The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-09-10
The REGISTER.
The late Rev. nr. Gin. .-Remsrks of Hon
MYron LaWrence.

~N'N y, h'NSii mug. SUM- tnc HiNCI-
noon was assigned 10 sundry addresse.
, having relation 10 the financial cundi.
5 tion Of the College The Hon. Nyfor
Lawrence, being called upon, spoke a:
follows:
Mr.. PREsIDENT Thirty and one
years ago this day, as the organ Of the
graduating class, had the honor Ia
pronounce the accustomed farewell. 10
my CLASSMATES, to the Faculty, to the
Trustees and TO a deeply attentive audi
ence. "reminiscences of that period
rush upon my recollection with almost
overwhelming force. 1t seems but OF
yesterday, although nearly half Of the
three score and ten years allotted to
human life has since elapsed What
wondrons changes have occurred during
this interval of time The same sun
shines in his strength in the armament,
the same mountains, clothed in perpelu.
al green, bound yon horizon the same
river rolls its waters over yonder preci>
Pice the same gorgeous landscape, still
surround you, and the same magn6-
cent sunsets gild your evening skies.
Yet changes, both joyous and sad, have
come over you. You rejoice with oth>
ers in the progressive movements of the
age. Your railroad, ill recently un.
known and unthonght of, now stretches
lis iron arms over your mountains and
through your vallies-and the Electric
Telegraph vies with the Lightning in its
rapid communication of intelligence.
While these Improvements bring to you
joy aud blessings, they impart hope and
gladness to those who return to visit the
scenes of their early life. But other
changes have occurred, which fill our
heart. with sadness and mourning. Ma
ture indeed remains the same, but man
and his relations, how variable and in,
constant Where is the talented and
devoted Faculty Of that time Gone To
other fields of duty, or TO their final
rest. Not one Of them remains. Where |
are the earl, benefactors of this insliiu.
tion - the Painters, the Mlllers, the
Chipmans, the Malhews's, the Storrss,
the Warrens and the lleushaws Where
are the the thousands more who have
contributed OF their substance for her
good and have rejo,ccd ia her prosperity
They have fallen asleep and have been
gathered TO their fathers. These places
which knew them shall know them no
more forever.
Before proceeding to the topic of dis
cussIua assigned to the present hour,
circums auces, sir, seem TO require Of
me 'be performance of an unexpected
and painful duty. While gathered here
from cor .arious aud distant homes to
render orr annIal homage to Alma Ma
ter; While congrctulating each other,
and rcvwIng re niniscences Of olden
times, reiricing in the Frightening pros
poets or,hs Institution, there is borne to
our ear oven those magic wires, the
startling intelligence that one of her
most oG',nent sous lies at the gate of
death. Another 'ay revoves, aud the
solemn announcer, ent is made, OHn is
dead. Yes, sir. i'll the mysterious prov.
ldence OF God, this great aud good man
has closed his eyes in death. His colos-
sal frame is committed TO The tomb his
noble, Immortal mind has taken It's Sight
10 the spirit-word; his history and
character, his pure aud spolless exam-
pie. remain to us and To pos,eriiy
Here, sir let us pause, aud mingle
onr tears aud sympathies with the be-
reayed. The College over which he
presided has sustained an irreparable
loss. The Methodist denomination of
Christians has lost one of its ablest
champions aud brightest ornaments,
The world has lost one of its miCh,iest
inlellects and purest spirits We COM
mend his family TO that source of conso.
laiion TO which the departed husband
and Father SO frequently applied for re,
lief. SalnIed spirit-farewell. Requi-
escat in pace.
DR.. OLIN and myself we're classmates,
both IN our preparatory aud collegiate
course-r0om mates for one year in
College. aud early devoted and undeyi>
ating friends. Our acquaintance COM
msnced at yonder Academy. His faith.
sr. the late Judge Olin, feeling unable
10 deiyay the expenses Of liberal edu
cation. had placed this son in the law
oihce of the Hon. Iloratio Seymour, of
m'ddlebuTy. Under the caves of a
Ool'ege, and familiar with some of its
"uuen's young OLlN saw, and keenly
iel'' the disadvantages of bis position.
Ills lohy aspirations would not allow
MN to enter " profession with literary
qualifications inferior To those of the
young men around HIM. lie at length
succeeded in gaining the consent of his
father, and at once commenced prepa.