The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-08-09
Commencement Week at Waferviiie.
lCoRrEspoSDENtE OF TILE PREsS.l ID

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The annual carnival has broken in upon the
customary quiet of this staid little village.
The Commencement races are advertised for
tomorrow afternoon, and Commencement
bah for tomorrow night Large numbers of
visitors Of every kind and description, from
doctors Of divinity to the jockeys Of the race
course, are lettering about the shady streets.
The early trains from Bangor and Skowhe-
gan and the steamboat accommodation train,
from HaIowell brought numerous accessions
to the crowd of visitors which had previously
arrived. The hotels are full and there are
few dwellings, which have not opened to re-
ceive some of the igrims who annually re-
visit these haunts of the rustic muses.. sgeGos
The exercises of the week began with the
sermon Sunday evening, before the Board
man Missionary Society. The sermon was
delivered by the Rev. DIR. William Hague, pas
tor of the Charles-street church in Boston,
formerly of Albany, New York, and again OF
Newark, New Jersey, we'll known as one Of
the ablest men of the Baptist denomination
in this country. The preacher selected for his
text the opening WORKSHOP that remarkable
discourse in which the Apostle Peter first
taught the doctrines of Christ to other than
the Jews to the Roman centurion, Cornelius,
Captain of the Italian band, SO called, sta
toned at C@sarea, and to his friends and
kinsmen. i,5a s,tsraal .sE 81, va sf,afs i,,,, 4
The words are found IN Acts X. "a: HOf a
truth perceive, God is no respecter of per.
sons" 1t was hard theory for Jew in that
day, to believe that Roman soldier could by
faith in God become child Of God, as truly
as any one of the Favored Race" That is
what Christ came to teach-the equality Of
mankind before God. That, is the doctrine
which stands in the glorious preamble to our
Declaration of Independence-the solid rock
upon which American nationality is based !;
and the powers of he'll shall not psevail
against it. 1t is easy to see what work the
logical application of principle like this,
makes with loosej ointed theories about Gin
ferior races" and "white mans governments"
To prevent any misapplication Of it,, the
preacher said, ''Let us beware how we link
our destiny with any party which would at
tempt to reconstruct this nationality of ours
upon any other basis"
The theme of the discourse might be de-,
fined to be, "The Democratic Character of the
Christian Religion" The Liberal notion of
modern science supplanting the childish faith
of former ages, and the Romish notion of alb
solution derived from church or priest, are
both, in DR.. Hague's view, aristocratic, tend
ing to separate believers into classes more and
less favored of God. The sermon was about
an hour long, and was listened to with undi-
vided attention. aaaH
Last evening the prize defamation of the
Junior class was well attended, though the
house was not crowded. The order of exer-
cises was as follows: j4'aR -
MAN and his Iclations-s Edward Payson Bart
lett, Oxford. III
REORGANIZATION of Efort-Chares Ransom Cof-
S-i;cvoIGtionary Principles, Charles Greene Hing
man, New Gloucester. -r.. i.s .t..
Scli-lorgctfu1ncss Ground of Sucecss-Corne-
Illus Albert Cover. Watcryille. f13sa ~
5-Tlc Pursuit of the Impossible and the Mysteri-
ous-lEenry Ware Hale. Ellsworth.
G-Organic Reforms in Sccicty-Dudley Perkins
THE rower of Genius-Lemuel Howard Cobb,
Portland. g5lIi tL .lssll9
sExcused at l7 i'ah E3I' Q esis
The committee to award the prizes consists
of the Rev. DR.. Hague, already mentioned,
Prof VIM. Mathews, of the Chicago Univer-
sity, and the Rev. Mr.. Halves of Philadelphia.
The awards will be announced tomorrow. IF
the use of language is indeed to conceal our
thoughts, the titles of these essays are well
chosen. For instance, one of the speakers
drew an elaborate parallel between saturniDe
and our jolly Thad Stevens, who
rarely speaks without setting the House in
roar of laughter. | do not il tend to criticise
the divergent parallel but do defy any
reader to guess from the titles which of these
young gentlemen engaged in this rather diff
cult undertaking.
1t is the prevailing opinion, / find, that Bal
ley, of Monson, is likely to take the first
prize. Bonds band. who were engaged be-
cause the Portland band was unable to come,
furnished excellent music, and will give con-
cert tomorrow night.
To-day is class day. The exercises begin at
the church at balcpast ten and conclude on
the college grounds after the usual fashion.
The alumni meeting at three o'clock this
afternoon win be unusually full. The ques-
ton of memorial for those of our numbers
who lie "dead on the field of honor,n excites
a lively interest. A part of the alumni are
anxious to erect memorial statue, with suit
able inscriptions. Others desire memorial
hall, which willlnot only preserve the memory
Of the dead but be very convenient for the
living, Something can and will be said on
both sides, no doubt, and whatever plan is
adopted will,I trust, be pushed through to
prompt completion. s'.' u.s. Sal
am indebted to the Secretary of the Asso-
cated Alumni. Prof Chas. E. HamIen, for the
list of deaths, complete SO far as has
been ascertained, during the last year: .ls59
1928. Sullivan Summer Rawson, died at San Fran
lsa; Albert Welisted Poole, died at l Portland,
ee 1sso - isC5, aged 81 years and months viz
MIMI. as Mm IA iloyt Humphrey died at Hastings,
CIT soi i Agon byron Clark died at Skowhegan,
'G is54. Johs,, Butler Ss SWsa iIs:, a.,
8, 1866, aged 80 years. s' ''' O'N'0'' AA"'eA
The trustees will have this afternoon in ad-
dition to their usual business, to fill the nro-
of modern languages established
last year. A Portland man is named for the
but withhold the name until
after the election. Ti5t 7a "a y5dl
This evening we shall listen to an Grafton
by the Rev. DIR. j. M. Manning, one of the
pastors of the Old South Church in Boston,
and one OF the distinguished gentlemen nam
ed last week for the presidency of Bowdein
College. The poem will be delivered by the
Rev. s. F. Smith, of Newton Centre, Mass,
pastor of the Baptist church in Wateryille
from 1884 till 1912. 1t was during his pas-
torate here that Mr.. Smith wrote for SIM
day School celebration, the hymn which un-
of r., Al.