The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26
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BEEMAN ACADEMY.
THE REUNION or STUDENTS

BEEMAN ACADEMY.
THE REUNION OF STUDENTS.
FAREWELL TO THE OLD PRINCIPAL
WELCOME TO THE NEW.
Interesting Exercises and Addresses
A reunion Of the teachers and alumni OF
Beeman academy was held in the pleasant
town of New Haven, on Friday last, and
was II decided success The morning
threatenings of rain undoubtedly kept
many away, yet over three hundred assem-
bled to participate in the festivities of the
day. The Bristol cornet band arrived at
2 90 p. IN and at 2 IS the line was formed
at the park in the following order
1. Bristol cornet band, (l0) pieces, S.
W. Hatch, leader Boaid Of trustees
8. Young lad es of the school.
The procession WAS under the direction
Of \. z. Leavenworih, rs marshal, and
proceeded directly to the academy grounds.
| 1t was announced that Mr.. o. G. Barnes, q
Photographic artist from Middlebury, was
present and proposed TO take q picture of
the whole group. He succeeded in taking
two good negatives, after which an hour
| was spent in social intercourse.
After an invocation of the divine bless
| ing by Rev. Mr. Morgan, an excellent col
laton was served, furnished by the people
of New Haven.
| Mr.. Lcavenworth, the retiring principal,
then addressed the audience, who spoke
substantially as follows:
| NIB. LEAvENwoRTHs ADDRESS.
MY rnle is "one at q time !" this is the
last time | may Issue command on these
grounds. | am very happy to welcome
you on this occasion. | am not in condi-
lion to occupy your time at any great
length. AS look over these grounds, all
Jfo&Gf afomfd ffy sGhnQ dnQync&o hnfdiy
know which TO notice. | can bnt recall
the welcome | received when | cane
stranger into your midst. 1t is very graf
flying to Inc know that this board of trust
ees have sustained me throughout and have
always given me their hearty support and
| anu Ntiiis blil luCID LOT
their continued confidence. When think
of the kindness | have received from the
students, and the prayers of my friends,
and when see them filing honored posi-
tons in society, and higher institutions of
learning, feel gratiiied and thankful. He
desired to express to each one personally
| the kind wishes of himself, his wife and all
those who have assisted YOU in the school
room. l am aware that the lateness of the
hour is such and | must hasten nv re-
marks. | can but give you our united
thanks /; we shall carry with us from this
place grateful rememDranccs, and | carry
next my heart an ever present reminder of
your love and affection, and as | look at it
every hour of the day remember you. A
year ago we had meeting and then our
first bachelor was with us, but he is far dis
tant in the south. But we have with us
our second bachelor, Orrin Wheeler Hard
Mr. Hard spoke upon "The church and
the state" We give brief abstract of his
remarks:
MR.. HARD's REMARKS.
In our day the church and state have be-
come synonyms of the state so closely are
they related and associated in their inter-
esls that we are naturally brought to regard
them as one. AS we trace each backward
to their primitive state, We find first a lit
tie home in the forests then few neigh
bors gather about then the country town,
and at last the city. The one is little tree
the other a thick forest the one is
a little stream easily turned from its
course, the other &, .resistless river. Glanc-
ing over the epochs of history, we find
each age is dependent on the preceding age.
Each age overlap the other, until now
we are nation. The speaker then referred
to the conflicting elements IN England pro-
daced by the ntermixing of the affairs of
the church with the state The govern
ment has no more right to control the
church than to make new orbit for the
earsh. This leads lis to enquire Into the
grounds for this authority. Are not the
state and the church distinct in their ends,
Had such an opinion prevailed what would
our late army have become? Had they
decided to take no soldiers only methodists,
where would the army have been? But they
TOOK all without regard to their personal
belief. They wanted men to uphold their
country, not for their several religious be-
llefs. To be an Englishman is to be q
churchman, is the universal saying Such
a system prevailed in Massachusetts, in our
own land, until the people began to under
|
The state as without. In fac, that govern
ment is best which is impartially admins
tered. Granting the premise that all men
favor government, the conclusion follows
that they will endeavOr to harmonize the
Interests of church and state. Religion.
when stripped of the phantom of supersti.
ton, will exert greater influence. Men
demand that those who uphold the laws of
the state be upright. They do not ask
whether he be methodist or of some other
| whether he be white or black. only
SO he administers the laws truthfully and
right.
Mr.. Hard was greeted with plentious APP
| plause at the close of his Grafton.
Mr.. Leavenworth then introduced Mr..
Eastman of Middlebury college.
MIR. EAsTMAN's REMARKS.
Many others might have been called up.
on who would better represent Middlebury
college. The college is place ever dear
to me. New Haven has had many repre-
sentatiyes go forth from the halls of Mid
dlebury college, and she owes much to this
town. He referred to the trial the college
had gone through, but it is hoped they are
at an end with the Inauguration of the new
president, and new era was about to dawn
upon her and she would be IN the future
all her friends could desire. Space forbds
longer abstract OF Mr.. Eastman's speech,
which reflected credit upon him.
Mr.. Leavenworth next presented Hon.