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have our universities and colleges proclaim
hat those laws are inexorable and far removed
when selfish interest seeks undue private
heneft through Government aid. and public
places are claimed as rewards OF party ser.
siCe, would have our universities ana colleRes
persuade the people to q REIMBURSEMENT OF the
demand for party spoils. and exhort them 70 q
disintcrested and patriotic love OF their Coy
true adjustment and unperverted opci alton IL
secures to every citizen his Just share OF the
safety and prosperity IL holds In store f9r all.
when design Is apparent TO lure the peo,,
pie from their honest thoughts and TO blind
honor homo Si eSd b bad T faith, M would have Princeton
University. panoplied In her patriotic traui,
tions and glorious me nories, and joined Ps snd AZ
the other universities and colleges OF our lana,
cry out against the infiiction OF this treachcr-
Gus and fatal wound. .,,,,..
should be regarded in any quarter az an un-
clean thing, to be avoided By those claiming 70
be educated or respeftsSis II Woqia ibs ,S9 90
ministration of our Government or the well
fare of our nation should be essentially do
timent that leads to the .conyictton that God
has watched over our national life from Its be-
AND ' care are unwothy
of tho touch of the wisost and best OF menf
II would have those sent out by our unlver,,
sities and colleges. not only the counsellors or
their fellow countrymen, but the tribunes OF
the people fully appreciatng every condition
in every untoward situation, quick and earnest
in every effort to advance their happiness aud
welfare. and prompt and sturdy in the defence
of all their rights
II nave but imperfectly expressed tho
thoughts to which have not been able to deny
utterance on an occasion SO full of glad signih-
cance. and pervaded by the atmosphere OF
patriotic aspiration. Born of these surround
ings; the hope cannot be vain that the time is at
hand when all our countrymen will moro
d, eply appreciate the blessings OF American
citizenship when their disinterested love OF
their Government will be quickened. when
fanaticism and passion shall he banished from
the field of politics and when all our people dis
Carding every difference of condition or oppor-
tunity, will be seen under tho banner of Amer
can brotherhood. marching steadily and un-
falterinxly on toward the bright heights of our
national destiny"
The American national hymn was then sung
by the entire congregation, and the benediction
was pronounced by Bishop Henry Yates Satter-
lee OF Washington.
This afternoon a reception was given Presi-
dent Cleveland at Prospect, tho house Of Presi-
dent Patton. President and Mrs. Cleveland
left town for Washington by n special train i'm
mediately after the reception.
A farewell reception and dinner were given
were answered a. follows: National Sciences"
Prof. 4. A. w: Hubrecht. Utrecht Uniyersty;
"Theology." Prof Il. p. Fisher. Yale Un'ver-
sity; Physical Sciences" Prof. Ira Remsen,
Johns Hopkins University: Literature" Prof
Edward bowden, Dublin University; Higher
Education" w. F. Harris of Washington;
" History" Prof. Goldwin Smith, formerly of
X sin. University OF G0rtingen; philosophy"
Prof. Andrew Seth, University of Edinburgh:
Jurisprudence" w. b. Hornblower OF Now
York.