The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-19

sod The rcst q the site ticket II understood that Mr.
Omer VIII be returned - the United States Senate ror
Term OF SIX years By the Legislature winter
almost entire failure Farmers Who -. my Srop
cut nftv tons OF hay consider Themselves fortunate
they gather u six tons this year
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE BURLINGTON coxxxsoa-
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BURLINGTON, VT July 81, 1860
THIS most beautiful OF all Vermont villages il more ,h,
usually attractive from the strangers Of both seras INA.
called together by the annual exercises OF Commence
ment The clouds and the rain only reader the iter.rv
enterainme the more precious from contrast and from
the pains and privatons necessary to its enjoyment
This, the hy sixth anniversary Of the University oS
Vermont inauguraed by President Peases Baccssu
reate sermon in the Congregational church, Sabbath
afternoon Notwithstanding the rain the house was wen
Ailed, and the doctor remarkably felcitous end
able in his discourse. His text from Matthew tx 20
According to your faith be 4, with you and bis sab
jeot 1.-THE Positive Abiding Results Of Life Determiu
ed by Faith" He first defined faith, distinguishing IL
from caprcious desire, and from spirit OF experiment
ing the Divine attributes He said that its objects ara
spiritual But the objects must be embraced by the heart
and will, as well as known.
This faith has always Characterized successful mea
They had object and believed 1t atalnable aud a.
tanned IT, julius Cesar mentioned an illustrator
Of the speakers position Whoever then has Aith uaust
the degree which be exercises IT, and in The drectio
in which It called forth, have the essential elements Of
This practical and thorough discussion was concluded
by patenAi coupses 70 the graduating class Abiding
the loss Of Arthur, Goand and Whitney, who
nesses Of thess ceremonies from higher sphere the
speaker said that this discipline for those remaining
that they might bring forth fruit" Tho attain
ment Of this end was pressed home with great pannes
These exercises which were In the Afternoon were con
cluded by the singing Of an original hymn by OF the
Dr. Pesse is the nrst Alumnus Of the University who
has presided its interests and much
depth and freshness Of thought though yet he
evnced all that executive talent exercised by his ims
diate predecessor Rev. Dr. Smith. Prof. Torrey, ths
translator Of the American edition Of Dr. Neander's
"Church History Is the most attractive in the fa
Guilty The other members comparatively young but
bid fair to DO their part 70 sustain ae already established
This college Incorporated before Middlebury, its
sister institution but did not go into operation unta
tempt to compare the results thus far. An intelligent
man, graduate of neither, informed your correspondent
found that in the matter of clergymen Mddebury has
graduated six hundred-or three ffths OF ell her
graduates have selected that profession while the U1
these six hundred hddebury graduates forty eight have
received the honorary degree Of d. D. or the hun
bred and fifty graduates Of the University who are or
have been clergymep, only have received the
honorary degree OF missionaries to hcathen lands, Mid
dlebury has furnished thirty Burlington two or Co
vernors Middlebury has furnished the State with four,
Burlington with none.
But, after ALL these comparisons may no, amount 70
much. The character Of the young men who study st
college does to make of them than their Alma
Mater II would be folly for this University claim that
Professor Shedd the result of her peculiar o.
treatment-as well for Middlebury that Drs. Owen,
Hatfield or Post, or the.late Governor Wright, Of New
Sabbath evening occupied by an address before
the Society OF Religious Inquiry on Christian Culture
Dr. Cutting, Of the University at Rochester n r He
began by vindicating philosophy and especially the phi
osophy taught here from the charge Of reck essness h
the practical affairs Of life, pay ng tribute TO the
mory Of President Marsh hts teacher that
partment He defined Christian culture to be the culture
of man OF learning who uses 1t in the spirit Of Chris
tanspoke OF the intimacy between the depart a
literature and regiou-uentioned who In dan
possessors college professor Christian MI
nster who Ia recluse-areued the higher dignity Of
culture when sought as means and mot an end iusirat
ing by spirited reference to Dr. Alexander and Rev A
X. Mott, young Baptist clergyman Of New York. who
was last year drowned-and concluded by urging upon
young Christian scholars " emulate their example, Ts
address was OF high order aud evidently employ
ed a. a means, and not an end.
all parties at the Town Hail. The Green Mountain poss
and wit, John G. SAKE, Esq, Simon pure DE-
him some very handsome COMPLIMENTS but whethee
serious or otherwise your correspondent 1t loss -
determine This is Mr. saxeslpace OF residence though
ever the University probably preferripg to keep him
under his pa,ernsl control, which, may suppose
from the caste OF his mind must be very Purauic and
thorough Hon. Geo p. Marsh present the reosp-
tion Of Mr.. Douglas.
The Senator as ia thought by the republicans here
ovcrscpped the limits OF good taste in making political
speech on popular sovcrcisnty-a rehash OF his Hayrs
Mdgs<ae article Toward the Close abiding TO the bard
ships Of frontier life, he spoke Of Grail splitting aud IL
quick applause demonstrated the character Of large part
OF his audience.
Hon. T. c. Palmcr, Of Minnesota, addressed the
csted alumni II two O'Clock r. NJ, from the following
subject-''New EnglAndsm as an Element in Americas
Civilization His address long, but had 0ns
passa Some OF bis structures the present type e
New England character evinced the careful observer
from Q distance Mr.. r. Ia young Western Judge, anA
hal talent enough to be Governor other heh do
nitary, Of these days His address evissed sound
and solid attachments, well sound principles
Mr. Scott, OF New York, who TO have delivered tho
poem Immediately after the address, failed from sckne
which overlook him ON his way. .-r
The music discourscd by the band OF the Seventh reG-
ment Of New York very full, tasteful and hArmo-
nious