New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-28
Commencement at Rutser, CoII...
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NEW Brunswick, Tuesday. J,lv o,

NEW BHuNswrcX. Tuesday, Jalya, I'D
The return OF the Literary festlvs.-
this me-honOred Institution awakens g,..,
not only among Is Alumni, but sl.o ANN. -,
generally. In fact there are ie- College. o, -
ties so called in our country -bo.s snpp,l svs,.'a
call forth such crowds Of people slIe, 40 ,,,r.
,husi~n among their iiif nds as does Rutser. Ca.
Founded In tue discussion, which gave bin. 49,.
Revolution, and Graded amid It's storms. THU c..
priced as venerable heir loom by the men Of
time, now fat passing away. The mantle Of 49,.
,scbnent honestly de.cends upon their ,oo, ,,a a
ass, mble in great numbers 10 pay their .npa,l -
Of respect ard az ction, 10, forgetting OF cour.s
hc!en, number Of TIE daughters 10 make The 81.
decidedly agreeable.
But those who were wont 10 frequent these yens,.,
Halls, with Joyful 'pifit' assemble here TO-DAY VIM,
deped hesrs. Ire venerable fo,m and di,n,saa -
teuance Of an Instructor who Away, Welcomes a.
with earnest, dignileS sId sfecuona,e ,autstos, -
70, greet them again. lie who for twenty sly
ersced by his presence these annual fes'ira., -
"sleep, he sleep that knows no Sssng' At 90.
this world Rev Or. James s. Cannon, sho
thirty years past occupied the Chair OF aentL PA.ss
ply, and left upon every successive c!as Of uad "A.
we're favored with his instructions,hei maes a. :.
own varied add weiI-rs,solisnei knowledse-d..a ss
Sabbath evening a., $40 P. NJ His former puVi,-a.
hun d EDS who have known hm tor years. and ,,,
Known 10 yeLersb how g',ner afGuTd his her -
clos his body % me tUue sp polluted br AL the v,
The Doctor wa thorough AID COMP Offensive n
prpciylos and when be grappled with a su,hs
every one felt that strong mGn Aold WITH gao, ks
er. His rel'ing ana mediatlse character, prevssei
his cOnirg before tie pablo au,nor any s,ss
n al Al
ges;ed fe,us Of hong Ire time of hard study vaA
one competent 10 the task mig nc edit aud pabSs
with grea, advantage. Tne hour tor the assembling
the Alumni 20 .tp1 g. The address ofthtr OrAOr AN,
Bus instrsd e ealing them 10 thi. delightful duty 4
College ana City b. lis iOed the funeral ksell antas
immense pfCcsfst, D. consisting OF Cergymeu Studssa
Strangers and Ciu4pns ms chtd with solemn tres6s
the Fret Reiorn,sd Dutch Caurch. Ia only wheats
good and the great Gis ard assemble 10 honor a.
memory, that realZ- how great lose has bee ca sc,
taineo-hOw wide vacuum has been made ia the "A.
snx Uf yirtueSO when tho ass0 iatOns aud evess es
thirty years Ot Literary and Theo gicsl instructuc.
proceeded by those OF twenty years Pastoral seyks-
come w in II rDg,bcnud aud solemn array beforss
mind u IL then OIL that We realize the u.efulnss
Of the veteran who has departed, or the sya-e he ID
fltd in the worlds history Hls 'uneral 81 course "a.
given by Rev. John Gpsmsn, d OF Hudson, N Y, .
cotempcrry aud worthy cOmp"or 81 the decesset
Professor He reyieWed the lite Of the deceased nd
portray ed bic character with great viydoess and uce
The address before the Aunui was p0st JOnei On
account on the tuuefa. 10 , r NJ. iur Suifs Orfsy
exercise beirg necessarily di-arranged the Alumni
dinner taken ia rather greater haste than th-y hS
contemplated The tCasts aud spec hes cut sho1
ana tnoss who were bTimiu of ~h, and hum " "a
oratory were obi. ed to rect ain themselves until saa
Their wear Tnr ots'Un before the Alum"i vas deay
ereo by Rev ADm. POlhemus, OF Hopswell n Y M
theme was rns Past, the Present and tns Putusd
tue College" He gave concise and interesting reuss
of its history the obstacles bad encountered
in aching It's present DE- gree Of prosperity I'D u1i
the Alum ni 20 rally their Duence around II and faa
il with the means OF occupying the foremost raoi
among tbe Educational lnstituuODs-thst r nigh, be %
increasing blessing 10 the Church sud the World fcs
College authorities and the Literary Societies ,ben
formed Ia procession and moved ~ the church ssoe
the exercises were c)pmeDeed with prayer By Rev.
Dr. Dewitt After this Rev DR. Batnuna of Brooklgr
being introduced addressed the Societies for oue hos
and forty minutes upen the element, aud the sdvsa,
tsges OF Orstory and the claims which II has upon he
young men OF the present age
He showed the superior influence the orator mQa
exert The tssayist and the editor and conedsA
bis eloquent Grafton by eIhsrting his hearers 70 he
-stion OF this Talent and especially n lsave he
discussions 81 p,!a;y meetings OF the people toas
unp,ncipled aud the bully.
The exercises closed with the beuediction. nb
evening the Junior OrstiOns 70 be delivered Bs
must hastily close.