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Gospal Troths and Godly Teaching for
the Graduates of '75.
DISCOURSES BY EMINEM PROFESSORS.
President Raymond on In
dividuality.
One Hundred and Fifth Anni
versary of Rutgers College.
The Commandments of God Expounded
by President Smith.
Services at Va-sar, Union, Syracuse, Rutgers.
Dickinson and Dartmouth Colleges.
The eradiates of anutnoer of colleges yesterday
bad the privilege of listening to buccalsureate
sermons, reports of which are given ne.ovr, and
ail of v h ch will be found to be 01 H e par.icnlur
features that generally characterises these relig
ions addresses. Words 01 wisdom were skiliul'y
bli nded with a portraiture of tne pleasures and
attractiven ss of a religious life. Large congre
gations .Isicned with a proiound atteutten to these
O a; el utterances, and yesterday will bo a pleas
ant memory throughout the future llie of many, if
not ail of tue graUuuates of '75.
VASSAR COLLEGE.
1HE NINTH EACCA.LACItEA.TIC BJCHMUN BY PRESI
DENT RAYMOND ?INDIVIDUALITY THE THEME.
Podoiikekpsie, N. Y., June go, 1875.
The ninth baccalaureate sermon wt-s preached
at Vussar College this aiternoon by President Kay
mond before tbo faculty aiid pupils. Ho took his
text from First Corinthi ns, tue fourth to the
fouiteentn v rses inclusive, his theme helng
"individuality." lie opened by reference to the
laying on of bunds, sooio believing it to bean
endowment of a physical nature and treating it in
a literal sense, while by others It is treated dif
ferently. Whichever is correct it is not essential,
morally or otherwise, to the lesson brought out
by the words of tue text. In either case it Is a
girt 01 God to be devoted to such use as is most
nouorabie. Addre slug the pupils present,
Dr. Raymond said that the gift which
Is in ns is ta.it which Is Inseparably our own; that
enduwm>-nc wnlch constitutes our individuality
marks each for a separate career, to which our
responsibility is attucnea. For nothing are we
more indebted to our Creator than our distinc
tive individuality. tVs brought It with us when
we came into the world and found it when we
first lound ourselves. Grant all wj may claim to
circumstances, to power of education, to results
oi aucestral tendencies; still these concessions uo
not cnange our individuality. What we are and
what we nave been is a girt. The Doctor believed
that God flxi-s the destiny of bis creatures, throw
ing arouud them circumstances to that end. lie
cave us iree control of our faculties and trans
ferred tne ownership of ourselves to us. Tn?
Iflltllif iaa ha <r ,u . A.. .... ... ? ?IO
. v* WUIOI.I7C3 fell U% I Tift
very'' t0 U* ar* eauowmetus. This
FREEbOM OF RATIONALITY"
makes ns capaoie 01 responsiuiiiti; and who can I
measure our test of obligation to Hun? Not as
?laves serving tue master who owns cuem, but as
chi aien receiving the mastei's love, and by tao
grace of cod thus bestowed upon us we are tnado 1
11 eb tors to Hie culltiren 01 Goo. If our Individual- :
ltyisagsftoi God it is more than a gut. It is a
sacred trust to be cultivated and trained for lllm*
e.iricneu. ueauiihcd. nourisued and strengthened '
to a consecrate 1 me; in..king the most and uest
of our own selves ior tne glory of God and our- I
seivcs. Wo should know what tee gut '
??,? or e'?a, wo the wnoto of
llie a failure. ??Know tuyssli" is im
portant thereiore. We must educate ourselves I
n ind and body, and have a Just ,.nd adeuuate
kn.,w.edge of acli. When we 100k at a uisiaut I
crowd 01 men wa recognize only men. and the
knowledge tuns gamed is uf me least possible im
portance. W e must corns neater to them and se
lect me refined and cultivated fiotn the rude and
boisterous. Not till we 10 <k st them one by one
in tne face, do we know ihem as Individuals. It
is the close view toat moves yersousi affections
si.d sympathy. Tue something in eacn Individual
. wuich hOjiarates imn iroui sll others is chsracter
tone 01 voice, particular expression, m-Unct o toe
inner llie, thought. inoveiueut, Ac. We mast Study
the laws vutcb govern all these, w ich ts ta?
Br COT OP HUMAN NATU/IK.
We need to know not merely what faculties we
poss ss, but fee need to know in every aeiaii for
what we are best fitted, what is characteristic and
peculiar to ourselves; our special virtues, if we
have any, and our apecisl fau.ts, making sure al
ways to guard against the latter. We must und r
stuLd the gi ts tu.it are in us, their ready adapt.i
tlou to the exigencies 01 social life; a readiness of
resource; a never-iaillng reserve ol scli-reliauce
aau me gut 01 simple patience.
In uigiug upon ins fit Brers the virtues of
patience and foi titnde Dr. Raymond said: -stan i
like tne fait.uul s utinel at t. e extr? mest front I
of expo, ure, wr.ero tue fire Is tue hottest,
not kuowing tne reason he was placed there, but 1
stouding tiieie till nis general's order of relief
conies, or be tabs. Ah l 111 tins battle of life bow 1
uia y ure compelled to occupy sncti positions
aim no oppoi tunny to some, but to stand and
suiler. Men nave patience ana rortitude. What- '
evei your g.ft uiay oe, recygoize and comprehend
It; gra.-p it as your warmest iriend; keep It and
use it Slid Ii.ru tt to tue best account. If individ
uality is t ie gift of God. yon may depend tt is
worth something. Looking about us, we see tOoss 1
Whose gifts are great compared with ours
wiiose is uit.es bate been disciplined ai.d
reliued by culture. In comparing our p si- 1
tion with theirs, our hearts sin* within
us. The spectacle of their anocesa id despite <>r
ourstlves strikes us through aud tnrou, a. We
aie not envious of them, but the -ight of it takes
sway all our courage, Book.* snow us lb choicest I
words of gifted minds; nistoiy makee us so- i
qu.n-ied With the great and g od aud lmagiaa- '
live; literature elioua us i be mo.,t sitiKlug traits 1
ana out 01 these mac ri .is we 1 und our own tdeai
feu?i tuclr uuattaiaubio loftiness beats down our
aspiration*. .
inrougnout his entire dlsron se Dr. Raymond
made individuality tne sai.eut pout, towsrl
watch be crowded tbo strongest puss.aie arau
wieuu *
UNION* COLLEGE.
BAOCAI-AUHTSATK 8KRMON BI BXV. DR. BOOTH,
OF saw T(jJ?K -B?.LF- I."'? li AND IXXjr-AACBJ
ma
SCHKXKCrADT, \'. T. June V), WV
Tie Commenceinant Baboatn bac alanrea-e ser
moo beore the t iculty an i students of Lnlon Col
lege was preacheil ibis evening by iter. Dr. Booti,
01 Univcsity place Presbyterian Church, New
Turk. I he distinguished d.v.iie was w-icamed by
an immeoc audienca, an the evangelical churci.cs
or tie city Oavl ig suspended ?.? rv..:< a to de b.ui
and the 00 anion honor.
TIIR firRMOX.
He announced his text as irom the Gospel ac
cording to John, x 11., 24?"Except a coin oi wh"*t
la.lihto tie ground and dls It abideth not; tut If
It die it brlngeth forth much fruit." us s.itu these
words wera spoken by the Lord Jesus
with reference to His own immsdiate future.
Bome of His disciples isd come to tell ilins
that several Greeks had been attracted by tne
tarns uf ids wonderful works, end desired to enjoy
en interview with him. "Sir, we would ses
Jesus," w \s the request which they mate to
Philip, but wben this request was made lccown to
tbe Lord It was tnrued aside, lhe t.me lor snrh
iamuiar intercourse had passed by. Henceforth
the work ol iLs niln.sti y must be accomplished by
His higher office ot mediator between Ood and
man, and by the sacrifice of Himself for tie Uie of
the world. Jesus answerel them, saying:? "The
hour is come that ti e Sou or Man snouid be giorl
Bed. Vemv, verily, I Sty unto you, except
a com of wheat fill Into "in ground and die,
it noitietb aiuue, i ui h it die It bring
eth ion a mum In tacse wori.s
me ui-icipies are eoarr?nted by the i?eA
wnich was a? mneu at \armn i wl h their vtew of
the method iu which th ir i.ord w.i* tons glori
fied. From the o?g nil jg tnev thought that Ms
11 e was n?? ea-ary io llis inuinpn. Jlut He no#
taegnt tueui pi iw.it. in c-u, lie had olieu
tai.gnv the in tieiore, that tie coui i oe
UI.ORIHRD ONI.Y t!Y UF.A1 II',
ttt it fr r H r.i to lite and reun, as tiey had pr?
fi*u *.i i..s uestinj, w?.u J tc lorll.in to Jail ot Uis
pnrpoie to abide aione, Datror aim to die accord
itiir to tbe council ol Uotl would be lor Hun to ho
coin: Imh His rnt-sion and Inlug lortn niuchfrul*.
The Llu-t.at on winch lie makes use ol is one of
symbol*. The corn oi wncat is the most simple
and uuivcr-.nl exponent of the ureal law that
out ol sell sacrifice springs form the blessing
01 ii intlulne?B, auu that me method of increaae
and elrvatlou which God baa appointed requires
?ome corre-ponuence to that renunciation ol the
lne 01 tbe Heed ior the sake 01 the for'licnming
iiarve.it. In na application to Christ tbe analogy
Anna lis highest ?igniflcame. The God-man who
gave hu me a ransom ior many Is now exulted to
t.e a Prmce ana a .-avlour. lie stands lorth
before us as the perieci exp-esslon of that law of
iruitiulneuH ov >-eii sacrillce winch, beginning with
the need corn In nature, reaches through all tbe
pra tattoos of life until it I* seen In tbe heavenly
places. But it :s not in 1 s application to tite dying
of (tie Lord Jesus mat we would consider this law
at present. It is no l*sa a truth for these
lives of ours, the corn of wbeat abiding
alone, In ooiiseqneuce ol its ueinr preserved lor
itself, anu toe coi n of wheat bringing 'ortn irult
abundantly by the loss of its own individual Hie.
are not men* t.ne aym nda of fact in human ex
I erience which are o. the greatest inn oruace to
eacu individual in choosing his euus and making
hH moral Investments In Lie? Taking tneu this
vie- 01 our Loru'B d nstration, 1 ohail ask you to
consider the com of the wneat
AS AN KMIH.EM
of each human life, Into wbicn is presented the
alternative between an uoiatioa of self bv the
control ol setf-P>\e and the ennobling and en
richment of self by the power of s tf-eac
riilce. In other words, I desire to set forth the
loiie ine-8 ol self-love and the fruiriulneas ol self
sacridce. "Except a corn of wheat full into the
gronun and die H uiuuetb alone." Having largely
liustratea Hum point, ti.e speaker concluded:?
To some of you these are dayB of deep sigald
caucc, and the truth or life 1 have presented wilt
serve you well If you accept it. Standing as it
wore beiore an open door awaiting one more sig
ns. ere you go lorth, baculurn in vtanu, to take
your stand lor good or evil, I commend to you ibis
word of i hrlst. If sell is uppermost your life will
waste and come to naught; 11 love comrol you
and ( linst lead you on, your life will .-hare that
irhltiiiluess which He revealed when by His agony
and oloodv death lie was exalted to the rigut
hand of Majesty.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.
SERMON BY Da. HUBHT BKFOnR THE SOCIETY
FOB BEUGIOU8 INQUIRY.
Syracuse, June 20, 1875.
Dr. burst, of the Drew Theological Seminary,
preached a sermon this morning in the First I'res.
bytenan church, before the Society for Religious
Inquiry 01 the Syracuse Cniverauy, on the subject
of "Obedience and Ohrlstiun Doctrine." Hs se
lected bis text from the Gospel according to
John, vli., 17?"Sajjfljry fk?ig through thy truth;
tuy word la truth." He said
TI E SERMON.
The ordinary method of learning the truth Is
through mental reception of It from outward
sources, such as the living instructor, the printed
page, .the teachings of toe rocks beneath and the
revqallngs ol the firmament above. Bat the only
safe path to spiritual truth Is by service; or, as
Jeremy Taylor says; l^ibgjjence Is the right way
to knowledge." One of the strongest in
dividualities of our later theology is the
tending to grow out of this purely re
ceptive attitude Into one of mighty wrest
lltig with opposition. "Doing is a deadly thing "
maybe appropriately warbled by finished gong,
stern la the calm air of a millennial morning; one
tnat ?iad bout* h not yet come, uod we naunt keen
on gin it log Nun tlie ,011 tile brow." A;o
-*e.rAB?t "V."e laborer's day twelve hoars In
which he sn/cly may ma calling's work pursuer
( bri-t s doctrine was revealed alter tne best of
humau systems had arisen and proved their weak
-i110, ,0br"l*tioii of C'nrisuaa doctrine ilia
not take place until the lourtn c?utury, and only
theu as a matter of convenience to c unteract
btrosy and group rhe faith of the latter a<ea.
TUg GRKAT THKOLOOIOAL WANT '
of this age1 is a knowledge 01 revealed truth In
the crystallized and concrete rorm. The doctrines
? i'V! " 7U. are ,l0t knowt? to-day with the in
tensity ol former times, and here is one of the
causes of the aggressive character of the present
scepticism. The Chu;ch is responsible for its own
Ihcre are fonr inndamentai objections made by
current scepticism to toe character of Divine
fnViA 11 ?h :~Mlrst\t,lal 1119 un'f"f?n?tic; second,
. uldci,nlam 0U1> Mtural phenomena
hfL. I1 8ll>'u"1 09 scieiitiiicaily exact ami
appiiable; fonri n, that it should be so deflnife as
to preclude difference of opinion. These are oota
unreasonable and misleading. The attitude with
Z }?* 1? co?nmence the thinking ltie Is not that
? the objector, but of tne learner. It la easy ana
pleasant and heroic to play the sceptic wnen a
wl,ea i>DCB IUC rol,K" path of real
ltle is ooteifti 09 and tdo breast uiu.it be bare?l
to its storms, and the aim wregiie with its opno-1
tiou. a present and vital laltu is ae*n in all its
rle.1?e?neas *nd Pl*nteonane?s. llow can a pure
laith nc reached l Uy obedience to tue light of
the hour. Calvin, Wesley and J^uther were rhil
dien 01 a nrovidence leading tnrcngh voluen
moments, doing what they nugtit in tne present,
but leaving ;uo mture to be fh..petl by su n light
as might come wito it. One of me great
essentials of excellence.
la the obedience to great ideals. Men go into the
trades who never expe.-t the world's tninlriHg or 1
guidance. Ati m-ense Hie, like that of Arnold of
Hugby, can only be led by the intense mind Men
In msion, melting the very srucibie in wnicn they I
alow, are tie world's kings. The world cares !
nothing for the opportunities of Its wsrkers. What
it wants n the worn ltsclfi There is only oll8 |
thing greater and higher tnatt reaping lu the ha.
vest, ana tnnt is the evening rest after the strain
ana heat have garnered in the golden sheaves. '
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
THB BvCOALACBEATB SERMON BY F RESIDENT
CAgPSELL?ONE HUNDRED AND BIRTH ANNt
VEESAEX Or THE CO I.EE Or".
New Brunswick, N. J., Jane 30, 1575.
To-nignt a very large audience fllled to ever
flowing tne biggest church lu town?the old First
Dutch church. President Campbell ban tanged
Immediately In front of him the graouatinf class
and the Faculty, and during the closing words of
bis address the class of'75 rose to receive his flnai
benediction, lhe lollowing u the sermon of tne
President in full
There are those who speak of Christianity as in
oft-tola tale, the frequent repetition of which hits
insde it wearisome to prcacaer and heater, loin
is a calumny against the love, wisdom and dow?t
?,'?m' " J? both looibardy and malignant.
Christianity W Christ In uiaa the hope of gioir.
It is vhe Son 01 God coming to earth, becomin g
man, oneylug the precepts of the divine mw and
eulenng its penaiiles lor sinful men. liist'hri-t
ever living u tae son a of men, renewing and
asinctDyiug thorn to fit them for ftiiow
Ji, ,k on earth at d then
to admit them, wnea mads wnol.y Chrtst
like, into the fellow.'h'p of heaven. Living i
in a world of wonders Christianity is the wonder
of won lers. Tne coast in the Gospels is a con.
ceprion that tr.nsc nds num.in poner-1, and the
Christ which the ambassadors of the cross preacn
I"/-"".1,* ucir ?W"obi ii everf-esh in the unique
ness O! Us graudeur and in its ever active power
01 blessing all who bring themselves under its in
flucnce. There Is but one natural sua lor earth,
and it gives forth gracious properties to ail who
come undents beams, while all tnings die which
a, e without Its llunr. No one wesriei of the ligtt
oil he sun and it lost a noue of lit ircsline-s auu
lustre by being often beneid, fior do any weary of
Meaning ab >ui tns gracious propenies it gives
forte to all nenoidvrs. But there u another sun.
greater faf t.ian that?the son of Rigoteoosness.
He. by tne word of Hu power, called the natural
r.n" ?XUi?nCS and 14 lb *>? ? blessing
uu onian. He became Himself a cnwUI sun,
?Lib ?? ^S,. h 1,19 J*??'1*-4. ?nd all Who
w' |k ln?, tn' U2fil much to s ?
th.. wnn i'hM?' Mw Illumination: but
.haj who withdraw tbemssivea walk In darkne.-s.
And now my young iriend.s. of what shall I ?i?ea s
to you but of 1 hrutiaitliy on this joyous occasmu
when food feelings prevail and golrf wishes alone
?p ?a *"r wbat butcnrisiianitv bedis sucu
f?.a-(i-Bion a',19.*01? 90 lu,,y 10 U)eet tl ? deraain s
of these good feelings and seod wishes 7 Vou era
i*iSo ikbOUt tO 8ft OUt OU J TOV 1*26 Of LI'6 And f.hn
Vir F TP11 ,S 10 *[y* T*u Mrtlug cou ..
? 1 aflecilonate lareweU as yon weigh
?rnr?j T??rs?lTea to a sea of ?n
stormy and always treacherous. Aud what s'ui.l
.it 9 ?,?r|?"U but tnat cnr.saau
!!'? 1 ^bish you compass, etiait aud ,<n
!, t n, P"04* whereby the dangerous rojage
l7, but oe resplendent
2!il !}HU ,k autnoniy of Je?ns Cdns', wm>
t p? ? '^e ',Mrr* throne, j piedon me
?ar b ?*<! the ulory of Chtist in
fou heed Diy.Master's gi acious words, who
oi tfi t'iL4j"n;Hnt f? speak mem to you. And
!' 4 L4D? (tracioui words jyhlch e.er
m.? mouih of i nns: none
are more so than the context lu
wmch uy text is found. Oi it St. Augustine
long since s.ud:?"Apud Clcerouem etl'iatoucm
d eta'et ilugaJ2?2i -?r,ptore* njjlt? ??nt acu'.e
u.eta et lemtcr ui.erina, sed in pg ..uiniiiut h >0
?MJa'o Ind?<jrherUlin ,uy*?- '? Gtce??HCd
j laio anu other such wr.ters 1 meet w its muni
t. lugs acutely said anu things that ejrcltc certain
m;r,o li?fr ,p.eima-but lu " ?*?dS i SnS
irordsuv lit u??! ',ut0 Ac- <>t tttw.-e
words my text is a psrt;?i,i^grn oi i*ie for i nm
Ricex 9D?I lowl.r m heart aod ?o sbaii And rest
premfsea're T**}'" Xl" anS In t? CBrUt
HU^neekua ? Iwa i? Wb? wl" 1?'iru "f Ml|b
h . Aid lowuie sor u art. Me ser
cral poio.s heroin stated Will iiow n *c'J au urd?i #
thvugh oriel consideration. order./
I-Vof Tk. . T."* DE,TT "F FBlfB.
ff . l,rf.?alul?Jor 1,119 lne??3C8e and lonell*
f.!. L ! Ihisis not a pto.ieriy oelonging
to ihehumDiesoul. it is not the humility ol uS
fei- 99 ? raaa- "? night we*
jee., when He viewed timi-ieir m relation to tno
liiiiiiire gloijof God wtiica dwe!t within Hun
Pucfi aoml.it/ angela feel wnen the/Danu be ore
tae throne of God, A d this m a higher ib crcc
the biunan Jeans mignt have icif, s nee 11 ? in.
proaca to Deity w?? >ar nearer ami inure giorb in
t-an tnat of the anges. But ueTx'is b"
Bj-esklug of any bucd characrcm io. n speaks of
? divine property, which belonged primarily to
Crirmi aw God, and.wan only pi,amended 0* His Un
man nature when received from tue ImlweLina of
Ood. I hla meekness and loneliness is tne marked
characteristic of the Trinity, Fattier. Hon ami lloly
Ouost, and it more attract* and asio mda as iliuu
all elso we seo in God. Tue divine wisdom,
power, truth and Jbhiicc, as diapiaved in trie
W"rka and word ol God, fill us. indeed,
with wonder. And yet, wnen we think upon it,
wu feel tiiait tela la juat what we would expect
Cod to be. but that condescendkiu goouu. ss
wnicii was exuibtted on Calvary, and which the
forbearance of Goo Is every day exlubi in* to
ainuers, is something quite out of our range of
visiou, thought and reeling. lhis way Is not our
way. These thoughts are not ouia. Great men
ure overbearing mid haughty. In oine uuguages
the word lor raugbcinesA Is high-;.earn g?tli?
bearing ol the high, the great, as if this weie the
bearing ihat beQtied kings and the earthly great.
15ut meek lies* and iowiitie^H is ihe tjeanmr ol tho
Moat High. This is Goo's way and God's thought.
1 he a'solute arid uncondttion d. lie who is in
dependent of everything that exists becomes the
servant of sinners. God comes down to earth and
id buuiiiD natuie Huflerrf auame and paiu to exalt
tae fallen, whero we would nave expac od bnn to
break and crush 10 pieces under his iron power.
I bis is what Chi ist h spcuking 01 in the text. It
IB the revelation of Uou m tne flesh whlcu lie is
exhibiting.
PRINCIPLE, PURPOSE AND PRACTICE.
second? we must leurn mis oi Christ?that Is, it
must become ours in principle, purpose and prac
tice. On a certain occasion (Jurist wa-heU ilia
disciples' feet and aiterward spoke to thorn these
memorable worus:? "Know ye what 1 have done
to you i1 \ ? call uie Master and Lord, and ye say
well, tor so 1 am. If I, tuea, yoar Lord and Alas
ter, have wastied your lect, ye also ought to wash
one anotner's leet. F'or 1 have given you an ex
ample, that ye should do as 1 have done to you.
verily, verily, I say upto you, me servant is not
greater than his cord, neither bo that is sent
greater than he that sent him. If ve know tneue
things, happy aro ye if ye do them." in like
manner SL Paul Bays:?"In lewitness of mind let
each esteem others bet'er than you yourselves.
Look uot every man on nts own tnlugs, but every
man also on tue tilings of others. Lei this mind
be in you, which was also In Christ; who, being lu
the orm of uod, thought it not rohbery to be
equal with God, out nude himself of no
reputation and took upon nun the form of
a servant, and was made in tho likeness
of men, and being lorraed in fasulou
as a man he Pnmb.ed himself and
became obedient unto death, even t. e death of
tho r.oss." tit. Peter also presses the same
point, and with an additional thougat of great
weignt"For tnis is thankworthy, if u man,
Ironi conscience toward God, endure g lei, suiter
iug wroagluhy. For wnai giory is it li, wnen ye
be nufteted tor your lauits, ya shall lake it pa
tieutly* Hut li waen ye do well and sutler for it,
ye take It patiently, this is acc 'ptablo with God.
For even hereuuto were ye called, because cunst'
also sufiered ror us, leaving us an example thau
ye should follow his sieps." Auct St. J inu says:?
"He that abtdoth in him ought numeli mso so to
walk even as he walked." Now, all muse p usages
bear directly to the same point, I'hey teach that
we are to be un wearied In good oilices ol every
kiud and degree lor the yne and unworthy, tho
uiithaukiui aufl those who urne us. lu a word,
this chftiacteristlo of the Safl of Uod Is 10 be
mude our own. An l it Is thus, I tlifflk, that we
arete be made pa. takers of tiie dtrlns Tiatorl.
Aud, Indeed, Christ's own humanity learned this
fioin Ills divinity; and when Ue says to us, "Learn
ot Me," Ue is culling us to the exerclsa of that
In wnich lie, as Gou-man, baa been our forerun
ner. tie lias gone be.ore us, taking our humanity
Into ail the Circumstances auu possibilities of this
great characteristic in order to show us whether
wo may op mu^t loilow lu Indeed, we are going
to wear Ills yoke.
PROPHET, PRIEST AND KINO. .
Third? IV e must learn this oi Christ?that Is,
Christ, as our divine teacher, must impart It to
, us. cunst is ibe great viauicaiing propuei, priest
I and king unto the Father in order to lift up and
save the fallen. And He appoints every one who
believes in liun to be, lu subordination to Himself,
prophet, priest, and king likew.se. And there aru
here three noteworthy points:?First, there is a
divine appointment to this subordinate office;
second, Lite buslowment si all necessary qualifica
tions f. r the discharge of t ;c office; tulrd, the as
surauce of success and blessing to mui who is
Jaithiul in his otbee, and the pioiulsed qualllicu
Uou is Jnat trie bestuwment Oi this meekness and
loveliness of winch the text speaks, cnrist says,
"Learn ol Me." Christ gives ttio quantitation
In the Way i? learning, anJ it is ttpis th,ij
God seems to five to men til holy flits and
qualifications. , oral changes and renovations
nave to be Hr'ii mat come to us in the way of
Ie.:sons. Vi e Lecotuc sous of God bv being begot
ten through tue Gospel, and we are sanctified ?
that is, we become Christ-like?through me truth.
Aud so enrist's meekness u taught to us. one
looks into tho Hcriptuies and dwells upon tuts
wunderiul characteristic of God ti e Father, Son
and Holy Ghost, He lollows cnrist also tarou-u
ail the Gospels. In the study of this narrative he
steps, as It were, in tne very lootsteps of chr.st.
Not the least pressure of Christ's foot is overlooked.
Andlolas he aaortugly studies ..no itioughuui.y
recognizes his God In tue flesh lie is changed into
tho sams image from glory to glory, even as uy
tne spirit of the Lord. He has the fame mind
which was in Christ. Aud lu! a- he thus w.ilks m
the footprints of the narrative aud becomes in
s.ured with the spirit ol Christ he finds iiimseif
also actually walking in the lootsteps of imitation
us John aud Peter and Paul learued and adored
and walked. And thus patteuce. forbearance,
suiTi riLg for the good of others, uuwearytng sell
-aonace and forgiveness? the-e iniogs which aro
quite impossible lor the more flesh b. come posni
bie nut ouly, but easy and pleasant. One then
savs wifh Paul, "I can do ail things through
ch 1st, w.ich etrengibeuelh me."
TUB MEKk AND LOWLV JESUS.
rnurth? ihu encouragement ol mis great gift
I:o:n Christ, ",or 1 am meek aud lowly in ucait,"
Ab, flesh and b.ood call never reveal unto us tins
grrst tnnig l Christ must impart it or wo sua l i
continue without it. ivuai ground of encourage- !
rnent nave we. tnen, for believing that He win j
gram our request r Tue answer is ea*y. H we
know tne character and work of Christ as the i
meek and lowly one, then have we ail the as
fcurance that God can give or man cao ask. He ;
mat spared not Uta own Son but gave Him up for
us all, how shall Ue not witn Hun atso iraely give
us ail things, and this meekness among the num
ber. Ami He wno has done so much In His state 1
oi num.llation in order to bless men win uot ueg- '?
tect to do tue leas waeu be naa alicaoy doue ;ne >
greater.
CCLTt'RK AND CI! R1RTIAMTT.
t\r,h?The rest oi soul wbicb const gives. The j
Chnstisa writers of Lurope and America have
inu h to say aoout the breach botweeu mode a
cu>;urc ucd CnrutlSDitv, out the breach is older
toau all culture, and is by no means modern. I
Us cause lit-* at tne roots of nuuiau nature, aud
it is opposition i? Uod by tne love of evil works. '
J lus no culture can lessen, much lees re
move. The more a tuan knows, the mure refined
he is, the more intensified is the soul's selfishness
aud oj position to God and Christianity. As long
as there is a holy God In heaven an l a reitt-0 sin- 1
ner on earth tuere win be enmity and consequent
disquiet of soul, wcicn Christ aud Cm Utiaiiiiy
aloue eas overcome. Cari-t's renewing power and
indwelling presence u.ake ail men new, and the
rest of a ul writes follows Is proportioned to the
activity exercised in U"d's service. There are
time elements in this rest of sou;?onenea* with
Christ In privations and hie sings, oneness with
Christ iu spirit aud word, oneness with canst in
victory ami triumph. Itiese points aro so 0100*1
dwelt ot in the regular Course 01 prei.ching that
they need uot be enlarged on Here, sufiice It to
say tnut the sinner, when he bell ves in Christ,
becomes a son of Uod nnd a joint heir witn curls t,
all that the -on and Ile:r ua> He snares with His
brethren. He snares with ?011 the Tattler's love
and ail tue Father's possessions, all 01 eariune cs
ssry lor 'he believer and all ol heaven hereafter
is nls. Now, tsesc sous who nave tnls great
wealth of love aud blesstag, w hich t eir Heirship
tnciuuei, need also to have the spirit or sou* an 1
the ends and aims 01 sons. This too, i* giveu in
the oneness with Onns* in spirit an 1 work. And
heoc*, also, they must share with Christ in victory
and tuum, h. And what disturbing eieui nt can
here enter when t hrist gives His own rest to tils
people f H.s words elsewhere are, "Mr l eat.e I
give onto you." Here, too. in saving all things in
const taere is a true vantagegroun J 101 uiemcck
and lowly spirit to begin its se.i-saorificing wo k.
And tii-J will bo the perenmsi spring of pwa e and
Joy. 'iherf ;s i^pLniug wnica ina.k s man so un
happy. so rtH*a'l?fTe<3 wl'.fl bini'elf arid all aiound
him as a selfish apirit. But ills pj- ck aud lowiy
inau u freed irom this ol*quietudo. iiir ne sd.veim
others better than tumscli?that is, ne prefers iTP?
weliareof othpra to his own eaie, and self sac. 1
Dee act only is his pleasure, but God. lu Him gra
cious compensations, cause* in urn souls a peaco
mat pa-suih understanding, oua cannot unJar*
stanu It by witnessing it in others or by read
ing descriptions of 11; it can oniy be on
dersiood oy being felt; and there Is aii-o
yet 01 her ntisprasabie Joy which come* frein
lifting np the .'alien sud making t'lein staud.
This is t ie joy of he..ren. God end tue good
angels leei it. and man, meek and lowly, is per
muted to -htie li with them. Yua may speak of
the sarisfection which comes ffom the possession
of wealth, position, pow-er, learning, beauty, any
thing which g.vcs us superiority to others; but
there is a worm si tne root of all such enjoy
ments. There is often spread s rich banquet of
such viands before some son of earth, anJ the
w orld has called him the happiest of the happy
because all these th.ngs were me to enjoy; tut the
man himself Is loyiess at tne banquet. Hut rot
so?never so-is tne Christian wno nss imeit
and lowly spirit. His la a bauquut waich never
cioys.
THE SENIOR Cf.A-'S.
Gentlemen, memoers 01 tne i*eMor f"la*s of 1S75,
Jou arc now about to set out on tiie vo.sge of lne.
As ciss.-mates you now nepjr.ite. and the voya&o
or cacn ol you is te be pnriued wiinour rue pres
ence of your ri.mpauioi.s. ^ou will mo*t
certainly Had your vuyauo disappointing and
uiuailsisctory if your aim is simply
to b? superior to others. You may
gain yoar end. Yon may become tf?e most elo
quent pr-'tcner in tue Linn, the most learned
la*y?r, the must Uistinguisued physician, civil
eugiuuer, phuoiophcr or sratesnian. tou inuy
cnunt yiiiir v eiitu by millions. But it will uot all
avail. Nt.ne of these nur all of them c,m kit- you
resr of soul. You will bo miserably ills atistled
With y .ur elf ml everyb. dy else. The higher you
a end on tue liuidur 01 more superiority tne more
nn.'iappy >on wilt be, auu witu eo.omou you will
uay, "Vanity of vanities, ail is vaut y." Christ
aud Crn*UDity, tug possession of a meek and
iowij spirit, will give you pea. e and Joy in ever*
condition <.r lne, whether hami le or < sal ed,
'Iuke, the 1. wim you on your vojage ihe Compass,
cuart ah'i pl ot wnich t'brlstiaeitj aironi*. Then
we stii;i have no mtsg vtngs ah out your safety,
ami mic farewell a-ntcit we now apeaa will be a
prover t at has been already answered oeiore it
i* uttered.
DICKINSON COTXEGE.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY PRESIDENT DB. J.
A. M'OAULAY?SERMON OH THE KESPOXEIBXL
rrY OP MAS AND THE MEJL.SU BE OP HIS
OREATNES8.
Carlisle, Pa., Jane 30. 187$.
The closing part ol the colie.re year usage con
aecratea to services beflruug the exodus from pu
pilage to mdepflWut ll e?services, aoine of
them, Intended to Esther op the memories and
becomingly to sever the ties and associations of
college lite; othersoi them meant to counsel and
Inspirit for that sterner lite to whose border yoa
are come. This latter is the aim of the present
service. The task it lays ou me is not easy to per
form. Interests are here crowding np irom
the past and projected from the future, to which
we canuot be indifferent. 1 covet nothing so
much as to give persuasive and impressive utter
ance to appropriate and stimulating thought. The
theme 1 nave chosen is "Personal Responsibility,"
meaning to deal cnicily with Its relations
to success or failure in the wa ka and
work of hie; that it largely rests with each toller
at the problems of life to determine what solution
they shall save tor lilrn. 1 take a motto from I.
Samuel, lx,, 4?"Bo strong and quit yourselves
like men." Tnere is here suggestion of the requi
sites for availing work in tno liie tasks set for
our performance?sirengtn and manliness. The
ideas here are quite distinct?power in its source
nnd in Its exercise; possessed and put forth; the
demaffd.Is, "Be men," to begin witn; then act the
part of such.
MORAL STRRVOTH.
nrst-The primal requisite is strength. Of what
kind r Not sucu as s rved tor other times. When
tueie were serpents to niraugle or Augean stables
to clean, or castled roobers to dislodge and puu
lsn, thews and smews were the prime demand,
lint tua world has learned lee secret oi a grau er
strength with tut marvels of steam, powder, elec
tricity. The pays.cut might ot man is out a email
factor In tac work the world wants done to- lav.
Again it is not tne s rength supplied by birth or
rauk or riches. It Is only *e these are uSsonaied
wan persona qualities that they can minister to
personal power. "Oivo me where l mar stand,"
said Archimedes, "and I will move the worid."
The world raov.ra oi to-day have tnelr fulcrums
set, not on dead men's bones nor money bugs, out
ou personal qualities, in yon Is tne pivot ou wnich
ail turns. At the doors which you 5re frontlYii
and along tne avenues to which they open not
tinsei of gold or prestige oi birth are the creden
tial* you need. If there bo in you pluck to en er
and ability to walk these avenues witn mas eri'ut
tread there will be no challenge of your rigtit,
either at the d or or on tne way. The elements
oi this ability arc partly ol mind and partly of
character.
THE MEASURE OP MAN.
"Mind Is the measure of the uiauf" "A man,"
says Bacou, "is but what no knowetii." The
speaker forcibly ill straled the superiority of the
intellectual over the previously mentioned types
oi power, exriioiting knowledge and uiscipi.ue as
Indispensable elements la that strength auiou
qualities ior the acting of a manly part.
CHARACTER.
Seconal,?'The discourse then dealt with the other
eiemeut of strength?character. To attain in
largest measure cuo glory oi a true life, oue needs
the strength which has its source in those grand
master principles which underlie and constitute
rue highest type of character: purify, justice, hon
esty, truth. These have strengthened men (or
a glory of achievement wuicu has stood
the "waves ai.d weatuers of times," and ou
whose lu.itre there can uever he eclipse. The
speaker s gnaiized certalu qualities, ou which
he held that abilities of every Sort depended ior
their practical avail. Decision, s -lf-appreciation
and enthusiasm were dw-dt ou us esaential to the
largest outcome oi human capabilities. Men oi
moderate abilities pos>es-iug these qualities oiteu
w in the nest prizes of lite, while uugoverncd
genius goes uncrowned.
rs L LP-il LS POSSIBILITY.
It remains, in a cosiug word, to press the ex
hortation, "(quit yourselves like men." It was
shown that here salt-reaponsiblUty is called to
take Its heaviest load. Wnat boots it to ue ab e If
nothing Is achieved? Having, nowever, put it
mrui, its only good is lu what it does. Hoarded
mines ?rt valueless?money orbiains. To ahun
the reproach ot utlure mere Is a sure way.
??quit yourselves like men." Choose your work
* iseiy, iheu give your elves, miud and heart, to
us perlormance. Ualf-bearte l work tans every
where. It is soul lu work mat makes it
ten. Be enamored of It; marry your
selves to It; be nut diverted from it;
press all resources to its service. Dsstiny is
not more sure taau ultimate success to one who
struggles thus. This, however. U the price; pav
ii, oi be content wnh mediccrny. struggle lor
tne top; tue best rewards are there. ino dis
course closed with an appeal not to forget the
higher applications oi sen-responsibility, bland
lug at the threshold of me, Its opeuing lanes and
roans stretching away before you, iet tue tnournt
oi aelf-responaioility ior all that living lnvo.ve*
tiav e place in your most serious thoughts. "Tne
mo mug boui." says the proverb, "has gold In us
bo uth." Toe morning well diiec:ed gives proiu
lse o, a golden nu<>a, a serene and radiant even
ing. not to c ose in the shadows 91 night, but to
men and commingle in the glor.es or a day uever
10 decline. Lvciy day in your iue :s a leaf in your
bin try. Let It be your care so to write that tu
.-1010 for you there 111 ty be gladness when tua
completed record comas 1? be tu. ued over, leaf oy
leaf, sud ail itt writing read in the hearing 01 the
.. ??.uuiid surld.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE,
ria idi* r tinrn's bacc ixtTtERATEDtscocrtSE?
A irRMCS OX TITE BUEAOTH OF THE COM*
MANUMKNIS OF OOP.
Hanover, X. rt . Jane 20, 1873.
The services at this college were yeeterday very
Itrgely attended, and were of a very imprexsivo
and social character, President south preached
a* rol.ows
She text >*3S Psalme cxlx., ??, "But thy com
maiidiuent is exceeulng broai!.'' ,u tne handiwork
oi 111,0, a old tue speaker, whatever science aud
art may accomplish, there is Siw a; & amue lrapi-r
lecuon?someting lacking or -.ome exct c.,cci;ce,
-ouetnuig out ol shape. or otu 01 gear, or out of
proportion. l uder tue :a.re?t snow, there is
uo mug absolutely periect. Fveu tf it seem
oue;wi?e the mlscroscope aiiaii r-veal to
vou divers inequalities aud determines. In
i.od's works me very reverse is true,
rue fltx-r uc glass wirn which you examine
mem tao more protouad Is tour so miration.
K*en what may at Qist sejin abnormal?a mon
strosity, perhaps?has, In a 1 Tinnier v lew. wise and
good purposes 10 accomplish: it is a needful and
hiring pari of oue symmetrical and well com
pacted euoie. In the great Wo rid diapason a
n ne in iy lai now .icd then 11; on ti.e em; but tas
poet's c inception Is wrtil verdfed?
All dl> orj harm >ny 0 itKcderstood.
What is true in material relations i? writ! more
obvious iu tue morel sua spin usi. 10 nut n.gut r
sphete t ie text has reierenee. "1 nave aet u an
eud," says thd psalmist, "of a.i p rtccuon." Ait
human periectmn, he mean.- ... 1 erection in
character ami life, iu aims and ucuievenients.
?dui thy comirianiiuieni,'' ne a ds, -Is exceeding
broad." The term "commandment" in me text,
like uiver* ?vaonoinous ouea m toe ?ame psaiin,
u U't limited in us import in the precepts
of Ood'a v. or... u embraces the woole
completed revelation?the whole "tieo of
life," from lie root in the flr?t pr ml 0
to Ita fiuitage in t,i? N? w Jerusalem. It
comprises tuu whole iiib.e and so me wuols of
Christianity, wm.e a:i other religions me
variously and viiany defective, this is no meagre
MciiKine, no hall-way applicance. It is hi h as
ueaveu, broad as earth?nnv, as the unircr e. it
emor ces?historically, doctrinslly, pracucily ?
nil excellencies suit all poteucl s. ihute.visug
gt?u, then, as tun subject of discourse,
Tim COM TI.ETKN KSs OF I IIR1SI I AN'ITV,
FTtt?li Is complete, tlrst. In u tint 01 adapta
tion. Tntt t* eviitSitiJ ? point of great inipor
lame, a mi one regarded by Go 1 In .11? His opera
lt i-> .?duptcd, llrst ol a'l, tg r ? ?
nature, rue Bible, it was shown at icnsifl.ls
ipfts.
sailed to the intellect. It is a book of priucip"
It presents ioiiy and aool elevating theme*. ,
Wlin ad Us simplicity, if tasks the mu.d with va.-c |
and difficult ptoblems, culling tor a varied
logic -of analysis, ol synthesis, o: do h
combined, it is not metaphysical In form,
but it s .cos iigut up a metaphysics. It
his rfh uca*ar<M (or tho memory. In Its
histories, its poetry.lt* eloquence, lute ectoallv
considered. It is unparalleled. It is ..u <p ?.? .11 >
to the etiical fncnlty. The ineradicable in'uition
of right aud wrong is the postulate 0: ail its do>
tnn< e, the s ?!e*n sno-baae nf ita most gladsome
songs, Christianity Is autted eved to our pnystcal
being. Ttiere.is totnlng in una .espect so soustive
as the Gospel. Its precepts are a very hand look
of b.gieue. Fully received it may almost oe
termed a cosmetic. .Nor ts Chrl twnltj adupred
merely to man a< man, bur to man also as talien.
to hi* aensn of gun t, of pollution nod of spiritual
Ignoranee. Witn marvelloos versatility it mceta
ins various mates and conditions, ot eminence :
and a neuritj, of prosperity aud adver-diy; his
individual in'eres:s and nn social re!.
lions, .ts eonservii Ive bearing on t, a 8i?i?
tit emphasized aid varlousl Illustrated. Its
progressive adjustments, or its union ef the
transient and tne permanent, w jre also set lorm
at length. While tnus adapted twtuan. it was an
dmi. its crowing exci "ikc is, mat it i? exae'ly
suite 1 to niamie-t G >u's g.ery. .it t? tue pr.a n
whereby all tue rat* tuei-orate witn dtv.ue ieli
nty revcaied and combined.
.V C'tiiii- - t he completeness of ("hnstlantty is
farther evident in us symmetry ?a 1 ature of
great moment, and one intim.itely cuunec'ed
with 1 tie vnw already take.i. It not <>aly ud
a ess nil the v arious acniues; It addre ss* them
111 du > proportion?tho head, the heart, toe con
science. lite I line is 111 tuts legatd wlt'-ly
co.,an acted. a i in various j.aits meet
our various susceptibilities, tk re is no
one 01 1 iu iu vital v-u wi ud t mi r abridge
or "ii'srue. "lou would uu;. ' raid tea
preacher, "take from it a "irigie promise or a ?m
pie tiireuieuin a single precept or a single exam
ple. You would not abstract a link uoui Paul's
giowlng logic, or a note .roiu the tuuoic 01 David's
aarp, or a ntr.nu from the propuetic outburst* 01
ttie rapt Isaiah." its Happy balance of docirino
was aifo set lortQ, and its equator ieiicitous bal
ance of doctrine and practice.
Third?'he coirip.eieue.iS of Christianity ap
pears, lurther, in its proioundue-iy. ibis results
uaiur illv iro n lis various aosptutious aud its per
fect si minetry. It is proiound botn in doctrine
and precept. Vatlous lliust rat ions were given of
Us thoroughness?its marvellously searching char
acter, "piercing," as it noes, ??even to the divid
ing asunder ot soul and spirit, and of tne Joints
and morrow." It is pr -eminently "a dt.corner
of me t >oug'its aud lutenrs ot tne heart."
Jftnwlh?The last point uiade w is its effective
ness, 01 svstems as well as Inoivtduaii we may
say, "By their fru.ts ye shall know meui." it
nnght fairly be interred irom the essential ele
ments of Christianity, as they ha-e neen Driefly
adverted to. that it must be effective; but lor a
perfect demonstration we must add to the ana
lytic ihe historical at gurueur. it was not dented
that in tne various ncaineu religions soiuetning of
iruth Is lound?fragmentary cumtuonty. and more
or less the Issue, traditionally, 01 primitive reve
lation. but the more they are studied the mora
apparent It will be tuat they are essentially in
complete la their teaching, and so ui iiriiy ineffec
tive. In proot ol tins taeir main doctrines were
compared wlih those of Christianity. Its supe
rior potency was argued from the prominence
n gives to tne clement ol personality, especially
to the i ersonai influence ol Const. The actual
results or tne Uoapei, us seen in nistory, and in the
Uviug present, as contrasted wild tnose of pagan
ism and or Mohammedanism, wero rapidly
sketched, and the uraumeui concluded with a
reieienceto iho*e individual transformations of
cuuracter under Cos. ei indoence?soma of them
la fn-HU remembrance?w ucn are, tn many re
spects, more impressive than tacts ui anure gen
eral character.
'ihe discourse closed with an address to the
graduating class, in which reference was made to
the recent spec.al religious interest in college, in
wiilc) many oftiieui had largely stutreu, aud also
to the only death that had occurred lu the oiass?
that oi "the unassuming, earnest aud faitaiul
Esiy."
THE COMMENCEMENTS.
FBEPABATIONS AND FROGliAMMl-S TOR THX PRES
ENT WEEK?WHAT IS TO BE DON* At VASuAR,
BOTGERS AND OTHER COLLEGES.
During the pre seat woe* tho "Commencement
leasoa" proper will do begun. In various pares
of the country, as tbe following correspondence
and data will snow, the most ample preparations
have beeji,made to set off the scholastic exhibi
tions to tbe best advantage. At Vaasar the yonng
ladies are to have a grand time, anil It seems but
reasonable that they should issue Invitations to
some or Uncle Sim's "boys" at West Point, In
order to show these young gentlemen that they
will no more endeavor to avoid tbe Intellectual
shocts of the raculty than they sought to bide
themselves 1'ora the fury of artillerymen in em
biyoatthe Military Academy. At Rutgers Col
lege the 105th anulversaiy of the Institution will
be celebrated. At the Wesleyan, Dartmouth.
Union, Syracuse and other colleges mentioned be
low, the annual exercises will be conclude*:?
V ASS Alt COLLEGIA
Wednesday next, June liii, is commencement
I)av at this institution (Poughkeeps <\ N. V.). lor
wnicn occasion the following programme is pre
sented:?
Organ Voluntary.
l'ra.vflr.
"ratio Kalutarls. Franocs (lold.-mith Swift, ronc-hkeepue
l'tie independence ofOnurcti aui
-mm Florence Curry Wheat, Leaveuwi rih, Kan.
The Achieve me ii ii< ot theoretical
Cbcumiry...Mary Fr-nc*? hufflnffton, Kitianning, Pa.
Firxt uiovemeni irom Symphony iu C major .Beethoven
Misses Loverin, Hollisier, Pease ami Chamberlain.
Vaticauisutua.. .Lucy Wright Kellogg, iVut.-r ury, Conn.
The fine .iro supenor to the eieucu.s In tU< ir m.lu
ence -in Progress K..itu McBaln. loledo, ublo
Tim .--ciencei Superior to the Fine Arts In their lutlu
euce ou Progress Kme L. MaltLy, Waterbury, Conn.
Duet, "As it roll upo
upon a Day" Uiahoo
Misse* Keiiofg an} Buffing: m.
The Theory of Reform..Alice Lydia uraliSin, Canton. III.
Araxsizand Darwiu. ........Lalo iiohena, Boston, Ma..A.
'i Ue Valedictory Ad
ores* Florence Clinton Perkins Cooperstowb
Andante and Allegro, Iroul sonata Appasionatu.
op. K Ueclhoveu
Ml<( Mclialn.
Tlie Coin erring 01 Degrees.
Doxology.
The tollowing ladies are candidates for the Rarcalao.
r>'ale Degree :-Nanuio Allston.t Uiliicollio, Ohio; susau*
nan Chase Barton. Wiihburo; Margaret W?li? ric.i,
W'heellug. W. Va.; u'iv a Bigeiow. Ba.dw inswulo; Ma r
> rancea ilulilneton, Kltiauuiuz, Pa.; i mum J ulia Chain
bermin, New York; Bonus Klrkiind Clark, aprlugtietd,
Max*.: Minervu Aujiuna C.emeiit, Vt auxrun, Ohio: Lucia
naskell Connor ialrUeld, Me.; Aui.ie Marie Dicker
nian, Taunton, Ma.-*.; hllza . ougbeily. Mai.silcld. Ublo;
Adelaide cliza Foster, Portland, Me.; Jennie Augu-ta
(iiiuniy. N'ewburg; Alice Lydia Graham. Uantoii, ill.;
Emma Hid well lloHlsler, C.nclnnaii, Ohio; sarah J ans
kelley, Wouurn. Man.; Lucv Wright Kelloiit, Water
bury, Coma. , Lame Lewis, Burlington. Vt.; tinford Fon
taine Loverin, Gaiveatou. Texas. Al;ce Heme l.owrie,
Fort Wayne, I ml.; Kaiharlue ucUeuor Lyman, Mo i
Ueal, Canada; Harriet Elizabeth Lyon, k.nn; Kate
>i. Itain. loledo, Ohio; Kate Louis* Maltby. wutcrhury,
( onn.; Mary Wilkinson Millard, North Adams. Maw ;
Alice Maud Mitchell, Dubujue, Iowa; Julie Ma ie Pe.ite,
ah.un. Texas: Florence Cliuiou Perkins, Cooperslow n;
i ullaa KUza I'lulCon, New lluacn. Conn.; Emms
Adella Hlce, Buflaio: Kate Ko'<erts, U , ton. Mass.; r.liz
v he tit Dorothy -uva/e. Bi-ooklyu: Lucy sellers. West
I'hiiadelphia, Pa; Annie Jutxon i-hepard. Brooklyn;
Nauoy Warner kiuner. Holyuke, Max*.: France* Gold
siiuin Swiit Pouvlikeepxle; -arab W niuuv iaicoit,
W i at llartiord, i ouu.; i-.va Marert Papuan, Providenc*,
It. I.; Maiy Bart r Taylor. Montclair, >. J.; I I. .rem a
i orry Wheat, Leuvcuworui, Kansas, Cornelia Plorciica
V bite, A a,ton.
RFTGERS COLT.RGB.
The sir of New Brunswick (N. J.) is redolent
with the fragrance oi Loiiiiueoo-nieut bowers
ucreabout ami nielorious with Comnn n, emcnt
music. On Wednesday night one of the young
lodie*' seminaries, Atiss Parks', of New Turk,
closed for tue rear m a blaze of glory, on Mon
day uight tbe Rutgers College Grammar sccool
licid its graduation exercises in tbe Mienibl/
rooms of Masonic Hail, and tbe upp-r class,
which names itself the class 01 '79, because thai is
the year it will graduaio Irom tbe college,
mado lu bow with all the dignity of college
?miliars. On Friday afternoon the Mientido
school graduates met tu the college chapel and
hid their little commencement by reading titles
on engineering topics, -ome 01 whlcn are wortn
noticing in the Herald. J bis class ol '7i in tue
M'letmtlc School Is the flrat class whicb bus
graduated after a four years' course, hitherto tue
course h iving been but tnree years. Yesterday ?
was and to-morrow wni ue devoted to the exam
ination of applicants lor admission to cooege.
Tuesday will tc a fled day in lUe Com- I
luenceuent escrcl-ts. Tbe trustees and tbe
Aliimui Association meet te, araiely at ten A. M.; !
at twelve ttie latter body win be addressed by K-v.
K W. Appleton, 01 cnt ster, J'a., aud at Usb past
one will adjourn for the auuual dinner. At ual.- '
past turee the two literary societies meet in tn< tr
respective halls for toe dLstnbutioii of tho prizes '
oi the year and for general reunions, snd at buli
past four loin together to be addressed by Dr. ft.
ll. Carpen.er, oi San Franc,. ' o, cat. in the even
ing, at eight o'clock, in* j uior exhibition takes
piuce in tue Opera IF use. and will attract, as
always, a crowd of 3,uoo pretty gins and their
beaux. Rignt orators, tue best of tne class oi ?;?, .
divide the oonors of the evening. About midnlcut
Jiie different secret societies proceed :ocarou s
at ibeir annual uauquets, and noue oi tliem thiuk ,
of going nuine be.ore moraing. on Weuti.-sdav
comes Couiuiencomcnt Day proper, and in the
evening the President's levee makes a Uttiug
close to tne week's feativme*
yntie, Fraua Avbuiy Crauds . Mo ?s Eu.oai I
wkdi.tvAN rMVKRsrrr.
The exKrcl-es at tuis institution iMiCd etown.
c miu ) coiuieeuce to-day and *.,l cant nue until
i h i: ; i.iy, as set forth iu tue loiiowiug circulai ;?
?'lass Day. Monday, June 21.
Gymnastic exhibition, Iuemlay, fnoe 12 8*10 A. >*.
.v.*. inz oi ihe rtixi '* iu lav, Junt J v. M.
Ninth qnadrenniai ol (h* Phi nu Iheia Fratfrnttrt
orauir. Hon. l.xr* call, post, atephea u. U.iu. lots.ay,
June 22. 7 :.0 P M.
i.u* nes* ineetlL'f OBd inniver*ary of the A'.amnl A?
?<,'uaiion, WrillB slay, June A 10 A M
Keunioit ol tue cia.-?c*ul 136J, loSU, 1 oOi, ls&S and 1-72,
W,-n "'?ilar. June AT.
Aiumiii i stiva . \v-,!ne?ii?y evening, Jnne *-A
CummeRceoient, Thurs lay. .1 uti* -*. l-?"\
ExaiiiinaUin ol caaulialc* lor aduiiislon, FiiJav,
Jnne 2?, J a. M.
I he iiilluwtna repre*<Mit the grsdnating ci***-.?Arthur
i . r.l vn iruws. Leunarii lo-mon BeemAii,Alircd i rt.sr
Be*n Ko'itrt Edgar Bi*i ca John Parker Ur,,nx, Bo; ri- da
V -au Churi-n, Oliver Alien Ualvman, William Albert
Walttr Holbroos Down*, ?htoa chsancey KiMy,
Chsnot Pr.iUA *1/. Juiiiu? Uui.iord Is iuii. f'rade i ,
Wreterren T'ri. rrwWUlu Warn* t;ri?in, Ham ? *v
llf. ruian*, Aut.n tisnrie nef.ig|, Ge?rji? Wa-tnn?n,n
Hnglic*, lewis McL* isn JnckwiD, GU?i'm > nanid .
Kehoea. Thomas Rayui n,l Kneu. Isaac rtus AslDb ,
< vru* ' i h.i i i.uve.i Warren Augustus Lu ??. I r "*t
Armor Marxhane. t aicl> Irving Mills JaeiM Ntaea, Jr.:
Millard Mayhew rsr.er, Wesley Ulyascs I'earn*. Ben.
j a i im n (handler Pilshury, We (lay Juhosoit I'rentL**,
Will ur samuel Raymond, Jo.-vph Waldo Vinai ttii h,
James 1,aim er lit binsan, u -org* Edwin xandervo*.
M .iith*w Verner siuinsiin. Cl.vrence Morgan nkial,
t rsiiadn Dt'.iel Ski at, MtUur f'sv.a Sn Ith. Edward hi
tliaver. Al?r*m .' utum Uu erhlli, Clarence AlnaUisr
Waldo, Oeo*gt McItid Warr< n, Joseph ZWCiiaU
8VRACCS8 CNIVBRTM V.
Ths Chancellor cl this lusdiution, Rev. E. O.
Haven, naa been very gucc*a-iul during tue pa-i
tear in his etrort* to raise tne ? andard ol tn?
ciirrieninm. aud in bringiug a powoi fui moral In
fluence to uaar on tuu stu leuts. The annuitl exer
cises proper commence to-day at ftyracn*e, as
will be seen by the accompanying programme:?
tliinxr, Jtrne 11.?M A M ? Entrance examinations,
Subject, "l.aim." i T M.?U.aa* day exercise*, a P. M -
Annua) addroaabatora the i nivenity, in W.ctmg t?p?ra
ll, ii-e. ny li. xu r * HawkiP*, ot *?w York.
Icbsimit.?9 a. M -t iiiran e examination*. Rnhjael,
"Greek." 1 P. M.?Eiiurai. e examnatiouA Bu.je t.
- - - ,p Board
Matl emaur-." l P. M.? xu tidal meeting ol the
o! irusiecA 2 P- M -?a?ine*x m'fl.mg i ti.a A'.urani in
tue cliapei. 7;. u P. M.?Literary meeting of ihe x.uinnl
i,i iba chapel, uratlon bv Rev. J. M. i-etd, D. 1> , oi >?w
Yor*. P.ieni hv Meivill* M. Merrill, A. M , oi Buflaio.
Foi xved hi a ii inouiitand reunion.
Wauax.xiur, Co*?iBacK*?NT n*> 9 A M.?En!ran**
Bxannii c urn*, euhiect*: "Geography an I Kngliab
Gramiuar. SI". M -rourth /ninm, Ci.irinenOrtnent of
the Goil'Ae of Litn-ral Art*, In Wletlng opera itoa- ?$
Uaccalaui'ea e Addrei* by K?y. K l>. H'tveu, D iL.D.,
i Tiani cilnr ui tee Univ >r*iti, and oouiarrin* ?t degree*,
g p. m ?Chancellor's Amy al i even.
i in kmn iv -9 A. M iitrance Exaannatlon*. Snh
Jectai "Natural I hilosophy an i United ?is.es ii-sMfy."
D iRTMOf I n COLgSGE.
The .?'n tenia at tms vcuernoi* Institution (sttn
at"d ak H'-novtr. N. U .l wit. i ipngnrat; (.'"in
mmeement week this mo. niag and our I on rum
I rogranmie
M. > w o a r, Jr.v 21 ..A p. M.-Prize Speaking.
i ukm.sy.?Pirttdav it txiiiiiliUK D lor i.liiismon U
J P. ?! 1:1 ?? I? 4V Kx-rrwe* i l' ?.-Ann.
versa rv of th? i han il-r Scien .Ho Ueiurimon'
WKi?K? d?t?10', *. M. ? Adjre-t before ttio Phi Beta
Kappa Society, bv Hon. Jam.-* IV. ?'a tursou, I.I.. D , of
lisiiover, V 11 ((y u -oi .e .4. ilartleu, of L iwolt,
? aii*. 2', p M.~Meeting yi uie Alumtuin the < hap<L
? ' if purpoaioi securing mora time for thi* meeting ?
to winch hcreiolorn only an hour or two ol Commence
?lent morning tu* tisen given trie tru?:r*>-? have ar
ranged to ievot>- w. it Hi ? auertivoo of the d/iv previous.
Ample opportunity will ihui be afforded not omv for the
bus.n.-isot uie association. out ior ;Mu various sddreete*
appropriate to the occasiou, including uotii ?* of de
tr.im-d graduate*.
ThChsPav?1A. M.?Commencement Bxerciiwa. 8 to
UP. M.?trustees' Levee ia Guiver lialL
UNION COLLEGI.
The annnal exera* s ot this college will dp rom
meuced at Mcueoeerady (s. y ) to-dar md win
continua until Wednesday evening, as follows:?
Moitpir. Juue 2L?Meeting of curator* prize rpeaa tig
by the Junior* and Buphotuore*. TM 1*.
lussDtr. 'una 1?Alumni day. ibe cla*?e* of 181.\
1S15, lrtjj, lets. Wj5 and 1*65 hold thoir de ?.< iiiiial ri
unious. Notice of lutentlon to oe pic>?iit shund be
given to Pr.-lessor Pearson. At 6 A. M the fin B"ta
itappa meeting at No. 4 vouth Ooilege. At 10 a. m tbs
Alumni Association will meet at t ollege Chapel a il
elect one ol their number a* a member of the Board - (
Trustees At 11 A. Si. the engineer* will meet in Protes
aor Stah y'e room* to elect curator*. AtltlJf. M., ban
quet In the if w gymnasium and address. * af'er which
the hour tor class day exerciee* will he announced.
Wednesday. June id ? the proc?*-i ni will uiove f-om
the College chapel at 9:tJ A. M. <_tiai.ueuceuu-at exrr
cue*. io a. m. The University oration w ill be delivered
ty toe Hight Rev. Horatio Poller, 1). l>., LL. U., 1J 0.
JU. ot the ciuaa of lSJti
OtIIKR INSTITUTION*.
The following list suowa cue other Institutions
having Coiuweucerants during the week:?
Tcekdav. June 22.?Phillip* Academy tl.'7.s>, Amlover,
Mass; I'll.llip* Academy U7*tl. hxeter, II.
Wsdmmday.? Ami ch College (18,-b. Yellow Spring*.
Ohio; .Mount Mary's Colin," , 1SI8, Kniu.e'tsburg.
Aid : Rutgers College (1771). New B uiuwick, N. J ; tin.
rersitr of Notre Dame tljlJ), votre Dame. Int. (*i?o
Juno 21): Wabash College llSH). crawfor Isvilie, lud.;
Washington and Lee I uiversiW isri). Lex ugtoii, v?
Thursday.?Adrian Co.lege (is>'). Adrian. Mich.; At
lanta University, Atlanta, (ta ; college ol ih. city of
?' " ' Hoi >
New York (lHfib). .New York City; t'olleg- ol the H
Cross (IMS), Worceeter, Ma.-.*.: Oavidsou Co le o ;i-.7 ,
Ida v In -oil Village, N. C,; Deiilson Universe v (1H3I .
Qrauvllle. Ohio; Dickinson Coll. gft -17nJ>. arlisin. Pa. .
Oaiesville University .KYn. Ualasvllle. Wis.; George
town College ilTvp,. Georgetown D. 0.5 lu.liwtia As
bury College (UUS), flreeiicastle. Inn.; Kenvon 1 .dlege
(lhJt). Uambier, Ohio; Knos Coll g* (Idtl , Galasbuic,
III.: Muhlonberg Col.ege t81*) AHentown, Pa.; Ohio
'1 c ?4C f V 111 ' VI :i I > Id I'/', I'lian At v, A/ M It) s '/
Btndy" Untter*ity (1859), Scio, Ohio; .?t Igtl ttlO* Oi
lege (1870), Chicago. Hi ; St. John's Collage > 67n. Broo..
Ivn, N. Y.; St. John's College .1*6)1, Prairte duUho ii,
Wlat Untrenuty of Alinnesoia 1 <?,*., Mini
_ . __ _ . _imiuanotl*.
Minn.; University of Missi-lpp (l*AS). Oxiord. Mi-*..
Western University ol Peiiiuylvauta (18.Oi, Pittsburg,
Pa , Westminster ollego (liti.! . Wuuungion. Pa.
tCATpnosr.?1'ufte College odii). College liili, M
NEW YORK CITY.
Roundsman llarcs shot two mad dogs ytster
day on East Thirty-flfih street.
N?Patrica Lyons, of N>. 63 Mulberry street,
attempted suicide yesteraay by hanging nimsclf
to his bedpost, but Offlcer Huels in, ol t'ie Sixth
precinct, being uotmea, cm hiui tlowa ana saved
his His.
John Mahoney, aged six years, residing at N".
119 Baxter street, was run over last night on
Urand street by car No. 123 01 the Dry Dock and
Last Broadway line. He was taken to Believue
lio-piial, anJ the driver, Frederick fundi, was
arrestee.
James McArd'.e, a child four years old. living at
No. 86 Broome street, was run over last night by
car No. 38, of the Dry Dork and East Broad wav
line, receiving a compound irarture of the ten
leg ana other in]uries. lie was taken to Beilevue
Hospital.
During an altercation yesterday between James
McGeary, of No. 69 Mu,berry street, aud Daniel
Mccarty, the former received a severe gash in tne
montn, inflicted by a Jackknife in tno hands 01 the
hitter. The wounded tnan was sent to Be.tevuo
liospitaL ilia assailant escaped.
BROOKLYN.
The Board or Aldermen will meet jo-Jut and
couflrm tbe Maror'i nominations .or members of
the Board of Education.
Tiie salt of Miss Minnie Conway sgsinst Tunny
J.iaauscnek, tne actress, for breach of contract,
was decided on Saturday by 1). P. Barnard, the
referee, lie awards ALU* Conway damages to the
amount of $2,300.
a Tiio Police Commissioner! will, It is said, ap
point ex-Cblef ol Police Fatrtck Campo'li to the
supenntendeney of that department, other ap
pointment! wid a so be made, should tue pro
g i auiino of the leader* oe carried out.
Edward Dunscomb, twenty-one years of aire,
was taken into custody on Friday ntgnt by Detec
tive Roach, on complaint of Stewart Anthony, of
No. 44 President street, who cuarged Dtiusoomb
with the larceny ol a watch and pistol, rue
properiy was recovered.
At an early hour yesterday morning a qnarrei
occurred between Jeremiah Collins, H nry Major
and T. Evans on tho corner ol Tompkins avenue
and Monroe street, during wbioi Major was
stubbed twice in the right ureas with a t eokoiie
by Collins. The laiter. who w is arres ed. was
too ma up to answer tne charge 01 leiuuioua as
sault. Tue wouu is .ire not utal.
At halt-past twelve on Saturday night, Benjamin
R.inibsleln, thirty years old, ol No. IM lleniy
street, this city, attempted to Jump on a Brand
street ferry boat after H had started from the foot
of Broadway, and icli into the water. He was
rescued with great difficulty aud seut uomt a
ws iter if not a wiser man.
At forty-Hie annates past two A. M. yesterday
tho small frame stable on the corner of Nortu
Fourth and Second streets, owned and oe
cuided by Kians Tiederaan, was desrroved by fir*
together with a horse vuluod at fi .0 and about
$2U0 worth ol harness, feed. Ac. The building ws*
only worth $ too. t here was uo insurance aud the
tire is supposed to have been ol inceudiary origin.
The Auditing committee ol the Cnurcn of St.
Mary's Star of the Sea (Roman Catholic), Court
atrset, near Luquetr street, South Brooklyn, have
ju*t rendered their report of the expenditures
sud receipts in a> couut with tho pastor ot that
church, the Rev. Kunoe Car-sidy, lor the Us. al
year ending May 1, UTk ins receipts tor tne pa t
year amounted to $1J,674. The expenditures
were ?i?.:?4s.
LONG ISLAND.
Burglars broke into the liquor saloon of Mary
Ilickcy. on I.lncoln street, west or Main, Flushing,
on Saturday ntgnt, and stoie several uuiiles of
liquor aud is So in money.
Tuere will be a regatta at Little Bayslde, on
Tnesdny, the 29th Inst., at twelve o'ciock, the
course to be to and around the Stepping Mones,
then to City Island at d around the i siogg's Nock
buoy to tne home stakeboat. near Tony .Miller's -
to ce suited over twice.
'lbe c'a ibrveun, Intended for a trader among ti e
islands in the Caribbean Sea, and a ftr t cla-s
vessel in every respect, was launched irom the
yard ol D. T. Bsyles. at ;?ionr Bruoa, on .Ntiurdat.
Her dimensions are;?Length of keel, '.?4 lee:;
breadth oi beam, 2i I'eel; dcotii at hold, v feet.
liobert Canten, of Flushing, who, about two
years ago, shot John Jenkins, at Newtown, has
been surrendered by his bondsmen, and will ap
pe ir before the County Court, wntch convenes nt
North llempstead to-day. Constables Mimn an t
Mcnmidl brought bun over from New York us a
iodgud hiiu la tue Flushing lowa Hail.
A pigeon match was shot oo Saturday at Tony
Miller's, Flushing, between Charles Haace so t
Lewis F. Roe, for (60 a aide, twenty-live birds
each, llaii' e was the winner, killing twenty-four
to Roe's iweniy-oue. Roe missed IPs second,
ninth, twentv second and twenty inlrd birds, atnl
li inco bis second only. Anotuer match is ar
ranged fur Wednesday aiternooa, each to shoot at
teu donuie birds.
J Din-on Brothers art at present making exten
sive improvements at the old Snffolk Cnurs-,
snont two tnties south of Iluntingtoo, prepara
tory to having some important races there during
the season, they arc piutiug up a blah fence
around tne track, oathllng a number or common.
ous box stalls for tne us# or parties from a die
Is a i a, and erecting 4 new judges' auo 1.
STATEN ISLAND.
Bishop Fotter will adm nister the rite of con
Criasil n at Christ Churns, New Brighton, on u<i
first Sunday In July.
The Sea View Fart Association announces a
fraud trotting and horticultural rxb.bition to
take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
next, at their grounds a' N. w Dorp. There will
be two trots each day, for purses 01 floo to |2.;>i
each, and premiums wul be given tor vegetables,
iruits, dowers, Ac.
Tbt Excise Commissioners of the town of West
field have, thus lar, granted only five licenses,
and these are alleged 10 have been granted con
trary to law, on the ground ihat trie signatures of
twenty ireeuoidaia wera not attached t?? me up*
plication*, and that taey were granted by onir
two tiiemners ot the Hoard, M . Benedict the
third member, having se.it ft is resignation 10 th?v
Board ol supervisors, aithxuah it nut not yet
been acted up n. The committee appjlotea br
tats cnurcn eongf* ;,:itl >'ta of me town say that
th.y mcau to aroaecu else Board 01 Excise 10r
all Illegal ac *. l'ne ?J8#V ta?in f >r tne five
licenses ban not. It is aliened, yet been ?#ut ia
I tue touatv clerk a* me law Uir/cts,