The Portland daily press., 1878-06-25
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS.

At Bates-ExhibitIon Of the Junior Class
LEWISTON, June 24.-The Junior exhibition
of the Bates College occurred tonight, a large
audience being present. The following is the
programmed:
Calico. .."......."... -. Emery Winfield Given
Triumphs Of the English Language,
Importance of Little Things,
Thurston Merrill Lombard
democracy and SkepticiSm Simon Conner Macey
The Chinese Question Elisha Atwood McCollisteI
Losses of the Present Generation,
Charles Morris Sargent
Importance Of Agriculture. Lewis Melville Perkins
A Hero. Rodney Fuller Johnnett
lnanity OF Modern Life Walter Eugene Ranger
Frank Pierce Otis
Absence of Reverence in the American Character,
Allison Eugene Tuttle
Tomorrow occur the exercises of the Theo-
logical School, and the Gary concert in the
evening. There are many friends of the Col
lege in town.
Rev. Prof. Hayes delivered the annual SER
mon before the Theological School at Main
street f. Baptist church Sunday evening. The
opening hymn was read by Prof. Fullonton.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Hosea Quimby of
Milton Mills, N. H., and Prof. Rich read the
Oi1AS iSSoohs AhO hOAb uJ LII wax Icdu NY EOt
Howe. For his able sermon Prof Hayes took
his text from Romans i:l4-15 Topic, the
moral law Of obligation.
At Orono-Address of Rev. DIR. Cyrus
Hamlin.
BANGOR, June M.-Prof. Cyrus Hamln's ad-
dress before the Agricultural College this even
ing was upon "the results 10 E astern scivilza-
tion of tradition and authority as guiding prin-
ciples in contrast with the more scientific
methods of the West" Prof Hamlin's life
long familiarity with Eastern life enabled him
to delineate clearly the remarkable difference
between the East and the West in the essential
and fundamental principles upon which these
two worlds proceed. One is Interchangeable, Its
institutions live from age to age without
ripple. A decade of centuries 10 the one, does
not effect the changes of decade of years in
the others. The facts to illustrate this were
drawn from the methods and the implements of
agriculture. from religion, government and 80
cial life, the common arts of life and education,
but they were too extended for any report. He
admitted that Eastern education with its an
Gent methods 1000 years old often produces
great mental acuteness in making subtle dis
tinctions but deprses the mind of ali fertility
and invention. 1t looks reverently to the past
and keeps to old ruts. The amazing contrast of
the West was rapidly presented 10 its ever va
rying institutions, divisions, inventions and
its onward rush after something better. The
renovation of the Eastern world has begun and
can be carried forward and guided by nothing
less than the sound and thorough Christian
education of youth, which tears up orientalism
root and branch. The populations are sound
and strong, their systems alone are effete. Not
Russian bayonets but the school-master and
school marin and a purified Christianity are
the hope of the East
The address was long but the freshness of the
subject caused it to be listened to with pro.
found attention by his very intelligent au-
dience. He spoke without notes and in style
not rhetorical but deliberate, cea. aud simple,
Tuesday afternoon will occur the dress par
ade Of the Cobnrn Cadets In the evening
President Allen holds reception.