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PACIFIC CHRISTIAN
MESSENGER.
THURSDAY,
SEPT.
13,
J877.
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'ties have endeavored to maintain, we play. And where the memory wav
groaned under its weight of crystal a full course of instruction in -the an foel justified in assuring the friends not called into action the grandest
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= gifts. While the wife hung upon thé cient classics and other branches of and * patrons of the institution
that a ; reflections were introduced, which
study necessary for the degree of
same
arm
that,
fifteeiv
yean*
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before.
i inadn every step of the way .replete-----
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sustained her as a bride, our venerable l i Bachelor of Arts
with the sublimest interest. Here
j B i -O. Stardry:
The State Agricultural and Mechan- fore it, and that it will iijdvqjni stead I
lyother
Eld.
G.
O.
and
much-esteemed
Iwother
hid.
During our stay in Portland (which
ily in its’career df great usefulness to was a spot where he hail played as a
Burnett, addressed them .in behalf of ‘ical College will offer increased facili-
boy, there a pond in which he had.
has been short) we have* visited a few
ft
ties for scientific and technical eniica- the country.
their
friends.
In
lieaiitiful
and
ap
For further information address swam or shot water fowl, there a
brethren, some of whom I knew in
tiou,
including
practical
instruction
in
propriate words, he expressed the
withered tree which had served as a__ ,
the east.
east Aiwivugu
Altlmugh seperated ~
from
tne
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f.a
f—A agriculture, horticulture, and the Regent J. B. Bowman, Lexingtari, Ky.
the dear associations of congregational sentiments of every heart pn-stmL
B.
B
owman , Regent and t’htu’n, target for the young s|M>rtsnian, anil
Derham responded in his wonted meeluuiic arts. In this college young
there a. mountain whose lofty peak
’■ T hqs . M cnnf . i . l ,
life, still we found their hearts warm Bro.
!
men who desire it can defray à por
G eo . S toll , J r .,
had drawn his aspirations heaven
in ’the good cause. Among the breth- 1 touching and tender style, and, draw- tion of their expenses by labor, re- ’
J no . S. W ilson ,
ward in his earlier days. All were as-
ren of Portland (and as near as I can j ii^j from his side-jiocket a paper, lie ceiving compenHatiOn according to
J an . MJJ raves .
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reiad the following lines,which he
fresh in his feelings as things, of yes
learn there are twenty-five or more),
their skill and industry. "
had
withdrawn
from
the
room,
and
terday, and he was a boy again, witji
are there not a few who will meet in
Weather Report.
Each legislative district in the ‘ ■ state I
hastily
penned
:
.
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1
all
the abandon of the boy- adelight-
a private house, a hall, somewhere,
is entitled to send three properly pre
During
the
mpnth
of
August,
1877^
al
companion and his friend a de
TO
MY
WIFE
VIRA.
’
and continue steaufast in the Apostles
pared students to, this «¡Ollege free of
>
THE CBYSTAL WEDDING.
1
there
were
four
days
during
which
lightful
listener.
■doctrine, breaking . of bread, fellow
tuition.- They will -W received upon (
il
in
quantities
sufficient'
Co
j
Thus
they
went
on
in
the
full
en
Tust
fifteen
years'6f
wedded
life.
ntiTi fell in c
ship, and prayer, and thus be built up
the recommendation of the county
In a world of pain and anxious atrifo :
measure,
giving an. aggregate, of .82 joyment of everything until they
in the divine life. ’ Brethren, in the
can Tie
judge
The time seems short and quickly flown,
•» ,c» until their
. ap|>ointment
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in. of water, 23 clear ami four cloudy came to their destination. This was
name of Christ,"I .exhort you to the Since parson Butler made ub one,
ratified by a majority of the magis
days, other than those on which rain a neat white house upon a gentle -
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right. ■
trates of tlMe-county nr district.
In college days we climbed the way.
elevation, with a-Veranda about the
-1
fell.
Again, is there nyt some sister, who Of science together, learning each day,
The military department is also
'rhe
mean . temperature
for
like one good sister living-iu Nash-, Many a useful gem of truth,
f .
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.... the structure upon which, in the shadow,
connected with this college, admission
month was G4.985. The highest daily commanding a view of 0* beautiful
ville, Tenn., in the days of Canq.-bell, That we'd use long after our youth
to which Is optional with all students
wrote to Bro. Campbell a good long Had loot its strength in silvery age
of the I niversity. Instruction will j mean-temperature 74”, on ti>e 1 l.th ; landscape, • sat an old, ’white-haired
letter telling him how lonesome "slie And wisdom’s gems filled memories page. be given in accordance with the regi- the lowest daily mean 55’, on the24th. man reading. He looked up from his
— - was away from church privileges, and Friendship'« flame into love did glow,
liiet»f the iiest military schools of th^i The mean .temperature for the lmok as they entered the yard leading
yonjfanow,
Welding
two
hearts
in
one
;
month at 2 o’clock P. M. was 75,90^; to the house, and came to meet them.
how sne longed that he.or «oiue good
Country. A uniform of cadet-gray
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aesea away,
Fifteen years, wife, have passi
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thd
highest and lowest temperatures Mr. Webster abruptly accosted (dm :
(not big) preacher would come and Let’s count back to our wedding’day,
cloth will be needed, which can be ob
¡at
.the
same hour, were respectively " “Are you John Colby I” _
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hold a meeting. No sooner did that The same sun is above us now,
tained here at a' cost not exceeding
'
8(F,
bn
the
12th',
and
56
”
,
on
the
24th.
“ I am,” was the reply.
great good man, Campbell, received And God’s the same to Whom we '>ow,
that,of an ordinary suit. Preparatory
Highest theamonieter during the
” Then,” said his interlocutor, with'
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the communication than he made the ’Tween “ kin " there’s many a rocky pass instruction will be given by compc-
reply, I will come,
(jonie, stating tlie
the time. | Yet love Sparkles pure like “crystal _]_• glass.” ■ tent tutor» to such students as. could mouth 89’, at 2 I’. M„ on the 12th: a trembling voice, “I am Daniel
.And now, as the result «d that small, U look to-night to that eve again
lowest thermometer 53 . at 9 p. M., on ’Webster.”
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old
memories golden train,
not obtain the advantages ot good
’ •
1 Throogh
—
• dear
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tlie 25th. Thunder was observed in
The
greeting
that followed was of
yet great ’beginning, instituted by a And sae'the guesty in happy plight j
high schools in their respective locali-
the S. E. at (! A. M„ on the 18th. The the • most hearty description • both-
♦ister, we have in the city of Nash Now the wedding’s all “ crystal bright,”
ville one of the largest odhgregations I see them there for fifteen years
The Law (‘ollege, with"*» faculty prevailing winds for the month were wept as they. embraced again and
from the south during four (lavs, S. W. again.
■
in the State.
Smiling happily through their tears;
embracing such names as Madison
families scattered over the land.
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i r. u. . .. four days, north 23 days.
Is there not. a Sister in Ifyrtland The
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And
you
are,” said Colby, holding
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Johnson, R. A. Buckner. .J. b. Huston,
A parents reached the golden strand,
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During
August,
187U,
then
1
were
tht-
statesman
at arm's length, -fc the
who will do likewise ?
and w m. t r. Breckninrtgcf vritlr ae-
two
daA%
during
which
rain
fell,
and
Preaching brethren, there is a good | How faithful yon have been to me, ,
Daniel
Webster
whose name has been
-
jcomplished adjuncts, offers advanta
•
' «■ field for labor here. Who will come ? j 11 hope I’ve been as true to thee,
.27
in.
of
water,
23
cdeaT
and
six
ho conspicuously before the pnhlfc ?-^-
ges unsurpassed, we believe, by any
L Yours faithfully,
* i I look to-night with boyish pride,.
cloudy day.-v Mean temperature for A>f whose fame I have been so profid
law
college
in
the
country.
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At thy fair form quite near my side,
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G bo . S harp .
highest daily 7io, Oh, tliat your sister had lived to see
The Transylvanja Medical < ’ollege the month
I look and see thee happy there,
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A brow of hope unmarked by care/
has been fully organise»witfi a facul on the 3bth ; lovyest 59”, on the Sth. - this day ’ Brother Daniel,” continued
Withdrawal ofJEellowship.
A loving lieart you gave to me,’
the <4d man, ” are you u"T‘lH4M4an< ~
ty oFieven professors, skilled in • the
i 'Twas all I had I’m sure fot thee.
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Eola/Sept.
1,
1877.
.
” I trust I am.’1 was the emphntie
respective
departiuents,
with
the
dis
.-At a meeting laid by the Uhristian And thus we clasped our I bauds
that <3av,
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reply.
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tinguished
Professor
Roliert
Peter,
so
church in Olympia, Wai-hington Ter ' With hope of sunshine all the vjiiy.
Daniel
Webster's
Faith.
i
"Then
Utuis
pray
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long and favorablv known in eonnec-
ritory', to consider the charge preferred Wliat joy in our dear home t > nig ...
Tlwy fill tliree kneeled in the op'
tiou with old Transylyàni» Vniversity-i
against Bro. William Campbell, that With four happy faces clear > 1 britsht,
The death of Hop. Peter Harvey,
cd
air, the Bibl6’<-ptned between them
as the presiding officer. The establish
he denied the resurrection of the Ixaly ’• We're all here, vea, we're p V l. onis
U chster’s Jpost intimate and confi
ami
Webster prayed. “ And stick
ment of hospitals in the city of lx.‘X-,
To-niglit let no cold stranger ■ ;
of Jesus Christ from the depxl.
dential friend, recalls a ■ conversation
prayer,
” said Mr. Harvey, with tea ■
ington will afford the necessary clini
Bro. T. Taylor having been chosen Each one becomes another « ive,
held with him by the writer, some
On the boisterous sea of lifv,
in his eyes; As lie recalled the scene,
cal advantages, mid_ with the daily
moderator, the charge having been
time since, relating to the character of
Each an immortal soul to save.
so long afterward, “I never .listen«. <1
recitations in the class-room, and the [
-, fully sustained. After due oonsidi-ra- i Amid a world of sin and"strife,'
the great statesman, wherein many of
to, as came from his lips. Such power,
tion the brethren passed the following 1 Feet to travel life’s dusty road,
lectures at the bedside of the patient,
his excellent qualities were mention
such fervency, such reyerence, tender-,
together
with
a
valuable,
medical
li
To
choose
of
two
ways,
narrow
or
broad,
resolution : ■
ed, ati<l, among, the rest, his deep,
ness, seemed never before blended
Hands
to
labor
for
good
or
bud,
brary
of
over
7.M0
volumes,
a
good
Retiolvfd, Tliat"thè Christian diureh i
religious '•feeling, which, notwith
Hearts to love and make others glad.
with such intellectual grace and beau
anatomical
museum,
and
the
very
of Olympia, in counsel assembled, for ,
standing the numerous claims upon
ty. . All were incited by the effort, as
For
fifteen
years
onr
lives
have
run,
moderate
fees,
we
believe
no
college
in
the purpose of considering .the diarge j
him—many diverting his attention
Aminin life's work we've just begun,
with glaaped hands and bowed head;«
the
Sputhjvflst^will
offer
better
facili
against Bro.
T. Campbell, for deny-.
from serious reflections—never wholly
Sunshine and cloud have passed our way,
the brothers poured out they; souls in
ties fora thoiough^medical education.
ing that the body of Christ was raised i Behind the mist the perfect day.
lost its hold, though ¿lulled, perhaps,
praise and supplication»/'
Tlie Commercial College will fur
from the dead, withdraw our fellow- ! Trust in God in the darkest night.
for a season. He was educated in the
Then they arose, and in sweet com
ship from him and declare him to be i Made the darkest home “ crystal bright.” nish to young ladles and gentlemen old Presbyterian faith, strengthened
munion of spirit talked of the past
liberal .advantages for a practical busi
no more of us ,.
My mother in the lsnd of Prairie bright, *
by his training at Dartmouth, Col
and the future, the light of heaven
ness education.
T homas T aylor , Moderator.
Says her eldest’s just forty-one to night.
The School of Biblical Literature, lege, and the religious sentiment held resting upon thefn and seeming to
Ia forty-one nearer the heavenly land,
A. R. E lder , Secretary.
as established and endowed in the a prominent place in his mimi. His transfigure them as they walked arm
Yea, forty-one nearer that golden strand,
'Olympia, Aug. 25, 1877.
Forty one years from this world of strife,
early history of the University, will reverence for the Scriptures was very in arm across the veranda, and oftener
years closer the heavenly.throne, be continned until the endowment of marked, and his speeches and letters
Prof. Derham's Crystal Wedding. Forty-one
by expressive silence, saying more
Forty-one’years nearer that glorious home.
abound with quotations from the in
the College of the Bible can be com
than they could convey. Their part
S anta R osa , C alifornia ,
We’re very happy now, my love,
pleted and a full faculty sustained. spired writings. Mr. Harvey dwelt ing was very tender. They knew it
These friends around and God above,
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Aug. 28, 1877.
In addition to the regular instruction with especial interest on this trait in was a final parting, and a deep solem
jDear Bro. Editor:
t ' Two thousand miles from kin at home,
in said schoél, a course of lectures will the character of his distinguished nity rested upon thX ceremony. But
Often your .columns are burdened I thank the Lord we’re not alone.
be delivered by eminent Biblical schol friend,~ and gave as an illustration the farewell was at last said, and as
And at this wadding “ crystal bright,”
•with sorrow’s touching story. From We’re happy with our friends to night,
ars, as the wants of students may de what he conceived to be one of the they looked back tlie hands of the
north and from south, from east and May we all meet at end of life's span,
mand ; and to such as may complete grandest incidents of his career.
old man were raised in benediction.
from west comes the tale of shadowed At the great ” Marriage of the Lamb.”
Webster left his home early for
the course prescribed a certificate of
And thia waa Daniel Webster’s
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D
uham
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homes and broken hearts.
But,
graduation ’will belgi ven.__ This course busy life, and returned there only on prayer ; an effort not known to the
After we were amply refreshed,
thanks to the Author of “ Creation's
of instruction, together with the ad periodical occasions. There were world, but which waa heard by audi
Harmony,” life is not all shadows and both physically and socially, we re
vantages offered in the classical and sisters Who grew up after he left, and tor» other than those of earth—greater
sighs. The painters, who portrays tired at rather a late hour, u Never
scientific colleges, in the way of cheap one of these was married to a man he than the sublimest pleas with which
bright pictures from life’s “ sunny will thia beautiful heart-picture be
board and free tuition, will enable did not know—I-write from memory he ever moved men. It is a pleasure
side,” has often the glad privilege of erased from my memory. May God
yonng men to prepare ’themselves —named John C’dlby, and removed to to recall thia incident from the lips of
, tracing sketches from real life. The grant us all many such reunions here
thoroughly for the work of the Chris his home in another part of New his friend. It shows Webster in a
most beautiful pictures are those in and a final reunion in the Crystal
Hampshire or in Vermont, and he
» tian ministry. The University, locA- never 'saw her again. Her husband new light and reveals a phase in
which love and home and friendship City.
ted on the splendid estate of Ashland,
M rs . A. B. M artin .
his character—perhap the most prom
and Christian sympathy, sweetly
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the home of Henry Clay, and old was a violent and profane man, but inent feature in hia character—which
blending, are heightened and bright To the Friends and Patrons of
Transylvania, has been Ute leading her gentleness subdued him ; he be the world does not give him credit for
ened by mutual reflectioS.
Kentucky University.
I
institution in patronage in the South came a Christian, and wheri she died that deems his greatness waa eclipsed
A few evenings since; I was permit
The ifccutive Committee of Ken- west since the war. During that time he was left in thè deepest grief.
by the passion of ambition, and a
ted to'gaze upon such a picture.
On a visit with Mr. Harvey to the
it has had an average annual attend
I
tucky
Unnivermty
takes
pleasure
in
carelessness
regarding sacred things
A large concourse of friends and
ance of more- than fiye hundred stu old homestead, at a late period of his which amounted almost to rejection of
announcing
to
its
friends
and
patrons
brethren convened at the residence of
dents, representing each year twenty- life, an old man then, but vigorous in moral control. This simple acene goes
our warm-hearted and much-beloved that in acccordance with the recent
five different states and foreign coun body and intellect, he proposed to his far to vindicate hia better manhood,-
brother and sister, Prof. J. Derham action of the Board of Curators, the
tries. With the above comprehensive friend that they should go in pursuit which, earlier, and wider revealed,
and wife. Tue^lay evening, August organization of the several colleges
organization, with its able faculties of John Colby, whom he had never might have rayed hia name with a
21st, marked alike the fifteenth anni lias been completed for the next year,
and varied course of study, and cheap seen, and the description of this jour glory far more effulgent than his in
versary of their wedding and Prof.’s and they will open as usual on the
ney, as given by Mr. Harvey, was
second Monday in ¿September with a advantages in the way of board and . charming to listen to. As they rode tellectual acumen achieved.— Bortoii
41st birthday.
tuition, with assets amounting to
Journal.
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Congratulations and kindly greet corps of twenty-five able professors
more than half a million dollars, and along, every scene had its history or
ing were aeaoinpanied" with more sub and instructors, and with the most
with the present prospects of increased tradition. Reminiscences ' crowded
stantial tributes of leva and esteem. ’» liberal advantages for cheap end thor patronage from* all aectiops of the ' «pon reminiscence, , and Webster's
Those who blow the coals of othera
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ovili
One table was soon loaded with ough education, either general or pro
strife^
may chance to have the spark»»
memory
seemed
exhaustless,
as
scene
country, induced by the broad, liberal j
cakes, fruits," ice-cream and other fessional.
fly in thdir own faces.
followed
scene
in
the
panoramic
dis-
The College of Arts will open with policy which the governing authori- •
-palable delicacies, while another