The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-13
THE OLDLOG COLLEGE"
IT'S ESTABLISHMENT rs APPROPRI-
ATELY CELEBRATED.

IT'S ESTABLISHMENT is APPRoPRI-
ATELY CELEBRATED.
twenty-five Thousand People Gather III
Commemoration of the Event-Tho Pres
idential Party Attcnds-An Address by
the Executive of the Nation.
The old log college celebration. under the
auspices of the P~resbytery of Pliladel-
phia, was begun Thursday on the old Ten
nenr farm, near Huntsville, Bucks county,
Pa, where the college was originally
located.
The farm is about twenty miles from
Philadelphia. Thursdays exercises were
really commemorative of the founding OF
the Presbyterian church in the United
States. The log college was established in
1726 By William Tennent, and fourished
until 1742, when Princeton college was
founded. 1t may be said that the Prince
ton institution sprang from the primitive
college established by 1ennent When the
celebration was first talked of President
Harrison promised to attend, and he has
kept that promise by coming here to-
gether with Postmaster General Wanna
maker, Mrs. Harrison. the Rev. j.. w.
Scott, and Private Secretary Halford.
The President II his friends arrived
from Washington Wednesday evening and
spent the night at Mr.. Wanamaker's
country home at Jenkintown. Early
Thursday morning the party started for
the place where the exercises were held,
driving in carriages ovor the old York
road for a distance of eight miles. Tents
had been erected on the Tennent farm and
an immense crowd from the surrounding
country was present. There were also
many prominent Presbyterian divines. A.
long program of exercises had been ar
ranged, and at 1l:20 the services of the
day were opened by the reading of a
verse of Scripture by the Rev. Joseph
Beggs, D. D., of Philadelphia. Then fol-
lowed u prayer by the Rev. L. W. Fckard
Of Arlington, Pa., to whose energetic
work the success of the days celebration
is due.
At II :5O the President, leaning on the
arm of MI. Wanamaker, entered the large
tent aud was given a most enthusiastic re-
ception. They were followed by the rest
Of the party, and oil took front seats on
the raised platform. The ladies carried
beautiful bouquets. Gov. Beaver, who
was also OF the party, received a generous
ovation when he assembled the plat
form. AS soon as the distinguished visi-
tors were seated the first paper of the day
was read by the Rev. d. X. Turner Of
Huntsville. The address was descriptive
of tho founding of the log college. The
speaker was followed by the Rev. r. M.
Patterson, d. D., LII. D., of Philadelphia,
editor of the Presbyterian, who delivered
an address on clog College Evangelists."
The Rev. DR.. Murray, dean of Prince
ton college, delivered a spirited, address,
and Rev. Richard Mcllwaine, L. D.,
LII. D., read a paper on 1.-THE Influence of
the Log College in the South"
President Harrison was then introduced
and was cheered by the 25, 900 present.
Mr.. Harrison spoke substantially as fol-
lows:
II have had illustrated to me here to-
day one of the consistent tenets of the
Presbyterian church. Nothing, I. assure
you, short Of a robust embodiment of the
doctrine of the perseverance of the saints
in the person of our distinguished brother.
the chairman who has just introduced me,
could have overcome the difficulties which
seem to be in the way Of those who attend
celebrations. l thank you for your hospi-
table treatment of me and mine to-day,
but I must say that l. have much pleasure
in being here, for every impulse of honest
pride which stirs your hearts moves mine.
l am glad to stand here at the source of a
great movement. l am glad to be here to
help celebrate one of those great impulses
SpTluRluR lIOIu u SHlul DeS lNllllS. L uOu y
want to exalt unduly the Presbyterian
church, and yet think historians who nave
been untouched by craftsmanship testify
that it has been ma niiicently pushed on
ward. Let us take no back ward steps.
Let us continue to merit the favor of God
and do His work until the world shall
cease TO move. Steadfastness is our char
acteristic. Our enemies have called it OBJ
Stinacv, and there are occasions when oven
that trait and characteristic has its SER
vice. Lett us, my friends, continue to be
steadfast to the faith nurtured and
strengthened on this sacred spot. Le1 ms
kindly thank you for this most cordial
and brotherly greeting. Let me wish that
this day will close as auspiciou sly as 1t has
/ onened. Let me hope that these scholarly
| addresses which will convey new thoughts
to your minds and that you will carry
away from here pleasant recollections of
the days celebration
After the singing of tho hymn, "Nearer,
Ny God, to Thee,' a lunch was served of
which the Presidential party and the
prominent members of the presbytery par
took.
In the afternoon the Rev. Epenezer En-
skine of Melville, Pa, delivered an adj
dress on "Presbyterians of the Cumber-
land Valley" Gov. Beaver read a speech
euloglstic of the log college ard its
founders, and Postmaster General Wanna
maker also spoke. President Knox and
others closed the speech-making. Letters
from eX-Fresident McCosh of Princeton
and Gov. Green of New Jersey were road.
and also a letter written in 1857 by Gill
bert Tennent, son of the founder of the
log college. The exercises closed with a
benediction spoken by the Rev. Mr.. Scott,
the father of Mrs. Harrison.