The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-16
7. 7. II MN,
W. C. DUNT0N, pistric
HENRY LANE, Commit
CHARLES NJ. BLISS.
commencement.

usual ceremonies and festivities. The
weather was proverbially hot all through
tho week, some of the time, the mercury
of the thermometer ranging among the
uineties. The number Of alumni present
was, perhaps less than usual. The Bac-
calaurea,e was preached by Rev. Pres.
Kitchcl in the Congregational church,
Sunday afternoon. We gave an abstract
of the discourse last week.
SOCIETY ANSIvEBsARIEs--rIII beta
KAPPA.
The annual meeting Of the Phi Beta
Kappa Society was held Tuesday morning
with an adjourned meeting on Wednes-
day. Those becoming members, on this
occasion, were, s. 4. Gifin, II. s. Peril
90, NJ. c. Perkins of the class of 1870,
j. W. Stewart, class of 1916, A. W.
Wild, class of 1857, j. Bradshaw, class
of 1889, J. F. Whitney, class of 1868,
Il. NJ. Perkins, class Of 1867. Officers
elected for the ensuing year, President,
h. ID. Kitche Vice. President, W. II.
Parker; Secretary, 4. Brainerd; Treas
urer, G. n. Weber. The anniversary
exercises were held in the church Tues.
day morning. After music by Gilmore's
Band, payer was offered by Rev. Aldace
Walker, D. d., of Walingford, and Rev.
DR.. kitchel, President of the Society in
troduced Rev. j. NJ. Manning, ID. d., of
Boston, as the orator of the occasion.
The subject of the address was, John
Stuart Mill, his life, character and philos-
ply, on the latter point criticising the
system severely 1t was an interesting
theme and discussion to all who had sufi.
GENTLY developed their metaphysical per.
ceptions as to be able to get the force OF
the argument.
PHILApKLPltAN SOCIETY
The anniversary exercises Of the Phila-
delphian (religious) Society occurred
Tuesday afternoon. After prayer by
Rev. S. W. Magill of Cornwall, and music
by the band the President of the Society
Martin +. Severance, of Middlcbury, in.
troduced the orator of the occasion, Prof.
Chas. NJ. Mead, of Andover Theological
Seminary who addressed the Society and
audience, with the object Of applying to
religious doubts the reductio ad absurdam
to show that the objections to Chris
tianity, while plausible, and difficult to
refute by direct process may be shown
to be fallacious by assuming their correct
ness and seeing whittier they lead. This
method was applied to three points LIST.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ. Deuial
Of this is equivalent to charging Christ Or
the apostles, or both, with deceiving or
being deceived. But Christianity restsas
historical institution, on the truth Of it.
Provo that false, and the Christian
church loses it, foundation. We must
accept both the system and the miracle
or deny both. I'd. The supernaturalness
of Christ. The effect of his life and char
acter has been 50 powerful that he is on
all hands confessed to have been the
greatest and best man who ever lived.
But Christ and his apostles taught the
essential equality of all men. On what
ground could the apostles cxalt Jesus
above all as Lord, unless he had himself
claimed supernatural authority? If then
he was no more than man, he must have
been an impostor. Nor can any peculiar
authority be claimed for Jesus on account
Of his sinlessncss, if he is assumed to be
only IA man. For his sinlessncss cannot
be proved, unless we assume his super
naturalness, or unless we admit the abso.
lutte trustworthness of the New Testament
testimony. Butifwe admit the truth of this
then we must also admit the truth of the
same witnesses, where they assert, as they
do, Christ's supernatural glory. Bird
Christ's prerogative as Saviour. Who
ever denies this must accuse Christ o.
arrogant imposture We have the same
reason for believing that he claimed Il
be the only Saviour of men, which w
have for believing that he lived at all
No construction Of the New Testamen
narratives which eliminates this claim Cal
be anything but arbitrary and fancifa
conjecture.
PARRERIAN PRIZE EXHIBITION.
Tuesday evening the contestants for thu
Parkerian prizes entertained full house
The competitors were, G. Il. Blake, G. W
Brooks, j. A. Haig, H. F. Northrup, o
the Freshman class G. b. Cooke, W
Haig. II. j. Nichols, G. II. Remele, o
the Sophomore class, Il. II. Bottum, +
B. DEMO, +. M. Peck of the Junior class
The Juniors had orations and the Sophie
mores and Freshmen declamations. Tn
successful competitors were, j. A. Hal
and G. W. Brooks, of the Freshmen c
b. Cooke and G.. II. Remele, Sophomores
e. Il. Bottum and +. b. DEMO, Juniors
The Hulburd prize of 500 was won by j
A. Haig. The committee Of award con
sisted Of Prof. W. II. Bsscom, Of Wash
ington, D. c., Rev. c. b. Hubert, 0