The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-20
GREAT GATHERING OF FRIENDS
Opening Ceremonies Today -Presi-
dent paton's Text = Pro-
gramme Of the Week.

day. the College of New Jersey COM
mences upon a new and broader era
and appropriately assumes the more COM
sprehensive title of Princeton University.
Yesterday was a busy one in the old
college town. and hundreds of people were
engaged in consummating the great
event, which has been never-failing
topic of conversation at Princeton for
months back. The whole town is now
bedecked in holiday attire in honor of
the occasion. From end TO end Nassau
street is a mass of flags, bunting, BAN
ners and appropriate designs. Every
store is decorated and two large trium-
phal arches have been erected. On the
campus the scene is even more brill
liant. Each of the buildings has been
extensively and elaborately decorated, the
students of the various dormitories vie
ing with each other in the adornment of
their domiciles. Orange and black are
the predominating colors and are to be
seen on all sides
Today was especially devoted to the re-
ception of delegates and guests. At 1890
A. M. the academic procession formed in
front of Marquand Chapel and proceeded
at once to Alexander Hall, where suitable
religious services were held. The process
Trustees of Princeton University, the
delegates from other universities and coli
leges, the specially invited guests, the
faculties of Princeton University and the
Princeton Theological Seminary, and the
Alumni by classes.
AT 1890 interest became centered at
Marquand Chapel where the Academic
procession, composed of the trustees and
faculty of Princeton and the delegates
from other colleges, was forming. Prs
eeded by body of the undergraduate
they proceeded to Alexander Hall. where
they were received by the audience rs
ing to their feet A choir of alumni
opened the exercises by singing the
anthein:--.'Veni Creator Spiritus-p
Prof. Fisher, Dean of Yale Divinity
School, pronounced the invocation. After
the singing of the one hundredth psalm,
Prof. De Witt, of the Princeton Theologi-
cal Seminary, read the third chapter Of
First Corinthians.
President Patton then delivered the
sermon, choosing the eleventh verse of
the third chapter read as his text
For other foundation can no man lay
than that is laid which is Jesus Christ.
Following the sermon, Dean Murray Of
fered the prayer.
His petition was in the interest of sound
learning and pure religion, to the effect
that these might flourish in unity, that
human things might not prejudice those
which are divine and that by our minds
eleansed from all vanity, there might al
ways be given faith in things worthy of
faith. He closed with the Lords Prayer
in which all joined.
After singing OF the hymn "a Mighty
Fortress is Our God" the Rev. Dr. W. B.
Bodine, of Philadelphia, closed the morn
ing's services with the Benediction.
At the 3 o'clock session the addresses
Of welcome to visiting representatives will
be delivered by the Rev. DR.. Howard
Dufield. of New York with responses
by President Eliot, of Harvard, and Prof.
Thomson, of Cambridge.
Among tomorrows special exercises
will be the unveiling, at p. NJ, of a
memorial tablet. which will be placed on
the north wall of Nassau Hall This
of Sons of Revolution. The exercises viii
consist of an address of presentation and
acceptance of the tablet, and a further
address by the Hon. John L. Cadwal-
ader.
The tablet is of bronze. with border
of pine comes in semi-relievo. The word
ing is as follows:-
This building. erected in 1876, by
the College of New Jersey. and named
Nassau Hall. in honor of King William
III, was seized by British forces for
military purposes in l7i6; and retaken
by the American Army January 3, Iii.
Here met, from June 30. 17SS, until No
venlber 4, 1888 the Continental Congress;
and here, August rs, 1888. General Wash
ingtcn received the grateful acknoWiedg-
ments of the Congress for his services
in establishing the freedom and independ
ence of the United States. (Seal of the
society.) Erected October q. 1886. by the
State of New Jersey
The members of the society in Trenton
are William A. Anderson, Leroy II. An
derson Chauncy H. Beasley, Robert c.
Belville Jonathan H. Blackwell, Stephen
w Blackwell. John Hart Brewer Frank
o. Briggs, s., DR.. Charles p Britton.
bell Abner r. Chambers, Thomas S.
Chambers, Charles H. Chambers. Fred
H. Clark, DIR. William A. Clark William
l.. Dayton, s. Meredith Dickinson, DR..
IT,
Rev. Daniel r. Foster, Foster G. Griffith,
Barker Gummere, Jr., Charles E. Gum
mere. Hugh Fl. Hamill. Morris r. Hamil
ton James B. Hunt. Barton g. Hutch
inson, Benjamin F. Lee. francis 3. Lee,
Francis c.. Lowthorp. Frank A. Aagow-
an, John A. Montgomery, n. f. Mont |
gomery, Eckford Moore Arthur G. Moses,
DR. H. G. Norton, Alexander c. Oliphant.
Hughes Oiiphant, Robert c. Oliphant.
General S. d. Oliphant George NJ. Robe
son, George D. Scudder, Henry D. ScId-
Stevens. Jr., Garret ID. w. Vroom, Edwin
Robert Walker Robert S. Woodruff, Ed |
win V. C. Woolverton, Fred b. Yard.
The Sons of the Revolution is the pa
rent society of that type of organizations /
and is thus officered in New J ersey - /
President Colonel S. Meredith Dickinson, /
Sinnickson. of Salem City; Recording SEE
retary, John A. Campbell Trenton; Cor
responding Secretary. Francis B. Lee, of /
Trenton; Treasurer, Hugh f. Hamlll OF /
Trenton: Historian, Thomas Jones YorlSe, |
of Salem City; Chaplain, the Rev Charles T
II. Perkins. of Salem City.
All the details of the movements OF /
President Cleveland during his visit to l
Princeton have been arranged. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland VIII attend the |
celebration and come as the Official gHesss l
Of the university. They win be present
tomorrow evening and win remain till |
Thursday evening. They VIII he eNter- 1
tanned by President Patton al the PreSi- I
dental mansion, Prospect. WHICH STANDS |
near the centre of the university psrk. |
The Presidential party viii leave Wash |
ington tomorrow afternoon By special |
train over the Pennsylvania Railroad;
coming direct to Princeton. The special |
win arrive at the station in Princeton az /
S:45 p M Every honor will be done the /
President and Mrs. Cleveland while in
the academic village. The PhsIa 1slphsa I
City Troop will meet them al the station I
and will act as body guard to escort
them to the steps OF old Nassau Hall, /
where they viii spend the FIRST two hours !
OF their visit. reviewing the academic /
procession Of students, alumni and vssi-
tors. which VIII assemble on tas front
campus.