The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-20
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TUESDAY MoGHiSsi, june 18th.
4 l.r.r audience assembled in the Town
HAL this morning 1t Il O'clock 10 attend the
exercises Of the alllnui meeting. After hill
sic hy IN" salem cuiirt Land, prayer was
Offered by i:"y. Professor }. /. Miller, OF
Stanton. .,
Professor J.. i. Holland ih>il announced
that, owing to :hc ahScnc" Of the orator
elected ioi. the day. thc Rev. Dr. Conrad, OF
PHILADELPHIA, ia,i kindly consented 10 de-
liver an address in his stead. and he accord
iu"iy took pleasure in introducing the dis
lnnt.iShrh speaker 20 tiic audience.
After Il rrw Introductory remarks, the ORA
Tor announced Us lis subject. " i!pmmn Life:
~ evils and it, Remedies rs contemplated
from u Christian standpoint" I'm Il ciclr,
iogi,aI manner the speaker Showed TINT all
the ryi|- resulted from tl.c !il which MI, c!>
man in hcut. in body. soe;aiiy in he l;;inily,
politically in he State, ANA Oh account ri
whi,:!, thc carrH is eur Cd. He next demon
Strttri that the remedy for all these evils Is
10 lc found in redemption, which rcncWs the
heart. libcratc- the will, delivers the body
from cterirt death, RECEIVERS anal! socially, ~
deems the state. removes the curse, and rc!ltS
the clrll for t,!c abode oi perfect righteous
ness. He further Shaved the high honor
conferred OLA he Christian Church in being.
made the instrument III this great work OF
redemption. During al hour the speaker
had the undivided attention Of III intelligent
and arnrTri;diTc audience. The Whole nd
dress was filed with beautiful sentiments,
conceived in the most elevated style and
delivered with fine Orat0rical clst.
It WAS rich literary treat, and We feel as
-urcd MANY regretted wi:ru the hour WIS
CONSUMED. Or. Conrad po$seS,t,s r;isy COM
i.rtnh of appropriate language, wonderful
intellectual grasp. and powers of anal ysiS
worthy iic highest admiration.
li.r Alumni medal in Logic and &.ctapi:y-
~i,s WIS ,nvn presented by Professor Miller
u Mr.. NJ. VI. i!urgroyc, OF Amherst County,
who i the Frs: student Of itaanoi;e CCi!t:@.:
who has the honor OF bearing away two me-
d.li~, he having received one IL mathematics
hist session. Mr.. llargr0yc also takes The
inst honor OF his class. lion0r; could rot
'.clils!cr around" one more lcicrylngGt han
this yolm% gentleman.
ADDRESS BEFORE LITERARY SOCIETIES.
TUESDAY NG,T.
Ion~ before the appointed hour ihc Town
Hall was filled with The beatty :t::d inlclli-
,onrc oi Salem to hear the address before the
| Ei,crnH,n ard Dcmo$thcnjsin Societies by
| General bradley +. johnson, Of your ely.
| After long and patient waiting, The Societies
| marched TO the reserved seals, and the orator
| was escorted la the stage. tine band mean
| while drawing cat the "!jakct sweetness.
| prayer WAS offered iiy lev. M. l.. Cutler,
If 'iiinsbiir@, ". Na.; atiri which the Rev.
| Or. lircle introduced General johnson tn
Tie large audience ;mNiou>ly awaiting his adj
dress. lie commenced hy saying thai twenty
wears had elapsed since ne appeared on the
Stage rs Il college student, and yet such occ;l-
| ,iuns always awakened the tCiiucirst rccul-
| ircionS ot early Tile.
| In rapid review Inc noticed the great
| changes wrought in The worlds history
! ,!urin. that period, ana the rapid progress
| in the development If The art; and sciences.
| and the general establishment of conStitll-
| iiunal liberty. 4 li:lsty glance WAS taken ut
| HonI;u government. and high tribute pliu
| 10 patriotism. The following fac sentiment
| deserves to DC rccort!ru: " \ nation whose
citizens arc not willing to die il her defence
| has no need Of longer cXi'trnc.'.' Liberty,
lie said. is no soft maid, to be won by Peace
| FIJI addresses. but Il sober mistress, who tolc-
| rates no towards" but would have every
sutton valiant knight. After noticing the
progress OF knowledge, he paid high tr!-
| bnlr TO III" vocation ol t!ie teithci, ono vi
wllasr duties il; to cnI5a!n in the minds oil
t';. vo,n" the remembrance OF the noble
deeds OF patriot sirrS. There had been r;s-
trint$. said he. before Agamrmnon, and also
Sinur Washington. ts~,.
The fame of Lee flied ihc world. While
living Inc overwhelmed the minds of the M.
tons by the Splcndor OF his achievements,
| and. Notwithstanding all his military rcnoWn,
| hc was more glorious in his death us the i'll
str,ctor OF the sons OF his beloved South.
The closing part OF the address Mls eSTe-
cia'ly beautiful, and We woEla send 1t but for
| the inct that Tie whole had already been pro-
| missed To the Roanoke Times, in which it will
appear next week, and from which you may
rubbish it entire. We make our synopsis
| brici, rs we could not Iy extending il do
| Justice TO the uIat!on. MEMO.