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believed God made the horse for speed, and that it was no sin to put 

 him to his appropriate use, without abuse. He had no objections to 

 the race-course. It reminded him of some of the finest passages in 

 the Bible. It was the type of the Christian's life. And if it had ac- 

 complished no other good in the world, that one thought of the apostle 

 clothed in such beautiful language, counterbalanced all the evil that 

 had ever resulted from the race course. 



The President then introduced to the audience Rev. Charles C. 

 Sewall, of Medfield, delegate from the State Board of Agriculture, 

 with many compliments. 



Mr. Sewall, said he hardly knew whether he should thank him for 

 his statements — that was a matter for consideration ; it is not quite 

 fair to put an old man on the stand after such a dinner. He thanked 

 the ladies and gentlemen for their faith in him, which was more than 

 a grain of mustard seed, I thank you honestly and heartily, it gives 

 me great pleasure to see you. I congratulate you upon the suc- 

 cess of the Society, for it is a success. Although this is the first 

 time in my life that I have had the pleasure of meeting with you. 

 This hall, which has risen as by a magic wand attests to the enter- 

 prise of the Society. I love farming, and I say to these young men 

 stick to your farms. Do not be tempted to leave them. Do not be 

 enticed to the city by any fictitious show or fancied advantage. The 

 farmer only is independent. Stick to your farms, cultivate them — 

 cultivate your minds — and cultivate your heart. 



The President said he had been so successful in getting speeches 

 from ministers that he would call upon another one whom he saw 

 there — Rev. Erastus Hopkins, of Northampton. 



Mr. Hopkins enquired if he could not transfer his five minutes to 

 the next speaker, for he had nothing to say — and he had always 

 noticed that when a man had nothing to say he always talked the 

 longest. He said that as he expected to make a speech and tell 

 what he thought of the show, and as he was of an aristocratic turn — 

 and had seen nothing of the grounds, he should confine himself to 

 the higher department and talk of the dinner. This was really a 

 part of the Show, all flesh is grass, and therefore the people before 

 him were a part of the agricultural products. He thought with 

 Borne slight imperfections which he could point out, this might be 

 called a fine collection. He then paid a tribute to the New England 

 Farmer. There was no laboring population on the face of the globe 

 that could compare with them. And the towns of the Connecticut 



