Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-19
Jubilee of Madison University,
Hamilton 4. ". July 30 To Aug.
!. 1869.

( The Alumni aud Friends" OF Mldi-or
( University have just had u week of great
Joy and rejoicing: In addition to The
usual exercises Of commencement week
services appropriate to the ffieth yer oi
/ the institution have been held
/ The University consists of three de-
1 partmcnts Grammar School, Of two
( years the College, Of fonI, aud tie The
olngicil Seminary, al two. On Friday
evening, July 80, occurred the auuiver-
sary of the Grammlr school department
Thirty-niuc grallatei, sixteen of whom
delivered uratinnS Saturday morning
was devoted to the examination of the
GLASSES in the Theological Seminary, and
) .turdIy evening Ia rrlzn Speaking 10y
the three lower cl.,-se- in college.
Sunday morning, August /, Rcv. w
H. Smaller, ID d., of Portland, Ne,
preached the annual sermon before the
Education Society; in tho evening Rev,
\. If Burlingham. ID, OF ST. Louis,
preached before the Society for Inquiry.
On Monday ep'ning. Rev. c. w Ana
ble, ID ID, Of CAmbridgc, Mass delivered
an Grafton before the literary societies of
the college, and Benz. + Taylor, E-q,
of Chicago, read poem
On Tuesday occurred the Commence
mcnt OF the Theological Seminary and
the college.
The following honorary degrees were
conferred
A NJ upon Rev T. Il. Jones, South
Wales; Rev 5 w Culver, Holland, Pat
ent, \ Y.
ID ID. upon Rev i. i. Bronson, South
bridge, Mass Rev +. c. Lord, Ningpo,
China Rev. g. Sawyer, Bedford, n. Y. /;
Rev. w II. King, Owego, n Y; Rev S.
S. Parker, Providence, II. l.; Rev A.
Cleghorn, Ottawa, Ill.
Phi ID upon Rev. w c. Richards, Pitts
field, Mass
LID. upon Rev J. C. Burroug'+, ID D.,
President of Chicago University.
The services especially belonging to the
Jubilee were on Sunday afternoon, Tues
day evening, and Wednesday. An ex-
ceedingly interesting prayer and confer
ence meeting was held Sunday after
noon.
Devout thanksgiving was rendered to
God for the blessings He had bestowed
upon the University in the past, earnest
prayer was offered for its future prosper
ity, and touching and soul-stirring remin-
lscences were given by "the fathers"
Tuesday evening was filled up with
reports from committees on Glass Histor-
ies, Neurology, Foreign Mission Work Of
the Alumni, War Record, etc.
The exercises on Wednesday were
opened with prayer by Rev. Francis w
Emmons, the Oldest graduate present of
the class of 1924, formerly Of Swanton,
Vermont.
Then followed an address of welcome
by DIR. Dodge, President of the Univer-
sity, an ode by Rev. T. A. T. Hanna, Of
Brooklyn, which was sung to the "Star
Spangled Banner" historical discourse
OJ LIZ. GdtOu, ICsioCht Va IhC AhCOAO-
gical Seminary, and poem by Rev.
VIM. c. Richards, Phi. D. of Pittsfeld,
Mass
The following epitome of interesting
facts in the history of the institution is
derived from the Historical Discourse"
and other sources.
To the Rev. Daniel Hascall, gradu-
ate of Middlebury College in the class of
1866, belongs the honor of having first
suggeated the idea out of which originated
the movement in behalf Of ministerial
educatiaa in Central New York. On the
Gath of SeptaaASer, 1917, he, with twelve
others, met at thSAouse of Dea. Jonathan
Olmstead in Hamilton, and organized the
Baptist Education Society of the State of
New York, /" after each he'd given one dol
lar, and offered prayer tof athe blessing
Of God upon their enterprise spd 70
with thirteen men, thirteen dollars and
thirteen prayers originated the soeiety
whose influence is now 90 widely felt