The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-30

law, theology, and medicine, but lately others
have sprung up. Railroads and steamships are
assmilating the races of mankind, and are
breaking down the barriers of mankind. For
instance, go upon the continent, and you will
find that railroads have sprung up everywhere
and civilization is making highway over which
Christianity may pass. This new power is en-
gaging the attention of society. The laborer
who spent ten hours of his time in ideness is
now spending that time in using his brains, and
he is becoming thinking man rather than a
mere machine. Now the Anglo-Saxon race is
fast progressing In this direction. For all
this we are indebted first and mainly to the
man of science who discovered and made known
the laws OF nature; but we must not forget the
mechanic who has made known all he was capa-
BILE Of The railroads of the United States CON
stitute about twelfth or a fifteenth part of the
wealth of the country. These railroads are
principally in charge of this class of people
educated mechanics. Such being the important
position of this engineering class, 1t was well
and nobly done on the part of my old colleague
That such branch of science should be early
taught at Lafayette College. could add nothing
to anything that could say to the honor already
heaped upon my old friend l shall always be
proud through the whole of my life for having
known such gentleman.
The next toast, 1.-THE Alumni of the College,
was to have been responded to by Judge Porter
but he was prevented from being present He
however, sent letter conveying his good wishes
to Dr. Cattel for his safe journey, and regretting
his unavoidable absence.
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to by Chief Justice Thompson, who was much
cheered.
He said he was very much obliged to his
friends for their kind greeting upon his rising
but he did not authorize the President to put
him down for speech on this delightful occa-
SION 1t was too late to make speech and after
what had been so ably said by the eminent gen-
temen who had preceded him, all the conceit
which he had in reference to speech-makng had
been taken out of him. He referred to his early
school days, and gave description Of the school
house, with its glazed paper for glass windows;
and he stated that his schoolmaster was in the
habit of producing large bundle of rods di-
rectly the school was opened, which he kept
within an easy distance of his arm. He spoke
of the first stimulus given to the educational
system by the State Legislature, and said
he remembered very well that good old man,
Mr.. Junkin, coming to Harrisburg to solicit aid
for Lafayette College, which was granted. He
was very glad to hear of the excellent endow-
ment which had been made to thisl college, and
he said unless such things took place the Pro-
fessors fell off, their salaries not being sufficient
to support them. He was much pleased to hear
so favorable an account of Lafayette College,
and the thing that gave him greatest satisfac-
tion was that a Professorship of the English
language had been established.
THE Clerical Profession" was next toasted
and responded to by Rev. Herrick johnson.
He said he was delighted to hear from the
President that Christianity was to be impressed
upon the students, and that it was to be the
it. He referred to Wycliffe and Luther, whose
help in the translation of languages, he said was
well known. The three great languages in the
world owe great debt to the pulpit. The
motto with which Harvard College was formed
was "PrO Christie erclestid, but we think it has
fallen far short of such an inscription. He said
out of 500 clergymen whose lives are recorded
in Sprague's History of the American Pulpit, 53e
were college read, and he believed that more
than half of the students of Lafayette College
have entered the ministry (Applause.)
| The Hon. William Strong, IL. D., responded
| to the toast, THE Legal Profession.
After which ''The Medical Profession" was
| toasted, and responded to by Professor Samuel
| ID. Gross, who was loudly cheered.
The last toast, "The Educational Interests OF
| Our Country" was responded to by the Hon
| Henry Barnard, Ii. D., United States Commits
| sioner of Education.
He referred to the vast number of the popula-
| tion of America who could not, at the present
! time, even read the Constitution. He knew OF
| the valuable information which DR.. Cattell will
receive during his journey, and of how beneficial
| ii will prove to him hereafter. He then touched
| briefly upon the public school system now in
| vogue in Prussia, and mentioned quite a number
| of institutions which DR.. Cattell would visit
| during his absence from this country, and eX-
pressed the hope that the results of his nvesti-
| cations would be given in permanent form SO
| that other Colleges besides Lafayette might
| share in their value. He was of the
| opinion that every human being should be
| educated up to the highest possible degree
| which their surrounding circumstances would
| admit of (Applause.)
The benediction was then pronounced by Rev.
Dr. March, and the friendly gathering ended.