The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-06
OLD LOG COLLEGE.
President Harrison Speaks at the
Celebration.
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college celebration under the auspices of
the Presbytery of Philadelphia at North
began on an old tenement farm near Harris
vile, Bucks county, Pa, where the col
lege was originally located. The farm is
twenty miles from Philadelphia The ex
ercises of the day were really commend
rative of the founding of the Presbyterian
church in the United States. The Log col
lege was established in 1925 by William
Tenant, and f1ourished until 1742, when
Princeton college was founded. 1t may be
said the Princeton institution sprang up
from the primitive college established by
Tenant. President Harrison and Post
master General Wanamaker were present,
the President having driven from Wanna
makers country seat this morning, dis
lance of eight miles. The farmhouses along
the route were decorated, and there was a
continual ovation. Tents had been
erected on the Tenant farm, and
an immense crowd from the surrounding
country and Philadelphia, including promi-
nent Presbyterian divines from all over
the country, was present. The long pro-
| gramme that had been arranged, divided
into two parts, was opened with religious
| services. At II 80 the President and
| Wanamaker entered the large tent and
were given most enthusiastic welcome.
They took seats on raised platform. AS
soon as the party was seated the first
paper of the day was read by Rev. D. 4.
! Turner, of Huntsville, descriptive of the
founding of Log college and the useful
career its founder. He was followed by
Rev. r. NJ. Patterson, of Philadelphia,
editor of the Presbyterian, who delivered an
address on Log college evangelsts.
Rev. DR.. Murray, dean of Princeton col
lege, delivered an address and was followed
by Rev Dr. McIlwaine, president of the
Hampton Sydney college, Virginia, on
''The Influence of Log college in the South"
| When President Harrison rose to speak
the p, 200 persons present cheered him
repeatedly. He said, in part: 81 thank
you for your hospitable treatment of me
and mine today, but l must say / bave
much pleasure in being here, for every i'm
pulse of honest pride which stlrs your
hearts moves mine. l am glad to stand
here at the source of great government.
have seen the Mississippi river pouring out
its enormous flood TO the gulf, and | have
had the pleasure of standing at the source
of the great Missouri, but what is the force
and energy implied by these rushing
streams when compared with the move
ment inaugurated here. (Applause.) l am
glad to be here to help celebrate one of
| those great impulses springing from
small beginning, and yet how far
reaching in its results and. effects. | don't
want to unduly exalt the Presbyterian
church, and yet | think historians who
have been untouched by partisanship tes-
tify that it has been magniicently 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 characteristic;
our enemies have called it obstinacy, and
there are occasions when even that trait
and that characteristic have its services.
Let us, my friends, continue to be stead
fast to the faith and strengthened on this
sacred spotn
At the close of the Presidents address
there was scene of wild excitement. For
five minutes men and women were cheer
ing and waving handkerchiefs. After sing
ing the hymn, Nearer, My God, to Thee"
the morning exercises closed at l 80. The
President and party were escorted to q
tent where bountiful lunch was spread.
At the conclusion of the lunch the Presi-
dent and party started back to Wanna
makers.
The departure of the President did not
seem to lessen the size of the crowd. At
the afternoon session Governor Beaver
read an address eulogistic of Log college
and its founders.
Postmaster General Wanamaker spoke
briefly, and closed by suggesting the re-
building of the old Log college'in form as
nearly resembling the original as possible
as memorial of Tennent, Whitfield, and
the earls Presbyterian heroes. Letters of
regret were read from Rev DR. Samuel
Alexander, aof New York: Rev. DR.. Nc
| Gosh, ex-president of Princeton college,
and Governor Green, of New Jersey After
several other short addresses the celebra-
ton ended at 6 o'clock by the pronuncia-
ton of a benedictien by Rev. J. w, Scott,
the venerable father of Mrs Harrison, and
the nost memorable day in the history of
Bucks county, and one which will be re-
membered by those present was brought
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