The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-20
Comm enc "menf.


Middlebury College was celebrated last
week. We gave a report of the Bacca-
laureate in our last issue.
On Tuesday morning, a procession was
formed at the College, under the marshall
ship of Mr.. l.. V. Ferris, and preceded
10y Halls Band of Boston, moved to the
Congregational Charch, where the anni-
versary exercises of the Philomalhcsian
Society were listened to b. an apprecia
tive and moderately large audience. The
President of the Society, Mr.. ID. n.
I Burke, introduced the orator, L. p.
/ Whrpple, of Boston, the distinguished
'essayist and reviewer.
- = The subject of Mr.. Whpple's scholar
like address was ''>hodly." Being term
used to describe kind of cloth which,
a!thougi snowy and firm in its external
appearance, yet when practically tested is
quickly reduced to it. original rags, it was
very appropriate term to apply to all
that is spurious in politics, gcneral-hip,
literature, ethics, and religion. 1t entered
into our politics in connection with the
war, committing the blooliest crimes
under the guisc of policy, staggering on
until the principles which should have
guided Us al the oJtset overshadowed all
else, until we were driven to ideas from
events, instead of events overshadowing
ideas.
The pctiing of the sodiery, comparing
them with Napoleon, produced another
element Of shodly. The world has never
produced but five first class generals,
Alexander, Caesar, Frederick the Great,
Hannibal and Napoleon, but Approximate
ing TO frst-class general was that heroic
character Commodore Farragut, the first
class naval commander of the age, who
made his mast throne. In the second
class were Grant and Sherman whose
powers Of combination gave them this rank
Yellow covered literature is another
illustration of Shoddy. Sholdy, when
extended to moral. superfcializcs i'm
po~tant principles. Good books are never
written by boobies Great ideas are
shown by their vitalities when manufac>
tured mechanically for the religious
market. This test applied to all literature
is virtually so that the increase OF power
may keep pace with the increase of know
ledge All books that do not stand thi,
test are mere shoddy and the author a
mendicant The Christian Books you
read that have not vitality, feed you or
hlisks. Wherever we look we find sholdy
at work in the creative forces of life. Il
shows itself capable producing elemen
in human society, but at all times it is ;
tissue Of lies, worthlessncss and sham.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ruILADEIPInA>
SOCIETY.
At half-past two o'clock, the anniver
sary of the Philadelphian Society occurred
The address was delivered by the Rev
o. f. DaSgett. ID, of Canandaigua
NY
The speaker announced as his theme
"The Ideal of Manhood, or the Mode
Young Man"
A model young man is practicabl
character of every day life. lie shoul
never seek to be a negative quantity
The model man is never a manakin, bt
an active, energetic, living presence. II
is like model house ADAPTED to a usefi
purpose. The best Young man ia he WI
fully expresses the ideas of Young Anne
lea. evincins spirit of enterprise, ar
develops a characteristic dignity in all ii
walks Of life, is possessed OF sensibilit
high aspirations, hopes, energy, perseve
ance and faith.
The chaste language and the pleasiI
development Of the subject by DIR. Da
gett held the close attention of the aud
ence in the discussion of the ordina
theme, which he surrounded by so mai
rich thoughts and graceful sentences.
PARKERIAN PRIZE SPEAKING.
The annual Parkerian Prize Exhibit,
was given Tuesday evening. The COZ
mittee appointed to make the awards
prizes consisted of Rev. II. s. Cushm,
of Manchester, Rev, W. w. Winchest