The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-08-15

and the occasion, as whole. was one of
much interest
THE DACCALAtGtATE,
The Baccaaureate Sermon was
preached by President Labarcc. on Sun.
day afternoon. 1t was an eloquent and
impressive discourse. suited to the coca
sion. \ large audience was present.
THE rillLOMATHESIAN ADDRESS
The address before the philomathesian
Society, on Tuesday afternoon. was de.
lvered by Prof TAYLEn LEWIS. of the
New York University. His subject was,
Tile Higher L0C We should probably
do the speaker injustice, were we to at.
tempt any analysis of this discourse, cs.
pccialIy as it was on Tie ultra conserva.
tive side, onG directly in the face Of
some OF our prejndicesh which have
not been 8 conquered Though a class.
mate OF Mr. SLwARD at college, he be.
loDgs to different class nor. lie at
tempted to define with accuracy the
proper relation between the laws Of the
state and the laws Of God. and to ret at Il
safe aud philosophical ground on which
to rest this nice question Of casuistry.
The address was ono of marked ability,
though We think it by no means exhaust
ed the subject. or carried conviction to
the minds Of all lis hearers. We should
like to examine it more carefully in
print.
Prof LEWIS is a man of great distinc
ton as Greek scholar and Platonist,
aud has recently attracted now attention
by a work he has published on tho Mo,ai,
account Of Creation, in which he trusts
to philology and internal evidence, and
not to geology, for the right iutcrpreta-
ton Of the first chapters Of Genesis.
THE FulLADELrHIAN ADDRESS.
Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, of Wash
ington, d. G, addressed tho Phiadel.
phan Society, Immediately after the
close of Prof LEwls's discourse His
theme was, Faith in Col, and was il.
Illustrated in the speakers peculiar glow.
ing and Imaginative manner. We can
attempt no ynopsis--indeed, snch flow
ers of speech, poetic imagery, and polish
ofstyle, always evaporate under tho hand
of transcriber, leaving only residuum
that the author would hardly be willing
to accept, as even the bones of his dis.
course.
Mr.. SUNDERLAND is one Of the most
popular preachers in Washington, mum,
berlng among his regular hearers the
Chief Executive of the nation.
EXERCISES or THE GRADUATING GLASS.
The number of the graduating class
this year was unusually small, yet made
up in merit, we should say, much of what
it lacked in number The orations were
all particularly good--the literary Goa.
ference was enc Of tire best we have ever
listened to, We give tho order Of exer.
cises, on Wednesday forenoon
|. PRAYER BY THE PREsIDENr.
III. ORATI0 SALUTAToRIA.
j. TuFTs.
III. ORAIIoN.-Savonarola, the Italian
reiormer. o. II. GRAVES.
~. ORATIoN.-The influence of the
English Pletonists ofthe Seventeenth Cen
fury. f. p. HOOKER.
V. ORAUoN.-The Alsthetic-its rela-
ton to Morals. 4. G. JOHNSON.
VI. ORATIoN.-The Power of Express
sion. NJ. J.. MEAD.
VII. ORAuoN.-Associations in Poll
tics. j. TUFTS.
VIII. Literary Conference-Practical
Education. G. S. BoARDMAN.
f. c. Johnson. Speakers.
q. S. BoARDMAH,
TX. MASTERS GRAFTON.
JouN HOWE, A. B.
Y. DBGREEs CONFERRED.
Nj. PRAYER BY THE President.
+ MI, BESRDIcros.
THE MASTERS opA1Ios
The Masters Grafton, by JONI iIowr,
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