, 1889-09-12
LOG COLLEGE.
Celebration of Ono of tho Oldest
Colleges i'll the United
States.
President Harrison Present and
Addresses an Audience OF
$4,000 People.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 5.--Thc Old
Log Cabin celebration, under the aus.
pices of the presbytery' of Philadelphia
north, began to-day on tho old Tenmai
farm near Hartsyillc, Bucks county,
Pa, where the college was originally To-
Gated. The farm Is twenty miles from
Philadelphia. The exercises of tho day
were really commemorative of the found.
ing of the Presbyterian church in the
United States. Log College was estab.
lished in 1926 by William Tennart, and
fiourishod until t1i2, when Princeton
college was founded. 1t may be said
that tho Princeton institution sprang
from tho primitive college established
by Tennart.
PRESIDENT HARRISON
and Postmaster General Wannamnkei
were present, having driven over from
Wannamakers county seat this morn
ing eight miles distant. Tho farm
houses along the route were decorated
and continual ovation rendered.
Tents were erected on the Tonmar farm
and an immense crowd from the sur
rounding country and Philadelphia, in
cluding prominent Presbyterian divines
from all parts of the country were In At.
tendance. a long programme had been
arranged in two purts, opening with re-
ligious services ~ $50. The president
and Wannnnuker entered the large tent
and were given most enthusiastic wei.
come They took seats on the raised
platform. AS soon us the party Wero
seated the first paper OF to-day was read
by Rev. ID. X. Turner of HartsVlllo dc.
scriptiye of the founding of Log college
was followed by Rev. X. NJ. Patterson of
Philadelphia, editor of the Presby yterian,
who delivered lecture on Log COLLEGE
evnngelists.
The president said, in part: ~ thanh
you for your hospitable treatment of me
much pleasure in being here, for every
impulse of honest pride which stars
your hearts moves mine. | am glad to
stand here at the source of great
government. l have seen the Missis-
sippi river pouring out its enormous
aood to the gulf and have
source of the great Missouri, but what is
force and energy implied by these rush
ing streams when compared with the
movement inaugurated here. ZAP.
plause.l / am glad to be here to helr
celebrate one of those great impulse;
springing from a small beginning, and
yet how far reaching to its results and
effects. don't want only to exalt the
Presbyterian church, and yet / think
that historians who have been untouched
by partisanship testify that it has been
maguihcently pressed onward. Let us
take
| NO BACKWARD STEPS.
Let us continue to merit the favor OF
God and do His work until the world
shall cease to move. Steadfastness Is
our characteristics; our enemies have
called it obstinacy, and there are occa.
sions when even that trait and
characteristic have their sctbacks.
Let us, my friends, continue to be stead
fast TO the faith pictured and strength
/, ened on this sacred spot"
| At the close of the presidents s address
! there was scene of wild excitement ftu>
| five minutes, men and women checriu0y
and waving handkerchicfs. After sings1
ing the hymn Nearer, My God To
| Thee" tho morning exercise closed at
/ 80. The president and party were es.
corted to Il tent where bountiful lunch
was spread. At the conclusion of the
lunch the president and party started
back to Wannamakers.
Rev DIR. Murray, dean OF Princeton
college, delivered an address, followed
by Rev. DR.. Mcllwaine, president OF
Hampton Sydney college, Virginia, on
the influence of Virginia and Log Col
lege in the South.
When President Harrison rose to speak
the 5000 persons present cheered him
repeatedly.