Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-06
BORN In A LOG CABIN.
EDUCATED PRBSBYTRRIANISM HAS GROWN
INTO A MIGHTY FORCE.
Magnificent Celebration Of the Anniversary Of he Old
Log 0olsgs'-Great Lights of The Church
Ats1i-Prssident Harrison
Makes an Address

LOG COLLEGE GROUNDS, PA, Sept. l.. -
The Old Log College celebration, under the
auspices of the Pfesbytery Of Philadelphia,
north, was held to day on the old Tenant
farm near Hartsville, Bucks County, Pa,
where the College was originally located.
The farm Is about twenty miles from Phil
adelphia. The exercises of the day are
really commemorative of the founding OF
the Presbyterian church in the United
States The Log College was established
in 1726 by William Tenuent and -four
ished until 1742 when Princeton institu-
tiOn Of learning sprang up from the primi-
tive college established By Tennant.
When to-day's celebration was first
talked of President Harrison promised to
attend and he has kept that promise by
coming here TO-DAY accompanied by Post
master General Wansmaker, Mrs HArri-
son, Rev. J. w. Scott and Private Sscre-
tary Haliord.
A lorg programme of exercises had been
arranged, divided into two parts, and at
| II go the services OF the day were opened
/ by the reading of verse Of Scripture by
Rev. JOS Boggs, d. D, of the Falls of
Scbulkill, Philadelphia Then followed a
prayer by Rev. 1. w. Eekard, of Abiding
ton. Pa At 1l:5O the President, leaning
on the arm of Mr.. WanamakeT, entered the
large tent and was given a most enthusias-
tic welcome. They were followed by the
others OF the party and all took front seats
on the raised platform. As soon as the
party were seated the first paper Of the
day was read by Rev. D. X. Turner, Of
Hsrtsville, Pa, descriptive of the found
ing OF the log college aud the usefal career
Of lis founder He was followed by Rev.
K NJ. Patterson, d. D. Id of Philadel.
phia, editor of the Presbyterian, who de-
livered an address on LOG College Evan
gelists."
PRESIDENT HARRIsON's ADDRESS.
Rev. Richard McIlwsine, of Virginia,
read a paper on the 'Inhuerce of the Log
College in the. South" and President Har-
rison was then introduced, the audience
at that time numbering over p, 000 He
was Enthusiastically received. After a
few pleasant remarks of thanks at his re-
ceptiOn, be said II have seen the Missis-
sippi river pouring its enormous flood to
the Gulf and 1 have hsd the pleasure Of
standing al the source of the gIest Missouri,
bat what is the force OF energy employed
by these rushing streams when compared
with the movement inaugurated here
Applause. I am glad 10 be hers TO help
celebrate one Of those great impulses
springing from small beginning. / don't
want unduly 20 exalt the Presbyterian
church and yet I think historians, who
have bsen untouched by partisanship,
testify that it has been mag
nifcently pressed onward. Let Us
TAKE no BACKWARD STEPS.
Lst us continue to merit the favor Of
/ God and do his work until the world shall
cease TO move. Stssdfastness is our char
sclerisic. Oar enemies have called 1t OBJ
stiuscy, and there are occasions when even
that trait and Characteristic has its services.
/ Let us, my fsiends, continued steadtast to
| the faith nuTturei and siren gthened ON
this sacred spot"
In concluding his address the President
| said = "Ist NE kindly thank you Tor this
most cordial and brOtherly greeting, and
let me wish that this day will close as
auspiciously as it has opened. Let me
hope that the scholarly addresses which
yOu have heard read from manuscript,
| laughter will convey new thought TO
your minds and that you will carry away
some pleasant IecOllections Of the days
celebration.
At the close of the Presidents address
| there was a sceue of wild excitement for
/ five minutes, men and women cheering and
waving hsndksIchiefs and in other ways
demonstrating their approval Of the Chief
| E1acutiye's sentiments. After the singing
Of the hymD, NEARER My God to Thee, "
the morning exercises closed at 1;3O
o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON CEREMON IEs.
Ii was nearly three o'clock in the after
noon when the great assemblage again
met, aud the attendance was even greater
| than In the morning. Rey. Ebenezer Erik
sine, OF Neville, Pa, delivered an ad-
dress on "Presbyterians of the Cumber-
| land Valley Gov. Beaver was then in
troduced and received with great enthusi-
ssm. He made touching sllusiOn to
Washington and Jefferson College, his
own alma mater, which he said was the
child Of the Log College" He then de-
livered an address eulogistic of the Log
| College" and its founders.
A letter from the son of the founder Of
the college was then shown and provoked
great enthusiasm, after which Postmaster
General Wansmaker was introduced and
made an enthusiastic address, giving great
credit to the local committees that had the
celebration in charge. and closed by sug-
gestiug the rebuilding Of the old Log
College" in a form as nearly resembling
the original as possible, as a tribute to the
memory OF Tenant, Whitefeld and the
early Presbyterian heroes.
ADDRESSES AND LETTERS.
Rev. DR.. McCcsh, ex-President of Prince
ton College, sent letter of regret. Gov.
Green, OF New Jersey, was kept away by
official business. President Knox, OF
Lafayette College, next delivered an ad-
dress, and after several other short ad-
dresses the celebration ended at SIX
o'clock by the prOnouncsment of benedic-
tion by Rev. J. W. Scott, the venerable
/ father OF Mrs. Harrison.