The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25
OLD-7IME DEBATING SOCIETIES.
Queer Questions Discussed by tho Harvard
Boys Over Two Centuries AGO.


1T Is not generally known" said learned
professor from Harvard at q dinner he at
tended at tho house OF q prominent architect
in this city recently. that there are records
extant which tell Of the queer problems dis
cussed BY Harvard students over two con-
turtles ngo. Many OF those who took part in
tho discussions lfterward became famous.
The Rev. Dr. Edward J. Young Of Cambridge
wrote IN interesting paper on these subjects
and their analyzers few years ago. DR..
Young went over the records from 1856
to 1901. Almost all OF tho discourses
wero written in Latin. and they lay for two con-
turtles undisturbed. DIR. Young translated and
classified them The earliest programme found
by DR.. Young bore the date Of 1885. before
modern science and sociology were born. But
notwithstanding that fact. tho students Of that
time knew every bit as much about lifc and
destiny Us do most OF our young men OF to-day.
Tho questions treated In the papers re-
viewed by DR.. Young cover vast range Of
learning In politics, philosophy science. medi-
cine. law. ethics. the Church and ministry and
tho mysteries Of Biblical criticism. recall q
number Of the subjects. This copy OF DR..
YounG's paper will give you almost all Of them.
There are among the papers relating to society
and the State together with the decisions
when tho questions after discussion. were put
to vote or left TO q referee:
"Istemporal dominion founded In grace Negative
1902 1897. 1900. l7l5
docs the issue of paper money contribute to the
public good An.rmative-l72s.
Are the Americans Israelites' Negative-1e0n
lis agriculture unbecomug . gentemani Negative
--l,2S.
Isl lawful to ssst tho supreme magistrate II the
Common wealth cahnot otherwise be preserved AZ
nrmative-17+3. samuel Adams
.iva soTernment aosolutely necessary for menf
Woad the adSico OF Pa Aps so Timothy to use ,.
wine bring him nnder the power OF the tavern keep
is the Federal system the best fitted above all other
Gsofs. n Rsntd. MSSo 'yFAn' At
and Ssss Of 1ate1 ssrSeo
Can every perfect being bo perfectly defined, AT.
'A' . a.ay' fS'- tRs .;s so icps g.
ls d9TS. the osstnnpE of all nduIa0lo philoso
CaT shoagn: originate from matter however moa.
rs there a stone that makes god' ABr1nativs-1es7
, ths auadrature Of tho circle possiDle' Afrna.
,7sS ';1s r.ne9E the d'uss Negative
!" Did tho reptiles OF Am erica originate from those
'h'I Sosa a5@iT:' iS:o,s
Abraham / Ainrms,No-i7fa '' '''H
TheTe are questions r. physoo
comparatively new discoveries aud lot univor-
sally accepted. sympathetc powers. and uni
yocates. together with matters OF practice still
91ss Dfs ssa a # 81 Ti4 asatS 4
dsy Be Counted as their own Y which was treat.
years later. III 1867. Here are some Of the
Questions rotating to law:
Lar s a. ATHEIST appear In court NsSA.,yeleso
Ought an advocate to b. convinced tina, hi. CLIENT.
Saaso In.t 6eforg be undertakes III Negative
=. II Lazarus. by a vii! m.ls before his death. had
". 1Ts ". @ coz nf ssa1T . saRtd
Aw sg s s% S psn
Harrison Gray otA.
DIR, Young, remarks in regard to the pro.
dominance % Of theological sIblccts that the
iects, for which the college had been founded, |
Tho first settlers were ,colYnists who believed |
in shnr Ssm waeat Ets1S md who
ia ;Rs Ss +" h"ssS
nature 81 many Of tho TOPICS troatsf an ny
treatment. For instance:
Are ,ne sa,S gGn: Of Divine origin Am.
Arc there in The sacred Scriptures rsa, oon,,,do
iSs. Ths be e amy way
pShe nny change of
aniuiaIsf Kegatvs-II5S. Sampson sheaf.. "''
Would II be lawful To initiate some OF this i'm preca.
lions ot David at the present timer kegatHe-i 7l
dying in Calling his son BENJAMIN when she had prc,
;iously nnncd HIN Benon' proceed more from ms
determination 20 eksIciso ms authority as husband
when the shadow wrntbAck on the sun d al ot io,e-
NegaIivc-l77l
l1O0.
" I. polite li,sratale an G,namen. to atheolosan Ar
shouid the limits Of Church fellow snip be narrower
han those OF eternal aalyat IN heRHnrc-l7Io
"Ought ministers or The stan Church TO preach
poiticst hegatIve-l1ty. i.Ia
Is original sin both SIN and punishment AnrmAttys
-1UI4. samuel SewaIL
Would tho human body before the fall naturally
iare tended TOWARD dissolution Negative-I7o4, 1880
VIII the blessed in the future world ATE the last
Judgment make use n ArtlculAts speech will that
's l.brewi Anlrmatlve-I7<T Edward Bass
Edward Rsss WAS tho INST Il SION Of the Episeyral |
,hlreh In Massachusetts conssoratsd In 1871
SesAtive-l7U0. Josiah quincy.
There were many m ore subjects m entioned
BY DIR. Young. There nre still many pApers
,ot IT. TRANSLATED n Or even looked at The nrgn-
There lisa simplicity about parts Of most OF
hon that cAusns one To wonder how minds
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