The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-26

Rer leonard w. Bocon Cbeg, Street Church Historical
Disoourse fore the Ai~nni Of Hopkins Grumnar Shoo'-
The Rqfo,nsrs Of Eer Engiaad-EscIi CsererHis Nthe
of Teochire-71e Ahn,n Dnner-Preessor Tisinias a.
Cnaiyman-7he Funds Badly Mana9sd-Sernon by R>r. C.
w. Gdip-Comm~no1nent Exercses-Pyises Aworded-Iae
resting Mating Of 0e Aumni-List Of Deceased Gruduas
Addross by Ror G. Rirharris, &C., &C.
Quite respectable audience assembled at the College
street Church yesterday afternoon 70 hear the historical
discourse before the Alumni OF Hopkins Grammar School
Prof rwinrg introduced the speaker Of the occasion,
Rev Ieo1ard ". Bacon The following arc portions Of
his discoursc:-
"Quod Eeltr Fauslsmqse ST." So spake John Daven
port two hundred ago TO the General Court Of the
colony Of New Haven, and inaugurnted the Hopkins
ssy IS xnsss that sSs Old p sS psycS sa
swered. The loug, unbroken succession u learned
OF hopeful youths o. former generation, here brcd
tor the pubic service Of tho country" declare it, and
you whom now salute-students Of tue school
cherished by this ancient bounty-felow alumni, gath
cred TO acknowledge tho debt Of gratitude to our
foster moLer-rcsIected teachers, both OF earlier
and OF recent date-you ali confirm the testimony
The speaker thanked the Alumni for the honor Of tracing
the history OF two Centuries turing which the
had been fountain Of liberal education, which during
Az these gcncratos bad not ntted It's of use
ul and happy Influences He had ars that source
OF such long continued and steadat funess would b.
the less interesting because II little rocked
power in political history, and ovcrshadowed by
more imposing offsets In the history Of education.
The more serious difhculty was, thai parts Of the
story must always remain unwrlten. The occasion
commemorsted as the birthday cf the college school
was entitled by the venerable historian Of Connect,
Cut, "1he Rev. Mr.. John Davenports resignation
OF Governor pkins' donation the General Court OF
New Haven. June 4h 16eo" (Ncw Haven and Coauec-
speaker read extracts IRON the ancient record showing
that John davenport trustee, had received trust
frcm Edward Hopkus fq large donations for the pur
pose 81 establishing small college In New Haven The
prime IN religious and educational reform
New Haven and adjoining colonies Eaten Hopkins
asd Davenport lie gave glowing and eloeueai denea.
al x,lo mig
well have occupied the orators hour. He also traced
the relation between this school aud tue grammar
schools u England Its patrons had also been ia.
irons Of the grammar schools Of Coventry, in the
m ,tber country, where the Eaions the Ihvenports
and the Hopkipeee were, Ia their day, prominent
In the promotion Of education John Davenport had OBJ
served that whcn reformation had brought about
It seldom advanced farther than the first pushed
IT, This dss lei him 10 resolve quick work with the
reformation which he had planned Tor New England.
Three oolsborers-fAton Hopkins and hvenport--came
Together beard the Hector 10 the wild shores Of New
England They rciormors or Puritan stun. They
came folsy prepared at oncc 10 make beginning this
WORK with the very establishment VI the Commonwealth
~ ucy had qualified "a become governors and ccun.
cors u the State and mirs the church In the will
dcroees they brought with Them what other panta
ton IN New England rssesssd, rrocs onAl teacher TO
Up the seh and he the meet picturesque character
In s their history, the famous E,ckic, Ch-ever Coming
forth from moet accomplished classical education In
London, he brought with him his chief estate. the
beautiful manuscripts OF his elegant latin poems
and II bis dissertations In the language. With all
his bne culture be did not hesitate 10 apply himself 10
the small things Of colony life. What his method Of
teaching WAS may be gathered from hts "Iain Acct.
depec," and cm the traditions Of his pupils. HIS method
of discipline may be inferred from what learn Of him
self in general The pupils q his seventy years career
rose up with accord 10 call him blessed when he
dtcd-po sufficient presumrton that they did tho
roughly dc'cst him, and csricsture him the blank
pages q bus "Accidence," and Call him old Checver'
below their breath loog they school 10 him
II not to be supposed that such Puritan r,tans
would In his regimen the side OF mild
o, The boys learned 10 know him by the rule "Er
oando leneS the last survivor OF them Ali giving AZ
his most distinct rcminsccncc Of the famous grammar
school MASTER, tbst he = long bite beard tcrm
mating IN POINT, and that when he sIoted his beard
the point was sign for the boys 70
stand cltnr. II In written Of him that he served God
faithfully in bis generation, and sbocainascd pcrwigs
Although the Chccvcran education perfect and
uncQuad there were certain defects In the "Cheeveran
character" Which somewhat detracted from his amahe
that the lesrn d, se denying, considerations ccc
yer, degree wilfu opinionse and decidedly
manageable curious record had lately BEEN disco
vcrcd q his trial before tho First church. In Ncw Haven,
raj prsemat,csi dcgms,csi aud disasrcesbe Hs par.
tcular snsgrcsscb TO have consisted chiefly In
speaking evil Of dgnsfics In abusing the church and
elders, and in doubtful oispuation. Brother Checvcr mel
with him; they had Cor long time observed and wit
nc~d against his cortradioDg stin, proud spirit. they
fssrcd God had controversy with him, wondered what
would 20, and what God would DO with him
-four years and bcgot and d,uehters TIE speaker
bad not traced the line q descent from him
but there reason 70 believe thsA his family not
tircly cxfiIct-
which 6pcly written and eloqucntly delivered Tue
HcrA Grammar Scrct, originally intended for col
Iegr obliged " stand back and do service fer the
younger, ovcrshsdowrg old Yaeeedinc UP q her por
tale the ambitious, unhegcd trcebmea. And Of AL the
freshmen who cnter Vale thoroughly
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