, 1876-08-07
OBERLIN.
co,nnoncement.Week at Oberlin
College.
Exercises Commemorative OF the
Late President Ftnnoy.
personal "Reminiscences Of the
Celebrated Revivallst.
Eleven Theological, Fifteen Literary,
and Th1rty.onc Classical Graduates.

EReyen IHe0l0gIcAl3 EHtetl A"tsA"Ajs
and Thlrty.onc Classical Graduates
1ENCEAt tENT-WEFk.
Sptcial Correspondence n Tbs TrioaHe
Op1nttH, O., Aug. 3.-Owng to the complex
nature Of Tho Institution, Commencement at
Obcrllu Is OF somewhat novel character. Tho
three dcpastmcnts-thcologl e'asssca'' mlA
],tcrary--each graduate clnsscs on separate
DAYS, 10 That tlle term Commencement npp'ics
equally well to each. aud really covers the pe-
Rod Including al Of these occasions.
Tho exercises this year hnvc been less c1tcft-
etre than heretofore, md SO visitors have Oech
relieved Of much Of th6 tcliuia attendant on
Commencement occasions.
TnH THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
op1y occup!cd one lny-July 27-ih addition to
nu evening session, at wh!cl, time prof' ll'fanl
Mead presented an nbte and valuable paper on
tho toptc, stThc Reflex Influence on Character
Of tho Christian Ministry" ,,,
nTle Pictorial Presentation OF t''o run
WIS tho subject OF iii essay by the rev. W. ,
Brown Of Newark, N, j., prcses'tet u. .na
morning session. OH Thursday. In the a'.cl-
noon. Prof Goodwin of Olivet College, dssis-
cred critical review Of Horacc Dustl'clrs N'e
md writings, The evening scsslon was given
IN IN n 1rct,,re OIL, "Pastoral Labor Among
Iiomc-afissIon Churches" delivered by TIC
~ :, 1,,n,t,,na If AIic1lflran
Frilay, July 2S yae set apart rs THO
rlNnEY MEMORIAL DAY.
Tbc mcrortal cxerc!scs III conlmcmoration ol
I'm 1otc Charles @. FIM1ry, former President OF
OherlIn Colcgc, occurred III the First Church:
Prof, Ellis presided III the morning, and
pointed out tho scope and design OF tic ocea-
aim NJ Intended to convey instruction nnst III
sDIration frum the remarkable lifo Of President
Finney' n uco.,n,,,ory " ,no Rrv.
~, A{ase the 81 snss Nsg Js Jerey rea tho roiea Of
Death as found arran IN an1 are r.e wnrs' .rarcr u "
osgMs' au ~ -. Mi, ,vos thor, Iutrm,,,cod md
,nnn nns ~, ntsi t,inrc.t,nS ne. nu rcs,,,ne m Of
Ml r1NNEY's WORK TN ROCHESTER, n. T.
There yas population there tl,cn Of 10000,
-, ", aIY m nnths, ,york Of Nj. rtuncy there
were 500 eonversions,-a propoFuon Ma,e1't ""
cor,ling to the present population, would aTgrc'
rate 5000 or 7,0o0. Ir the Rochester preaby'
tory which included tno small towns nnrs IN Inc IN, n;
medlate Viclh'ty' tnese "cso up"o,us ' ~" ~.
1900 conversions during TINT notn''lc siS
u,onths lasor The great cla''gcln Rochester was a.
500" 'y,r,,a,Jo sao"n ~ how a,r Ftnnov ,aud read
was 'ohaeSao.e no" 'n' a,,i1ao1 o,,co NJ,
caraetsr =; 4 ~. Sots% ipas' and 6cne
accostel by dr. FinnoJ, t ,,rI =, ~ W..
into dseussio fnnyy saa no. st.r, wora . sn,tI m H.
q 1css ana RasiSa a a To- es TSat oek
of others VINO "ero MualE !ass uSp I'LL p,,T ,,n,,;
howeyer, sent sonvetom 10 ano S91rs rsriat;an td
heart md no soon peSano .,at ~ ~ T,nMns rs, % n'
IT was al hocAes'cF '''as a't' A''''s NOV 'AA.'
TIE ASxt9vs }ss. 81; FEAT, a,,,,rv.mco,t,e
Ills manner ot eonauett1s III a,,,it ,nss n,m
was such as to impress WI: h Nu'ssses Ntsns, ~ ahI III
suDdnett LONE ,s, MSfe II nrt ,,.as ni"tn nm
matl, that SPOKE ngns ouL ,ro - '"s ~ o" nroro,,
protcased, he cxelai'neat " I eyer I'm coAyes. T.
cd, ~ go right INTO st WhaseHtr ,it,, II ay Ivy y
bccn his faults he was never gaity q aeV..2y
fnsancerity Many Of tue strange tniilss Mi'c V
sr6 ta,ors 0 Tey The 81 wo d1 M
the most harm; lis ron.cmporafe1h wno rH nnsss
Judgment o. s m,e:oa :o o. preaSg, wefc
5r oe s @ l'ot lo,sr sney ycsTs "sFg tcst ts To r
1naGltnhe rouse o. Lectures WINCH ne prepasS as
Mt tho request u large nun1Sr q lawyer, ,9t a.
5ats s.n wsfs SSlEs{f vS IL g. eefafs ~
and methods wcf, lswys5s smpoy, pasy,t. ns to +, hay y
wonderful elect upon sme', resuIs tc,n y, y !,
most prominent aud a1e Ats: Msns5 was
MonENAFE EAitla!si. - NJ ~. i.
Tho great truth about Witch l1's prea,fhng Sat
snis INC Ts rnt sr u
preaching, and explains tho measure OF Il
suecrss.
Prof. Smith read letter from the Rev. l.:
Parker, Of Ashburnfaua, Mass, w'm was one
te ssEy stulsts lsp Of osra 9sn9n, liz 4tp spk1 t
Mr. Fnncys nlannef o. tritc1al .. in isnt, k,
called him .'.l'rother Wnney." On ono occasi' ,
lie spike Of tho jealousy Ut one another WIN
Is somst!mmes m aetcs!ea IN 1!n!stess' an r, sa,
more powerfully thau yourself, Jet hin stand
your s!!ou'ders md prcaclI' that ho may 81
so4,s;" TS: nou r.. s.o,,.n .s,n ,n,,o =, >,r e,
ney us
4 aEyEnE rnEACnE!!,
ono who presented tbs prccepts af tho Law.
spoke ot oHe serIDol by nit. t1!lhey on tslp Le