Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

| ed with more Than usual interest and excel
lence We learn from the Providence Joul
nal that the attendance of the Alumni and lite
rary men was greater than on former oeca
sions, and afforded gratifying evidence ofih
increasing interest which The graduates feel il
the prosperity OF their Alma Maler.
H The number of Regular Graduates know
to have deceased within the past year is 2l O
whom 10 are clergymen, s lawyers. 3 physi
clans, ] judge, and were young men still a
their professional studies. Prof Gammell ac
companed his report on this subject with in
teresting sketches Of the personal and public
history of the deceased graduates.
The following gentlemen were elected Off
GERS Of the Alumni Association for the presen
year, viz -
President-Ilon. John Piman.
/ Vice PIesidents-Iion. James Tallmadge
Hon. Henry Wheaton, Hon John Read
| Secretary-Nathan Bishop
Councillors Richard j. Arnold. Thoma,
Vernon. William $. Palen, Thomas II. Webb
Lewis w. Clifford, ii. G. D. Colby, William
Gammell, Edward Fl. Hazard.
On Tuesday evening the address before the
MISSIONARY socIETY OF INaURY of the Univer-
sity, was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Choules, OF
Newport. The audience was large and very
respectable ..
DIR. Choules informed the audience that he
came as a minute man, called in at late hour
10 fiji the place of another, aud urged this fact
as an opology for his performance. He stated
that it was his object to call up attention to con.
siderations calculated TO animate the Society in
pal points of his discourse were laid out in the
following propositions The conversion of the
world TO God is not to be regarded as a matter
of doubtful speculation, but absolute certainty.
This revolution is to be accomplished by the
divine blessing resting on the diffusion of truth
The gospel of Christ is precisely sdapled to
The wants and condition of man. The state of
the pagan nations at the present day exhibit
a stirring up of the elements Of power, which
seem gathering for some great speedy move
nent in harmonious concert with Gods de.
signs.
AL these points were very clearly illustrated,
erestng, containing very careful examina-
ion of the existing state of the heather world.
Much Of the information must have been new
o the audience, and very few have paid SO
much attention to this subject as the reverend
gentleman. DR.. Choules then went into very
Interesting statement Of the actual results of
Christian missions, which made deep mpres-
ion lie spoke Of the indirect results of mis- \
ionary effort, and enlarged on the need for
once en,ration of effort. This, and the duty Of maxi
ng missions soy-supporting TO a greater degree.
ppeared to us judicious. The remarks of the
peaker on the qua ailications of board of di
eclors were very appropriate, and could not
all to lead to reelection and comparison. The
lose of the address was an animated statement
f the entire dependence Of the cause on the
loly Spirit, whose Office it was to lead men
INTO the truth. The address was listened to
With earnest attention to the close. II
The exercises of the Graduating class were
reformed on Wednesday morning, in the
'irst Baptist Meeting house, and are spoken OF
S in the highest degree creditable TO the
oung gentlemen and to the University dis.
laying maturity of thought and felicity Of
xpression which could only have been the re-
ults of sound instruction and wholesome dis
iplne The class consisted of 33 members.
The degree of A. B. was conferred upon the
GLOWING young gentlemen
Charles Mnason Alin, Thomas Smith Antho.
~ d. .l.zl-
;outhard Barker, Charles James Bowen, Jas
Boyce Albert Henry Campb
ieorge Capron, Frederick Denison, Edwin /
)ibell, Joshua James Ellis, George IIedding
Fillmore, George Park Fisher, Albert Angus
us Gamwell Cyrus Garnsey, Reuben Adridge
Guild, Nicholas Hathaway, Phineas Howe,
samuel Herbert Judson, Jr., James Walcotl
.athrop, Benjamin Lawrence Locke, John Hill /
luther, Edwin Smith Oliver, Emery Hardness
'age, Isaac Proud. Thomas Henry Ripley, Mil 1
on George Robert, Amos Fletcher Spalding II
elijah Brigham Stoddard, Ambrose Pascal Sc
lion Stuart, Benjamin Thomas, Francis Way
and Weston, Frederick Wiley.
The degree of A. NJ. was conf rred upon the
GLOWING gentlemen H
Joseph Dunbar, class of lS4l; Cyrus Bean,
oshua Perkins Converse, Benjamin Kendall, H
sylvester Dryden Phelps, Lucus Lyon, vii.
lam Sumner Barton, and James Hodges Nor
On class of 1874. II
The following honorary degrees was confer
ed : II
The degree Of D. ID. upon David Newton
heldon, President of Watervie College II
The degree of l.. l.. d. upon Joseph Z. Wor-
ester, of Cambridge. II
The Oralion before the Phi Beta Kappa SO.
ety was delivered by Hon. Henry Wheaton
# Mr.. Wheaon's discourse the Journal says
1t was production full of sound learning
nd ripe scholarship, and showed such an ac.
lantance with the history and the spirit orII
erman institutions as is not probably surpass-
by any other man in this country The sub.
CT was Germany It's progress and prospects, as
ustrated by the peculiar character o. its peo-
e. The orator, during his long residence in
at country, has made its institutions and the
aracter of It's people the subject of thorough
Id profound study. The Grafton embraced /
ear and condensed sketch of the external his. \
ry of Germany, an able analysis ofthe pecu.
lr character of its civilization, with sketches
tho leading minds in Philosophy, Jurispru.