New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-06-30
COILEGE COMMANDMENTS.
cn1IEGE OF NEW-JERsEY.

g., preshvterian Church Being the first service of
hi kind held in this College by the venerable speaker
e. cccoslon naturally awakened good degree Of inter
- ,onp the students and friends of the College The
ater took for his theme John xiv, 6: " am tho way,
L tr,,th and the life" In able and fecitous
,e speaker illustrated the characteristics Of our
d "a presented in the text. His application Of the
sulcct to the young man was appropriate and happy.
cgSrENNIAL THE AMERICAN WING SOCIETY.
The copious of the last evening greatly miti-
tJ the intense heat OF yesterday, and the clear and
pleasant air made the weather delightful and with the
interest OF the occasion tempted large number Of the
Alumni and friends OF the College to visit their Alma
Mater aud commemorate the founding OF its Junior Lit
r5ry Society The grounds Of the College looked
,nors pleasant and inviting. The Wing Hall pleas
ny decorated with evergreens representing the motto
OF the SOciety-Ltter6 Amteihd MoreS-surmounted by
The chapters and central columns Of the
classic front H Mere %Fea bS v %a Ssau' fs
The procession of the Alumni and friends OF the Amer
can Wing Society formed under the shadow Of the
grand old trees in front Of the Han, while Grafuas Band
ND by the authorities Of the College and nndergradu
aies and also the members Of the Cliosophic Society
Tic procession moved through the College Campus TO
the First Presbyterian Church. whore respectable audi
ence Of ladies was already assembled The procession
filled the body OF the house The President Of the socie
ty the Hon VIM C. Alexander or New,Hork, occupied
the chair, supported by the Historian and Orator
deut McCosh and the Faculty Of the College Among the
Trustees and distinguished men observed eX.GOvs.
Among the clergy present in large numbers noticed
tho Pey Drs Backus and Dickson Of Baltimore the Rev
Rogers VIM f. schenck Charles X. Imbria and Others
After the audience we're seated the exercises were
opened with appropriate prayer by tine Rev. Charles
Hodge d D. OF the Glass of 1875 senior Professor of
the Theological Seminary in this place. The President,
the Hon VIM c. Alexar der in few eloquent predatory
remarks, stated the object OF the days assembly, and
ties 70 the proper development OF the character Of Col
PROF. cAMERoNs ADDRESS
Prof Henry C. Cameron OF the Glass of s47 and OF
the Faculty Of the College the historian Of The Society
OF the Wing Society This organized in an
upper of the College, juno "a, 1909 Among its
founders we're James Madison twho nfterward became
President Of the United States, John Henry Samuel
stanhOpe Smith, Nathaniel Irwin, Philip Freneau, Hugh
Breckenridge. Caleb Wallace ChiefJustce OF Kentucky
and others The speaker rapid glance at the
founded Catherine II. was on the throne of Russia
aud seemed about TO realize the anticipations OF
Peter the Great by restoring the Greek Empire.
Joseph the Second of Germany and Frederick the Great
those countries France under Louis the Fifteenth,
under the tuelage Of ndel philosophy preparing
from the interference of Catholicism in her schools
POpery had secured preponderance In Europe. Watt
settled upon the fertile plains OF Kentucky This was
the year OF the birth OF many dlstnguSned men The
great struggle was gong forward IN tns country re-
speeding taxation without representation, tnal by
I1y SR called Wires While the adSePrnP party
the crown were called Tories. Dr. WltherspOon at
aferward became member OF the Continental Congress
and with Richard lstockton signed the Declaration of
students and there not Tory IN either Of these
existing long before the founding of those existing at
present Those best known were the Plain Dealers the
precursors Of the American Wing, and the Well Mean
ing which succeeded by the Closopnic These
suppressed in l76s This Society organized in 1862
they celebrated their Centennial four years ago The
former have dated their Society from the formation Of
might date in 1908, when the Plan-Deaers
gaized The speaker had wish rob the other So
ciey OF any rghtful claim TO priority but simply to
state facts and Intended TO be tCeneant0 In his plain
of the founders of the Society OF the merely student
life OF James Madison little was known He was severe
and did not speak at his graduation because he had
injured his health by study 80 that he could not He
wrote letter giving interesting account OF the Com
menccment Of 1862 Of the class OF no The Rev. Ma
thancl Irwin was long respected clergyman IN Penn
post Of the Revolution He gained his education under
STcat 'diaiculties; took his book with him
into the field and studied while blowing
would frequently ride Saturday evening. after
the abOr Of the week twenty and thirty miles 70 borrow
book He became teacher then editor and then lawyer
and Judge. He then took part in the whisky rebellion
OF Philip Freneau little known, save his great poem
Of the class Of Iva became colonel IN thS
army John Henry Tas az smith became popular and
prominent man and dd much IN ggng 'e snS for OF
many wears after he was the soul Of the College. The
speaker made many quotations from antiquarian docu-
menis he had exhumed Among others he read receipt
from the Robert f. stockton for $4,000 which pro
vded for the erection Of the present society Han Inc
address abounded in detail ana interesting ihodehs'
and was listened 10 by the audience with attention
TIE Hon. Richard S. Fields, IL d. Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States was ana oevere9
the Grafton OF the day Inc speaker The e sd6rss oS The
historian. Yet through the consideration OF the
for nm TO discourse upon The speaker regarded
happy feature that these two societies attached 20 the
College by Ia generous emulation they admins
ter 10 the improvement OF all their members
and Of the College. Another feature when s
noticeable that they secret enough 70 De rere9
from the public gaze, and yet open 10 he dreeOn ana
etes are great advantage 10 the College also 10 fIhC
ION Phe Sneaker traced his four years steady attend
ance upon the OF the American wing society ana
considered that for all the advantages OF ms educaon
and all the intellectual pleasures OF ms me- nc MAS
hall OF this society. After TINS introduction, tHe
speaker called the attention OF the auditory 10
the dignity and advantage OF learning and the ODigatOh
OF Cstanlty TO learning The speaker did not snare
The views those who thought that learning Without
religious training vas 80 great an evli Iat one hau 1
ter not be educated az all lie conceived tha' learning
good thing III itsef-eeyated the mlnd ana Dehe
flied the affections, and exered DeneHGilad ,nD
upOu society Learning alsQ vac dIe ay ~ EeTnt
When Moses who was learned IN all the HlsuOn vi
and Of his time called 10 bis peculiar WoiK aaron
renowned for his elOQuence, was associated WIN
learning and eloquence and religion were cOInpneu
they lad their mission to the most refined nation OF an
world paul was sent TO Greece, Rome, and IArsus-the
OF learning and hteratureana tneLS 10 tstors
tered the most cultivated SO the Christian tahets
were men of great learning and diligently studied the
philosophy OF their time, in connection WIN .he ~
lures learning aud philosophy PREPARED tIe WAY iT With
out them Christianity could not nave eAls tSa
The decay OF Grecian learning opened he way iC b n
leaulin, revived the Reformation aWOke; All lhe ne
formers were men who diligently studied the oreeA
Latin Calvin ana Knox were sPec
Of the whole body OF ther company ,ridde
leaning may initiate men with prlde, yst sP'iitu aat
often springs from igDoTahcSs,. 's an iilpsfIlons
learning generally are humbe-NewtQh Is an -. ittis
specimen VI this lie often compared nlusoil ~ 49,
child Learning Is sometimes called satao ~ think r.
eiatoi from religion. The speaker couIu nos -, satsn
We owe this idea Millions grand descr ptioh ~ oa t
and bis companions And In TINS ne thousn . tSoSbt
had done Injustice Michael and his angels re Ouks
that te great fault OF this description was Tvs IacA oi