Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-19
in the lives and efforts Of its bcncfi

March 3. 1919, the society was chartor
cd by the Legislature.
4 November 3, Of tho Same year, the
board Of the society located their semi'
nary at Hamilton.
Hence the anniversary Of 1867 wa'
chosen as the semi-centiennial OF the in
stitution, which was formerly called the
"School," the Seminary" "Hamilton Lit.
erary and Theological Institution" but
which, aimee its literary department was
incorporated as a College in 1916, has
been known as the Madison Uniyer-
sity.
The object of the Education Society,
according to the preamble of its charter,
is Ito educate pious young men to the
work of the ministry" It's work really
commenced before it had found perma-
nent abiding place for the school. For on
the 14th of February, 1918, Jonathan
Wade was received as the first student
and beneficiary, and Rev. Daniel Hascall
was the first instructor Mr. now DR.
Wade, was living and laboring ut last ac-
counts, as missionary in Burmah. He
was a member of the first class which
grad uatcd in 1922 One OF his CLASSMATES,
DIR Eugenio Kincaid. ",be Hero Mission
ary," is now living in this country.
Upwards Of 1000 persons have been
connected with the school during its ex-
i.,.,c. +, b..scpt firth 200 minister.
90 Of q hon have received the degree OF
u y 2o nr.siaent. ~ collcycs. sg pro.
f.a.or. II coIlc,es and principl. d,
.oad.,,;,. .,.d t.,,,.,l, .c,,ins,ri.# and G7
so,,;,,n ni..ior,,,,. 81 havf becu
.,,tar. !, la.ls. ana ,l.l.,at,. ragi, u
9TH.
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h'' since '"'t t''"e . i"'te l"'J'fiy -
the students III the college dtP"t'ih' III
try S'ihat the power ana influence oi
'dls'n l n'VeTsi'y l- ch'eHy .'Nftte"
through the pulpit aud III the pAS'orate'
Vermont has contributed to the iusti-
tutiqn both money and Students Several
Young men from this State are now III
the school, aud others are xpectcd - Gu
ter in the fall. Madison University l.
well represented AMONG the pastors OF
Vermont Of those who have enjoyed
it- advantages, the names of the follow
ing occur to the writer, viz
+ p Merrifeld, Swanton W. G..
Walker, St Albans: NJ 4 Wilcox, Bur
lington: w l.. Palmer, Cornw wall; l. j.
Carpenter, Pittsford; NJ Field, West
Haven: J. G. Butler, Factory Point; w.
I II .Ruyr, Shpft-bury: II Burchard, No.
Bennington; S X Dexter, Bennington;
a w. Goodnow, Wilmington: l.. J. Mat
teson, Brattlcboro; w. y. Wilbur, Sax
tons River c. II. Richardson, Felchville;
y. Cudworth, Pcrkinsvlilc; Z. L. Niehol-
son. bellows f"ii''
ne following f"rei9h nl7-i'hatIe-'"h
S'ial'd al Hamilton were natives ~ 'oi-
mont.
>. . be''hcr, born III llii''1urSh' -
H. SLATER Nor"l'h' L. l. Scott 'Ioehs-
o"fo' M. D. hh""il"n' otra'ioh' - NJ
II ."ei' pennington Inc hfTt 'hr'e
'i' ~
n fI4t ilft#.llN \ ltiN.~ BI me lutl-
lee t -"mp'n.ns dinner was served III
large tent on The green IN 'front.' ol the
three university ed'hoeS
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g., ID, r., R,.hort p.aou ofclin.
,ou Nh ,,,. !, ~. so,b ro,r ,,bo !,
anl In. hcon far =, lo,., .cycn,oc, ,.,rs
tho o,ly survivor Of ,hc thirteen Who
f,nndod thc Ednc,ti,, Sociatv With
bcc,mir,, uod.stv b. r,forred to that
eyer.memorable mc.tin, mentioned above.
with words Of wisdom he counselod hi.
vo,rgar brs,hrc, in the ministry and IN
most bcout;fpl and touclip, lsngnago he
ha6 f4rau-all IN la tya
hundred miles to visit. and to friends old
and now who fclt il to ho a snac;.J nro.
vidence that he was permitted to be pres
ent at the Jubilee of the institution he
had belped to found.
r, -, .l,, h,.o.
An' rPoe'n iAaAis' Ao"''.'' ""' sum
interrupted 10y the ram, which drove the
crowd from the tent to the spacious "Hall
of the Alumni and Friends" Here it
went on with unabated interest until
-. 1,.,,
iea'iy u'iN
Not the least important feature of the
ofter-d;rnor exercisos was tho co,nnlotion
-, e,oo 600 aI.,:,, D,p a.
OF 'he sloo'ooo 'uoi'ee una AZ
dinner S92, had been pledged. After
dinner $l2; 100 were raised in sums rang
ing from $50 to s.. 900. Then the "Alum.
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