his,pastoral relations, the great forces The veteran Presbyterian minister of Media, of strength of character and personal mag- Pa., Dr. David Tully, now in his ninety-eighth netism of the preacher count for much in year, was the speaker recently before the Col- determining the degree of material, moral and lege Ministerium of Lincoln University. His spiritual success of the church. Here the address to an audience of young men, many personal equation of the preacher is put to of whom were looking forward to the minis- the acid test. His must be the masfer; mind; try, was very impressive. his the dominating character ; yet so evenly Dr. Carr introduced him very happily as balanced in the scales of justice and right- his fellow-countryman from Scotland. When eousness that the voice of the pew will be he began his address, he was leaning heavily properly heard. Intrigues, factions and tur- 011 his cane, but as his speech progressed, the moils in the church are signs that the preacher cane seemed to be in his way, so laying it is not master of the situation. Somewhere aside, lie stood up at his full height, and spoke in his pastoral relations he has failed. This with all the vigor of a young man. He talked does not necessarily indicate that the preacher with great earnestness for an hour and a half, created these conditions, but he failed to mas- and held ,the attention of every one. The ter thein by his force of character and spirit- students were as keenly awake to his sallies ual leadership. Once the preacher has lost of wit at the close as at the beginning. the mastery of his church, so that a formid- For the most part, Dr. T~illyled us through able faction arises, he cannot hope to main- scenes of his boyhood and early ministry. tain his pre-eminence as the spiritual leader, We saw him at college, raising money that , and his usefulness is thus impaired to that one of the professors might have sufficient to cstent. To remain in charge under these con- get married, but the’offer of increased salary ditions is to produce an unhappy situation. was rejected by the trustees as a bit of im- ivrembers of the congregation are often re- pertinence. We saw him again preaching to sponsible for initiating this state of affairs, the boatmen of the Erie Canal on ‘Sunday and there is no intention to absolve them ; evenings, thousands of them, out in the open. nevertheless, the fact remains that unless the Those who attempted to disturb the meetings minister can restore harmony, his spiritual did not try a second time. Again he pictured influence becomes impaired, regardless of the his life as a pastor, through scenes now amus- source of the trouble. It is a beautiful life ing, now thrilling, and interspersed little gems of sacrifice and service, as the consecrated of thought culled from his various public preacher goes about his pastoral duties, con- addresses. He told of the elder,who took him soling the distressed, inspiring the forlorn, to task because he dared to joke and tell and administering to the spiritual needs of his funny stories in the social gatherings with his flock. And yet these very pa.stora1 duties young people. 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never joke again in his presence, with the re- order that he might serve the church in Phila- sult that the elder was omitted from all the delphia. From the Sunday school of this social functions of the community. One of church caine later James Amos, one of the the most interesting pictures was of the all- first graduates of Lincoln University, who, day gatherings of the whole countryside at appropriately enough, gave his life in the communion seasons-the church crowded, and endeavor to evangelize Africa. After one auditors even sitting in the window that they hundred and eight years, the Presbyterians might hear and see. None #could commune count 500 churches, worth $I,OOO,O~O, with without their tokens. It was an address that 30,000 communicants. none will forget who had the good fortune to ’ In 1818, St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal be present. Church was established in New Yorlc City as an outgrowth of Trinity. After ninety-seven I -- years, the Episcopalians count zoo churches, Death of Dr. E. T. Jeffers. worth $z,ooo,ooo, with 20,000 members. Rev. Eliakim T. Jeffers, D. D., LL.D., In 1867, Plymouth Congregational Church President of the York Collegiate Institute, was organized in Charleston, S. C. After died at his home in York, Pa., on November forty-eight years, they count 156 churches, ISth, in his seventy-fifth year. Dr. Jeffers, worth $500,000, with 12,000 members. from 1883 to 189, was Professor of Theolo,gy These are but five out of the twenty-five in Lincoln University. He was widely known denominations that count both Negroes and in the Church as an educator and as an ear- Whites in their membership, and the seven- nest, faithful and eloquent preacher of the teen additional that may be described as in- Gospel. He held pastorates in Oxford, New dependent Negro denominations. They suffice Wilmington and Oil City, Pa., and for some to give some notion of the extent of Negro years was President of Westminster College, church work. New Wilmington, Pa. Therefore, those who have chosen the min- istry have chosen a great work. The text -- speaks of the minister as a workman. Other Opening Address to the Theological Scripture words describe this calling : pastor, Seminary, October 3. 1915. teacher, evangelist, bishop; but no one is so plain and impressive a word as this. Our. UY REV. GEORGE JOHNSON, PH.D. Lord used it when He saw the unreached multitudes : “The harvest truly is plenteous, 2 Timothy 2: Ij, “Study to show thyself but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore approved unto God,. a workman that needeth the Lord ‘of the harvest, that He send forth not to be ashamed.” laborers into His harvest.” T.he Church among Negroes is in many If the minister is a workman, he must have ways a remarkable achievement. Consider its a standard of attainment. Great attention is growth. Two churches have grown up un- being paid to-day to standards of attainment. helped, relatively speaking. In 1785, the first Wherever you go you will find that definite Baptist congregation was organized at Wil- standards are being placed before those who liamsburg, Va. -After one hundred and thirty engage in medicine, dentistry, law, teaching, pears, the Baptists count I~,OOOclmrches, worth industry, business. These standards are being I $~~,OOO,OOO, with 2,500,ooo communicants. In enacted into law because the community feels 1787, the first Methodist congregation was impelled to protect itself against the dangers organized in a blacksmith shop at Sixth and of inferior work. Is there to be a standard 1 Lombard Streets, Philadelphia. The first of attainment in the ministry? Surely, if the preacher was Richard Allen, born a slave in minister is what the text calls him-a work- 1760, but buying his freedom in order to 111 an. preach the Gospel. After one hundred and Present conditions call for much higI?er v twenty-eight years, the Methodists have 13,000 standards of attainnient. Before the .Negro churches, worth $20,00o,oo, with 2,000,ooo minister is a people who have been trained members. in free institutions. They have heen educated Three churches may be described as mis- at an outlay of hundreds of millions of dol- sionary since the initiative came , froin the lars. until over two-thirds read and write. other .race. In 1807, the first Presbyterian The school teacher is going among them ; the congregation was founded in the city of Phila- educated physician is caring for their health ; delphia, Pa., by the Aev. Archibald Alexander, the public lecturer is abroad in the land; the who five years later entered upon his. long farmers hold their conferences; the R. 17. D. service as Professor of Theology in Princeton is in operation ; the newspaper is a weekly and Theological Seminary. The first minister was often a daily visitor; the people are reading John Gloucester, who had been born a slave and thinking and working. in Tennessee, but had been purchased by a In all this progress is the voice of God Christian man, the Rev. Gideon Blackburn, calling for higher standards of attainment if iiistructed in the Bible, and finally set frec in the ininister is to be a workman that is not 4 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY HERALD. . to be ashamed. The minister must preach the learning with profound regret and sorrow of Gospel, for this is his, chief function. The Dr. Washington’s death, do express, at a meet- old-fashioned noise and bombast arouses curi- ing held in honor of his memory, our respect - osity and laughter, but nothing more. To- and admiration for his character, his devotion day’s preaching must be backed by a genuine to’ the uplift of his race, his splendid energy religious experience ; must be the expression and hopefulness, and the ideals of thrift, in- of a definite intellectual preparation. The dustry and material and moral betterment for minister niust be an “up-lifter,” but he must which he stood; and that we do further ex- not “up-lift” like a king dispensing favors to press our appreciation of his work in building the lower classes, but as a brother helping his up, through his own labor and wisdom, the brethren. In personal habits and appearance great institution which has given to thousands , he must abandon the greasy, threadbare, of young men and women a start in life, has shiny coat, the dirty collar and .the faded tie, had a wide influence on educational policy, the mussy high hat; and dress neatly, and and remains as his noblest and most enduring cleanly, like a man among men. He must be monument, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama ; and a specialist in his calling. Not that he is to be it further know only one thing, but one thing thoroughly “Resolved, That we recognize our debt of in its relation to other things. He must not personal gratitude to Dr. Washington for his be a specialist merely in what has been called influence as educator, organizer, orator and “Negrology” alone; but in all the other tasks leader, and above all, for his example to all

before our country, since he and his people the members of his race, in the face of hard- I are citizens of the country, and so called to ships and discouragements, of what can be wide interests and wide views. He must be accomplished by an unbending will, by cease- a practical man and know about such things less labor, and by faith in God, in doing a as church building, church ‘ finance, church great work for humanity, in creating a great ..-- bookkeeping, ventilation, church music. enterprise, to command the admiration of the How shall he get all these things? Part world, and in advancing the kingdom of God ; are taught in the seminaries; part ip the and be it again world of work; part in one’s own personal “Resolved, That we convey to the authori- experience. Much depends on keeping the ties of Tuskegee Institute and to Mrs. Booker windows.. open towards that continuous pro- T. .Washington our deepest sympathy in their gress which the providence of God is bringing irreparable loss ; and that copies of these to pass as the years go by. resolutions be sent to Honorable Seth Low, *- President of the Board of Trustees; to Secre- Memorial Service for Dr. Booker T. tary J. Emmet Scott, of the Faculty; and to Washington. Mrs. Washington ; and that the resolutions te -. printed in the LINCOLNUNIVERSITY HERALD.” When news was received of the death of -.). Dr. Booker T. Washington, plans were made Contributions to Lin5oln University. by students and faculty for a memorial service -- on the evening of his funeral. The meeting was in charge of the student body, and im- FORNOVEMBER. pressive and appropriate addresses were made Pennsylvania-Oxford Presbyterian Church, by John €I.Waller, as Chairman; John T. Philadelphia, $9.94; First Church, German- Reid and Earnest L. Davis, representing the town, Class No. 7, $20. ICingston-$60, $15, Seminary, and by Arthur D. Willialns and $IO. Wilkes-Barre-$So, $20, $15, $IO, $IO, Ralph B. Thompson, of the College; with a $5. Bellefonte-$20. Tunkhannock-$20. Jen- closing tribute by President J. B. ’ Rendall. kintown-$20. Market Square Church, Har- I1fusic was rendered by the choir. risburg, $50. Pittsburgh-$s. The following resolutions, introduced by New Jersey-Moorestown, $25 ; Bloomfield, Walter G. Anderson, of the Seminary, were $20 ; Montclair, $IO. Washington, D. C.-$Io. uiianimously adopted : Connecticut-Lebanon, $IO. Rhode Island- “WHEREAS,In the providence of God, who Bristol, $25. appoints to His servants the term of their For these contributions the University is labors, Dr. Booker T. ’ Washington, Pre$dent very grateful. of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, has been re- Owing to the increasing deficit of expenses moved by death from the scenes of his fruit- over receipts, many more are needed. Earnest ful and untiring service of his fellowmen ; appeal is hence made to the friends of colored and education in the country at large, and espe- “WHEREAS,In the death of Dr. Washington cially in territory contiguous to Lincoln Uni- his race has lost its most brilliant leader, versity, to rally to the help of an institution and humanity one of its devoted benefactors ; so highly commended for its work by all therefore, be it acquainted with it. Endowments, as well as . “Resolzvd, That we, the student body and gifts for current expeilses and aid of stu- faculty of Linco1ii University, Pennsylvania, dents, are earnestly besought.