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Carlyle in England and Emerson in the United
States were,in his view, the leading apostles at
the present day of this once exploded, but lately
revived .!eresy. Spinosa, Bruno and others, at
past periods of modern learning, had kept alive
its doctrine and prepared the way for those, who
are now laboring with increased energy and
greater success to infuse its poison into the pop
ular mind. He showed by citations from Emer-
son and others that they discard the idea of a
personal God, scout at the doctrine of human
responsibility and recognize no such thing as
definite, fixed and eternal truth Nature, with
its living powers, is in their view the only God;
and death, by necessary inference from their
premses,is an eternal sleep The natural aver
sion of the human heart to the stern doctrine of
personal accountability, and the desire Of man
to escape from sense of personal guilt, gave
to this system of theology, if such it may be
called, elements Of power and influence and
Dr. Beecher enforced very earnestly the duty
of the members oftlc Society he addressed, as
religious men, to resist its progress, by expos
| ing its falsehood and pressing upon the con-
science the truths OF Christianity as revealed in
the word of God. The address was listened to
with great attention and interest by the audience;
and tho Performance rs of the lIaudcl and lIadyn
Society, which prohered its services, were in
the highest degree creditabe and gratifying.
On Tuesday morning the Associate Alumni
celebrated their anniversary. The Address was
delivered by the Hon. JACOB CoLLAMER. of
/ Woodstock. and was listened to with great in
terest and pleasure. Judge CoLLAMER, after
briefrcvew of the history of the foundation of
the University, of its early struggles and diff
cutics, and mcrited tribute to the energy,
fathfulness and ability Of its first President, DR..
( SANDERS, proceeded to discuss in forcibe
and original manner, tie main proposition of
/ his address--that the Advancement of general
/ Instruction coudonly be secured BY the universal
diffusion of the facilities and means of education
Though some of the propositions of the learned
and distinguished orator Especially that which
referred TO the relations of the College to the
primary school were somewhat novel. and at
variance with received opinion. they were sus-
tuned and enforced by cogency Of reasoning
and illustration which, if not wholly convinc-
ng. was well adapted TO awaken thought and
attract attention and enquiry. The address Of
Judge CoLLAMER has been, as will be seen be.
low. requested for publication, and we trust he
will comply with the wishes Of the Alumni and
furnish copy of it for the press. Those of it,
suggestions which were of indispuable VERT!
are calculated to effect good results, willie those
which met with less universal assent will doubt
less prove scarcely less beneficial by elicitinG
the Truth, in discussion
We are sorry to say that the Poet of thu
Alumni, ALEX. MANN, Esq. of Rochester N. Y
again disappointed his associates and the au
dicnce before whom it was announced that he
would appear Mr.. Mann can hardly be permit
ted without complaint thus to trhe with til,
character for promptness and punctuality of tn
editorial fraternity of which he is so respected
and respectable a member, to say nothing of hi
obligations to the learned association by who's
suifrages he has twice been honored. We have
=. weekly evidence that he is not dead except il
the trcspass and sin Of iniidelity to his implie
engagements and we therefore express the hope
p notwithstanding the exceeding obscurity of thu
: pun, that he will one day turn up " new man
in the premises.
f We have been obligingly furnished, by al
q alumnus, with the following notice of the sub
. segment business proceedings of the alumni
: At the close of Judge Collamer's Address bushes
meeting OF the Alumni was ncl Jouy y PoMrRoy
! Esq, President and the Rev. Z THoMPsov Secretary
G On motion OF the Hon. CHARLES ADAMS, Resoired
That the thanks OF the Associate Alumni be returne
j to the Hon JACOB CoLAMIR for his able and appro
pirate address, and copy thereof be solicited for pub
lication.
% On motion, resolved that committee of three b
l. appointed by the President whose duty shall be to r
port, at an adjourned meeting, some suitable me,ho
e OF expressing the high respect of the Alumni for III
l. venerable first President Of the University the Re-,
Il DAYIEL c. SANDERS, d. D., of Medirld, Mass. tn
III Hons. CHARLES ADAMS JACOB CoILAMER and TING
of thy foLrrr were designated by the President as ha
committee
e, The nominating committee, through Henry
of RAYMOND ESD reported suitable persons for Ora
: tor and Poet Tor the ensuing meeting Of the Alumni
oi the following names:
: The Rev. GEORGE ALLEN, Of Philadelphia, Profess
- OF Languages in the University OF PENNSYLVANIA Or,
cs tor; ANnREw ROBERTSON, Esq, Of Montreal. Canad
ID substitute. Moses MCC LLLLiN CoLBuRv, of Mon
, peler, VT, Poet; JouN l. CHANDLER, NJ. D., of 5
IL Adams, Vt, substitute.
to Ga notion adjourned to "Wednesday morning at
~ O'Clock at the hall OF the Phi Sigma M" Society
u WEDNESDAY Morning s o'clock
Alumni met pursuant 10 vote OF ad ournmeni at Il
Han of the " I'm Sigma Nu' Society.
The standing committee OF tue Society, through
in c. PARKER, Esq made several suggestions with r
gard to the amendments of certain Bye-laws, al
Is the prospective establishment of an ALUMNCS PIX
rEssOKsIP; which suggestions were iayorably r
, cciyed and adopted by the society. The iollowir
TX gentlemen were appointed a committee to take me-
rs slres to the establishment OF an Alumnus Pr
l.ssurshp and To report TO the next meeting OF Il
ne Alumni Prof Henry CLANCY, Prot. WILLIAM
r. T. SHEDD, Rev, ZADocR THOMPSON, H. J. RAYMo,
and GIoRGE X. PLhrr Esquifes.
= On motion the Society adjourned.
O. On Tuesday p. NJ. the Exercises took plac
ID before The Literary Societies" The Or;
ed ton was pronounced by r. H. VosE, ESQ.,
o. Maine. Mr., VosE, it was quite evident, fres
lg ly remembered" the lessons he had learned
IL his youthful pursuit of Academic knowledg
g, His address, in its spirit and style Of compo;
>" ton, was Il reflex of his undergraduate menu
g ries Of classic lore, while lis force and maturi
of thought and suggestion showed how tru
mt and how nationally the impressions of youth hi
tie grown into the convictions of manhood, II
re- topic was the necessity of both the intellectu