New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS
HAMILTON COLLEGE.
From Our Own Reportsr

Hill, are Is bt6uti'ui bS cVef-Petu0PS more b1an6.
fu. as the shade trees bsye grown larger. and u.
hedges and 6owdriDg shrubs more numerous n
usual multitude Of fr ends OF Hamilton are here I'd
the u.ua tn,husissm for our Alma Ma'cr Is re ks<x.
The e,cIcises Of the Forty Flfth Annual Comnsrc,.
m, mt we,e cpeucd on scrday evening last by "a 4
dr,s from the Rev A ID Stone OF Boston, b. loret q.
socic,, OF Christian Reseac., On Association VIA
,xst,d many Jeap among the students here, saA
whose obi. ct is 70 s,d the cause ofMss'ons. lJ
Mr. Som, subjec, was the Influence of Reyolatioss
u,.n M, Pr. eress of Truth and Christianity Many
centuries. es,d he have elapsed stree tue glad hd
y,r. publish.d TO the world and though darns
these centuries there have been many rev, lu.ons and
oo,vrl.;ons IL tie cvlzl world which have emed
90 ho ,e,,oots,iye 10 their effect; vet, through Gods
mr. y,depc~' they hsve Helped to falhIl iods reves
lion Though The erama has been checkersa oy
chono,s AZ it's proeres. appsrcnty delayed by mAni
.traIe sc aud shifting scenes yst the plot ha, bsea
a.. sd;x nnfoloipc Eve,y revolution has helped for
waId tke Gorpe. Th ush particular interests may be
injured thereby, the tebcra goo Is p'o'no'eo'
The g,eat revolution that overhrew the h,@se
Empue' an empire embracing the veole c,mssea
worfd. who-e ssay extenoed from the Wsn Q. Anons
ms on the north, TO the Tropic 81 Capno%a
ON the south, aid from the Auanuc on .ae
East 10 the Euphrates on the We 10 W.T.
Chr;stisnity was the established religion sa
ont eyeIy yestige of Cbristian uu D, res1sea ~ .oe
l,Ie, st good tv humanity aud rsugion
vbsch tad bur the robes oi luxury e-u sauS 70
sIe,n. Was roustd up. Toe usurpa'ioo Nonnen
Seff,, ,,sTs came like thuode'bJr to prfuy The 80
,ar, Sonthern air This revo in, too gave reedea
~ the voo by dividing the abiver,ai " OF The
Romun En- pife into great bumvci rs c'aacs anu
c,t; q ind, pencent, comps ting 80 tnat man vas
rccn ed In one country be could hee 10 envtaer fW
ssf,ty Ii also brought new tce y, boo'o 'Sion,
tbe S.xo,s into power Thfv canr Hke cooi Aosn
wind fIou the North 10 refresh ths sa1'y coa q.
tb;s t,ibe ~ men W. feel deep dom'stir interest,"
Err m them in after years cane 'ho' e''@' '~"ASi
the Soaon Nook, Luther
The Crusaders while they strowed the plains of Hun
gary al the sands of Syria With the bones OK khsa
suo ., Grant, yet bui up modern commerce, the ngh
arm Of r,s'Ons pVs.s,a StrSes tSs wor Tss
D, Is. cutiops Of the Englisb Purians gave ns ty'
mouth Rock. The FretcA Revo ution, wifh Oil ia
boTols, solvo6 u problem for the world, t'aca9g
mankind that there can be No krgnoncansn. Hnefe
there is avowed or even practical Athc, that aoovs
ali hunsn avs g I'd reigns. The Revolutione OF isfe
though not mmedi .t.y and tDt'f' succ- sfrl hsve
siiuck terror to the hearts OF tyfants. ioc Ne W&
in Europe, though it seemed aipomAtG noHS'
Su,tur cIusl and usele,s 8, has established the su-
ir. macy Of the Christian powers in Europe, anc To-
n t,Odbt ed toerafiop in the midst oil hitherto
intOIernbt MohGnmer anism. Every cannon snot
that tbunc cred against the malukof ami the
Redan, reccied upon tho power OF isamsm
beams OF the Sun of Righteousness. We coah almost
have sord,d to pay toe terrible coet of this war that
the world and future ages might learn the wonoeTw
lesson of c.aiy taught by Florence Nightingale.
Map. zines of truth toe went out with the usg aZinee
O, powder; more than 10000 Bibles weie distributed
in the C,imea, and reid by the bvoaac-tirc, aud 10
the but aud trench.
The conf ct in our own country at the present time
WHEN free spe ch il st uck down 10 the Senate ch M
br and fietm,n cisarmeo red ON the pl ins
of kansae has air. beQun make yOO1 WO n.
II hoe taught US that fr-eon is uni, and cannt
wounded 10 port without suffering through utte
whole. No softer appeal than there hate outrages 0id
have reused the oyer- of Freedo in the North They
are ed how. Ercb true man stands with his nght
hand lifted TO heaven, stern, earnest, resolved taet
truth shs iuDph IN our goOdly land II Will 'ri-
umpb. Those that be with Us are moro than those
that be sgainst U.S." and He of whom the Scriptures
say, "Tte Loro Is ngh man Of war;" 10 On our
side. His spirit like the rpirt IN the Anccit Mariner,
under our ship "niue iuthoms d.. D." guiding Us N
n 81 e oi adverse wi ds and currents.
Mr. Stone clos. vith mos. touching and eloquent
deco ltioD Of the absr aho gre1 reward Of the Mis-
.iObs,y. The tpeske' was Ii tened tn With breathless
attention by al audience that filed the old Stone
Church; and woen he spoke Of the conflict bztween
Ftecom ahd B. ndage ID our own couofy, every sye
se. M to glow with sympathy. The address will b
publ be d by the Soc cry ,
: On Monday even ny we had the u.ual exercises Of
Prize Defamation by the members of the three swer
dsses. -Four speak, ~ are sppOnied by th- Pnofcs-
sor Of Elocution om zach class ano these four con-.
tend for two pizes. The following was the scheme
Oh Monday evening: f.
Fyeshnas ildss
J. FIhse' fIsm Mann. Chg e. Bswey, Augusta.
.,,sc, ;It ~ arh ~ Leopard L9et oss
Extract from Thompson. Milton H. Norhrup Pserbou
sopho~ore CIam I.
Extract from Aler. Cyrus Camp Dunkt.
Ea,..e, f.can po & sws ',s,, %
T. L1snc, from Wilson. ..wliA H. Wsbo, homss.
Music.
J,ssw U,as.
J. Extrsct from Betbune 80. .mes B.ter Posopsv
.ti'ct from hsir- s.......Abnor eIa.h horwsk q
:. Eiu.et tom EcDows... ia. s. WoSd.rd Wn..n, r. c.
MCsIc.
The Committee stl+cted to decide upon the merits
Of the speakers composed Of the Rev Dr. G .ndit
Of O.w 60, the X. " Nj. Abel Of Waterloo, aud the
Rev. DIR. G'idley Of Wa'-roo. The prizes were
awarded az follows In tie Junior Glass; let prize to
Jam 3 s. Woodward; I'd prize, % James 8 B,ker.
Prize, to liam Ii. WEBB. Fiesh nan Class, la
pize, to j. II. Moron; Cd prize, % p l.. L onard
may soy foI the satisfaction of hose who did no, get
prizer. that the speaking was al gooc aud The osth
button OF the piz's matter Of great difficulty end
besaf On on III. part Of the Committee. Each s~sk.
ef showed the Influence of diigent trainns and 81.
tentive study. The syst. IN of Prof M.nde yine -
tsu.h ht hare by Prof Upson, takes the eolueDce Of
,r who graduate here speak just rs the best stump
trstmr speak-,Just "a Gouga speaks, for example,
with 20 siDtag montone-simpy, distinctly, sod
fOrcibly. I
About midnight the Freshman Clubs weot through
the usual ren o. OF "lusfriDgig" Il an ancient
superstition bere that they are not pr pared for be
boi or OF Sphomo'ic life until hey have "rung oil
the Iusi aid yeIdsLcy Of their frst year. Formerly
The G. D &c authorities used ~ attempt to put down
the practice, bot the Fresh are allowed 10 cee-
bTatc TO their b. arts conteJt and the occasion be-
comsr cfe Of grs at interest to them md attracts
large crowd Of spevta'or. The c'ape-bell peah eut