f£OM GUE, SOCHESTEE 00BRESP0N- DENT, 11A KILTO-V COM M E X V EJtENT, The exercises of Commencement at Ham ilton College this year were more than usu ally interesting. The graduating class was unusually large, and is regarded as one of the finest that has ever left those classic halls. It was alluded to in the meeting of the Alumni as a striking circumstance that while all the colleges of the South are proba bly closer! at the present time, so many of our own are‘ not only well filled with students, but many of them more prosperous in every respect than ever before. The number of graduates at Hamilton this year was 83. It would have been more than twice that num ber if all had remained who entered four years ago. Some have dropped off, as some always will; some are in the Union army, doing good service for their country; and some “ are not,” having already given proof of the good instruction they had received, by pouring out then-blood in defense of our free institutions. We give the names and resi dences o f the class of 1864 Arnold, Charles Patrick Bayless, George Boynton, Madison Eugene Childs, Wallace Budlong. Cobb, Willard Adams.! Craig, James McKnight,... Curran, Phillip Clinton Dean, Amos Hammond Bering, Charles Thomas Elmer, Richard Allison Fisher, William Hubbell Gardner, Theodore Faxton Hunt, Ward, Jr Hutton, William, Jr Jenkins, Herman Dutilh Jessup, Theodore Frelinghuyson Leutamger, Henry... 1 . Lewie, John James Locke, Franklin Day Mclntosh, Robert Wesley Minor, Payaon Hnngerford, Perkhurst, John Stryker Peck, Willard Plant, Frank William Putnam, Hendrick Solomon Rising, Willard Bradley Root, Elihu Socket, Darius Carter Simmons, Henry Mnrtyn Taggart, Edward Terry, Stephen Tetry, Solon Mark Tompkins, Henry Wood, Ezra Barton ■Worthington, Albert Payson .... juarazna or ins class or 1864, who abb sow is ins abut or TEZ TOIOS, OE TTHO HAVE DIED POE TITHE COUNTRT. Barton, Thomas Williams ,Il7th Regt. N. 4'. S. v. Brown, Morris, Jr* Oapt. 126t1i Regt. N. Y. S. V. Canfield, Sherman D Ist Lieut. 146th Regt. N. Y. S. V. Dayton, Milton Oscjr Sergt. Ist Regt. N. Y. S. V. Eastman, Außtin Vmtuvius Ist Regt. N. Y. 8. v. Howell, John Henry Cant. 8d N. Y. Artillery. Jenkins, James Edgar Capt. 146th Regt. N. Y. S. V. Johnson, Edward P,t Sergt. 121st Regt. N. Y. S. V. Loomis, Henry .Ist Lieut. 146th Regt. N. Y. S. V. McVey, Isaac Seeley .Ist Lieut. 3d N. Y. Artillery. Millard, Charles S Adjt. 107tli Regt, N. Y. S. V. Morse, Alfred Ayre. Regt. U. S. A. Place. Frank Lynn..... -Capt. 167th Regt. N. Y. S. V. Roc, John Henry Sergt. 167th Regt. N. Y. S. V. Smith, Mason Colburn Rocket Battalion, N. Y. S. V. Trtlair, George G Sergt. 149th Regt. N. I".S. V. Walton. William Shepard Capt. 34th Regt. N. Y. S. V. Watson. George Abel.J Sergt. 112th Regt. N. Y. S. V. West. Charles Henry 2d Lieut. 120th Regt. N. Y. S. V. Wood, Ezra Barton Sergt. 3d N. Y. Artillery. ♦Killed at Petersburg, Va. June, 1864. tKilled at the Wildorness, May, 1364. at the Black Water, May, 1863. As usual, Commencement week was ush ered in by the Baccalaureate of the President, delivered to a crowded, house in the village church on Sunday afternoon. This was good, of course, and needs no praise of ours. It was his sixth exercise of the kind, marking six years of remarkable growth and prosper ity to this college. It needs but half an eye to rco that President Fisher’s administration ha: been crowned with great success, in making the college more thoroughly known to the public, in intreasing its number of students, in greatly augmenting its’endow, ment, and bringing it into more close and favorable relation to the churches."" And one other improvement's the adop tion of the Bible as one of tho text-books of the college, to be studied just as regularly and just as thoroughly as any other book through the entire college corn'se. Once or take a week, at least, a recitation is expected from each student, upon some portion of the Book itself, or respecting its evidences and defenses; in connection with such lectures as the President and Professors may see fit to give ; and the examinations embrace these topics, as much as they do the languages and mathematics. Here, at least, is a Christian college ; and the effect of this biblical study is seen, it i 3 thought, in the opinions and writings of the students. But we pass on to Sabbath evening ; and now we must speak of a new man, and yet one already widely known. Jiev. Herrick Johnson, of Pittsburgh, gave the address before the Society of Christian -Research. Mr. Johnson was one of the class of 1857; a grad ■ uaie of Auburn Seminary also, and now only four yeare in the ministry, but he has already made his mark, His address on this occa sion was regarded by all as peculiarly inter esting, able, and truly eloquent. His theme was virtually, God in History; or Cod turn ing and overturning all in the interest of his Kingdom which cannot be moved. Mr. Johnson's style is peculiarly mature, manly and thoughtful for one so young; his, .manner deliberate and yet impassioned; his voice clear and penetrating; his articulation just and expressive; with form and bearing all that could be desired to aid him in making the most of these fine powers of oratory. Life and health being spared him, he will yet be heard from on many a pleasant and inr portant occasion. 1 On Monday evening came the Prize Decla mations. The awards were as follows .- . Juniors —Ist, MorrisP. Brewer; 2d,George W. Martin. 8 Sophomores—lst; Samuel D. Wilcox • 2d, Charles P, Skinner. ' Freshmen —lst, Sydney A. Sherman ■ 2d. George W. Hubbell. ’ Tuesday afternoon was devoted to “Class Day Exercisesand Tuesday evening was filled up with the I*Bl UrSILON CONVENTION. Hon. Chauncy M. DePew, Secretary of State, presided on this occasion. Very sweet music was made by a Quartette Choir from Rochester, led by Prof. Munson, which added much to the interest of the evening. The address was by Charles D. Warner, Esq., editor of the Hartford Evening Press. His theme was, “ Success in Life —for the individ ual and the State.” Of course it was intended 'or tiie times and was well spoken of But the Poem, by Francis M. Finch, Esq., of Ithacn, was the marked feature of the evening, and seems not only to have given universal satisfaction, but awakened the highest enthusiasm. It was real poetry, poetry of a high order, and recited with complete rhetorical success. All ordinary demonstrations seemed inadequate to ex press the gratification experienced by the audience on its delivery; and words failed them. Interjections and exclamations alone sufficed to pronounce its praise afterward. His theme was the war, and no wonder he felt the touch of true inspiration. On Wednesday forenoon was the meeting of the Board of Trustees. We were not present at this, and cannot speak of the far reaching devices there considered for the the still increasing enlargement and prosper ity of the Institution; only some things leaked out (by design, doubtless), which we regard as of very great imporiance; and one was the election of the three new Trustees— all capital men—in place of some retiring members of the Board: Kev. A. D. Gridley, of Clinton, in place Dr. N. W. Gocrtner, now a member of the Faculty; Rev, F. F. Ellin wood, of Rochester, in place of Dr. Brayton, late pastor at Watertown, hut now removed from this vicinity; and Rev. Thomas S. Hastings, of New York, in place of Rev. Dr. Smith, now President of Dartmouth College. Angelica* .Highland; Kansas. ...Clinton. Cassville. Home. .East Pittston, Pa. Utica. Albany. Sctauket, L. x. Waverley. Clinton. These, surely, are most excellent appoint ments. They are all graduates of Hamilton; all comparatively young men; all earnest and active, and all in fine positions to be of great service to the college. And this marks an important epoch in the history of this Institution. She is hence forth to look more than ever before to her own sons for counsel and support. And she may well do it, for they are perfectly able to take care of her. Utica. .Philadelphia, Pa. . .....waverley, Florida. Utica. .Utica. Gowanda. Vernon. Borne. Rome. Hudson. Utica. Auburn. ....0rie1. ' Clinton. ......Canandaigua. Paris Hill. Wilson. Plymouth, Ct. ....Waterbury, Ct. . Marcel] us. .New York Mills. Rome. The address before the Society of the Alumni was delivered on Wednesday after noon, by Hon. Charles P. Kirkland, of New York, of the class of 1816. It was said to be able by those who were near enough to hear it; but it was far too long for such an occasion, being over two hours, and the speaker was not easily heard even by half the audience. And yet their high respect for the venerable orator and jurist, held them in quiet attention to the close, manifesting re markable patience, considering also the heat of the day. The Poem before the Alumni was by Prof. North, of the College, and was a model of its kind. In happy contrast with the oration, it was but thirty short minutes in length ; every word also was distinctly and gracefully uttered; all was perfectly heard and appre ciated by a most attentive and delighted audience; whilst its classic beauty, its genu ine wit and happy turns of thought called forth frequent bursts of loud applause. After enjoying so highly this gem of a poem, it was truly sad to turn to the necro logical report for the year. This was pre faced by Prof. North, but read by Rev. Herrick Johnson. We can give only the names and classes of the deceased: Class of 1816—Philander Bennett, Theo dore Sedgwick Gold. 1821—Frederick Augustus Fenn. 1825—George Alexander Stansbuiy. 1832—John Dean. 1837—Henry Hovey Cozzens. 1859—Hubert Francis Peebles. 1862 Henry Hastings Curran, Lansford Stuart Page. 1863 Charles Abbott Butts. The following are the Officers of the Society of the Alumni for the ensuing year: President —Rev. L. Merrill Miller, Ogdens burgh. Vice Presidents—lion. Othniel S. Wi liams, Clifton ; Prof. Theodore W. Dwight New York ; Rev.'William E. Knox, Rome. Executive Committee—Rev. Charles Je rome, Prof. Anson J. Upson, Prof. Ilenry P. Bristol, Rev. David A, Holbrook, Hon. Henry M. Burchard, Rev. Charles E. Knox, Edward Curren, Esq., Rev. Albert Erdman, Dr. John C. Gallup, Dr. Henry M. Paine, Andrew W. Mills, Esq. Corresponding Secretarv—Rev. A. Delos Glidley. Recording Secretary and Necrologist- Prof. Edward North. Treasurer—Hon. Joseph S. Avery. Orator—Rev. Henry A. Nelson, D. D., St. Louis, Mo., (Class of 1840.) Poet —Rev. William J. Erdman, Favette ville, N. Y„ (Class of 1856.) The Reunion of the Aluiim occurred on Wednesday evening, and passed off' very pleasantly. Indeed, the graduates and friends not merely had a good time, but thoughts were thrown out and plans sug gested, which will yet tell grandly in the interests of the institution. Rev, W. E. Knox, of Rome, of the class of 1840, presided and introduced the speakers with most excellent good humor and tact. The meeting could not help but bo good with such engineering, whilst capital ad dresses were made by Rev. Mr. Ellinwood, Mr. Miller, Mr. Johnson and others. Hapjiy allusion,was often made to the eminent names, Edward Robinson and Albert Barnes, connected with two of the recently endowed professorships; and high hopes were ex pressed, and promises made, for the future of the college, which will not willingly be forgotten. The Commencement proper was on Thurs day morning and afternoon. We listened to twenty-nine orations, and most of them were good, some-very fine, giving great promise for the future of some of these young men. All closed off' with the Presi dent’s Levee in the evening, at which, all seemed to enjoy themselves. Long, however, as we have unwillingly made this story, we must not omit so im portant a matter as the L.L. B.—in course, upon Andrew Wet more Mills and Charles Morton Everett. A. M.—m course, upon Schuyler Bliss Steers. Samuel Stuart Ellsworth; Charles Mortimer Davis, Joseph Harvey Durkee, John Davies Jones, William Walcott Wet more, Abel Sweet Wood. A.B.—honorary—Sherman Dwight Can field* A. B. ex gratia—Philip Clinton Curran, CanfieiJ left his c-lass to joia the army, aid did good s 'rviee for country. CONTERRING OP THE DEGREES. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1864. Alfred Ayres Morse, Ezra Barton Wood. A. M. honorary—Lucian Harrison Cheney, of Baldwinsville ; David Madison Chapin, of Ogdeusburgh ; Dr. Luther Halsey Guliok, of Honolulu, S. I.; John Gordon, of Port Hope, C. W.: and William G. Brownson, Jamaica, L. I. Ph. D.—honorary—H. P. Satwell, Penn Yan. S. T. D.—Rev. James Glentworth Butler, Philadelphia: Rev. Ezra 11. Gillett, New York ; Rev. Samuel Miner Campbell, Utica; Rev. Edward Strong, New Haven. LL. D.—Hon. Henry E. Davies, New York; Hon. George William Clinton, Buffalo ; Hon. Anson Stowe Miller, Rockford, 111. And so ended Commencement at Hamilton College in 1864. Genesee. Rochester, July 23, 1864. CHAPLAIN STEW AST’S LETTER. Dear Brother Mears : —The strange mutations of this ever varying, ever changing war, enable mo to date my present letter from Washington—the very Capitol itself—this place, the con centration of Brother Jonathan’s family influences; this famous centre of Uncle Sam’s civil wisdom and military power; this city of offices and officers; of scat tered public buildings; of magnificent distances; this immense platform for Sharks and Shoddies, for winners and losers, for clerks and rotainers, for the great and tho small, the well known and tho obscure; this motley place, where characters of all imaginable grades do congregate; this city, which, from the foregoing, we may infer pre eminentiy abounds in all manly virtues, charities, chastities, and patriotisms. At all events, here we are, quietly writing, in the office of a dear friend, with rebel raiders all chased far beyond the Po tomac. The occasion of our proi&nt hasty visit to Washington has already been widely bruited. Owing to the concern tration. of military strength around Petersburg]!, tho Capital, with other im portant localities, became almost deple ted of veteran defenders. All this being familiar to Bcbeldom, with their larders and wardrobes sadly needing replenish ing, they not only determined upon, but actually made an incursion into Mary land. Possessing an admirable tact of not only con coaling their actual strength, but of immensely magnifying their real forces, tho rebels succeeded, with a few thousand, in seriously threatening, at the same time, the capture of Washing ton and Baltimore, together with a host of minor localities. - Governors and localized Generals callod, in long, loud, and patriotic strains upon citizen soldiery to rally *to the rescue, and drive tho marauding hordes back across the Potomac; even into that sacred river, if they were not in a hurry to be away. A rally in various localities seems to bavo been made; bnt, as usual in such cases, a little too date for the emergency; not being ready until the threatened evil was accomplished and tho danger over. The powers that do conserve the in ; forests of Washington no doubt felt a little shaky about trusting tbo interests of tho city to a hastily extemporized army, even though ready at the call, and large as demanded. Some veterans must needs bo summoned, as a bulwark, from the Potomac army. It so happens that when any sudden | emergency comes, any raid to be headed, any long and rapid marches to bo made, or any reliable fighting to bo done, our 6th Corps is almost invariably selected. So it was in the late emergency. Al though our corps was farthest from City Point, miles south of Petersburg!, the order came at dark on Saturday, July' 9 th, to pack up at once and fall in. But a few minutes’ interval, and, enveloped in clouds and darkness, wo were weari ly threading our way to City Point; a< distance of thirteen miles. By sunrise on Sabbath morning we were ready to be crowded, packed, jammed• squeezed into boats largo and boats small, boats clean and boats foul, boats airy and boats suffocating; then away down the classic James, over the beautiful Chose peake, and up the broad and lovely Po mao, until, landed once more in Wash ington, wc were quickly at the forts in its vicinity. This was certainly accom plished none too soon, for a delay of a dozen hours in the arrival of our First and "Second Divisions would, to all human appearance, have given Wash ington into the possession of rebels. Owing to the unwonted labors, expo sures and fatigues of our late terrible campaign, a little season of rest seemed a necessity for me on our arrival in Washington. This our good surgeon kindly ordered me to take. As -the Lord always casts ray lot in. pleasant places, so a dear'Christian friend, Colonel J. A. Akin, at the head of tho Cavalry Bureau in Washington, at once look the over sight of myself and jaded horse. A ten days’ real resting, such as has neither been offered nor taken since tho com mencement of-the war, ha|,ijbw been enjoyed,.and greatly to tho refreshment of both soul and body. During this pe riod. scarcely a thought has intruded itself of writing'letiers for tho press. Washington, July 21st; 1864. The amor scribendi seems a. little excited to-day, and hence this hasty epistle. Items for a number of letters have been marked out, but their subject matter will not grow old. Where our next move, or when back to the lino in front of Petcrsburgh, deponent, not having tbo arrangements, saitb npt. COLLEGE RECORD. Amherst College. President Stearns delivered tbo Bac calaureate sermon on Sunday, July 10th, from Hebrews 4:13, “ Take heed, breth ren, lest there bo in any of you an evil "heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God;” and the theme of tbo dis course was, “Unbelief in the Nineteenth Century.” The speaker commenced with the assertion that never since the crucifixion,bad tbo religion of'Christ bad a stronger bold on the popular heart than now; Even intelligent men,.from whom we might bavo expected more piety and more wisdom, have been led away by “science, falsely so called,” and by “ philosophy and vain deceit,” and have surrendered their Christian hopes and embraced a scepticism as terrible as "it is unreasonable.” The address before the Society of In quiry, Tuesday night, was by Prof. H. B. Smith, of Union Theological Sem inary, New York, and formerly Profes sor of Mental and Moral Philosophy in this institution. His subject was, “ Our nation and its present conflict in relation to the general progress of mankind.” Tho Commencement was On Tuesday. The degree of A. B. was conferred on forty young men, of whom eleven are absent in tho army, fighting for their country. Honorary A. M.—Dr. Dio Lewis, of Boston; Francis O. Mason, of Geneva, N. Y.; Lebbous B. Fifield, of Bucks co., Ind.; William C. Collar, of Boxbury. D. D.—Rev. Daniel Bliss, President of Beirut College, Syria; and Rev. Gordon Hall, of Northampton, Dickinson College. Tho anniversary exercises of Com mencement week at Dickinson College closed on Thursday, June 30th. These exercises opened on Sabbath morning with the Baccalaureate Sermon by Pres ident Johnson. The address before the Society of Religious Inquiry was deliv ered oh Sabbath evening by Rev. J. R. Peck, A.“ M., of tho class of 1532. On Tuesday evening the address before tho Literary Societies was delivered by Rev. J. W. Jackson, of Harrisburg; his theme was, “ Are we a nation ?” Tho poem was by Albert H. Slope, Esq., of Salem, N. J., of tho class of 1858. On Wednes day came tho address before the Alumni Association, by Rev. W. A. Snivoly, of tho class of 1862. Commencement took place on Thurs day, in Rhcem’s Hall, which was Crowded to overflowing. President Herman M. Johnson presided. Tho graduating class numbered thirteen. The following honorary degress wore conferred: A. M.—Rev. Henry Brownscombe, Wyoming Conference. D- D.—Rev. Robert S. Maclay, China Mission. LL. D.—Rev. Mi*. Raby, England. This College is under tho patronago of the Methodist Church. Westminster College. Thursday, Juno SOtlj, was “Com mencement Day” at Westminster. By nine o’clock, A. M., carriages and vehi cles of every description began to pour into tho village of Now Wilmington, Pa., tho scat of the College, from all direc tions. Addresses wore delivered by the young ladies and gentlemen who had finished their college course, while on Erevions days interesting exorcises wore eld by tho different Literary Societies. Fourteen gentlemen and one lady grad uated in the clasical course, aud ton ladies in the normal or scientific de partment. The honorary degreo of Doctor of Di vinity was conferred on the Rev. John B. Clark, of Alleghany City, Pa.; Prof. A. M. Black, of Monmouth College, 111.; Rev. S. Priestly, of Pointz Pass, Ireland, and Rev. Alexander Wallace, of Glas gow, Scotland. Tho degree of A. M. was conferred on Rev. D. S. Kennedy, of Tcnicc, Pa., and Rev. S. H. Graham, of Burgettstown, Pa. During tho past collegiate year there have been 234 students in attendance. This college is under the control of the United Presbyterians. Wabash College. The thirtieth commencement of Wa bash College occured on Wednesday, Juno 29th, 1864. It was an occasion of interest to its friends aud visitors. On the Sabbath previous, Rev. H. E. Edson, of Indianapolis, preached an interesting sermon in the forenoon.. The President, Dr. Tuttle, delivered his Baccalaureate in the afternoon. His text, “ Put on the armor of light,” was made the basis of a good practical discourse. In the eve ning, Rev. Dr. Atterbury preached the annual sermon before the Society of Inquiry. The prize declamations wore spoken on Monday evening. They were all very creditable to tho young men. Rev. S. E. Wishard, of Tecumseh, Mich., de livered the annual address before tho Alumni. His theme—“ Times of trial are times of the highest human pro gress” —was one of peculiar interest in these times of our trials, and he treated it with reference to passing events. Prof. Evans, of Lane* Seminary, address ed the societies on Tuesday evening. “ John Milton ” was the subject of his address. Ho showed a nice appreciation of all that was noble, good and true in this great man. The graduating class numbered only five. - N President Tuttle, in a communication to the Herald , says: A. M. Stewart. He appeals to pastors and others to turn the attention of young men to Wabash College, as possessing great ed ucational advantages. He also speaks of the “ plan of endowing soldier schol arships, for the benefit of soldiers and the sons of soldiers : Several of these are already endowed, and the Board of Trustees have resolved to endow pifty of them, as a sign of their appreciation of the splendid conduct of our soldiers in this war, and as a moans, also, of aiding the permanent endow ment of a College which has sent no less than threo hundred of its students, first and last, to the war. It is a soul-stirring idea, which I am sure will meet a gen erous response from churches and indi viduals. How many patriotic gentlemen and ladies there are in Indiana, who would be willing to take a share in this noble work, if they wero thoroughly convinced of its feasibility. The same is true of churches. Honors and church es name their scholarships and appoint their beneficiaries, being limited only, by the nature of the plan, to soldiers and the sons of soldiers. “The year which closed June 29th, has been marked in our history as a year of excitements, which, at one time, threatened us with the necessity of suspension. Many of our young men did enter the service of their country with a noble willingness, which makes us proud of them; but at no time have wo been compelled to suspend the exer cises of a single class. Some of them will return at the expiration of their 100 days. Past experience renders it prob able that a considerable per cent, of them will re-enlist, and some of them, alas! will never return to us.” “ If you how know any such soldiers or sons of soldiers, please write me at once, and if there bo any vacant sol diers’ scholarships, they shall have the benefit. Thcro is money enough and good will enough among us to accom plish the work, provided wc can devel op it.” Monmouth College. This College is established at Monv mouth, Illinois, in a section of country possessing many advantages for such an institution. ' Its faculty, in learning and numbers, compares favorably with older Seminaries’; and the course of study is ample and judicious. It has been espec ially favored in the preparation of many for the gospel ministry. Wo call the attention of our readers to the following account of its commencement week: The Baccalaureate Sermon was preached by President Wallace on Sabbath, June 26th, from Phil. ii.: 5 : “Let this mind bo in you which was also in Christ Je sus.” Bov. Dr. Brown, of Keokuk, de livered the annual sermon before the Students’ Christian Association, on the evening of the same day. The societies delivered the diplomas to their graduating members on Monday evening. Tho Junior Exhibition took place on Tuesday and Wednesday eve nings. Prof. J. B. Turner, of Jacksonville, delivered the anniversary address Thurs day forenoon. The exercises of tho graduating class took place in the after noon. Tho class consisted of twenty one members; all of whom performed the parts assigned them except five, who are absent in tho army. Tho degree of A. M., in course, was conferred on Eev. J, P. Morton, of Ccdarville, Ohio; Eev. George Norcross, of North Henderson, Hi.; B. K. Wallace of the Topographical Engineers in the Army of the Cumberland, and A. G. Crawford, Captain in the Corps de Afriquc, U. S. A., graduates of three years standing. The honoi’aiy degree of A. M. was conferred on Eev. W. H. McMillan; of Little York, and Eev. J. F, Graham, of Fairfield. ' - The honorary degree of D. D. was conferred on Eev. William Davidson, of Hamilton, Ohio, and Eev. Dr. Scott, of East Palestine, Ohio. Tho next sessions opens on Tuesday September 6tb, at 2 o’clock, P. M. The President, Eev. Dr. Wallace, is now absent, laboring for the increase of tho Endowment. Eev. Dr. Black, re cently Professor in Westminster College, Now Wilmington, Pa., has accepted the office of Yiee President, and will occupy Dr Wallace’s place during his absence. The First President of Williams College, The remains of Eev. Ebenezcr Pitch. D. D., the first President of Williams College, have been disinterred at West Bloomfield, IT. Y., an 4 brought to Wil liamstown, and deposited umfer a noble monument erected to his memory in the College 'cemetery. The ceremony of re-interment took place on Tuesday, 12th inst., in the presence of the officers, and many friends of the College. Judge Bishop, of Lenox, made appropriate re marks on the occasion. He entered College in 1814, during the Presidency of Dr. Pitch, and was the only person present who remembered him. Marietta College. The anniversary exercises closed on Wednesday, Juno 29. Prom a full re port in the Cincinnati Herald wo take the following particulars: The address before the Society of Inquiry—a finished and eloquent discourse—was delivered by Eev. Eollin A. Sawyer, of Newark. The last name on the Schedule for the Exhibition of the Alpha Kappa and Psi Gamma Societies was Charles B. Gates. In place of the Speaker, four members of the society to which young Gatos be longed came upon the stage and sang the “Alpha Kappa Dirge.” He was a First Lieutenant in the 140th Kegiment of the Ohio National Guard, and died very suddenly at Harper’s Perry a few weeks ago. This incident in the Exhi bition was a very touching one and many eyes were moistened. ’ , On Tuesday evening, Eev. Henry M Storrs, of Cincinnati, delivered the ora tion before the Literary Societies, taking as his theme, “ The Claims of the Nation upon its Educated Men.” At the regular Commencement exer- cises, tho degree of A.~B. was conferred upon members of the graduating class : also the degree of A. M. on Bov. Henry Wickes, Edward H. Allen, Esq., E. B. Brownell, M. D., Major E. C. Hawes, 33d O. Y. 1., Capt. W. S. Friesner, 58th 0. Y. 1., J- Addison Kingsbury, and Lyman A. Strong, Alumni of the College, and all but the first two belonging to the class of 1861. A thrill ran through the audience as Major Dawes stepped upon the platform to receive his diploma, with his head covered with bandages, his lower jaw having been sadly shattered by a Minnie ball in one of the recent battles in Georgia. ' v During the year the Endowment Fund has been more than doubled, and the prospects of HKfcjpllege w|tre never so bright. ~ ■ PROCLAMATION BY THE DAY OP HUMILIATION AND PBATEB. Whereas the Senate and House of Rep resentatives, at their last session, adopt ed a Concurrent Resolution, which was approved on the second day of Jnly inst., and which was in the words follow- ing, namely: “That the President of the United States he requested to appoint a day for humiliation and prayer by the people of the United States; that he request his constitutional advisers at the head of tho Executive Departments to unite with him as Chief Magistrate of the na tion, at the city of Washington, and the members of Congress, and all mag istrates, all civil, military, and naval of ficers, all soldiers, sailors, and marines, with all loyal and law-abiding people, to convene at their usual places of wor ship, or whcrcever they may be, to con fess and to repent of their manifold sins; to implore the compassion and forgive ness of the Almighty, that if consistent with His will, the existing rebellion may bo speedily suppressed, and the sup promacy of tho Constitution and the United States may be established throughout all the States ; to implore Him, as the Supreme Ruler of tho world, not to destoy us as a people, nor suffer us to be destroyed by tho hostility or connivance of other nations, or obstinate adhesion to our own counsels, which may be in conflict with His Eternal purposes, and to implore Him tocnlight thc mind of the nation to know and do His will, humbly believing that it is in accordance with His will that our place should be maintained as a united people among the family of nations; to implore Him to grant to our armed defenders and the masses of the people that courage, power of resistance, and endurance ne cessary to secure that result; to implore Him in His infinite goodness to soften tho hearts, enlighten the minds, and quicken tho consciences?of tliQsc in re bellion, that they may lay down the;v arms and speedily return to their allegi ance to the United States, that they may not be utterly destroyed, that the effu sion of blood may be stayed, and that unity and fraternity may bo restored, and peace established throughout all our borders.” How. therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln*. President of the United States, cordial ly concurring with the Congress of the United States in the penitential and pious sentiments expressed in the afore said Resolution, and heartily approving of tho devotional design and purpose; thereof, do hereby appoint the first Thursday of August next to be obser ved by the people of the United States as aday ofNational humiliation and prayer. I do hereby further invite and request the Hoads of the Executive Departments of this Government, together with ai: Legislators, all Judges aud Magistrates and all other persons exercising author ity in the land, whether civil, military, or naval, and all soldiers, seamen, and marines in the Rational service, and all the other loyal and law-abiding people of the United States, to assemble in their preferred places of public worship on that day, and there to render to the Almighty and Merciful Ruler of the Uni verse such homages and such confessions, and to offer to Him such supplications as the Congress of the United States have, in their aforesaid Resolution, so solemn ly, so earnestly, and so reverently re commended. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this seventh day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight [ii. s.] hundred and sixty-four, and of the Independence of the United States the eighty-ninth. ABEAHAM LINCOLN. By the President: William H. Sew ard, Secretary of State. A Plea fop. ran Preaching of Ceris e sermon preached before Hen’s Christian Association of New York, at their*2th Anniversary May, Bth, 1864, by Eichard S. Storrs. jr. D. D., of Brookly, N. Y. Starting from the point suggested by the text—“ And the Disciples were callec Christians first in Antioch”—that citiei were the chief fields of apostolical la bors, the superior influence of sucl efforts in their bearing upon the work generally, is well urged. Iu everything belonging to human affairs, cities art centres of influence,' and in nothing more so than in the religious condition of the world.
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