Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-25

we WhH Us HfAhN aaaNlN ~ iNN iIdNtaiN uf No' /
tiq De nnt bfauty, aa d hoHf out ln NJ Yfr1laf
cation u al great posis who have % moved ~
world BY iho maflo Of their ptn. The fonff n
freedom, Of teuumthi hnd of h0mt, Niih iha Dr.
feuiatiblo power With uhifh ihsy pirlho ihe eaf,
aud iUr ne londblliiiot " The hoaft, we're ol0-
quunuy Illustrated By he apt Eofds, appropriate
gestures aud sympathetic tone Of the speaker e.
Well DID be deserve The applaulo lha, followed
William q Fox, Of Norualt, gave the audience
en- grafton upon "fndrvidualuy,f ih which be la-
mented the lack iue individuality and nde-
pendent reliance Of the present day He alluded
10 the unbondng will Of Charles XII, Of Sweden,
be a qualify which al might well emulate. Dr..
Livingston and Dr. Kane were men Of iron will
and nothing could tear them from their dotefmin
"a purpose, and the other moral and intellectual
l,ars which glow brightly upon lifos panoply are
we'll worthy Of the imitation Of those who would
stand before The world as trno men.
"Freodom prophetic in Christianity" was the
subject Of an oration BY William p Gibson, Of
Welsvilie, Pa, in which be reviewed the history
Of the world to show that freedom and christians
~ will ever stand together. They are co-immor
ial they had alike divine origin and shall yet
have blissiuf millennium. But there 10 a great
work to be done before the "good time coming"
shall be with us. Ia this holy work let US 90 on,
"fanadcaP against every sin and fighting for all
good.
The "Trumph OF Principle over Power" was
treated by Charles A. Hamilton, Of South Butler,
N. Y. lie remarked that our world has lie seasons
Of sleeping and waking Al one time it advances
into a fierce political lifs and again the whole po>
itical system appears to be sunk in apathy
Rome he's risen and fallen. Thrice has France
gone through with the "conhict Of eges," while
Belgium and Italy have suffered from the scuth-
ing flames But What ever may be the history Of
the world, Principle will ultimately triumph and
the world will be at peace.
Miss Nancy Allen, Of Fredericksburg, followed
with an Essay upCu "Nautppe," In which she
stroVo 10 rescue that name from the abrobrium TO
which it has been generally consigned She drew
an imaginative picture Of the girlhOod Of Xaatip-
| pc, and then gave humorous d, ,scriphon Of the
domestic life Of Socrates and Xantippe when they
| began life together. Mrs. y. is tidy and neat, and
has her house in complete apple pie order,' when
| Mr. s. comes home from wandering about the
streets, barefoot, followed by abble Of boys, and
AZ ne enters leaves the mark Of his great bare feet
| on her nicely sanded fools. Next he goes aud
Ovelhauls her bur eau drawers, until her patience
| ceases 10 be q virtue, and she breaks out into vO
! lent reproach, which Socrates bears unooncerned
i aud goes OF whistng with cOmplacency that be
| can so well control bis temper, while his wife is,
| unfortunately, Sc0ld and 80 the woIid judges
/ from his public life instead Of giving htr, as il
| should, the credit OF being one who noby dscbarg
ed In the privacy Of her own house, her life duties
Xanhppe certainly had an able advocate in the per
son Of Miss Allen, aud we shall hereafter hold a
more charitable opinion OF Mrs. S.
Alter splendid piece Of music, Miss Sarah +.
Cowles, Of Oberln, read an Essay entitled "Some
thing Practical She commenced by saying that
Oberm studentu generally considered their alma
| mater as doing more for s"am than any other in
Btituton could possibly do, but even Oberlm has
one special lack, aud that is well fled, well Sc
lected library. The Library Association " was
formed last spring, and it has provided library of
about two hundred volumes but much more is
needed. This call for and is especially made to the
Alumni who had been there and know the den
cency and to all prospective friends ofthe College
who might yet feel for themselves or their chid-
reh, this great need. This Esay was eminenty
practical and pointed, and Is worthy the earnest
attention of all iliepds OF Oberlin. --s..
Lucius A Hubbard, Of Barre Centre, New York,
delivered an Grafton entitled Wait" The title
tells the purport OF the piece the tendency Of the
world and all within it, 10 trGt for events TO trans
pire Of themselves and to put iOrtb no effort that
should force great results. Unfortunately, the
speaker gave practical Illustration Of his subject
by waiting at several points tor the words Of his
Oraton to come TO mind
Vigilance Committees" was treated ofby Elias
Jones, Of ObeTln. Human nature, be said, was as
wild and uugoveInable in a republic as in mon.
archy, and pride had been the cause of the uprls,
ings that would establish anarchy in the pace Of
law and order. Vigilance Committees are usur
patton OF all legislative power, system OF star
chamber enactments, and their operations will
prove subversive OF ali government, III marve
that such adespOtio seizure OF power had ever be-
permitted in this country. We cannot with impu
nifty thus set aside all law, ana we cannot see Ou
country celebrated for her system Of law, order
, or political prosperity, If we thus yield the pain
of authority to the passions of an excited pOpu
) lace by the Appointment Of Vigilance Committees
Heniy p Kinney, OF Russia, delivered an Orauol
/ upon g Knowledge and lguorange,' setting iOrt
4 the triumphs of The knowledge OF man ever th
ignorance which IN past ages prevailed upon on
globe; and yet knowledge and ignorance go han
in hand, and alter man has searched through tn
universe and added much TO his stock OF ayailabl
ideas, be finds that he has as yet merely gatbere
few pebbles on the shore of the great ocean whio
Y spreads out before hlm ready for investigation.
- The African Slave Ttrade" was made tue sub
ject Of discussion by p II. Stiles, of Clarksteld
and Conrad Walter, of Berry sburg Pa, Both o
the dsputants did well, The former, with hearty
= hatred of the Slave Trade, poured out against !
many arguments, which the latter set aside Will
the assertion that they wore no arguments, ant
claimed that the Slave Trade should be revived
or the christnnzing OF the Africans. well fo
t the good of the whites. His arguments were cap
italy stated, aud made moro than little sport 70
the audience.
. Here the piece Awake Sons Of Freedom" wa
= most magnjfcently performed by the grand choir
Such music as that would almost litt one from hi
feet IL was most glorious
Edward II. Merrill, OF Kirkland n Y, foloWe
] with an grafton upon the "MateTia aud IDEAL Il
] which he reviewed the pecularites Of natOna
characteristics OF past and present time, according
as they depended upon the real or the ideal 70
their controlling principle.
[ "Our True Mission by Martin r. Rider Of New
Haven, VT, glowed with patriotic fire as i point
' ed out the mission of every American citizen, 4
s keep an eye to the good and prosperity Of ou
y country, and our whole country; aud not tha
alone but The whole world and the nations Il con
tains, our aim to study, TO teach aud to christian
i ze. Our mission is to become loyal citizen
= of the country, and above all else to fit ourHeye
4 for a more glorious country hereafter
john Stafford of Madison, In an oraiion upol
,F utu fgrffn hn on
nOuncement that all the evil aud misfortune Whic
I had befalen all nations since the foundation o
the world, had been the results Of wckednesa =
What shall insure success hereafter, but 10 be goo'
as well as great, Physical education alone, o
mental training, will not change The heart Of man
, No religion OF mems dovising will iegenerate hi
heart, but TO Christianity aloue holy, real, aotiv
Christianity alOne can we look for nations pros
perity hereafter,
Miss Melissa J. Prentiss, of Medina headed al
essay with the question why not listenm AVA
in the deep rolingsea there Is Island on whcl
some charitable hand has placed a bell. When the
sea and wind are calm and the ripples da,h harm
essy against the ship, this bell Is Silent but Whel
the storm walks abroad upon the water eud th
masts eTeak and grown in the tempest, the bell
swung by the gale, tOlla mornful note OF warn
ing, which the sailor hears aud escapes the treacb
erOus danger So In another sea--the sea OF lie
, there is a warning bell which we call conscience
aud that bell, in times Of danger and when th
temptation is near, strikes warning note 10 tel
. Us Of the forbidden spot and 10 those who do no
heed the voice, II will come on theiF death be-
asking The saddening question: ''Why did yo
not listeni"
Tho Oberlin String Band, Of which previous no
tice has been made in the Leader, here performed
beautiful piece Of Instrumental music, very sof
Giles W, sburtleif. Of Geneva, H. followed will
an alton on Mental ChaIat teristics " which wa
an able comparison between the character Of Pau