The Portland daily press., 1870-07-12
Letter from Wcterville.
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Institute, under the charge of Mr.. j. H. Han
son, will take place on Monday and Tuesday of
next week. Nine young gentlemen graduate
from the Preparatory department. On Monday
evening there will be vigorous contest for a
prize in Defamation. From the Collegiate
department, eight young ladies graduate this
year, and receive the diploma of the Institute.
The exercises connected with the graduation
of these young ladies will occur on Tuesday
afternoon. For the various exercises of the
anniversary, the Portland Band is engaged to
furnish music, and also for concert on Tues
day evening.
COMMENCEMENT
at Colby University, will follow in three short
weeks, beginning with the Boardman Mission
airy Address, by Rev. w. H. Smaller, D. D., of
Portland, on the evening of July 31st. Mon
day evening, August 1st, the Prize Declama-
ton Of the junior class, speaking original arti-
Giles. Tuesday, at 9 A. NJ, meeting of the
Alumni; at II A. M. an Address by President
Champlin, on the early history of the Water
vile College, after which the Alumni Associa-
ton will further celebrate the 5Oth anniversa-
~ of the founding Of the college, by dinner
" AtuLuuI Adli. 4ucTC Will W uO OltSS Ody
exercises, and no Poem before the Literary So
cieties, and by a series of mishaps, the students
have thus far failed to secure an Orator for
Tuesday evening. Tie graduating class mum.
bers only six. The usual commencement .ex-
ercises and dinner on Wednesday August Sd.
THE VAUDEVILLE ALUMNI
will find much of especial interest at this years
festival Many graduates living at distance,
and many of the earlier classes, have already
sgnified their intention of being present. The
village will undoubted be thronged by an un-
usual number of graduates, and it is import
ant for all to bespeak accommodations early.
Waterville is now shorn of her former hotel
accommodations, never too ample. But one
hotel is now open. The utmost hospitality will
however, be shown to all sons of Waterville, by
private families, go that no graduate may stay
away on that account.
CON oLETE NEUROLOGY
of the Alumni has been prepared by Prof
Hamlin, and is now passing through the press.
This labor has occupied all the spare hosrs Of
the indefatigable Necrologist, for the past
year, and has cost an incredible amount of lab
or and anxiety. The university may we'll re-
joice that it has an officer who could thus res
cue from oblivion, the fast fading histories Of
her earlier and later children. WINsLow.
To the Editor ofthe Press:
Sir,-Allow me to correct some serious mis-
takes in your report of my lecture. Of course
your reporter Attitudes his inaccuracy to my
peculiar voice. though the Boston press Ie-
ported me verbatim, without difficulty. My
first premise to the discourse proper" was
that Ronaanisna is the foe Of freedom. Instead Of
saying San Italian uses holy water" Sc. said
$50 long as he prostrates himself before the
priests and uses holy water, reverer"es the
saints and creates no revolution, he is not mo-
Tested for SO small trife as theft aid muir.
DER" don't positively say that he does use il
except as some brigands do at Easter, who
carry small bottle back to the mountains
and devoutly sprinkle themselves before com
hitting murder. See this well illustrated in
Rome Contemporaries by Abont.
The moral philosophy of Peter Dens, mol
"Deane," was the textbook referred to.
stated Sin Rome, no young woman who is &
regular attendant at confession is considered
pure" instead of the phrase reported. The
work called ''the guide book of nature, Should
have been guide book Of the tor;ure~. This is
not its title, but an explanation of my own
Its name is "Prd1is Sacrd Roman InQatisi
tionss" and its author was Cardinal Caraffa
not "Caracci." Those interested by the ex
tracts given in the lecture may find transla
ton of this work in the May GALAXY.
I do not say emo Catholic can be citizen,
&c. but "no sincere Catholic, truly obedient t.
his church, can be loyal citizen of the United
States. If he is SO, it is despite of his church.
This point was proven by quotations from
Dens, Thomas. A quinas, Alphousus Liquor
and others, showing total opposition to thu
genius of the United States constitution, as
regulating the duties of citizens.
l did not say ''six billions of dollars" &c.
but. "by the vote of infalliblity of the 18th o
July next, six millions of yotes would be at thu
control of the Pope"
Allow me to thank you for the courtesy Will
which you have treated me, and to request thu
insertion Of this letter to avoid misconstrnctio1
on the part of those who did not attend til,
lecture.
am Sir, yours, &C.,
20. e. KEATINGE.
Falmouth Hotel, July II, 1870.