Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-11-02
Gagged In the two.fold cause of min.

gagged In the two.fold cause of min.
istering to bodily infirmities, and
lifting the communities in which
you live to higher appreciation of
the laws of their physical being.
Many of you are laboring to bring
forth the yearly productions of the
soil, working in the blessed sunshine
of nature and in the free air Of
heaven, bringing the first fruits Of
the land and laying them down at
the feet of agricultural science, ma
king glad the waste places Of the
earth and causing the wilderness to
bud and blossom as the rose. The
mechanical arts too are not without
their representatives. You have con-
troll of man, the winds of the heavens
and the waters of our lakes and riv-
ers,-and agencies for ages uncon-
trolled and thought to the western
slopes of our continent where the
broad waves Of the Pacific greedily
lap the shores of golden wealth, and
sing a wild requiem to the departed
of past ages, and you find them
there. Skirt the mountains and
sweep the prairies, climb the hills OF
the east and wander around the
lakes of the north, and you find
them there-the living and the dead.
Go to those fields of the south,
made famous forever in history, by
1.-THE blood and the struggles, the
daring and the patriotism of the lib
erty-loving sons of the north, and
you find their record,-fallen amid
the dust and the roar, the smoke and
the carnage of Gettsburgh and a
Stone River,-up among the clouds
of Stormy Lookout, or along the
miasmatic bayous of Yazeo, and
there they lie, in the glory of Free
dom's resurrection, - martyrs to
principle and to their conntry's hon
or. These have all gone, but their
memories will ever remain fresh and
green, as long as rivers flow or noun
tains stand.
Let us work on. The future is be-
fore us. To US it is filled with bright
anticipations, to you with stern re-
alities. We shall take courage by
your example, and buckling our
girdles Of truth and equality still
closer, take up the race where you
lay down the burden, and press on
to that perfection of humanity,-the
Universal Brotherhood of man. We
will enjoy this day as God gives US
the sunlight, freely, and with unre-
strained joy. Clasping our hands
we will circle around the center of
our devotion to the cause of educa-
tion and sing in the exuberant glad
ness of our hearts:
| "Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind,
| Should auld acquaintance be forgot
| In the days Of " Aud Lang Syne?"
At the close of this address, the
band, consisting of violins, base
voil, flutes and organ, struck up
"Auld Lang Syne z" and played it
through. 1t was feelingly and
touchingly beautiful. Rev. T. H.
Barr was then introduced and deliv-
cred "Words Of Greeting to Former
Students. Mr.. Barr was very happy
in his remarks. He gave a short
and condensed review of the classes
of the last twenty eight years. He
extended a hearty welcome and
greeting to all who had at any time
been scholars in the Institution.
This address was responded to by
Mr.. Shaw, the blind musician, who
was once student of the Academy
and who is known and highly hon
ored by every old pupil of Canaan.
We have seldom listened to finer
response. 1t was full of warmth
and eloquence from beginning to
end, touching upon the tender
chords of the heart gently and
and soothingly. Referring to his
own misfortune-his blindness-he
drew tears from the eyes of many.
We don't know that We have ever
seen a happier, more cheerful
christian than is Mr.. Shaw, notwith-
standing his great affliction. To
him belongs great dealt of
praise for the impetus which he has
given to music in that section of our
State.
The next thing in order was a
history of the Academy from its Or
igin in 1912, by Prof. Isaac Note
stine. He gave an interesting sketch
from beginning to end. We have
not the space to give a report of
this interesting part ofthe exercises.
The old song of"Long, Long Ago."
was then sung, after which short
speeches were made by I. B.
Cunningham and Prof. W. w. Wal
lace of Iberia College. Judge
Downing was then called upon, and
kept the audience in convulsions of
laughter, while he related his expe-
renee on the first day of his en-
trance into that school. His re-
marks were excellent.
Prof. Kieffer gave us the song
"Ship on Fire." well rendered.
The afternoon being far gone, we
adjourned till evening.
The house at the appointed hour
was packed. The exercises were
various, consisting of speeches, mu
sic, &c. Among the songs sung
were-"Trip to Niagara Falls" by
Kieffer-"The Liberty Bird" by
Weaver. and 'The Quarrel" by ALT.
Lusk, on the violin.
Suffice it to say that, all in all, we
had real good time. A vote Of
thanks was rendered the citizens for
their kindness shown and interest
manifested.