The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-15
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to-day feel at home, for old friends arc
here and father is here with me (referring
to Bishop Peck, the same smile IS on his
face, and think it has never yet left his
face since last saw him here Is youth de-
picted on his countenance he is young,
but have grown old. (Applause.) We
have right to feel joyful to-day, for the
old institution is rejuvenated and has taken
the old familiar title, 7. G. A., and / dare
say that it will be as prosperous as the old.
The speaker referred at some length to
the time when the boys used to rambe over
the hills and made the discovery that slate
was TO be found in them; and also COM
pared the stages of the days when he ar
rived at school with the much superior &C
commodations of railroads now, and
thought that if the school could prosper
in those days it certainly must now.
He regretted that more of the old stu
dents of r. G. A. were not present at the
reunion. Some of them he was afraid had
divided the allegiance due their alma mater
with other institutions, but he had divided
no ALLEGIANCE bet veen his alma mater and
the university.
The speaker trusted that hereafter they
might hear excellent things of T. G. A..
and that she might again acquire her old
celebrity, which it is meant she shall do.
Forward is the word, the American idea is
to 90 ahead. If we come to a mountain
and cannot cross IT we must go through it,
and never rest until it is behind our back,
and although as patrons they might differ
in creeds in politics, and the forms of gov
eminent. we are determined to stand by T..
c. A. as long as she keeps up her high
scholastic standard.
If there are any more reunions and am
alive | will be here, but at the centennial
/ am afraid | shall be obliged to send in my
regrets.
all connected with her.
ABSTRACT OF BISHOP pEcK's ADDRESS.
The bishop upon being introduced to the
large assembly said
Mr.. Chairman and fell0r-stUdeatS The
strongest thing in the world has required
more than six thousand years to get any
considerable attention. This strongest
thing we call resurrection. To the com
mon mind the words mean, Il theological
dogma or perhaps mystic dream, and in
answer to the great question as to whether
or not it is entitled TO faith and confidence
then comes a question is it entitled to the
faith of the world 1t has no local or re-
strictel sphere and is not shut up to any
order of praise. 1t is the great fact of the
relation Of God to nature. Resurrection
is the product Ct vital idea. through I'M
gradallOns in the presence Of underlined re-
sistance. This great thought lying lar
back cmbodies itself in IA new form and
becomes the method of great thought.
The speaker used the discovery of Am
erica as an illustration of his idea.) 1t
was not the idea of a continent or the dis
covcry of a continent that originated that
idea for in the future was the idea of a con-
tinent having not a great power, but the
embodiment of mind power that would fill
it with activity.
There seems an end to the foliage of
spring when the sable garb of fall enwraps
itself around them, but this decay is only a
new process OF life and yet it is only a re-
organization, and the beauty Of spring ap-
pears after cold of winter.
There came into the mind Of our pilgrim
fathers the idea of mind culture, and that
thought was power enough to fill up the
mind, and then originated the first college
in the land. The systems of education are
not as new as they are supposed to be but
arise from the self kline reds of action and
thought, the very embodiments of what
have always existed. Whether there be nc
surety of humiliation we know that devel
opments Of new forms bring out new ideas.
desire to call your attention through
these thoughts to the institution, the wei
fare of which we meet here to cherish to.
day. Let us accept the old thought of the
resurrection. The speaker then recalled at
some length interesting "reminiscences OF
the earlier days of the institution. which
he said was built before people learned &c
cheat (applause), and which would moi
soon tall to the dust. He spoke of the
many difficulties which lay in his way
when he assumed charge of the school
Chief among which was debt of $40, 900,
but which like everything else had gone
into the dust. 1t was nature for him tC
beg money to take off that debt, as hi
never intended to have the institution trou
bed by a sheriff while he was there, and il
was not. He then spoke IN terms of praise
and called up many personal recollections
of former teachers and students.
When he heard of the former change the
old idea of resurrection had come into
his mind, and here to-day we see a new in
institution resurrected from the old, and h,
blessed God for the new Il. G. A., and a!
there is a change for the better in the body
through the resurrection, so now we hope
there will be change for the better in TIT
Il. G. A.
He then referred particularly to the
chairman of the meeting, w. ). Kelly
class of 1915, to his colleague, Rev. DIR
Newman, who, he stated, it not an Eljal
was Moses, and to Hon. Il. a. Parmenter
and narrated school incidents in connection
with each of them, all of which were re
ceived with applause.
And what wrong is there in recognizing
the institution as the old Il. G. A., for if
is rejuvenated it depends upon circum
stances whether it will succeed or not
When first taken up the name was mer
jingle of words, but it came to mean tina
boys should not speak to the girls only i
the proper time it came to mea
that when the bell was rung tina
study Should commence it cam
to mean high scholastic record
and 1t came to mean that scholars VIII
would not study here, should get thei
schooling somewhere else. II. G. A, dul
ing my connection with the school an
since, has been the scene of many preciou
religious influences and there have bowe
at yonder altar those whose stations in til
church have been and now are beautiful
He spoke of the large liberality required
maintain the institution, of the pleasure
enjoyed at these reunions, of the man
happy days experienced by him when, {
expressed by him, he had much fun out {
your nonsense, and paid fitting an
touching tribute to the memory of teache
and scholars, who haye passed aero
deaths river to the mansions above, al
closed by saying The day is now upon |
when we can realize that we have wor
to perform, to battle with the vices of OF
age, and help forward the cauae of Il
Christian religion, and | charge yon to e
dure the trials, stand together and mai
tain the honor of the institution to the las
EVENING EXERCISES.
The exercises of the day were brought
a fitting and appropriate close by prom
: made concert in the park and sociable
the academy during the evening. The So
cious grounds of the institution were illun
, mated with many Chinese lanterns, and t
residence and grounds of DR.. G. S. PERI