eam and of all the vessels that go by. It is near
to his "Cottage Home" and to the church he so much loved; and the
spot will be all the dearer now that he sleeps in it.

Only four days ago the writer said in a letter to the family: "I
linger on the eve of taking a long voyage, and he may soon go on a
very short one; but which of these shall be made the occasion of
saying 'good-bye,' I hardly know." Even then the solitary voyager
was on his way. The breakers dashed about him as he launched; the
great billows roared beneath and around him as he went out; the
waves broke over each other in ripples as he passed on; and the
ripples hushed into whispers as he neared the other shore. At last
he took the adorable divine Guide by the hand, and passed beyond
our view.

PART II.--ADDRESSES.

I.--CULTURE AND CHRISTIANITY: THEIR RELATION AND NECESSITY.

[An Address Delivered Before Eminence College, June 8, 1877.]

There are periods in our history which form the oases in the desert of
life. In one of these our spirits are to-day refreshed. Its dark shade
and cooling fountain strengthen us for the onward pilgrimage. From its
green sward we pluck bright flowers, whose fragrance will linger with
us till the end of life's journey. From these let us to-day weave fresh
garlands, which shall ever exhale the sweetness of these associations.

This is ever a proud day for Eminence College. Annually on these
festive occasions do the hearts of the many thousands who have gone out
from these classic halls turn to them again with longing. Memory,
unfettered by space, walks again amid these lovely bowers and responds
unconsciously to the greetings of other days. Though separated far, and
mingling in the busy scenes of life, how their souls revel in these
delights! These college associations are the golden links which bind
many hearts in an unbroken chain. The chords so exquisitely touched in
our hearts to-day will vibrate for an age. Ere these sweet strains die
away on the distant air they will be caught up by responsive hearts and
reechoed round the earth. These are times in our college life that must
ever be linked with the future. Memory will ever delight to lift the
heavy curtain of material life, and behold again these visions of
beauty, and paint in fancy these rose tints of youth. Then let this day
be one whose brightness shall shed a ray of celestial light along the
path