The New York herald., 1845-08-23
New HAVEN. Conn. Auo 81 1871,


The Brothers in Unity, secret society, held theil
usual annual meeting in the upper part of the Globe
building, yesterday at 4 o'clock P. M; the Rev.
DR.. Smith oificiated as chairman, and the Rev R.
Gurley as Secretary. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
Resolved That we shall ever regard the Society OF
Brothers in Unity with interest and affection undminsh
ed by time, change, or absence.
Resolved, That it is proper and desirable that we
should meet together from time to time for the purpose
of interchanging congratulations and recollectons
'auld lang syne."
lectng other duties to assist and encourage the
ciety in its efforts to secure the high advantages al
which it aims, we will do so now and hereafter.
Resolved, That tins society will henceforth hold an
annual meeting commencement week. when the
old members cordially invited to meet their younger
brethren
After the passing Of the resolutions, old Simeon
Baldwin, who graduated at Yale some fifty years
ago, rose to address the society. He exhibited a
catalogue OF the society as 1t then existed, and in
the course of his remarks stated that the library
then numbered only 160 volumes ii now contains
10000
This morning at half past eight, the procession
formed in the yard of the College, and moved to
the Centre Church in the following order First,
the undergraduates, In the order of their classes
next, Kendalls Brass Band next, the heads of Yale
and other colleges; and lastly the graduates in
classes, the senior classes taking precedence:
The exercises then commenced in the following
order =
Nlusic--by Kendall's Brass Band
Prayer-by the President.
sautary Grafton in Latin by William Gustine Conner
Oration-"The Old saxons," by George Crawford
Murray, Monmouth Co., NJ.
Dissertation-"The American Scholars Mission by
Samuel Sitgreaves Bowman, Lancaster, Pa.
Music.
Dissertation-"The Expression of the Countenance as
indicative Of Character" by Joseph Snowden Bacon Bos-
ton, Mass.
Dissertation" Melanchthon" by silas Richards Sell
den, New Haven, CT.
Dissertation The Reign of Truth by James Bailey
Silkman, Westcheser Co., N. Y.
Dissertation" Prospects of the American Orator." by
Alex. Crocker Childs Nantucket, Mass.
Music.
Dissertation" Characteristics of Moral Revolutions"
by VIM. Thos. Reynolds, West Haven CT
Dissertation" Wilberforce the Chrstion State sman
by John Tallmadge Marsh, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Augustus Bigelow, New York City
Poem" Man." by Guy Bigelow Day, Colchester, CT.
Music.
VIM. Burr Bibbins, Fairfield, CT
Dissertation" The Political Influence Of the Scholar
y P.es and rnsGs% by MasS William Elijah
Downs Milford, CT.
Dissertation" The Eloquence Of the Scriptures" by
Isaac Lewis Peet, New York city.
Dissertation-"The Abuses Of Political Discussion"
oration--" The Freeman by Thomas Kirby Davis,
Chambersburg, Pa
Coloquy-" Natonalities . by Charles Thomas Ches
ter, New faven, Ct.
q w. Goddard, New London, c.
C. T. Chester, New Haven. CT.
II. Rankin Brooklyn, NY
Music.
At half past 2, the procession again formed in the
same manner, and proceeded to the church, when
the afternoon exercises commenced in the following
order.
Music.
Philosophical Oration-" The Deusions Of Science,
by John Grant, Colebrook, CT.
Grafton" oratory as Means of Eleyating the cha.
racter Of People," by Alvan Pinney Hyde, Stafford
CT
Grafton" The Inspiration Of History by Serene
Dwight Nckerson, Boston, Mass.
Oration-"The Pedant and the Scholar" by William
Burnham Woods, Newark, Ohio.
Music.
Poem-"B Ben Hassan," by George De Forest Folsom,
Bucksport, Me-
Grafton" The Dignity Of American Citizenship" by
George Canning Hill, Norwich CT.
Dissertation The Error Of placing the Standard Of