Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-10
local ano State NeMs.
rhe semtcentc celebration ii Krn.,s nllI

THURSDAY.
The exercises of the Semi Centennial were
held in the church and commenced at ten
o'clock A. NJ, after piece of music by the
|Mendelssoln Club, which, has throughout
lldded SO much to the general interest, by sth Q
EXCELLENT taste in the selection and adaptation
|,f music to each separate portion Of the exer-
+ses The church was crowded and all par
les rapidly and easily seated by K s. Morri-
on Esq, Bangor. Prayer was offered lv
Rev DIR. Cook, Principal of the WESLEYAN
seminary, Wilbraham, Mass. The grafton
IN the occasion, by Rev. Joseph Cummings
# Wesleyan University, Middlctown, Conn,
occupied an hour and four minutes in its de-
livery. 1t was a discussion on the duty of
ducated men to the State.
THE ORAIIoS. ......st,t
Years ago, said the speaker, / read a story
f one who after long years Of absence turned
is steps toward the scenes of his childhood,
he home of his youth, towards which in his
'anderings his heart had often yoarned with
rdent longing. AT length in the noon Of life
G drew near to that home. His heart
nj ~ lo iro,, rnorar ,I,a ohnr,.I s,ir'. ,i,n
;J1,ao tho bo,,ns Of bis T.IIo,rs and ,b, a'',,-
raj Green where often thew had snnrted IN.
ether 'in lite's morning march when their
0soms were Young" but he saw about each
oor crowd of strange faces, and as he
tarchcd in each familiar haunt he found
Granger there. He visited the resting place
f the dead, and there sculpturcd in stone
oort E,coe of ;,struct,,s ,.,,a,,. b.,.t, tojs,,,
hose voices had lonr been silent lie son"ht
70 VILLAGE snring which rjnnlrd sin A. NJ ia
nwod down at tho brock Oh Ia, b;s tn.ry ca,
non the wators. tonk ONO 1onc rnorin.,
rauobt and went his wav IN rntprn ma NOR.
n II was with himself. iiirtvfvo v.,r. oi,,
;on5s ard scbonIpa,.s bo Ia farauou a. ,.,1,,,
kher and snnarstnd to tbn. va,;o,s fni5. af
nor and an, az tLa+ Ia,I - I,,rt 49, y,
e;r graves. Tho rast w;,e,,, g.stt,rcd ,o,.rr
min 70 rennn, tho lows ,hav ,,,rr,r..I I,,.r...
Of tbo f,untoin froH ,tich ,h,,, dra,. 4, -,
oh dronobts ~ Inarn;,r, ard w. -. ~ ~
Eo;ns onI,roo1 ana strcnrthon;n,, and in.
rcasing still and from.,t anxs ar ever-
,onn1ing stream of hca,Itv M ~ 40 l.
not nasv far ma IN estinste the. b.na4ts
,at have comn IN tho Stotr frnn a., ;n.,;,,,.
lon that has existed for fftv years. whose
tipf p1Orv is that II is eAihoI for ti.a fon,.
on DaonIo M man No nnns;1ars a..
,urcas Of nower STAFF n{nst r,,,tivata
i'll deem il imnronnr IN consider snrh
,oupbts "a NAV orirr hp.wecn tba STAT ne
,ch and the nponIa anil the oi.I,gatiors and
rios of educated mon IN tho state A CHI
atom increases n,en snen to eel los tL,i-
sponsibilitips to the Statr than nver bnforn
no land il ,horo co gororal -, Iacl, AZ -,
,ost in matters of State -;,nnor,snca .,a.,n,,
1ucated men in their dnties and reIations 10
q State as in our own NJ neonle reallv
Ped IN cultivate intnIIcrtr,l Iorolitv IN ,,in
alto Ga onr ~ I, othor Iapd: r;n,,s u,;,b
the neonle are rerognizrI as the Source
mower and il i tharcfore necpl,arh tho
nv of educoted men To caro- mi Iabor Or
true interests NJ ,l,o state and the scholar
ould be often adoonished 70 care far the
tion. "DuZce ,t d.eor,,,, II a,7.o natr,,
orr is an oft-ouoted motto. il i also noble
no roo5 70 - 80 49, -,or,,r, M
comnrebend his drtv IN have riebt Tih,vs
the basis mon which tina STATE is founded
W soc;aty has arisen and how il i snr,
rtad ;s Il tbe L;sbes, yaIno and ;mnor,.
cn We hold soc;etv of divine annrint.
emf. as no other orders ef beipy have been
bde for Il a, larae elass b.Eeya society 70
"a thing of evneiiencv1 Governments ex.
inc nv corcess;ohs 81 the noon,e havino
higher anno;nl,,e,t +hs,i ,ba will of ,Io
aior;tv in al rasrects n moro social com-
-, whore me-, for ,,,n,naI ,,,o,,ot;nn, HI .a
rood n snr,endar certain r;lhts Car tbe hat.
secnr;ty of certain Other ri,hts, and
i'm that GOVERNMENTS, ,,avi mn, on bevona
,so. 60 ubon an,, oreot ,3oosnrc has boan
hm;,ted tho nnestion has haen NOT - ,f
,bt, bnt * II IN fLe ,,4o,,,,esy az oo,,s,,,-
nt, or ia !, in tho comnaetg For If if il
,onp these rescryrd ripits. tben govern
ant INNS, mot nterfeye such hos becn tho
ctrine of Grotins' puffendorf Kent. Locke
a BLACKSTONE and thn long recognixad
ctr;ne If many of the hr y thfnkrrs of the
This doctrine we cons;der to be radi-
H. wrong W. cannot admit that ton
nnsanJ men maet,ng ne str,,ysr. in a new
mir have r;ght 70 form sorirtv and a
varnmcnt "a INV ,jeosn that tl,ft and
L. ~ III Va co,,,,cropoal ~,
law ~ no t,rd eye,, IL thn ma;ority
,uld co Ietarm;ne.,. phern ARG c,rtain
ncinleS Of inst;c- Which rInst u, re.,arird
ba,,o ote;,a nro.an,l A,sa an ;Il;,s,ra.
IN Eronnn y ~ - Ioc,riro ~ tlo
nniar VIII y bere i i .Ilooa,. erin,s IN