, 1881-01-15
WILLIAMS COLLEGE.
ItofnnrkA Of the Iron. william IIrosH
LII Response 10 tito T0aat - Williams
College In Public 1ltfe,ss

LII Response 10 tito TDMAt =" Williams
College in Public Ltfe,s'
The following rcInnrks were made by Will
lam Br0ss, Ut Chicngo. on tic tolst "Wlll-
inns College in Public Life " Mt the banquet
Of the Williams Alumni Mt Cleveland, O., OIL
Monday evening, Jan. 10, in which lie phys q
handsome compliment to prcsidentrclcct
Gar1lcld:
Mt, pnEslnENT, L4n1Ea Asu GENTLEMEN:
eoinpreheasve scutinont: II rixhtis lnterpros
y rsfsrsaues to esiirso ill., common ind ap.
an1. shnul s SCARCELY ist Site,Spt IN ssru,ont s
di% Il. tho sentiment ass,xmeS M PERMIT T. 49,,
III Wy 1 nj es fstS An Ss9f has
Country; ihat she has a'So .5: her inaencs feit
tho milton mud Of tho world, Is simply to assert
whit every Intelligent man knows to 10 true.
l'ut tbs general statement should bo sl.staina1
surely nsay he parsinncd for lnnkiiiR them. It
ia nut contrary to sho1n' rigll prinniplus u
tho virtues aid achievements or thuso We love,
| provided always ti,tt wa 10 not usl,0rn8e tho
%$ffssa G Goeaa S'Es pus ftff hes hspsasx snaS 1
and pcrhnpB moro ambitions, astcrs Will doMht-
! less h4ro no oecnsson for critical Or doubling
rt1i'ark Tor anything that Is sal or done ut this
What; !hen, nrc semep Of tho stratns OF fnn,.-
enco, which tlnrk the history ok Williams Col-
First and nre1n,lncnt.y that is md always has
onon a rcltrlons tnuc1cc. 1icr, vcnerablo
founder. whoso h0nored Nhin1 tho college bgurs,
wtcn OH bin way To do battIe for hts country.
! !nnsle tta first endowment In faith and prayer,
nntall bcHinnIng, but tho world haH long sIuco
rcj1ccd !, n Tho M aW1 st,s which T. kindled; Thgse,
| "prayed Into existence tho Xmerionn Hoari nf
Commissioners for Forelst, Misslars'
ole.t institutions. Tho dark corners OF tho earth
md thu Eslanus OF tho ocean 1nvu fur more th,la
@sh e so G srs ke a dt liz o an S o
nrcbangtl's records VIII bu 1ble to properly noto
tho eontroisnx tnt!encn fnr uood md tho evur
doubted thMt the religious character OF n col
!cge. II true and ucttse, !,aa Il Hunst Important
ofton % ~ nen @ of sreat ubi,,ty achieve high r DC"
! sition atnoHR tholr achievement. but II thutr
mosais ]: arc !id thor 'faGt s.atid On stfppory
ner @ "a' " viii ooen "x thoe aees a1K
selfish .longa ant Judge ll,en by tho stern nrln.
! has always bern tr,ln tn ttseso principles; may
not ntlt l,ns Alwhys been among tho tnost aotlvo
a Now yfoenSt L asxa tSr @ st then O.,
College ~ PUBLIC life" upon the intellectual and
iho G9liticat wetfaEe 9f tt,a Nation. her toFnler
yers.i by al! TUG older Graduates Immortal as
Lender " thought, ord hr. ChadboHrno. now
tic anI nna froa as @ s eyoa aH sao "a ocen e't 70 y.
gathering like this, null say 10 aii tho world: Isl
,non,llnsi!tnm r!HurrIs elrcnlt,ap,ec... Az tho
learned profcRsluhs, tho mercantile, tho n.hnu-
fnutHrllt}. tho sNlway. itl fact I'LL tho lendug In
terssts Il our s, n,oi!ern clvtllzatloo, have tho
pos.aa, via "sa IT, III "lses &c ss
atnong I'll c1nsses Of society. As an authur III
theo'"s;cH and IN nona! se!enee, IT. opk!ns
,;;ay ,a;;ay ilSiaS; ,saa Tlis esfsy o5ses;sa i
" is;,a; Nss f.!se'l!ns .hs !ss.sass!ens ~ sf
nss n II hn sx 10 qa saa4 aos aaSI
dry bui!es a1d shrvocl RELICS of for1iar tloKnas;
utvtltzation. thoy strive to give theul right Ill.
roenon. 80 that ttcy may ntriLuto % tho per
tlie student Of Wilia.as prominent. doing vi I'll
that syymgnihG an1 tho h|kasat culture esa 90
una ,ndtstrial p,irsults of tho pcaplc, therc you
vii! mud tho sons Of Williams visiuE direction
(ousnaIs IL Now York nry rtIisod and oo,ltfo!Iea
liz srenar as oySy yo !ho ~ n9 shS Wbns Y
Tint intlueaeeY Aud whit shall say d tllo
hIxhest rol'stea! pfefer!;,cnt5 Al tic Ilar, por:
aas # H. cySry sa'1x city n tho an
Az llaae, i ds,'.nse i, When tic stats 81
u td 70 psst pss l. III o Uaa %a,
traMea ~ a,'r exeeliont prcsldytt, Tho Him.
Mrye1y, Mee; ana y WI CARRIED through tie
can estllnale. Whey thU Empire Slate Wlshsti
iaws sSe pIacea % an henaree s"n %as, nS 9s
nnviu dudley Field: at tho hcH.l nf tho cnia.nis
so.;; H.; anSt % when tho Mutton found an un,ptY seat
,,, srss, I'M ssfStax 4 caif"ss,s q n i. %hs,