Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-09-12
PRINCETON JUBILATES.
CONTEMPLATING THE FOUNDING OF
"THE OLD LOG COLLEGE"

A Throng of $4,000 People Present at tho
Exercises-President Harrison Makes a
Short Address to the Assembled Multi
tude-Othcr Speakers.
The old log college celebration, under the
auspices Of the Presbytery Of Philadel
phia, was begun Thursday on the old Ten.
nenS farm, near Hartsville, 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
1875 b. 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 Tennent 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 Wana-
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 homo at Jenkintown. Early
Thursday morning the party started for
the place where the exercises were held,
driving in carriages over the old York
road for 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
verse of Scripture by the Rev. Joseph
Beggs ID. 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 II; 30 the President leaning on the
arm OF Mr. Wanamaker, entered the large
tent and was given 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 generous
ovation when he assembled the plat
form. AS soon as the distinguished visi-
tors were seated tie first paper of the day
was read by the Rev. ID. X. Turner of
Hartsville. The address was descriptive
of the founding of the log college. Tho
speaker was followed by tho Rev. r. NJ.
Patterson, ID. D., LII. 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 spirited address,
and Rev. Richard Mcllwaine, u. D.,
LII. D., read paper on THE Influence Of
the Log College in the South. "
Pr asident Harrison was then introduced
and was cheered by the 25, 600 present.
Mr.. Harrison spoke substantially as fol-
lows:
81 have had illustrated to me here to-
day one of tho 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 j must say that have much pleasure
in being here, for every impulse of honest
pride which stirs your hearts moves mine.
i am glad to stand here at the source OF
great movement. / am glad to he here TO
help celebrate one of those great impulses
springing from small beginning. 1 don't
want to exalt unduly the Presbyterian
church, and yet think historians who have
been untouched by partisanship testify
that it has been magnificently pushed on
ward. Let us take no backward steps.
Let us continue to merit the favor of God
and do His work until the world shall
cease 10 move. Steadfastness is our char
acteristic. Our enemies have called it OBJ
stinacv, and there are occasions when even
that trait ana CroiaOtv. istfc mas Its SER
vice. Lett us my friends, continue to be
steadfast to the faith nurtured and
strengthened on this sacred spot. Let me
kindly thank you for this most cordial
and brotherly greeting. Let me 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 recolections of
the days celebration. "
After the singing of the hymn, "Nearer,
My God, to Thee, lunch was served of
which the Presidential party and tho
prominent members of the presbytery par
took After lunch President and Mrs.
Harrison and .ae Re-. Mr.. Scott drove
back to Mr.. Wanamaker's at Jenkintown.
In the afternoon the ev. Ebenezer Err
slxine of Neuville, Pa, delivered an ad-
dress on "Presbyterians of the Cumber-
land Valley" Gov. Beaver read speech
euloglstic of the log college and its
founders, and Postm master-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 letter written in 1857 by Gill
bert Tennent, son of tho founder of the
log college. The exercises closed with a
Denediction spoken by the Rev. Mr.. Scott
the father of Mrs. Harrison.