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2. TiiK Colleges of New England — Fountains of learninnr, of pa- 

 triotism, and of true manliness ; the lights sent forth from their halls shine 

 only to benefit mankind. 



This toast Avas responded to by Rev. Dr. Hill, President of 

 Harvard College, in an excellent speech, in which he spoke of the 

 true and reciprocal relations which exist between Education and 

 Agriculture, and the importance and necessity of a proper recog- 

 nition of those relations. 



3. The Clergy — They sow the good seed, the fruits of which shall 

 ripen in the sunshine and swell the harvests of eternity. 



Rev. Jonathan Edwards, of Dedham, briefly and happily re- 

 sponded. 



4. Woman — Inseparably associated, in every feeling heart, with the 

 memories of home, the sanctities of religion and the best sympathies of hu- 

 manity ; with our purest enjoyments and our brightest hopes. 



The President called upon Rev. Mr. Bailey, of Dedham, who, 

 though unexpectedly called out, responded in a most felicitous 

 manner, alluding in eloquent and feeling terms to the heroic sacri- 

 fices which the women of the North and the West had made in be- 

 half of the cause of their country, and paid to the sex an earn- 

 est tribute of respect and gratitude. 



The exercises at the table having been concluded, the members 

 adjourned to the track, where the day's performance closed with 

 the display of horses. 



Viewed as a whole, the Exhibition was a decided success ; a 

 fact the more gratifying, as, owing to the peculiar circumstances 

 under which it was held, grave fears were felt that it would fall 

 far behind those of former years. The enforced absence of the 

 President, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, whose genial and inspiring 

 presence, and whose hearty and generous co-operation have done 

 so much to make these Farmers' Gatherings the happiest occa- 

 sions of the year, was every where felt, and the many tender and 

 solicitous inquiries which were made concerning him, testified, in 

 the strongest manner, to the deep regard and affection in which 

 he is held by the whole community. May another year's revolv- 

 ing sun witness his restoration to health and strength, and his 

 return to that sphere of eminent usefulness which, for so many 

 years, he has dignified and adorned. 



