The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-01
The Psi Epsilon Fraternity.

This society celebrated its anniversary morn
ing at ten O'Clock in Rev Dr. Cheevers Church. Union
square Although the weather was rather unfayorabs
there pretty fair attendance Dr. Tuth presided
and there representatives from the following socie
ties -
The Theta Chapter Union College, Schenectady N "
The Delta Chapter, New York University, New York.
city.
The Beta Chapter, Yale University, New Haven, Ct
The Sigma Chapter, Brown University, Providence
Rhode Island.
The Gamma Chapter, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
The Lambda Chapter, Columbia College, New York
city.
The Kappa Chapter, Bowdoin College. Brunsvick. Me-
The fsi Chapter Hamilton College Clinton, N. Y.
The N Chapter, Wesleyan University, Niddetown Ct
The Alpha Chapter, Harvard University, Cambridge
Mass.
The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Or.
Lowry after which Dsdworth's band performed some
excellent music.
The Grafton was then delivered by Mr.. GEORGE H.
MOORE His subject History its uses dignity and
importance-the spirit in which 1t should be written and
studied and it, value In the education especially
people," He introduced by remarks ON the CHAR
acter Of such anniversaries the fraternity now
ceebrating-the charms which pervade all those plea
SAINT memories which cluster about them-the evidence
they give Of continued regard to the of letters
and the wholesome tendency which they have to revive
with those memories of which he had spoken that gen
SAouS
crushed out under the and contentious Of active
"History" said he, els no old almanac He did not
regard the barren records of events as constituting his
tory The mere antquary has claim to the title Of
isoran Nor the devotees Of the past the "aada
ores cnporis ac ~ who slumber it's departed alo
res to be regarded the true voares OF historical sci
Mr. Moore laid special the value Of the
reality to the pictures Of the past, which II is his
province to present for the warning or instruc-
lion of mankind. With Macauley, he thought
that history should be a compound of philosophy and
oetry mpressing general truths the mind by vivid
representation of particular characters Incidents
he said might memorise, phreo nnenso tecnie
the series of events which make cycle yet know as
little of the worlds history ss he had committed to
memory Al the sdgs.s IN countinshouse IL illustra
the Defence Of Socrates the old Scottish Covenanter
and quoted Webstsrs great Astoricsl picture Of the
ludiDg TO the pervadng influence Of poetry and the
msgnative faculties in The great models ancient his
to their :,
simplicity which IL rarely initiated In day. Aud-
ing to the changes In the character Of written history
he spoke Of Of the which have bean added
by the activity Of the modern intesc-by the progress
OF and civilization. Among these he mentioned
spoke Of the motives study Of history and referred
the famous from Terence ~ the expression Of
law r and
Solomon to display the true theory Of the development
the and application of historical principles and IL
celebrated maxim-that Hstory is philosophy Coaching
by example-as Of the highest value The force Of
example was universally recognized every language
presents the maxim The moderation Of the true his
toran condemns alike the Chinese conservatism that
would keep society stationary, and the reckless radical
ism which would drive It too fast If fixed our eyes
only the past looking only to experience, improve
ment would be impossible society would become sta
tonary and the advancing Of progress must stay
and gather till they break through ia the destructive
Of revolution and sweep away into anarchy Mr.
Moore went to consider the spirit in which history
Gha .l1 1a otp1tod md In artrs
should be the love of truth This quality was not only
excellent in the view of the case but gave charm
to the operations of the intellect Without It the
brilliant works Of the historic genius would lack theis