autritait Ittz4ttrian. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1866 CONTENTS OF INSIDE PAGES, SECOND PAGE—FAMILY CIRCLE : 'The Last Home—Albert. the Son of William Tell— The "Sad and Beautiful" Commingled—A Song of Rome—Little Yellow-throat — The Very Reason Why—The Withered Hand and Reart—Boasting— " I cannot, Sir." THIRD PAGR—MISCELLANEOITS The Source of the Nile—Strauss's New Life of Christ—Conversational Tones—Science and Chris tianity—Unbelief Dissipated—Personal Sketch of Tennyson. - SYNTH PAGE—CORRESPONDENCE: Letter from liclapoor—All Things on Trial—The Evangelical School in Naples —" What does it Mean?"—The Liquor-genie's Dream. MTSCELLANEMB: The Experience , 1 Cowper— Spiritual Victories won by Discouragement and Failure. SEVENTH Nas—RunAl ECONOMY Renovate Old Orchards rather than P ant New On es —Farm Labor and Laborers—What is Vanilla?— Blot or Coffee— A 'Clot to Lovers of Flowers—Un productive Fruit Trees. SCIENTIFIC: Origin of the Glaciers and their Re sults in the Valley of the Amazon —The Needle 14uo —Organs of Perception in the Lower Animals. ERRATA ON THE INSIDE PAGES.—In 4 ' Letter from Kolapoor," third para graph, read Iftuium instead of " Tru dum." In " All Things on Trial," second paragraph, instead of "He fills that rage," read The fires that rage. Same paragraph, instead of " sus tained," read strained. In " The Evangelical Schools of Nil,- ples," first paragraph, instead of " con ntantly," read earnestly. Second paragraph, sixth line from the end, read princes instead of "princess." In, "What does it Mean ?" for " Ca nister" read Canisteo. APPEALSFOIL HELP.—We seldom read more stirring appeals for help in needy-fields of Christi* effort, than that urged by Mr. Wilder, in his last letter ,from India, published in another part of the paper. We commend it to the prayerful consideration of our young men in particular. Who is willing, if the the way should open, to go to the aid of this self-denying missionary, working alone among the idolatrous millions of Kolapoor ? "THE MOST VALUED GIFT."—In an article describing the present condition of the'remarkably successful Protestant Schools for the poor of Naples, found on an inside page, the zeal of these chil dren of the Lazaroni for knowledge appears from 'the fact, as there stated, that the most valued presents made to the scholars last Christmas day, were " pens, paper and lead pencils." Like the freed people of our own country, the emancipated Neapolitans are taking the true road to a permanent political eleva tion. And it is a matter of the highest rejoicing that these schools in Naples are under evangelical influence. THE AMERICAN BOARD.—The Mis sionary. Herald announces the receipts of the Board for the ten months ending June 30th, to amount to $312,940, much below the due proportion of the sum desired for the year, and more than $lB,OOO less than was received in the same period last year. Meantime the cost of exchange, wide& had been more favorable than was expected at the com mencement of the year, has considerably advanced, increasing the expense of all for eign operations. Only one month now re mains before closing the accounts for the year. Last year the unprecedented sum of $112,032 in donations, and $24,- 443 in legacies, a total ip of $126,475 was paid into the treasury in the month of .Atigust. Should there be a similar, prompt, general, and generous movement by the supporters of the Board this month, the most desirable result of a balance on the right side of the Treasu rer's books will again be reached. CONSISTENOY OF THE NEGRO HATING CHUROH.—The Southern Presbyterian schism makes great ado about alleged violations of the Constitution on the part of the Northern Assemblies, in their attitude towards rebels and de fenders of slavery. We see, in the Presbyterian, that the Pre,sbytery of Hopewell, Georgia, at its spring meet ing c. after a most interesting and ex haustive discussion," adopted " almost unanimously" a series of resolutions which provide ;--lst. That the colored members of the Macon church (the church consenting) may be organized into, a separate church. 2(1.,, That the pastor and two elders may organize them. 3d. That three " colored mem bers and licensed exhorters in connec tion , with the Macon church" be set apart.by the Presbytery, at a meeting to be held in Macon, Georgia, on the 10th day of May, " to be Presbyterian ministers, with power to preach the gospel, to administer the sacraments of the church, to solemnize marriages, and to ordain ruling elders and deacons; woe/fled, that these men shall be re (garded as ordained ministers in the Presbyterian Church only in connection witb. their own people." The Southern Presbyterian, in an article commendatory of this action, re gards it as shaping the future policy of ,its church with , regard to ,the colored Ministers, but wholly blinks the glaring fact that it is in perfect contempt of the constitution of the Presbyterian Church, which makes a "standing or falling ar ticle" of the parity of the ministry. If on the lath of May, the Presbytery of of Hopewell orclaieed these three men • as Presbyterian ministers, they have wow the e(;civitiastical authority fur "preaching . the gospel, administering 1 the seeramente of the church, solemnizing mart:nips, . an d ordaining elders and IleaeoroPin any church within the bounds lof the Southern Assembly, all provisos lof the Presbytery to the contrary not withstanding. ROMANISM AND THE PEOPLE, Romanism lives in the past. The present, with its progressions, is to it a great sea, down among whose depths it sits as in a diving-bell, existing only as it breathes through a tube stretching up to the past and dead ages. The last Catholic Standard has a vivid illustra tion of its entire non-sympathy with the things or people of the age, in its whim sical persistence in the use of a language which, for many centuries, has been the tongue of the people of no nation under heaven. We yield to the temptation to spread it out in full, just- asit' appears in the Standard, untranslated,' and with out a word of intimation to its common readers, whether it relates to the last miracle, the Pope's loan, or the im maculate conception. Of course, to very many of our own readers, it will be as intelligible as so much Ghoc taw, but it is sufficient for a picture— an illustration of the style in which Rome instructs and edifies its people, whether in the decrees of its Councils or the most solemn services of its re- Omcier,.—Diocese of Philadelphia—Cathe dral, Logan Square, Philad,e/phia, July 29, 1866.—Plenary afruncil Second. Mandato Revmi. et Illusmi. Archiepisc. Bal timOrensis, Delegati Apost. obsequentes, se quentia ex litteris Buis excerptis note facimus omnibus quorum interest :—Dignetur • etiam A.mpl. Tua omnes sub jurisdictione Tua degen tea monere sacerdotes, qui de , jure vel de con suetudine ejusmodi Conciliis interesse debeant, quatenus Plenario Seam& Baltimorensi Con cilio adesse haud negligant ; simnlque illis indicare, quod, prmter Concilii Patres, etiam Abbates, Vicarii Generales, Religionum Prie positi, aliiqque in dignitatibus constituti, Plu vialibus induti, Processionibui3 Sessionibus, cleteri autem Synodales Casulis l debeant adsis tere • qum quidem ornamenta, juxta Rubricas, rubia in prima Sessione, alba autem in ultima esse deberent. Porro Synodales omnes, qui id commode prmstare possint, ornamenta,utriusque coloris convenientia secum afferre placebunt. Amplitndini Tum omnia auspicaos bona, in Chriato servus, ceu frater, t MARTINIIS JOANNES ' Arch. Balt. Del. Apost. BALTIMORI, in Fes to B. IL de fonte Carmelo, 1866. j Illusmo. ac Revmo. Episcopo Philadelphi magi. De mandato Renal. Episc. Aug. J. McCorromv, Secretarius. OUR ROCH ESTER CORRESPONDENT. N. Y. STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION This is a very important and enthusi astic organization, chiefly in the interest of the public schools of this State. Its annual meeting has been held this week in the beautiful village of Geneva, where it is said, some six hundred teachers have been in attendance. The hospi tality of the Genevans has been ready to do its utmost to provide for those connected with the Association, and the exertions of the Committee of Arrange ments have been unwearied, and happily successful. The Rochester Democrat, which, by the way, is one of the ablest and best papers in this or any other region, con tains from day to day every full account of the doings of the Association, from which we gather a few items of special interest. On Tuesday evening, Rev. Dr. Wisner, of Lockport, by previous appointment, gave a very able and sug gestive address upon the " Responsibili ties of Teachers at this crisis of the Re public," and on Wednesday evening Rev. Dr. Miller, of Ogdensburgh, gave an excellent address, upon the educa tional system of New York, of which the Democrat speaks as follows : He began by lauding the educational sys tem of the State of New York, which had made us the `..` Empire State," in truth, and which would in the future cans& 'her to ad vance ahead of her sister States. He showed by figures the advance in education. From a few schools Scattered here and there, we have now 12,000 district schools, 200 academies, 21 colleges and universities, a corps of 27,- 000 teachers, and over 1,000,000 pupils in ac tive progress in mental development. He then went on to point out the faults in our educational system. The Doctor has evi dently investigated his subject. Every error or fault that kept pupils in schools from re ceiving a thorough education, either by too rapid advancement, or from too long confine ment, or from any other cane, was brought out in detail, and severely commented upon. Incompetent teachers 'also received their share of rebuke. It was, in one sense, a withering article. On Wednesday afternoon, quite a sensation was made in the Association, by the true eloquence of Miss Potter, of the Packer Institute, Brooklyn. The audience were more than delighted-- they were entranced by the beauty and pathos of her readings or• recitations, from some of the poets. Such reading is not to be expected from all ; but with proper training in all our schoOls, we ought to have much more of it than we now meet. On Friday, 'the Association took an excursion on Seneca Lake, to visit Wat kins Glen, a spot so wild, and so romantic that it were worth a long journey to see it. VACATIONS August has come, and ministers are gone.. No one is e x pected, we believe, to preach in his own pulpit during this ' month. Dr. Shaw is still at Pigeon Cove, as near the salt sea as he can get. His palpit is to be supplied this month by Rev. Dr. Parker, of Newark, N. J , who will be very kindly welcomed to this city, as this was the scene of his earliest ministerial labors, and of his -snip tiiumph also ia,hip work. Dr. Campbell, of the Central Church, is': nsticating around the.old haunts. of his earlier years, in Campbelltown, near Corning; and, during a part of his ab sence, his people are to be ministered to THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY,' AUGUST 9, 1866. by that accomplished teacher of elocu tion, Prof. - Upson, of Hamilton College. If he preaches as be lectures, all will be charmed by the manner and instructed by the sound sense of his sermons. Our genial friend, Dr. Hawley, of Au burn, is at his Catskill Mountain retreat,. and bis pulpit is most acceptably and ably filled in his absence by Prof. Con dit, of Auburn Seminary. We were much gratified last week by a call from our Dr. Patters Or b; of Phi cago. He was on his way to New York, to attend a meeting of some Committee to which he belongs, and was looking the picture of robust health. He was to return and spend a little time this week at Niagara Falls. We bear his noble congregation in Chicago no ill, will, but we should like very ,ouch to get their minister away from them, if we could only plant him in one of our theo logical seminaries, A place for which we regard him as eminently qualified. His clear head, well-stored mind, thoroughly digested philosophic and systematic views of Divine truth, together with his earnest and intelligent interest in all the affairs of our Church,, fit him to be an admirable teacher x of theology. It was with real disappointment that we saw his declination, last spring, of . the posi tion aered him in Lane_Semidark.. But changes arise, we may yet have a more desirable opening than that for him. It is universally understood, ,we believe, that our Church has not a more faithful son than he has been to all her interests, or one who has done more for her con solidation and growth in the west. He may be trusted in any sphere of honor or of work to which she calls him. HAMILTON COLLEGE The prospect now is that the next freshman class in Hamilton College, will be unusually large.• This is gratifying to all who take an interest •in this noble institution. Its way is onward. It has reached a position where it is an honor to be reckoned among its friends, and so its friends are daily increasing. We have confidence, that the highest wisdom will guide its able Board of :rilisties in their special meeting on the 14th inst. in the choice of a successor to Rev. Dr. Fisher, in the Presidency. If a kind Providence shall grant all that is needed in this regard, the future is all bright. A GOOD SERMON Rev. Dr. Wright, of Fredonia, preached a sermon in his own pulpit on the 15th of July, which has been published by his people, and which, we trust, will be widely circulated and thoughtfully read. It is entitled « Temperance and the Wine Question." It carefully discusses the subject of native wines. The sermon is evidently written with great care, is temperate in language, moderate in tone, and yet decided and clear as to the per nicious influence of the free nse even of native wines. They are not a Aelp,,bat a hindrance to the cause of temperance. THOSE INITIALS. I beg pardon of our young friend, Mr. Bogue, for giving him, in our haste, another man's initials and not his own. It is not J. V. C. but H. P. V. Bogue, who was ordained at Buffalo last week, a young man of fine promise. Beside the invitation to serve the Dutch Church at Fishkill for a year, as assistant pastor, we understand, he is also under appoint ment as tutor in the Hamilton College. Which place he will accept, we do not yet know. Gmzezr. ROCHESTER, Aug, 4, 1866. AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. The American Board will hold its Annual Meeting at Pittsfield, opines day, Sept. 25, 1866, commencing fat 3 o'clock, T. M. , he good people of Pittsfield will do their utmost to recive and entertain on the occasion ; but owing to the great numbers who usually wish to attend such meetings of the Board, it seems necessary that they know, as far as possible, how many may be expected. The Committee of arrangements, there fore, respectfully and earnestly request the corporate Members, returned Mis sionaries, representatives of the press, honorary members, ministers of the Gos pel, &c., who expect to be present, to give immediate notice to the Chairman, of such intention, and they will receive, in return, a card of introduction to the family who will afford them hospitality —it being understood, howeyer, that the Committee cannot pledge such accom modations unless they receift 13f1bh no tice by the first of September. It may also be proper to state that the Commit tee may find it necessary to ask the hos pitality.of the neighboring towns (all connected by railroads) in regard to lodgings. They invite , the people of God who come to this Jerusalem-gathering, to bring with them that spirit of prayer and sacrifice, that will make every house they enter like the home of Obed-edom, and our accommodations seem like those of the home of Levi, and if the Comq mittee cannot cover all with silken spreads, they will cover them with a warm welcome, and :try to leave no disciple to be as our Master, who had "not where to lay his head." JOHN TODD, 0418i171011. Revivals in the Sonth.—Rev. 'lt W. Milner writes to the Southern Presbyterian : "At Lost Mountain we have had a most in teresting meeting. The membership there was small, but when all the fruits of this de, lightful visitation of the Holy Spirit shall be _ gathered in, it trust, be greatly in creased: ;. i could scarcely get my own content to leiie diem , even for a few days, but was compelled to do so in order to fill other ap pointments; From there I a wvitoto the, church in Cherokee, and had another precious season, tbe 'Lora being evidently with us there, too„,f altbo trial OuttOis. REY. DR. E. E. A.nams.---Concerning the beloved pastor of the North Broad Street Church, for whom kind inquiries are incessantly made, we find the follow ing in the New Hampshire Statesman of the 27th nit : "Rev. Ezra E. Adams, D. D., pastor of a new and highly flourishing society of Phila delphia—one that was formed and has at tained great strength under his able and diligent ministry—has been several weeks residing upon his place in East Concord, laboring under an affection of the throat which deprives him of the power to speak aloud. Mr. Adams spends a portion of each day in labor upon his land. As he is one of the most devoted, earnest, eloquent, and useful of clergymen, his trial in being laid aside from his allotted work is one grievous to be borne. Several of his parishioners have visited him at his East Concord home." STATISTICS Or THE YEAR.- The Chris tian Herald gives the following notes upon the numerical statistics contained in the Minutes for 1866, and published by us'two weeks since : First in order, as first in interest, we take the column of " additions on exami nation." The whole number of such additions in the entire church is 10,289, or a gain of less than 7 per cent. This is better than some previous reports, but should not our Christian army, 150,000 strong, win more than 10,000 a year from the ranks of sin and Satan? We published so many reports of revivals last winter,' that we hoped for the report of much larger additions this spring. Some of the fruits of those revivals were not gathered in time to be reported this year. But we fear that the interest was less general than it, appeared to be.. We find on the Minutes hundreds of churches which seem to liave. been wholly unvisited during the year. In the Synods Hof Western Reserve, Ohio, Indiana, and Wabash, the addi tions were just about 10 per cent on the membership. In the Synod of Minne sota they were 18 per cent. In the Synods of Pennsylvania and West Pennsylvania, 10 per cent In seven 'Synods in the State of New York, the per tentage of additions varies from 3 to 8 per cent. Looking at Presbyteries, we find in Huron, conversions amounting to 13 per cent. In Ripley, about the same. In Hamilton, nearly 16 per cent. In Indianapolis, 14 per cent. In Logans port, 14 per cent. In Dakota, 20 per cent. In Winona, 18 per cent. In Kansas 16 per cent. In Coldwater, 15 per cent: These are the largest gains by profession in the Presbyteries. Among the churches, the largest re ports are :—Binghampton, 93 ; Owego, 104 ; Madison Square, 'New York, (Dr. Adams's,) 51 ; Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, (Dr. Cuyler's,) 169 ; Brook lyn South, (Dr. Spear's,) 81; Montrose, Pa., 57; Wysox, Pa., 55 ; WilMington Central, Del., 'TS ; Tabor Church, Phila delphia, 66 ; Calvary do., 54 ; Northern Liberties, do., 62; Kensington First, 65; Williamsport, Pa., 125 ; Washington, D. C., •(Dr. J. C. Smith's,) 81-; Erie, Pa., 81; Meadville, Pa., 52 ; Three Rivers, Mich., 68.; Cleveland First, (Dr. Goodrich's,) 59 ; Portsmouth, Ohio, 55 ; Ripley, 69 ; Laporte, Ind., 50 ; Bloomington, 111., 61 ; Winterset, lowa, 58 ; Niabara Pilgrim Church, (J. P. Williamson.'s,) in Dakota Presbytery, 58; Mount Horeb, Tend., 52. Twenty-five churches have thus received each from 50 to 159 members. These twenty-five highly favored Churches are not in any one section of the Church, but scattered all over it. They belong to thirteen different Synods. Ninety churches report additions of from 25 to 50 members each. Thus of the 10,000 additions, more than: half are reported by 115 of the churches. If the remaining 1400 churches bad gained_even one-half as many members as the 115, the sum total of additions would have been over 40,080. Six hundred and thirty churches re port ngkadditions on examination during the yea! Two-fifths of the organized companies' in our division of the army have done nothing, for twelve months, in winning sinners to Christ. About half of these churches are vacant. But nearly three hundred report that they have pastors or stated supplies, and yet have received no accessions from the world. The millennium lingers while so many of God's people are unfaithful ; but we pelieve that it will come •at 'hist. Let us all labor inure earnestly for its com- ing I BOONEVILLE, N. Y.—This church, dur ing a vacancy in its pastorate, has en joyed something of akevival, as the fruit of which about twenty were added to its membership on the 15t1i ult. Rev John R. Lewis, of Morrisville, is about to be come its pastor. , YELLOW SPRINGS, lOWL—TIIO church at this place, under the pastoral labor of Rev. Mr. Kephart, received an accession of thirty-seven on the first Sabbath in. July. CHURCH EXTENSION.—We see the notice of the organization of a new church iu Cleaverville, one of finest suburbs of the great and growing city .of. Chicago.. 01,1, 11 , 0E111A . Rev. T. R Taylor organized a Church at Meadow Lake on the 17th of June. The Pacific' says that the band is small in numbers, Nit, in the midst of the noise and sin of a new mining, town, point for good ruen.tand women ' Ifizawraitas..--Rev: Dr. B. eiti g at . field' is si)boding sqauser with his . l arrizt.9l Ail Y. Rev. ,r Samuel B. 80, now of the 'Fir tieth Street Church, New York, is about to be , transferred to the pastorate, in Lyons, N. Y.--Rev. H. B. Holmes has retired' from the pastorate of the Second Church in Dubuque, lowa.- The Church in Fulton, N. Y., has in vited Rev. John McClean, tutor in Hamilton College, to become its pastor. COLLEGE RECORD. At Harvard Commencement, Rev. F. H. Hedge, the orator of the day, said that the curriculum itself needs modernization to snit the needs of the age. Latin, Greek, and mathematics should not be made the supreme and compulsory objects of college education. Shakespeare may do for some minds what Homer cannot. German may have more practicable importance for a career than Greek. The degree of LL.D. was conferred upon the Governor, Alexander H. Bullock, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Richard H. Dana, and Prof. William B. Rogers. Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y., an Episco pal Institution.of good standin was charter ed in 1825 as a free college. The funds of the college up to 1861 amounted to $lOB,OOO. During that and the following years an earnest effort was made by its friends to improve their condition, which resulted in an increase of $112,000, making a total of $220,- 000 of interest-bearing funds. Trinity Church in New York has fostered the college. When an academy she gave it an annuity of $750 a year. It 1851'she gave $50,000 to assist in endowing it as a Free College. The trustees have ever since been engaged in a vain effort to make brick without straw. Finding they could not meet their expenses, without charge to the pupils, they levied assessments for individual expenses, which amounted to $25 per year. This year it has ceased to be free. There were 19 graduates. The degree of A. M. was awarded to the following, viz. : The Rev. Thomas G. Clemsen, and Charlas Jefferson Wright, Bachelor of Science, 1861. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred upon the Rev. Ferdinand Rogers, the Rev. Hugh Hiller Thompson, the Rev. John H. 1/runim 7 and the Rev. Henry Adams Neely. _Rochester University, .13aktist, was found ed in 1850. The citizens of Rochester furn ished the building and grounds. The en dowment inproductive funds is $175,000..A Theological Seminary , haS arisen here, having four Professors. about '6O students, and a library of about 7000 volumes, the major part of which was once the library of Leander, the Church Historian, and is a choice collec tion of standard books. The annual sermon before the Young Men's Christian Associa tion of the University was delivered on Sab bath, July 8, by the Rev. W. G. T. Shedd, of New York. July 11, the memorial tablet commemorating the services of students from the University who have fallen during the war, was appropriately dedicated. The Uni versity furnished 65 officers and soldiers of the Union army. There were 19 graduates. The honorary degree of D.D. was 'conferred upon the Rev. Ryland Kendrick, .of New York city, the Rev. Prof. G. W. Northrup, of Rochester Theological Seminary, and the Rev. Galusha Anderson, of St. Louis, Mo. Pennsylvania State Normal School, at Millersville, Lancaster Co. Commencement exercises July 20. Principal. Wickersham resigned to accept the position of State Su perintendent of Common Schools. This gentleman has been at the head of the iristi tution, except for a short period, ever since its establishment. In his address to the Graduating Class, the. retiring Principal re ferred to and answered certain objections that had been made to the school or its policy. He said that "the principle of the co-educa tion of the sexes had worked well—tliat no serious breach of discipline had occurred in consequence of it, although the school bad been in operation over ten years, and had been attended by 4000 students. He said the school had been in no sense political, although always loyal. Students of all par ties were allowed to speak their sentiments freely within the bounds of courtesy. No American school can, in these times,gag its students. He said the school was Christian without being sectarian. The students all attended religions services on the Sabbath, and large Bible classes and well attended prayer meetings exhibited the religious in terest of the students." Dartmouth Commencement, July 18. Graduates 42. The title of D.D. was con ferred on Rev. J. G. Davis, of Amherst, N. H.; Rev. C. W. Wallace, Manchester, N. H.; Rev. A. H. Quint, New Bedford, Mass., an Rev. Elihu P. Marvin, editor of the Boston Recorder. General Sherman 're ceived the degree of LL.D. Gen. Sherman, Prof. ItteCosh, and Chief Justice Chase were present. The House of Representatives has decided to locate the agricultural college at Hanover, in connection with Dartmouth College. The State'will have five trustees and the college four, and the State reserves the right to assume the full control after fifteen years.. Center. College, Ky.—The late meeting of the trustees of Center College gives evidence that that institution has a majority in favor of submitting to the action of the Assembly. Lewisbnrg Univ.ersity, (Baptist,) Pa. July 25 1 two students graduated from the Theological Department July 26, ten_gradu ates received their first degree. D.D. was conferred on Rev. J. H. Castle; of Phila delphia, and Rev. D. Henry Miller, of Tren ton, N. J.; and Doctor of Laws on H. M. Pearce, of Rutgers Female College, New York city. The Rev. Mr. Castle is a gradu ate of the class of 1851, and is the first of the Alumni to receive the doctorate. Bourdoitt College, Ide.—Commencement Aug. 1. The following honorary degrees were conferred : The Rev. Dr. Woods, IL. D.• ' the Rev: John Pike, D.D.; the Rev. Egbert C. Smyth, D.D.; Warner Y. Webster, A. M. Rev. Dr. Woods sent in his resigna tion as President of the College, and it was accepted. graduates 22. Amherst College, Mass.—The 45th Com mencement was July 12. The honorary degree of Magter of Arts was conferred on Wm. Swinton, of New ' York; Albert D. RiohardSon, of the New York Tribune; Franklin J. Ottarson, of the New York Times, and others. The degree of LL.D. waaconferred upon Rev, Lawrence President of the Union College ,• lion. L. C. Kellogg, of Rutland, Vt.; and Judge Henry A. Williams, of Pittsburgh, Pa. The de gree of S: T. D. was bistowed on Rev. Wm. Rees, of Liverpool, England; Rev. Edmund , K.' Alden, of, South Boston; and Rev. Eli Thurston, of Fall River. The whole number of altuanifor the forty five classes is 1681, of whom 1350 " atiperstint adb.nc," The college. has furnished 697. . ministers, and 70 foreign missionaries. One hundred and fiftreight of her students and graduates were in the national service, of whom' 26 died - in war. • California College. : The College of Cali fornia, at Oakland, celebrated its Commence ment, Day. Jiute-6. Rour_sradaates. The address to tite allimni was wade by the Hon. 0. L.'Stiaf janig-62' e court. Knox Coillgeja.---Coul atencepent Jane .. 1 29th:- . Grua at& 8 Tho hiinorary degree of D. D. ,yoku Anforrea ea the Rev. H. Loouiis; one of the seetekariee of the American Sea men's Frie9d.Societf. Antioch College, (Unitarian,) 0. Com mencement June 27. Graduates four, one lady. Dr. Bellows stated that the scholar ships would be free of tuition. Marietta College, o . — Commenceme n t June 27. Graduates 10. The degree of D.D. was conferred on Rev. Wm. Rees, o f Liverpool, England, and Rev. Daniel Rice, of Lafayetee, Ind. Kenyon College, (Episco_pal,) Commencement June 28. Graduates 10 ; one of them John J. McCook, the youngest of nine brothers who served in the late war, three of them, as well as their venerable father, being killed. LL.D.—Hun- Edwin M. Stanton. D.D.—Rev. S. D. Denison, Secretary Foreign Committee Board of Mi s . sions ; Rev. Francis Wharton, LL.D.; Rev, John Boyd, St. Luke!s Marietta, 'Ohio. Three graduates from the theological se a d.. nary. Cambridge University, England.—Tlke number of matriculations of Cambridge in the academical year which is now closing has been 540, the largest on record. In 1864-5 and 1863-4 the numbers were 530 and 519 respec tively. Cheshnut College, England.—The 98th anniversary of the Countess of Huntington' s college at Cheshunt was celebrated June 28, Students 31. •Vassar Female College, N. Y.—The Commencement exercises and music were of a high order of excellence. The college is in most successful operation, there having been 353 pupils during the past year. Newton Theological Semiaary, (Bap. 'List.)—The Commencement exercises tool place on Wednesday, July 11. The, gratin . atmg class numbered eight. Holy Ci.oss College, Mass.---The Holy Cross Catholic College at Worcester gradu ated a class of five on Tuesday with James E. -O'Brien, of Boston ; as valedictorian. Tringda .College. Mich. —There were ten graduates from the regular college course, two from the scientific course, and seven from the ladies'. course. Honorary D.D.— Rev. James Colder of 'Pennsylvania; Rev. Frederick R. Gallagher, of Michigan Rev. William Underwood, President of Chil we ll College, England. LL.D.--Hon. Jacob M. Howard, United States Senator from Michi gan. = Dickinson College, Pa., conferred the honorary degree,of Doctor of Philosophy On Prof. Henry Morton, of Philadelphia; DCKS tor of Laws on Chas. D. Cleveland, formerly a professor in the college, Doctor of Divinity on Rev. John F. Thirst, of Staten Island ; Rev. G. D. Carrow, of Philadelphia, and Rev. Henry M. Harmon, of Baltimore. Denison Universiq. o.—The 35th Com. mencement took place July 11. Graduating class 4. The effort to raise an endowment fund of $lOO,OOO has reached within $30.000 of the object. Miami University , o.—Commencement June 27. Graduates 15. The board recon structed the faculty by the election Of Rev. R. L. Stanton, k D., of Chillicothe, as pre sident; the re-election to , their former chairs. respectively, of Prok Stoddard, Bishop, and McFarland. The chair of Grecian literature was filled by the election of Rev. T. D. But ler. of Madison University, Wis. . Wesleyan University, o.—Commente ment June 29. Graduates 23. Addresses by Bishop Clark, Judge Storer, and others. Honorary D.D. upon Rev. William Goodfel low, missionary to Buenos Ayres; Rev. Robert M. Hatfield, pastor of Wabash Ave nue M. E. Church Chicago ; and Rev. John M'Eldowney, President of the Adrian Col lege, Mich. Lehigh University, Pa.—This institution Episcopal, has been founded at Maud Chunk, Pa., on - the munificent donation half a milron of dollars by Hon. Asa Packer, Prof. Henry Coppe, author of "Elements of Logic," late editor of the U. S. Seri; _Magazine, has accepted its Presidency. Oxford University, England.—At a Ca gregation holden June 21, fifty persons rs ceived the degree of 4 01..8. and nine that el A.M. Wesleyan University, Middletown, et —Commencement July 19. The students and alumni who took part in the war, formed themselves into an association called the " Army and Navy Union," with Brig.-tier J. B. Van Felton as President. Steps were taken for rearing a Memorial Hall. 31t Isaac Rich, of Boston, having offered to glee $25,000 tor a library building, provided similar sum should be given by other. challenge was accepted, and the sum vi tually secured. The address before de alumni was given by Rev. E. 0. Hata D.D., President of the University of Mich gan. The Trustees voted to increase 01` salaries of the Professors $5OO each, la them S2OOQ, and the salary of the Presides $7OO, making it $2700. , Washington and Jefferson.—Commeand ment August 2. Graduates 11. LL.D. on Prof. Green, of La Payetti lege. Yds.—Commencement July 25. •- ates 96. Degrees conferred: Doctor of losophy. James M. Stafford, of Leto Tenn.; Doctor of Laws, ex-Gov. Williar Buckingham, of Norwich, Ct., and Th. , A. Mar hall, Chief Judge of the Sur; Court of Tennessee. President Wools ferred to the large endowments receive past year,particularly to that of Mr. Au: tus Russll Street, of the class of 1812. had given to the college, in all, some $ 000. The Scientific school, the Pre:: said, was the best endowed, and the a• complete, in the United States. The oldest surviving graduates o: College are Hon. Ezekiel Bacon, of N. Y. and Rev. Jeremiah Day, - New Haven, of the class of 1794-5. Ss' nine deaths of graduates are reported year, among whom are Hon. W. B. Cali of Springfield, and Rev. David Greet Westborough. The value of the varlet , ' quests made to the college by the late A-- tus R. Street will amount to about s3l'''' Bangor Seminary.—Anniversary Ju Nine graduates. Prof. Ideaosh Li Fayette College, Commeneev , July 25. Prof. H. S. Gahm delivered, introductory lecture of the Scientific Su , endowed by A. Pardee, Esq., of Ha` , The degree of LL.D. was conferred Rev. Dr. Edwards, President of V"irabi!.. and Jefferson College; J. Stilwell l'!"-A- M. - D., Professor in the College of New, sey ; and 3. Grier Ralston. D.P.-1 John H. Janeway, Flemington, N. M. B. Grier, Philadelphia; Rev. 1•' Newlin, (formerly President of Newar= lege,) Hazleton, Pa • REV. DR. E. D. SAUNDERS, our r will be gratified to know, is publishr , views on : cure for a child's badness by " cutting, e education. He thus p r eserit:; , sripplia:"—ln a well regulated bete' pupil, however good he may be, enter, 'tonne of moral improvement, throgrt timing of God on the judicious CO' -and-strengthening of his better qualir sulting,i . tst ike decay of hi s d e f ec ts aut. as eertanilyand gently as the u pward of a young treu draws away the sap life of its lower branches, till one hi without violence, they drop off, le g , '. smo nth and beautiful stem."—Pdi gnaw.
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