Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-06
Local and state Items.

IMPROVEMENTS, The improvements
made under the direction of the County
Clerk, in front Of the County Court House,
in laying down one of the best walks in
the village, enclosing it with an iron fence,
and covering the enclosure with green
sward, have doubtless been noticed by all
our citizens. Soon after the completion
of the fence, some graceless scamp knocked
to pieces the cap of one of the iron posts.
When this was repaired, another of the
posts was wantonly injured. This injury
has also been remeded. The officers are
now on the watch, and that meanest, low
est and vilest Of all mean, low and detest-
able villains, who will deface or destros
public improvements, will be nabbed and
dealt with according to his deserts, as
sareIy as he attempts repetition of his
despcable rascality.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY-The present
Senators, Roderick Richardson of Mont
pelier, Addison Peck of East Montpelier,
and p. ID. Bradford of Mortified were
nominated for reelection at Union Coun-
ty Convention held at Montpelier Au-
gust LIST.
Nor PRISONERS. We are informed
that Sergt. Emmett Mather, and privates
| Darwin Il. Eames and George l.. Knight,
of the LIST Vermont Cavalry, reported by
our correspondent, wounded and prison
! ers, are not prisoners, but were recently
in the Gettysburg Hospitals.
PERsoNAL.-Lieut T.. H. Higley,
the Vermont Cavalry, and H. f. Smith,
M. D., Assistant Surgeon Of the Third
regiment, are at their homes in Castleton
spending a few days with their friends.
AT the commencement of the Wes-
leyan University, July %, 1868, the de-
gree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred
on Rev. Bostwick Hawley, pastor of the
Methodist church in Castleton.
Col. Stephen Thomas, of the Eighth
! Vermont regiment, and Lieut.. Fred. h.
Smith, Commissary of Weitzeps division,
have reached home. They arrived on the
last steamer from New Orleans, The Col
is looking quite thin, his health having
suffered much from the constant exposure
he has been subjected to in the siege of
Port Hudson Beth these officers have
furloughs for sixty days.
-Maturin l.. Fisher, native Of Dan
vile, VT, is the Democratic candidate
for Governor in Iowa.
COMMENCEMENT AT BURLINGTON
The exercises Of the Commencement week
began with the Baccalaureate Sermon by
President Torrey, on Sunday afternoon
last. The discourse was from the text
John |, 4 ; and was clear and exhaus-
tive exposition of the close alliance and
affinity between Christian ruth and all
other true knowledge, closing with an i'm
pressive address to the graduating class.
On Sunday evening occurred the ami
versarv exercises Of the Society for Rel
gious Inquiry. The exercises attracted a
! large number of persons, and, though the
extreme heat was very oppressive, were
lis ened to with unusual attention. After
the reading of an appropriate selection of
Scripture, and an impressive prayer by
Prof Clark, of Union College, the orator
of the evening, Rev. Joseph P. Thompson,
D. D., of New York, was introduced.
Mr.. Thompson's address was extremely
able and brilliant, and was devoted to re-
plying to the theories of Buckle, Theodore
Parker, and DR.. Draper, as regards So
cial development and progress. He
| i ~ Al. l,,l ti,.,l,r IiF
ferent from the gospel method. The
| Christian system, or that Of the removal
tiouists, was distinctly opposed to that Of
the progressionists. Society, the orator
asserted, could never be elevated by any
other means than that of the application
of the princi pies Of the gospel. 1t was a
supreme necessity that Christianity should
be the leading element of civilization, and
the social prOgresslOnists overlooked the
fact that religion in some form must &C
company civilization. The speaker, in
conclusion, argued that Christianity leads
men to a higher ideal of life, and the flag
with the Bible on it must be the banner of
civilization. The tone of DR.. Thompson's
discourse was extremely orthodox, and he
gave the followers of the school of Buckle
and Parker no mercy, bearing down on
their peculiar theories with the severest of
sarcasm The address was rich in anal
ogy and Illustration, apt quotations and
telling anecdotes, ard was much enjoyed
| by the large audience.
Important Order-Towns Credited
with Surplus hereto fore furnished