New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE.
DANIEL G.. ROLLING.
ROBERT Z. PEARY.
CHARLES II. PARKUTRST

l. PARKHURST DANIEL G. ROLLINS.
hungry men about me and the dogs dying OF starva-
ton the memories Of that campus and OF those col
loge halls were continually in my thoughts and the
subject OF many Z cream ,o,.s ,,,,rossoa mo &c
being Characteristic of Bowdoin's graduates Is
stanch character and sturdy manhood And can
herst and Williams High ideas and the attain
ment Of them have been the lessons learned with
for me to express to you with what peculiar salts
faction and genuine appreciation gather WIN
YOU around this genial board tonight 1t presents
such striking contrast to some OF the meals tsra
We are surrounded by all the comforts OF clvlza-
ton and OF cultured and refined people three
thousand miles from here on the shores OF o, the
Arctic live people without single one or our
modern conveniences, possessing only two IDEAS.
o which Is to get 1000 ana the 6sheF re i.
strange fances and supersttions ana their com m
esrS wb,cb has no means OF trans
mission beyond the earshot OF the hearcr And yet
these people are a part o. our common humanity
the Glee Club sang "Laurger Horatius." an Old
Latin song often sung at Amherst.
THE REV. DR.. PARKHURsT INTRODUCED.
The song ended. the toastmasier introduced one
OF Amherst's celebrated sons and trustees. the
Rev Dr. Parkhurst. He said in part:
think that the best compliment any speaker
can give to his audience is to take them INTO ms
confidence 1t seems TO that the circum-
stances under which We are gathered tonight with
all that there is in the air is enough 10 SOBER US
I he Sn'nf aha' an are Ame Sl love Great Brit
ain. / do not like her We are no. gong 10 hght
are all OF Us more less the creators OF history
and have great deal OF sober, honest thou us
and and say we will fight. But IT is SO easy to
forget the effects that the struggle matnfained
and. If necessary, to be fought Tor 70 tne lass
Quarrel viii have upon US Think OF the years. the
decades that would elapse before tne evlls OF sucH
Think of the effect produced upon Christian civil
ization by two such powers locking horns W,h one
Morgan Dix should meet another in Central
Park and fall blows John with his shi!laiah ana
feet such an affair would have upon the moral
tests of h city Of hrEan aS God
forbid that such a combat would ever come ANA
specting effort has been made TO prevent it. In
This crisis we must think of the question with
thoughts out % which all passion mas run
ABOUT AMHERST IN NETWORK
have been asked to speak on THE Amherst
Idea in New-York" | want 10 say lew "oruS
about the college The object Of the college Is
superb manhood manufactured. That is what 1t
stands for Brain and heart thought and piety
compose the warp and wool Of personality Religion
is something that hovers IN the atmosphere Inc
religion that came into my life came through
splrt in the air. l noted this spirit in Amherst
when | spoke there few weeks ago.
The tendency is always to branch out in many
WAYS: but the real object Of the college Is to pre-
pare man for the warfare the man has to wage
no matter what that warfare The idea OF Am
herst is so thoroughly TO equip a man that ne VIII
be abe TO fight his battle no matter IN what leid
il NAV be- 1t Is 20 make him pure conscientious
and holy man-to make him thoroughly and intelli-
gently brainy that the weaving or these TWO L.
eefbHr make him an addition TO any community.
Tn-dav W. have three professions, the ministerial
the medical and the legal. There ought 70 pc a
fourth one consisting of men who are qualified for
positions Of large trust in municipa anu national
affairs. You ways want your d9ctoE 20 De M
ougtly trained before you VIII allow nm 10 ia
with your body. your preacher must be az thor
ougl IS prepared to deal with your soul; put When
y0L come to positions OF trust ana resp0hs1D.nty
that totally &c .ipse these, ii doesn't make much
difference 1t would make an interesting interesting stuay 10
in New-York and Brooklyn know about the duties
which they ought e psf0T in our great city carries
with IT responsibility second Almost to none in
MsvoT Str5ng's nomination called upon him.
relate this merely as an incident ana not as ertl-
sb sg mater e He said Il don't know anything
about the city of New-lork, | have done noth'ng
my office. and my evenings at some club o" at
hSms sneba hm e eighteen " hours day in doing IT,
This state OF affairs Is no truer OF him than OF
class Of men fitted for such positions. How would
like 10 see that time come!
RECEIVED GREAT APPLAUSE.
The enthusiasm that DR. Parkhursts remarks
aroused was plainly evidenced In the great outburst
of applause that followed. Ills remarks about the
Venezuelan question had aroused the feeling Of
patriotism and all standing, the good old song
America" was sung loud enough to be heard on
Broadway. When the enthusiasm had died down
sufficiently to allow him to be heard the toast
master introduced William H. Lewis. '92. who
spoke on Amherst In Athletics" His remarks
were devoted principally TO the good record
Amherst has made in the past and rca sons for hope
and trust In her athletic proves in the future
he next speaker was Professor Edward W. Bemts.
who spoke the Amherst Idea In the University
of Chicago" Mr. Bems said In part:
True democracy has been the characte ristic fea-
ture OF Amherst College ever since she was first
founded through the small contributions of hun
dreds OF donors Amherst has shown her missionary
spirit In the past but just now there is necessity
for renewed missionary zeal on her part IL Is the
uneducated masses that the present war craze Is
swaylng and II Is the duty OF Amherst and OF every
other broad spirited college TO send forth men OF
education who shall by their influence counteract
this wild and senseless talk.
II takes courage 10 stand out against the masses
where at the present crisis at any other time
IL Is the of education who must be In
the frnnt In -NerY movement. whether Il be social