Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-27
Lewisburg commencement Week.

Lewisburg Commencement Week.
From Thursday until Saturday last, the
Reviews of Studies iu the Academy, COL
lege, and Female Institute, were gone
through with, to general satisfaction.
SUNDAY, several of the pulpits in town
we're occupied BY visiting ministers.
In the afternoon, the annual missionary
sermon, BY Mr.. Whitehead, Of the Great
Valley Baptist church, was plain, practi-
cal discourse from the text, Gas my father
hath sent me, even so send l you" The
other exercises Of the occasion we're con-
Quoted by Messrs. Mirick Of Lewisburg,
Geo. W. Samson, President of Columbia
College, Washington City, Fox Of Abiug-
tor, John II. Raymond, LID, Principal
of the Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, N.
Y, and President Loomis of Lewisburg.
The sermon by J. Wheaton Smith, be.
fore the Education Society, in the evening,
was founded upon the text-"A good
understanding have all they who do bis
commandments"
MoNDAY. A gentle rain in the morn
Jog, and the heat was tempered by north
western breeze which continued until Wed
nesday.
As21, P. NJ, the reading of Essays BY
the Graduating Class Of the Female lnsti,
tute Twelve in number,) occurred in &C.
cordance with the following Programme
two being excused by reqaest-and utter
spersed with Music by Held's Cornet
Band of Lewisburg:
The Eloqucnce Of siience-MARY r. SLIFER. .Lewsburg
Treasures OF the Deep-MAKruA Z. IRLAND iberisr
Natures Testimony-MARTHAG G. TUCKER, Lewisburg
The Sister Bxnd-SuSIE X. MINTOSu, sabbath Rest.
The Grea, Aim-MARY L. NEiHAET, Lesisburs
Mi Dcsperaudum-LUCY Il. BLISS Lewisburg.
The Fate of Empres-MARTHA d. JONES, Chester
Springs.
Propbetie Dew props-MARY NJ BELL, Allegheny City
American Home Urinary ". PARDOE Le~isburs
Trial, the Path to Giory-JENNiE NJ. DAWSON, Ran
valedictory-,ARAu R. MEIXELL. Lewisturs.
Couferring OF diplomas and Gold Medals
Address to the CLASSIFY Dr. }. L. LOOMS. President
At evening, the Literary Societies were
addressed by j. Hyatt Smith, pastor Of the
ll'h Baptist church, Philadelphia, upon
the theme, "MAN-FUL-NEss." The Poet,
"Doesticks," failed Of attendance, even
after agreeing to be present, aud the eve
ming of the anniversary being altered es'
pecially to accommodate him. He had
an appointment elsewhere, and found
when too late Gas we hear) that he wa.
not sufficiently ubiquitous for both occa
sins. We apprehcnd, however, it was nc
loss, as the Orator was sufficiently humor
Gus and lengthy to ill the public expec
ta,ions. The Milton Cornet Band was il
attendance.
/ TUESDAY. The Board of Trustees, and
of Curators, met at s, A. NJ. Their pro.
ceediDgs deemed worthy of publicity We
suppose will appear thrO' another channel.
At9, A. NJ, the exercises of the Theo.
logical Department occurred, in the follow
ing order:
Anthem by the Choir "God will Arise"
Prayer, by DR.. RAYMOND.
Anthem, Teach me thy way. Lord"
Salvation by Grace Alone \, ,Lewisburg
The Past and Present of the Christian Churchill
CoULSrON, Philadelphia.
Necessity Of the Atonemcnt-A: j. fuRMAN, Cookport
Anthem, 20 Lord, will praise thee"
Spiritual, the Source of Political Freedom-w. R. Nc
NEIL, Russelville-
The Principles of Truth the Dawn ofResious Liberty
Iueentises to an Earnest Min.try-H C. PARDoE, Lew
Anthem "How beautiful in Zion"
Address to Glass, by Prof CURTIs.
DoxoiOgy.
Bcnedicton, by Rev. J. HYATT SMITH
OF these, Mr.. zimmerman has taken q
full course and receives Diploma, and
Messrs. Furman and Menege, a partia
course.
At evening, the Anniversary of tb'
Alumni occurred-Rev. George Frear, o.
Reading, Vice President, in the chair
Music by Stoes' Silver Cornet Band, o
Dauville. Prayer by Rev. Miller Jones
Of Marcus Hook. The Grafton by Mr.
Hayes, was on Anglo-Saxon Characteris
tics-and the Poem, by Mr.. Fries, on 20
litical Dctraction. Both productions wer
we'll written, but neither speakers ba'
fulluess of lungs sufficient to be heard b.
the large and crowded audience. Bene
/ diction by Rev. J. Anderson Kelly o
Jersey Shore.
Afternoon, was the anniversary of th
I Education Society. In the absence Q
John ?. Grocer, Esq, President, Rev. )
Green Miles of Harrisburg, was chose
Chairman, aud Jos. z. Tus,in, Of Nor'hum
ber,and, Secretary. Prayers by Messr'
Miller Jones, Robert Dunlap, X. +. Young
&c. Mr.. Grocer was reelected President
aud Rev. George NJ. Spratt, Genera
Agent. The Report Of the latter exhit
tied the fact thai S5634 bad passed throus
his bands the year, and that the Societ
had aided 81 young men 10 preparin
themselves for the ministry. The Soclet
commended to the attention of other me