New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-09

brought together nearly all the alumni ana
many guests and townspeople. The preachers
theme was the relation Of religion and educa-
tion IT was powerful discourse lasting nearly
an hour and the strength of the speakers logic
made the alumni think of his distinguished
father He said that Williams College Is lw
years old and there is not a wrinKie OH her
brow American colleges have dehnite mean
ing They are honorable, excellent and benen-
cent They bless the commemorative which
make up this country. He spoke OF colleges IN
other lands showing that they were unlike
those in America. for in this country there Is
clear connection between them in their concep-
tion and instruction and religion. He empha-
sized the fact that the people should look care
fully after the church, State and free education.
Colleges should be conducted that their
Christian teaching should not foster sectarian-
ism.
The singing of the student choir was excellent
The services were conducted by the Rev. John
l. Denison. the college pastor.
After the services in the church the alumni
and guests walked about among the beauti-
fully decorated college buildings. They inspected
the fine Hopkins Memorial building ana the
Thompson laboratories, which have Just peeh
completed. The Committee on ENTERTAINMENT
headed by Eugene NJ. Jerome. 81, had every
thing I'm complete order so that all alumni ana
visitors are handsomely provided for. The after
noon exercises in the Congregational scphren'
consisted of a conference on the Relation OK
the Modern College to Applied Christianity"
The first speaker DR.. John Bascom, VINO
dealt in vigorous sentences and called for active
work in training students to meet their social
duties Dr. Henry NJ. Field spoke Of the time
he graduated here. fifty-fve years ago. There
are only seven of his class living. Other
sneakers were the Rev. William Grosvenor OF
Ienox: the Rev. II. A. +. Schauiiler. of New
York: the Rev. Charles A. Stoddard. of New.
York. and the Rev George A. Ford. Of Syria.
Among the prominent guests and alumni who
are either here, or will be tomorrow, are Cow
ernor Russell and staff. Lieutenant-Governor
Wolcott. Bishop Lawrence. Presidents Andrews.
Of Brown University; Buckham. OF Vermont Uni
versity: Dwight. of Yale; Eliot. of Harvard;
Hall, of Clark: Low, Of Columbia; Scott OK
Rutgers; Smith, of Trinity; Tucker OF Dart
mouth: Gilman. of Johns Hopkins Webster. OK
Union; Seelye of Smith Mrs. Mead. Of Mount
Holyoke: Hartranft. of Hartford Theological
Seminary: Miss Schafer Of Wellesley. and
nraynard of Middleburg: Professor Felix Skill
ing. of the University of Pennsylvania; Chancel-
lor Canfeld Of the University of Nebraska;'
Chancellor Snow, Of the University Of Kansas;
Dean Judson Of Chicago University; Dean
Griffin of Johns Hopkins Professor Gross. OF
Harvard: Dr. Bancroft of Andover. Mrs j.
Leland Miller whose husband founded the
Miller ProfessOrship; Professor Charles n.
Briggs of New-York; J. Cleveland Cady. or
New-York architect of Morgan Hall and La
Sale Gymnasium; Frank II. Allen. Of Boston,
architect Of Hopkins Memorial Hall, the
Thompson Laboratories and the extension TO
the library: Captain Ephraim Williams, or
Deerteld. the great -grandnephew of the founder
OF the college and Henry Williams of Boston.
and William $ Williams. of Deerfield who bear
the same relationship To the founder; Morris Is.
Jesup. Of New WORK: eX-COngressman {. Il. Pot.
ter OF New York: Alexander King. Of Scotland;
the Rev r. Winchester Donald of Trinity
Church Boston. and William p St. John, OK
New-York.
The oldest graduates present were DR.. Joseph
l.. Partridge. '2S who is eighty-two years old,
from Philadelphia William Rankin. 81. OF New
ark the Rev. Lucius q. Curtis. 80. Of Hartford.
and Thomas Nelson and Zalmon Richards, SO. Of
Washington.
Andrew Carnegie and President Low. of CO.
lumbia College. arrived tonight in special
train Mr.. Carnegie is the guest of James NJ.
Ide and President Low of Eugene NJ. Jerome.
To-morrow's programme consists Of an edu-
cational conference at a. m. with large array
of distinguished speakers. including DR. G.. STAN
ley Hall DR.. Griffin. Of Johns Hopkins; DR.. judi
son. of Chicago University. In the afternoon
there will he field sports. and at Hopkins Hall
music by the Germania Band. of Boston, and
"A reception of president and trustees at LaSalle
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