Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-26
OberIiu CoIIege commencement.

OberIin College Commencement
The Twenty-ffth Annual Commencement OF
oberlin College, took place on wednesday, and
was in all respects the most interesting and
popular of the quarter of a century. AS early
as a. N, the great church was crowded by
three thous'n nd people, and many who arrived
after that hour could not obtain standing
place inside. President FINNET announced the
speakers agreeably to the following
ORDER OF EXERcIsEs.
Oratloa-Natural preyentstives Of Human
Alteration GEoROE W. ANEREws, Linden
vile.
Or1tion-Benefts ofthe Financial Crisis E.
HupoN BAKER, Battle Creek, Mich
Oration-Learning and Labor WELLS A
BEns, Windham, VT.
Oraiion-College Pleasures n. CHARLEs
BRooEs, Williamsfield.
Oration-POPular Sovereignty; I. 5 BROwN,
West Point.
Oration-A Congressman's Dream S. JAY
Buck, Mecca
Oration-Our National MOdesty ANDREW
W CHAPNAS, Kelloggsvilie.
Orafioa Theories F.; SAMUEL a CRAvATH,
Gainesville, Y. Y
Grafton = Faith. not Demonstration, the
Rule of Life J. H. CRUxs. Pharsalia, n. Y
Oration-Man's Latent Powers l. a GRAY,
Linklaen, n. Y.
OratiOn-OiginaEty; JAMES NJ. JOHNSTON
Chester = Roads.
OraiiOa-Right, the Basis of Law J. D
MILLARD, Marietta.
Ora,ion-The Benefits of Stupidity D. he
NAEus MINER, Danville, Iowa.
OratiOa National Responsibility; JOHN
MITCHELL, Cleveland.
AFTERNOON RxEICIsRs.
Or1tIon-England and the United States
ALExANDER PARKER, Irvine, Scotland.
Oration-Musical Criticism SMITH n. PES
FIELD, Oberlin.
Essay-A Leaf from the First Record; MARI
RALEY, Hanoverton-
OratiOa-The Martyr of the Revolution
PERRY RANsoA, Cleveland.
OratIOn-The Dawn of Mental Freedom
GEo. n. Smith, Graud Traverse Bay, Mich.
Oratioa-The Nobility of Action WILLARI
TELLER, Angelica, n. T..
Oration The Nobility of Thought; GEo. W
WALKER, Warsaw, n. \.
POcm-The Union /. G. WASRKN, Russia
THEOLOGICAL DEPARTxEST-
Oraiion-Seepticism versus Christianity
SMITH MOTION, SkOwhegan, Ftv.
OratiOn-Crises in the History OF Missions
T. BIGELow PENFIELD, Oberlin-
The Graduates in the College and Theology
cal Departments acquitted themselves viii
great credit, and held the close attention OF tn
immense congregation both forenoon and after
noon After the distribution of Diplomas b.
President Finney, the second Degree was con
ferred on the following candidates:
EDWARD BEEcHER, WILLIAM ". FOor, 81
Las F. MILLIKAS, SMITH NORTON, hILLlAA
PARxENrER (absent), JOHNSON WRIGHT MIS-
ALMKDA BooTH. Miss ALcY E. MINER (absenD
Mrs. RosANNI BILDwIS WALKER.
Benediction was pronounced, when Gov
Chase was called out and made one of his mos
impressive speeches. He was warmly greete'
and applauded throughout. Gov. BINGHAH, o
Michigan, spoke briefly and to the great accept
Ance of the people, and paid deserved cOmpli
ment to the Chief Magistrate of Ohio as well al
to the Peoples College of the West.
The Music, Vocal and Instrumental was
never exceeded, even on Oberlin Commence
ment occasions.
After the College exercises COLLATION. was
served by the Graduating Glasses, which was
indeed feast Of reason and flow OF soul =
Brief addresses were made by Prot. THoNE, one
ofthe earliest graduates; by VIZ l. PARsoNs,
of the class of 1898 in greeting to the class Of
1858; THOMAS BEowS responded for the class
of 1858; Rev. Mr.. BUTLER of the class Of 1876,
Mr. VAN WAGNER, and Rev. Mr.. THOMPSON fOr
fourteen years Missionary to Jamaica, also
made exceedingly interesting addresses.
Last evening the Grand Concert took place
under the direction of Prof FOOr, and was in
ell respects grand success