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

IT'S ESTABLISHMENT IS APPIOPRT-
ATELY CELEBRATED.
Twenty-Five Thousand People Gather IT,
Commemoration of the Event-The Pres
idential Party Attends-An Address by
the Executive of the Nation.
The old log college celebration, under the
auspices of the P%rcsbytery of Philadel-
phia, was begun Thursday on the old Ten.
nenu 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 III the United
States. the log college was established in
1926 By William Tennent, and aourished
until 1742, whom Princeton college was
founded. 1t may be said that the Prince
ton institution sprang from the primitive
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 and his friends arrived
from Washington Wednesday evening and
spent the night at Mr.. Wanamaker's
country home ut 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 a prayer by the Rev. L. w. Eckard
Of Arlington. Pa, to whose energetic
work the success of the days celebration
is due.
At 11:50 the President, leaning on the
arm of Mr.. Wanamaker, entered the large
tent aud was given a most enthusiastic re-
ception. They were followed by the rest
of the party, and all 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 the founding of the log college. The
speaker was followed by tho Rev. R. NJ.
Patterson, d. D., Ii. D., of Philadelphia,
editor Of the Presbyterian, who delivered
an address on "Log College Evangelists."
The Rev. DR.. Murray, dean of Prince
ton college, delivered q spirited address.
and Rev. Richard Mcllwaine, q. d.,
IL. D., read a paper on 1.-THE Influence of
the Log College in the South"
Dooo:JoxA S:a. 5000 49, 49,.
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, l 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. | thank you for your hospi-
table treatment of me and mine to-day,
but must say that l lave much pleasure
in being here, for every impulse of honest
pride which stirs your hearts noves mine.
l nm glad to stand here at the source of a
great movement. l an glad to he here to
help celebrate one of those great impulses
springing from a small beginning. 1 don't
want to eXalt unduly the Presbyterian
church, and yet think historians who have
been untouched by partisunship testify
that it has been magniticently pushed on
ward. Let us take no backward steps.
Let us contin. @ 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
stlnacv, and there are occasions when even
that trait and characteristic has its SER
vice. Lett us, my friends, continue to be
steadfast to tho faith nurtured and
strengthened on this sacred spot. Let mo
kindly thank you for this most cordial
and brotherly greeting. Lot ne wish that
this day will close as auspiciou SLY as it has
opened. 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 the hymn, ''Nearer,
My 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. EDenezer Err
skine of MELVILLE, Pa, delivered an ad-
dress on "Presbyterians of the Cumber-
land Valley" Gov. Beaver read a speech
euloglstic of the log college and its
founders, and Postmaster General Wanna
maker also spoke. President Knox and
others closed the speech-making. Letters
from eX-President McCosh of Princeton
and Gov. Green of New Jersey were read.
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.