Excerpt from Discourses and Addresses at the Installation and Inauguration of the Rev. William A. Stearns, D. D., As President of Amherst College, and Pastor of the College Church The Installing Council assembled, on the day appointed, in. The Rhetorical room, at four o'clock P. M. Rev. Dr. Vaill, of Palmer, was chosen Moderator, and rev. Dr. Blagden', of Boston, Scribe. After the usual preliminaries and a full ex position of principles of belief, views of the ministry, &c., by the pastor elect, the Council adjourned to meet in the Village Church at seven o'clock in the evening, for the Installation, The introductory prayer was offered by rev. Mr. Stone, . Of Easthampton. Rev. Mr. Leavitt, of Providence, preachw ed the sermon. Dr. Hitchcock gave the charge. The Rights Hand of Fellowship was presented by rev. Mr. Paine, of Holden, and an address made to the College by rev. Dr. J. S. Clark, of Boston. The two last mentioned services were performed extemporaneously the former appropriate and. Impressive the latter full of practical wisdom - both having perhaps more of the unction of the occasion than is usually realized even in premeditated performances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.