Southern telegraph., 1838-05-02

The address 81 lfoirsSih JhhNs N''o NN'N
lowed by the inaugural address OF the Rev.
Samuel Y. Marshall. who has succeeded
the lamen,ed llinck 'ey rs Professor Of IN
cicnt languages. His su: iect was the ne
cesSity of associaled talent and learning tor
the instruction of youth. This necessity be
explained and Illustrated not only by ref
eronce 10 other departments of life, in eve
ry civilized communlty, where division OF
labor universally exists, hu! also by hslori-
cal research. lie presented to the audi
enco tho state Of things in relation 10 this
sui icct in almost every arc and nation; con
soauenuv be was souicwhAt tiacurslvc, but
wherever he went he Illustrated the theme
of his address with an accuracy of Giscrnil-
nation, and richness of nlagery, which
both interested and instructed his audience.
After the conclusion Of his address, the
two Professors formally took upon them
selves solemn engagements for the faithful
performance ofdIIe duties of the respective
Offices to which they were appointed. The
form Of this engagement WAS administered
TO Professor Jones by President Chamber
lain, on the part of the Prcshylery of Missis-
sippi, and to Professor Marshall. by Thomas
Frccland, Esq, on The part of the Trustees
Of Oakland College. These engagements
being made, the Rev. Dir. Bhlcr, ot Por!
Gibson arose. and addressed the two profess
sors. As the representative of the Proshy-
terry of Mississippi, he charged them, IN an
aiIectionatc, solemn and impressive manner,
To be faithful in the discharge of their otli-
cial dulles.
In the afternoon, the Annual Sermon be-
fore the College was delivered by the Reg.
Samuel G. Winchester Of yoar city. He
preached from Isaih, TX ~. ''For the ma
ton and Kingdom which will not serve thee
shall perish"
The doctrine which he dcduced from the
text was, '',hat the main!ainance Of civil m
sttutions was dependan! Oil tie IN. icnce OF
the religion ofthe bible" This doctrine he
explained, illustrated and enforced, in his
usual clcur and convincing manner. Du-
ring the delivery of this sermon, the most
profound silence aud fixed attention prevail
cd. lie seemed to be perfectly familiar with
the nature of civil institutions, and of man
kind in their various conditions, and of the
science Of government. lie maintained
that in the very nature of things the dlsre-
gard of the laws of God would undermine
the foundation of Government, aud lead TO
the entire ruin Of civil Institutions; and that
the doctrine which he dednced from the
text was verified in lhc history Of human
governments, and exemplified in the present
conditioned different nations. He referred
to the remarkable declaration Of the ceIe-
brated Victor Causin, contained in his let
ter to Count Montaliyit, Minister Of lnslruc-
ton in France, that government could not
exist without sound morality, and that no
morality was sound but that which was
based upon the doctrines of The bible. Ia
the conclusion, he made a thrilling appeal
to the audience in behalf Of the pure and
unsophisticated doctrines Of that book,
which is the charter of human hdppiness
and human safety.
II seems to me that very seldom there
is afforded in any part of the United States,
such feast of intellectual and moral en-
ioyment as was this day furnished among
the groves of Oakland. The addresses
ought, and presume will he published.
The important truths nculcated on this mo-
raj day ought to be placed in such a form
as to render them permanent,
To-day was the commencement Of The
College. The five candidates for the de-
gree of Bachelor of Arts, delivered adj
dresses, James NJ. McGiIl the Latin Suln-
tatory5 Alexander NJ. Smyle on the inilu-
ence of Poetry, in the improvement Of taste;
Cowles G. Mead on Political Economy;
Benjamin McGill on Moral Science, and
Daniel McNair The Valedctory. The young
gentlemen acquitted themselves nobly, and |
if they retain throughout their future life |
the same diligence and iailhlliness which
appears from their final examination to have
distinguished their course in college, they
will do honor to the Institution and TO the
state.
After the conclusion of these addresses,
the President conferred on them the degree
of Bachelor of Arts. The degree Of Master
Of Arts was conferred on number of young
gentlemen who had graduated at the Col
lege several years ago.
In the afternoon addresses were deliver
ed by Professor Marshall and John Torrcy,
Esq, Of Grand Calf, to the literary societies
OF College. These addresses, together with
one delivered in the evening, by Mr. Smy:
lie, graduate of the Institution to The
Alumni of College, served to continue the
intellectual feast throughout the whole Of
this day, and concluded the services APP
pertaining TO the commencement of Oak
land College in most interesting man
uer.
We presume that the alb, professors who
have been recently added to the faculty, will
render the Institution more valuable than
everto the citizens the southwest.-lN Matches
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