The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-21

slight amendment, as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t is our Judgment that the welfare
of Middlebury College demands more intimate
and confidential relation between the Alumni nni
the Corporation, and the interest of tho Alumni
in the prosperity Of their Alma Mater would be
increased by additional responsibilities therefore
Resolved, That IL is the earnest wish Of the
Alumni Of Middlcbury College that the Corpora.
ton should mako to them annual statement Of
the financial status of the College and its general
condition and prospects.
Resolved, That in the deliberate judgment of
the Alumni the best interests Of tho College
would be advanced by committing to them the
nomination by ballot Of all candidates for mem
bership in the Board of Trustees.
Prof. b. Kellogg was appointed
committee to lay the matter before the
Corporation then holding session,
AYYIyERsARY EXERCISES.
At III o'clock, Tuesday morning a
procession was formed in front of tho
College, under the direction of l.. d.
Eldredge, Esq. as Marshal and headed
by the Sherman Band of Winooski,
marched to the Congregational church
where the anniversary exercises were
held.
The exercises were opened with music
by the band, Rev. +. p. Hooker, Vice
President of the Society, in the chair.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. L. Tay.
lor, of Pennington, H., class of 1889.
The orator of the day, Rev. S. W. Board.
man, D. D., of Auburn, n. Y, class of
1851, was then introduced and and pro.
ceeded to give au excellent and clearly
defined address upon the subject Of THE
Higher Law" of which the following is a
brief abstract:
In the political conflict which proceed.
ed the removal Of American slavery an
ilustrious statesman has made two ex.
pressions which the speaker considered
as suggesting his subject for the OCCASION
These were "The higher law and the ir-
repressblc conflict" Original in part,
contradicting, yet suggestive Of the con.
Hict which had always followed the high.
er law. The higher law had been chosen
partly because peculiarly obligatory to
the studies Of ethical and political sci
ence The lawyer and states nan in their
study, tho Christian minister, the scholar
and the philanthropist, are effected all
alike in the contemplation Of that higher
or unwritten law, which stands the uni
verse Of time. 1t asserts itself when
Gods image is known. 1t embraces the
relations Of all beings, one to another and
to their Creator. Human laws had been
made up of nero brute force. As states
have advanced laws had been made by
consent end agreement of man. Yet it
was obvious that neither force nor consent
were any just foundation Of legislatures
or the country, The mere consent that
theft was allowed would not convey a
right, nor palIatc justice. Might could
not wrestlc with right successfully in
this The custom OF nations to do evil
established no right. Yet the world op-
posed the higher law based on mere force.
The cruel distinction Of caste pervades
largely throughout all countries. Only
in the elevation Of Christian society could
there be a remedy, Why does enc per.
son receive but half the wages which is
paid another for the same work =? Is this
credit to our laws and to our country
How chaotic still were all the relations
of labor and capital
Again, there must be an irrepressiblc
conflict before that higher law can over.
ride the customs aud abuses inconsistent
with it. Whatever Expresses Gods law
must soon melt away, as the snow before
the summers sun The history Of tbs
world was fast fulfilling this law. The
great empires of Assyria, Greece, Egyp
and Rome, who aspired to universe
sway, were early doomed to decline auc
fall. Western Asia, the source Of tht
human race. with its pyramids. temple
and walls, grander than all others, wer'
now in the ruins of buried greatness.
Constitutions and customs antagousti'
to it were snapped and broken lik'
threads Opposing nations will rise. The
sense Of wrong entrenched in custom mus
fall. Twilight separates daylight from
darkness and the removal Of American
slavery was n notable Instance Of this idea
Reiormers often failed in their attempt
and found when too late for thomseve
they had mistaken their time
But all human contingencies must al
just themselves to the higher law az ,h
BARR of the tree to the expanding Of tn
trunk The progress Of law is the prog
ress at ideas. Ono man in favor Of
higher law is majority
At the conclusion Of the address. II
Fl. Shaw. of the class of 1865 was intro
duced as the poet Of the occasion Ii
delivered an excellent poem upon GU
country in war and 10 peace and the re
lation of the Alumni Of the College to it
success At the conclusion OF the poem
it was announced that Or. T. ii. Arm
strong, of Auburn, n. Y. had been nomi
mated by the orator aud Rev. W.
Blaisdell of Manchester by the poet, u
honorary members Of the Alumni associa
ton, and those gentlemen were unani
mously elected.
ALUMNI DINNER.
At the close Of the literary exercise
procession was formed aud the Alum
and invited guests II arched to the Addiso
House, where mine host Schoiield ha
prepared for the guStatory entertainmeu
of the Gentlemen and ladies who wer
present, in manner alike creditable
his good taste and appreciation of tn
wants of hungry men, ard his lberalit
Of provision. Rev. DIR. George n. BoarC
man presided. After the cloth was rt
moved, DR.. Boardman officated as cor
ductor Of the post prandial exercise
happily calling upon gentlemen presen
Among those responding were Rev. d
Wickham, of Manchester, Rev =. {
Cook, Of Buffalo, n. Y, Re-
. DIR. Clement, of Norwich, Hon. A. |
Miner, of Manchester Rev. l.. Taylor, {
Pennington, ILL.,, Rev. j. w. Bradshaw
of Batavia, Ill Rev. G. b. Drake, |
D.. Of Royalton. Rev. 7. S. Hubbard,
Rochester and Hon. G. W. Willard,
Montpelier.