Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-01
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1856.
week, 1856,

commencement week, lS56,
Has been, indeed, busy, "lively time,
in Lexisburg, The public exercises com
meuced with
THs FEMALE INsTrrUTE, last Thurs
day, whose annual examination was at
tended BY numbers of friends, and varied
by Music and the reading of Essays, as
follows:
Our Daily Paths.
Asx,E ". Patxr, Philadelphia, Pa
lCan Because Ought.
JAxx SHALLENsxsoER, WAlliStersville, Pa
Thoughts of the Future.
HAaaukr c. MAsos, Newton Centre, Mass
Heart Homes.
SaLIvs T.. LtrtIScerr, Mount Pleasant Pa
The Mysteries that Surround us,
ELIzAnxra A. DALE, Lewisburg Pa.
We Return no More.
AsExATH JOHNSTON Reading Pa.
This World Passage TO Brighter.
ELIzABEru HICKS, DIncanSville, Pa.
Eventide.
AUGUSTA B. TucKER. Lewisburg Pa.
Those who are marked are Taken.
CoRsrIsA G. MUsrIS, Philadeip&i ia, Pa.
Dew Drops.
Axx,lIIll vonsx. Lewsburg, Pa.
Cupid. CLARA E. Hoep Jersey Shore, Pa.
We shall meet again,
HULA T. Goeawia, Bridgeton, N. ].
On Sunday, Rev. Prof. Curtis and Rev.
Pres. Anderson preached for the Baptist
church Rev. David J. Yerkes, and Rev.
Robert Lowry, for the Methodists; and
Rev. Geo. w. Young for the Christians
The Sermon before the Society of Inquiry,
BY Mr.. Duncan, was plain, practical, ear
nest, from the texts, '.Thc field is the
world-Lo I am with you Away even unto
the end of the world"
On Monday afternoon, the Baptist house
was filled with spectators of the closing
term of the Female Institute Diplomas
were conferred upon Miss Martha s. Will
son of Alexandra and A. Malvina Row
land of Hilltown, graduates. In the even
sng, Mr.. Kennard delivered the Grafton
before the Alumni-subject: "Libcrty."
The Poem, by Mr.. Lowry, was a 6ue de.
scriptive accouu; Of Ancient Chivalry. We
are permitted to extract life like picture
of the modern article, (for next week
Tuesday morning and afternoon were
occupied by the Penn. Bap. Educational
Society, comprising Reports, Sermon, and
Addresses, as announced.
In the evening, the Literary Societies
were addressed by Rev. DR.. Stockton of
Baltimore. Subject-Liberty. Political
Liberty be declared to be great ecclesi-
astical or church Liberty greater; and re-
ligious Liberty greatest of all. Though
wearied and exhausted, Mr.. Stockton was
Listened to with closest interest by
crowded audience.
On Wednesday the Commencement pro-
per occurred, the Procession formed at the
Hill, and IN arching under the direction of
Col. Slifer, marshal, (his first military act
we believe, to the house of worship of the
Methodist church, which was quickly filled
by compact body Of 1900 or 400 per-
sons The following are the names and
Oratious of the Graduating Class:
Virtue. the Law Of Perfect Development,
with SALUrAroa1 ORArIoN.
GEoRoK FRxAu. Tunkhannock /
. Strive TO make yourself useless"
EDwIx A. Evans, Doylestown
a IL L.. H.
L. X. Evans, Greensboro .
Northern and Southern Races.
GEoReE w. FRIEs, Lewisburg
Onward Progress of Liberal Principles in
Europe. JoHS A. GuxpI, Lewisburg
Discipline and Development.
F.W. JAcoss, Philadelphia
rhe Harmony of the Future.
MrLLER JoSEs, Philadelphia
;enus liable TO be erratic.
AsDREw F. SHASarELr, Clarion
Reciprocal Influence Of Nations.
Jous r. SHANaFELr, Clarion
'erpetuity of influence.
with VaLrpIcroHr ADDaEssRs,
FRaScIs w. TUsrfS, Chester Springs.
Tho speaking was uniformly good, and
he department Of the Glass certainly fa
Eorable. Messrs. Fries, Guudy, and AT.
,hsd studied the Scientific Course
,nly.
After conferring the usual Degrees in
course, the President, Dr.. Malcom, pro-
,ounced the Baccalaureate, on the duties
md wants Of the sge.
The following Honorary Degrees were
The degree Of Doctor of Divinity On
Rev. Greenleaf s. Webb of New Brunswick
md Rev. Jos. H. Kenusrd of Pbilad.
The degree of Doctor of Laws on Hon.
'homas H. Burrows of Lancaster.
The degree Of Master of Arts on Isaiah !
'eckham, Principal of the Free Academy,
Newark, Nj, and on Tbo's +. Thickstun,
Principal of the Meadville Academy.
And on wm. H. Backhus, ]. A. Kelly
nd j. s. Kennard, the degree Of A. NJ. ii
o course. 4
The Danville Band, under Prof. Stoes, f
the exercises with music at in. I,
ervals.
Although the rain of the previous II
ay had laid the dust, the heat was still 6