New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
CONTENTION OF THE ALPHA DELTA
PHI FRATERNITY.
A SUCCESSFUL REUNION-ADDREss OF THE REV.
EDWARD EYERTTT HALE.


EDWARD EYERTTT HALE.
MIDDLETowN, Conn, May 19.-The thirty
ninth annual Convention OF the Alpha Delta Phi Fra
ternity convened in this city Wednesday morn
morning. Wednesday and Thursday were consumed in
the transaction Of the business OF the Fraternity
The Hon. W. s. GrOesbeck elected President OF the
Fraternity ensuing year. DR.. Joseph Thompson
elected Orator for the next Conventions Alternate,
the Hon. James r. Doolittle Poet Manton Marble Al
ternate the Rev. Frank sewall. The next Convention
will be held with the Pennsular Chapter at Ann Arbor,
Mich.
The public exercises took place Thursday evening"
In the NJ T. Church, consisting of poem by the Rev
David II. Ella, and address by the Rev. EDWARD
Eycritt Hale and music by seventh Regiment band
At the close Of the exercises, the Fraternity adjourned
to the McDonough House. where elegant supper had
been prepared.
Mr.. Hale spoke substantially follows:
Nearly twenty of the chief colleges OF Amerca as
who Thought il possible to unite the edugated men o.
America certain tie Of friendship Is 80 lar
accomplished Ihe nttest sohmltleS W su, - ~" no.
sion would be-. perhaps generous rivalry OF letters De
tween the Institutions represented. As 1ar anu mar
ward, Amherst and Brown, meet az Lake QlnalEllo
to test muscle ana endurance on the Ni,cl' T., III "a
Alpha Delta Phi instituted such games "a those IN "icn
Herodotn' ana flnaaf won are oyator spoke alone,
not one poet sang, hut every Alma Mater there
W ",3III2cd il 70 the world by reading here
a charter. and III awarded To the ntttst Ihe ilS'
wreath Ol the crowns OF Unity ttHlHlicAF ~
sat maj II the gentlemen before him ready to in
truce snch custom and had their lyrics their his
would nry Introduce the festivities He proposed
~ sneak 81 Tic liberal professions as one VIZ
had had liberal cducIgr. To education IN the HtIal
arts i'm Tie humaulties our colleges pledged and our
fraternity is c0u,eerated. by education to the human
We are the men we are and we enjoy what we enjoy.
daily lie may be hewer5 Of wood ana uI."ts va
energy. and make the humblcst duty slinc. iHs
also true that from the moment when We elected p
liberal pFofe ,sous for our calliLgs, the whole co'
We then rs men Of the liberal professions, consider
almost, of course what are the essential a'tlDusS
Cnurch arI state. which have We'd wlth e"ch othei III
establishing them and maintaining them; s
NOb.t,Sr o5.tJc or privilege coinIelS US ln's |SS
the b.t Gerry With which toe DIXIE dc Lewis, one OF ''
od refine of France " ed 10 quicken the new r0Jes,e
created Nv EapUeuu. ana 10 pont 10 them thelr duty "a
got .I r nj Il m, WHO said He who is greItc,t
among sou shall Doe yor servant But tbs was not an
,I in Son when Nuoleon friri to revive that
nobility marks well enough the period iu modern history
v,r. tie world becoming 20 FAR tulstlau mat men
r ,.t or,iri,ifities were all taught that thrv has
,-roIt r,siGusib flies. The Count La'orde, said Mr.
III e Is ny authority for saying that Eis noble Christian
I'm, H. IN f1~5u tu modern But he motto illustrates
faryenong the responsibility which in all times weighs
non tsr men or liberal cuturc aud the liberal procf-
.lus The state Eas right To look 10 them for pub.lc
-. Tor public duty FOR such contribution 10 the puDHc
Mr. Hale said he took for his subject the obligations Of
~ Of IibsraI culture because Of the tcmpta-
! ion offered them every hour by the Arch
TORS or change bread palace or other personal
luxury Because OF the vulgar tIlk which would make
am studies Observation-Disclosures studies, the men u the J
cra hound 10 show mat m their SCIENCE
tIc rc not Aireiugs. LJ6eyse Ojigc! Their privilege
makes their duty! TIE heads OF hs address, after their
| Introduction, were thc.c:
Ii C. That the liberal professions may have no drccts.
Men trained in them must be ready ~ teach all they
lnOw-a position which he illustrated from the life OF the
| artists and the medical men.
Second: IN the liberal professions, the peCuniary
rccomptuse which men receive is token of the worth
their service 10 the world II does not pretend to be
the measure their Their invalu
able. they worth anything. Life, whether Of this
world OF another beauty in art justice ana truth in
hope said Mr.. Hale THAT the American LAWYER under
stands the TRUTH that unless ne deals with nhnlte
values his Profession D. audltlt ana ms dut! Joo
Unless he deals with virgin ruth-wh justice pure as
hrayen-hcre is IOr him 10 cmne The history OF the
English IcILpars ought To remind every lawyer that he
l. hound hy bonds OF chiyary He goes forth on his
circuit such j. the theory OF his profession, with the
same determination to protect The rght ana crush
Arthur The moment the American lawyer ahan-
donS this position, the moment be Gays that
the Ring which spend millions shall have millions
N,urfl of iu..re. while the bc-air with penny shall
le shows that he has no knowledge OF what justice Is
He ahaudOus the position Of one who deals Win lhlic
realities. lie has left one unit. the ranks OF liberal
calling He makes himself a mere craftsman dealing
him. gentlemen leave him to the company ne mas chosen
and desires" ...-----.- -,
The address closed with succinct statements OF
la of rublic spirit such communities ours
and me fair right by which the public makes special
demand for uu,etsh in the public cause, frOin
the n,n WHO have been trained to the humauics, rather
than breadandbuttcr crafts III the colleges eAuo"ed
by the public, the states, or the hatlOh