, 1869-01-29
WILLIAMS COLLEGE.
eeccno Annual Reunion Of tile
Alumni Association OF
the NOfthxRe.l,
A Largo and Pleasant Gathering
OF plstinEuIshed Men,


Aci'fFf aioME1 Association Of The Northwest
1o"k r!scs ls.t eseIin: al the Sherman Housc.
1.37i! III the cscn.nE ibe Rradnatee. TO the num-
frs C: nr7ssrtf u! atty, nsse;nbled IN rarlor No.
], ard after an hour passed In pleasant eocial
tnisrttr. :Er cnnrsuE proceeded to the banquet
hs;l. ui.r'r. amid the rapid disappearance
pi c'"l things. the tcnisl Jingle OF wine
ti-stTs !r.srthFf wtth admirable musical eelec.
1I"n. J., tie Great Western Lirht 1uard Hand, n
F. A-,n q ,sest!s er}eyment VIA rhssed. Among
IL. ti..inl nle,s1 at.i wrll.knnwr -Eent1emcn
,se..tt 4.r!eu!ctant tltvtrnot I'm. ptos.,
:'s'H ~ It i!le A1nmri Association; paut A,
s'e' II t:!t.,. II. H.. FIpsi,ltnl Of Madison tul-
~.'s1r lt*,. III. lrtJ. rtpaidebl II Northwest.
~. w. ,H=''s. t'rs II. q. tstteY. Ut ts|iu,ot
.'''':4t''' t'rv' IT, "lIeos. ps vairsfal4u. thd
Itt ''' stunt 'aEH". ~ AiFn's ufore, Via,
~" i a's"s: tsta Et.se. Aa.e.ssf a.
iI.a,., il ii tt., ri ttnt eist.:,. III - n fo,f a.
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u I.f.H,tn l.: n, itkai,t II ii, Al. l,gt1aG tttv
t!i."' All :a'1, TIL, ts""ilfIeN sud pl,.ttat
hEHHtta.
"'""r f'is1itr i'an hrea nnhu 10 il,u ssln,t-
~ 81 = iarl t''tIL"f 1iIf,rs fallst tt4e h4auia-
7@." ~ 'f%sr sl.l tlard d tiat tha heCEelAty
w. ~ = =: :. "a, lst'. f. q 1rE'ss rsret'ed.
j! -a- il, N sst'E IF Il num Der At ietaas4 tfnm
.4.ALs's. y tln rrAt iAri1 eltIees ana Eegreis at
i.' Nj J" sn t'r pT t.ht TIL tals uceaetun; but
ti'.' '"'tr ral- i!a-!inrck ilalls aud X. ". smith
~ sit;t t1!;':..!, u..t t.L.tyrt tier Creating, 10
80 h tos'a''.'n. AID gave assurance Of their SIN
e r ert! h! bfi.g nuatlr 10 participate in the
':t'sit Lid 'i'ri-osan u occa-lon.
'EsK4Al 1AAf1E1D'e LEflE7.
I.:JFs ~ Ie1a thu following letter
Foa11r.H CoAoRHss, US.
WAenIsG1os. u. e., Jan. II. 1859. {
l',.. d:;,.Esos: yo1r circular of the 11th,
i:s'::- C." ~ a:stre tie rc1n:on Of the Williams
N":,s.s :a:.i. on tie ssh 1Ees., IL rsce'sed Il
I7 ar 81 tE.t noble frafc crulty, but tt takes all
~ :.:s ' :'a.nsE my aa!'ee herei u The day,
l. tic world. aud when Kings s5d
j'.;1crs. warriors 1Id priests were It's al1a:n!,
E.5~u. "eie inside tIo'b bers b5 the decl4ration,
-.A., ia:r.E< f'M"} III Got1n1ta.' Much more
:-.uusc ,:c .;:e,hren who were educated at
. s ~ re y a.rt pxns o0'f Freess,
r: Ar,r rit.t:- IN oil The Williams men who shall
- .1at!e II saas reunion, AID o:lseyc me, vezy
raE=rDEs1 HOPKINS LErrxa,
ai:o. IL. 1el!o Alcg Il. n Mark uo?kins, the
>s1.1sh:e pte.'teEt oi Williams tolleze, III:
Hi;L t. 1-ty aF3!arse:
W1-.14xs co1Izos, Jan. 81, 1859.
"T l-AE ''oETHSoa: Ian era:idsd In rceciv.
" IA*-oc1as'-n OF Tic W1il,ams College Alumn:
g.. H.. So.':wc*:, sn4 call,ng meeting for the
*s'h sos. "as - cannot. msy a.k you to ex-
Its-s u s:s AIuEE! Who mar he present ,nT
s.S sq t9 aj55s K5nn ,hsT q a
:,:rr::.isr nc er;;;ere. Ia ail tne sc,iess. IL
/: ieH:' :.te !nck n,rs to their Alumni ses
" ~ !. :. 81 tbs sol:ers i ron is postions ol
::.:..' inca. ;=:fu.:=se, 1t!s feeut reculiariF
~. rr.$, a. re who'll. hu. II c1,sts, and reeds
u ht:.rncct-. G. pa::e1l by u. Oar c1lleses
t:;> herr s: (! ste o.e Of thu eoEEectizc Inks
;5.c.:::. ar th5s tsye fe2t West but IS tho.c
:. :: T." Wet @co h*rc dsstred TO specd q
is:' .; .:s:, !. ,es 81, -. 7ad s aa.ns sae
: - ave ESQ IN tie past. nan. oi
* ls z 'asasIf 10 s.f.s Is: st5s ;ou 1sat Bat
= ":;>. .::: = :s:e:.s: u :hs eo'lsse hs.
:: 80 So7 1c; ~; ye.s A-t t.-t WAS
;. go. :s::;:sz:+ Of $50 e.ss. 4 ps'a oa
-: -. =. Wit S =:ez5ss:ed, @ s Sat >9Ss; "a:
:::=es.e 4 80 .. na7.z oa1 a11aai q uai
:: s.vs Hss:: As: IL s,ps:o soSsHo.s sss ::
III :: !; RI :: 4: xsss, = So So
: -: = 4: IL f:se, sssf ssa III Riss u i
sv:s e 3ss ::!:s u sas Ts1is Ss ascaa ss
'.::.v-:s; j. !, ri: =: ~ eol:ess on oe:
4F1:7 ::s:e t.s s:aEi wss Joa Will sre when
u. 4: .N':1cs.'t. We "a: is: hoa.sd he
-. -. ;he ws- va, 'ha, t2,k 2,.! sx.! VI.
5a na: ior III. i 70 10, rec .es WAT at"
1Ssn 1s.t Ta' -
s'a' -i'te e.. both IL 1tse.f wnsk OF as
>:l =: IL ne circoEl>t.Eees attending IT. insagu
-, III" t':a'lt 0 OF Hr, ftti1. to whom, a
=! s'u..' ot.ei.w" were lsrseI. Iadcb.ca for th
s',r-"' ting. !; Eas adutahl:. 1hl. /. III
-. '-:''sn'lt vr.sted BY the Alumni, tn
t''H'E ~ II with ,h"nid Fr=tca wat. which gnv
J. 1"i::,,S :: 'c rto'ts'ant,eu. ard uIs,uatc
secs. nns,er. The .sco1d connects us wit
9rr.' =: ,n,ss,'H:nrs mavemcn. VI modern timci
att t':lrd "rh tur destruction u rlar.ry ~
,rss'a ,'na tripEpb' a. y; xs hops, not g; !;
~. j;r4 ot the Declaration ot Indcpcrdcne,
hr 'h't1 ever. easthc rebellion, ana the 81
| a. f. not s1sff'e fosn. 0e or di.eFae9,1 M:sK CT ~
rl"n: Gel &: %aa nc'cr moro quiet. tt
@ n;s !ns#s Us: ff::tsi: al Il i;
~ LAD = good cause would have 10,
e, III; :,x ''a,h ,ss' ,ssy ff III u ''st s,!s
80: 'ir':rr II mIssrrr.i1rrt tIon, like ren.!E
~ : 'n.ii. anI :, EN- Of ps,uelplc, they return:
"1n ',', y 'ln'i"s. 10 oae lrft Gu ucr6un. of IL
r,t+lr. t"DGht 10 he r.,h that during Il
'' "' n.y. +rc..ed' 4 n having ni' The sns,ru
'''' 'tW. "Eu promise to tr oll amcuts and d
t, - ~ =, =" r.. wr s1c h"li'nx a.. . d
:''i' W ella 'nte 10 rcnt you 1ucrtsse lr ,s Il
1atsA' YIN will nut hc h'hRmcd n!. VI lah,n
':t,. "' alxs ilornirs. n.s.
"nrrhnoR nnos.' Aunss,x.
AIT i, ~" ,rs't" M ;sih" ~ 'st. which were f
''''h'A u thr Arrue,u,ior, ndu.rMra Il
.isnii ~ toI.unt: :,
r'H,n' hn,r h1a 10 ,h.nk you you i i
:" '''n"' snH h''e conferred uia,a
',,:, Il ,',u., S S. ;.,, vrs, IT. *aSa, r., x,, 4. !,
'4s ntI1hs'c Ind hctwrut, u. and now
,.,E;', r. .ln,t, ntE t, :se'1nt you ~ .ao
'',!i.r" scattered over The Eo.thwe
'.M' enH, 'cx'thcs Ia this rentro Of Il
'rs,ut-~. I..f pt to.n!rbt lay n.,dr ali ,eou"l
t'raI"k ala I II. witch sene1 ally occupY /
''n,'1~.i' a1,A RI Ia 20 bs:kso u. cl4s-lc bal
i'@rl1 }rsrr III co.Ir.e lite. Lct nA 10 M n
''s':' IL shc i'r1r,Ic ,onc- of she cnapel be
,.,:,a} ':;5i5 w.h'Ey e, rL'EE, w-k!hs Tue echot
''i' 'at' tut Lad s!idet The summ,is Of o
:"rk cais1rR W tc an 1n.rifltg, chrrrf
tti SRI ttltn ~ or 1ntr7 trE GerQtiect, l.
.-3qu:-ne !! asure derived from The soIyicg
'Ee s;nhkorn ihe, rec IN m1thematc-. or ii
i;1sup ~ sotne refractoFg tiEcek root witno
- 1Gft Vi ta'- t0 l-alNaYe kp essential prelut
-: IT. a-Gr-ts euse this evening. LIT I!
,a,1a.n n'a ui ihe +. citation .roou.thc xho'e.ou
-:.:s:arnt- nt 1tc literary rotietsce. The vi, Al
'ss'e q: e''l c2e life. IT. Joys and lts aports.;i
s..' ~ +EE:aacalrEe of tuia Eoc7al bo.rd. and
.:.:ih gray, aen q 1tree score .,ear. becon
.'"a!, l1IrllccfEsl sDd uoral we.Tar
Z, et1:s!td So We were in AZ Institute
! o-r !p.t TOES alE43ys iLepire3 rs witt re
'uleit. III: t1ne, lite noble and The good, Al
':F sr Er co IN c'nmuni'y where we ha'
.:=is = :oa.e .1cas2.e 1centitco WITH The ve
-i;atso-: .f1lzt Earrlaccnt fctus: now 10
- = :tf.se ocr city aud the states In ~hlt
4::sr. otl;.r ths ines viii be apptoa.lstc TO Il
a.l.r TIE tistc., Of OIL. .4ina Aqftr, and
:4r.te Ep1L ,hc T. clsl AID the moral VOLTA
:.ss. k:l2. will trE@ce oar deepest emotion
"a'. 4 eyn:ar5 .: more her sons Ii
n. ~ n:s..lon IN u sae ssry fsoat n,
&C. CT f's-E trEe Ct Oh. Ca1tsuau ctv!nz.tt
-'.::; stc hrahtn rss:on+ Of the world. Eve
of 4. ri tas E;',t'e ind many Of the leland.
oe7an hare aaoracd the n last restiog ri.
=. :5v:T !aho.s AID all oEer tue Northwest
earned rro;;sssio1e s1a active pqteui.s Of !:
a.r,r:x, slt, II IL to I've hoped ..cfnc.ectty.
go II 'a,'Lg tLe.r fouIda1ions in the prin
,s Gs 2pF T pfsss scy 'seR j. I'll ssinf: s'f h,E
:: raj !Ds ssses s Ts,'a .s 70 CON,
,s::s-:uatu acd give our rame. to an intti'ut,
a:.t sa.i: ticst mankind IL all after ages; /
s"1.Ec IT. lLetluctlois Of ou1 ever Kind c:
Ii, We esr give uuf I, dnSr sud Of orr ne,
-&lvsc alresdy established, ano genes.ily we
-. ~: soe:=1, ard the : lsions welfare s Of tas
y,loin We, 1aay be surrounded. Dorg ii
sh-Il IN teu1e nessure sea!lze
:: r,:rncn, have The honor 10 1nt1onuc q
L MI AinE., ce VITO will dikcourec 10 Tou mi
sc sp'Iy mud cioquea. upon theae polnts I
v.e1:-a Fl Cn:le.nan who 6taIds 81 The head
al the leading religious institutions Of
'::4sss' g,ss yon. ys gentlene the
1.ic. etTcIntp.ef."
lav- the pleasure to Introduce 10 you Rev,
70. III tie thica+o Theological, Seminary >
H.e=1,uIu 10 his ,ostt. Kcs. Dr. Lara then Z:
cnlt.s-ec T. BE- roaewhas taken By erspr
cr:h AZ Aluur1s perhaps ourht to be stn'