Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-18
To the Alumni. by Prot. E. knowlton Of
San Francisco, Cal. Principal Of Fryeburg
Academy 1861.

All seas are one. The rough and sharply dashng
of bleak Atlani4c's tentprst-bcatcn Hood; the
ground.
Deep, stately roll with which the vast Pacific ever
\ angnorou. lie, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. type
al BuISs'less power, the soft smooth swels where
Indian seas
Gi,r'baek tie tr"ric sun FROM leagues Of lapsing
waves
Which, on their T.acherous, pantherous sands
or softly anrm,f out their lives in my riad marble
OF living .tunt,-the tcInplc-tombs where in til.
t.nY coral,
architect of eNer-sruwing isles cnshrines and
,hruud-
himself the iceberg laden pillows which forever
The glucicr ,horr- OF either Arctic's desert sea
Where no life dwell-; nil are but parts of that one
broad.
Deep, glohc. embracing SEA whose grandly swell
ing t,dr,
Real i. the pulses of earll'> ever tlirolins heart
Responsive 10 tho one, Eternal, Oyersoul.
All land. are one Far down beneath thr all sur
rounding
M continents become til. one. vast globe. The
lu(tipst top
pf iIiuIsay an range, th. sky dcmtd worlds huge
roof,
rho,e noble grnues of mighty Andes, where
The world, equator swings from peak to peak
>uhlimr;
The brotherhood of European Alps, subinis.iv. +"
Their whit, cow,d chief the Hermit heights of
far New /e;,land',f
Giant crests:-tis rugged loftiness whence our
>iprras
,.axc meath their kingly crowns. upon ihe bailled
cloud,
Winch l,unbly lave their gorged and canvone,
dank. and feet -
rl,,se nanei-ss mountain nonarehs Who's. un-
measured SHOWS
Hume, with -kywsrd CLEAN, tile continent of
darkness. these
Nj ua,, their changrIcs. basi. in he vast globe
Each but varied upift of Almighty Power
Whch mnlds and shapes the earth the Will, lie
III, sea within III. hollow of His mighty hand.
His breath
Inspires. the soul Of man. Nor can all human
power,
Forever working, change that blood,-that sonl,
The prince,
The peasant savage or sage,-,ninion mon
srch,
throh. with on. blood ,-breathes of one air,iives
of one life;
In e;,ch,-in aii.-God'- own great of air and
light
i,lf To the food. That common life. His power
lis hight ilumines,-His love sustain- and blesses
ALL
Egsptiau, Pans.,, BrahmiB, Hindoo, Fanthcist -
Meath Persian -uns,-iu Acadenan wslks,-or,
now,
In fair Chaut,,,,pua groves.-where'er the world
wide search
Aud upbft Of our eager soHls reach forth TO "iind
out Cod
A. they who climb opposing slopes Of som. huge
peak,
Thomgh the grand summit non, may gain. vet each
sive step brings each more near To each and
all
To it, 80 every honest ont reach after God
Gives proof of kinship in that royal family
Whose Faheri,oud is Gods whose brotherhood
l. man.
Addresses by distinguished guests in
clnded remarks by ext nited States Sena-
tor James W. Bradbury of Augusta. who
made plea for agricultural colleges. Rev.
Dr Furber gave "reminiscences of fellow
students of Fryeburg tcademy. and spoke
of the personal influence of the teacher.
4. L. Stone, Ill, d.. student of 1910,
spoke feeiingly of his school days. Tx
Gov. Dingiey cloquently added words of
praise of our great republic and centennial
,iav.
Dennis NJ. Cole, Dr. s. {. Gordon, DIR.
). II. Weeks, Hon. 4. A. Strout and other
eminent men. claimed by the institution.
contributed happy memories of school days
AMI paid afeetionate tribute TO the
members of the alumni who have
passed beyond into the higher school.
lion q. b. Barrows, Henry Hyde Smith
of Boston, Rev. u. Z. Snow. DR.. Samuel
Bradbury of oli Town, Augustine Sim
mons. ". \. Robinson of Boston. f-aac
Walker and c. 4. Page. spoke.
Then followed reading of letters from
4 e.