New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-27
NETWORK DAILY Tribune, THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1864.

Even :" -" 81 the west .niy " t.,.t
have been hewr away, and a little sunlight ie. H.
Neither ~ =. or elsewhere has the hna been gained
Ln" i; tar,ped on all, but its nearag is fuhliei !
ro,h;ne The realization Of hur-an hope and mans
1estny are seen but in prospect and triumphs are 70
Re achieved during the ages OIL his Predic'eu anu
,o,s fntnre Nor will the last lines be inscribed IN
bt volume till storm and flood as we'll well as steam
nd Tobtning are comfortable; till the husbandman can
know how to shield bis harvest from the nsii I'll, te
mariner shall be able TO calculate beforehand Tue
course and force of the winds and TIL the chemstcah
ss,r. those changes which God now works so wisely
in his vast laboratory; till oppression shall cease aud
misery be relieved and peace renewed and the reign
Emmanuel restored in every realm ana 70 every race
of This sn cursed earth. That such Is Gods ultimate
design il apparent alike from prophecy ana re'eiauon
All powerful as God is, He works Ills purposes IN TINS
and probably in all worlds through the Instrumental
itv OF created agens-He could dispense with these
but 90 il does not please Him Hence the agents 10
be employ ed in the next scene OF this WORDS drama
sIe now in state OF PREPARATION ana among 'hein -
the Young American Republic We have escaped
many of the vices which arbitrary power induces
Our energies and enterprise have been SO cared INTO
action as 10 enable begin the reform necessary IN
the new world and also to 60. perate In the renoVa-
ton Of the old Our discoveries on the shores oil he
Pacific will soon place in our hands 'he capital
snficient for the great work that Is to he done;
the leisure the result of mechanical skill VIII sd
and thus shall 5000 have the opportunity oil carving
m the further shores of that ocean and to shores bevnd
IL the biz ssings God hes given us IN charge The rafiy
with which capital ia accumulated Is now great Lo9A
az Britain II not her aics nor her nayies at make
her what she is but hes steam-engnes her machinery,
and her cop fields. This republic ere reaching manhood
is become the competitor Of England, anu we see what
has been done NEen such the results OF imperfect
e,uemenfs what may not be expected from perfected
.ernenis In the factory, in the field science Will
teach new abor-Svng methods, new modes OF increase
of material wealth. And oh what may not be expectsf
in the changed condition of when by the supervision
and guidance of the elements OF nature his physical
wants shall be PROVIDED fr When this shall
/ las Z "A
much valuable time will be redeemed rom toll for the
cultivation of the intellect Tor the enjoyment q the alc-
tions and for the worship sf the adorable Being who
reipus in Heaven Then !; will only remain TO spread
the Bible uncoak its pages, 20 make THIS earth hat
Heav is and what God proposes Il shall one day be
when not alone the empires the shores of the Pecel
but empires beyond and the isles OF the ocean, ant al
that dwell the planes shall be ransomel and redeemed
| You my dear pupils being called by the proyi.encc 0i
God 10 aid in the advancement and approach of this holy
and happy future WILL each of you buckle on hs armor
and prepare for the good work you have to do Go into
fhe world and do we each OF you, bis allotted part. En-
ter the sick aud administer The remedy which re-
pain disapponis death for period deend the
wropced at the bar admnitr justice FROM the bench
enter the Senste-chamber, and there speak and act
| for your countrys rights end those aonei smooth
party asperities; awake more undivided zeal among
members of the church and the best OF all and the
highest of ALL venerate and ncuicete religion teach
as the key all art and all sciences as that which sane
tlf,s all and with which all harmonic There IL ms
take on this point prevalent Science and religion are
falsely supposed be at Oh truth no less truth
when taught by the sunbeams above the fossierus
rocks below than when inscribed on parchment or chs
eed in marble Gods infnity reaches beyond the fur
thest scope of all sciences matter how small the atom
in It's approac 10 nohingness which the microscope
detect nothing is too small for God to see Let man
turn whittier he may, to what parts OF the heavens
of the earth that he and the voice OF God comes
home the of God here and here and here
The worlds which God made and which he governs are
surely text books for man to study and the o1 ana
not tie wise man. who says" there is no God IL u a.
puere and absurd to base rocks a. to hang our hopes
on nothing My pupils study nature and You w.l find
her teachings every where the The same pencil
that gave their hues TO the lilies OF the valley,
now paints the roses in the vale OF Tempe. Never
feel that the temple devoted to science Is sd,
cred to her until il Is sacred to religion. Above all
things attend 10 your own personal salvation that nav
ing sgnalizcd yourselves by deeds OF goodness on
this earth YOU be associated with angels IN heaven
And then if there be another centennial gathering, Las
there has been before the Alumni then assembledmay
point your deeds we now point TO the deeds oil those
who have gone before us and these may say to you,
"C,mpanions of pilgrimage, faithful to the trust com
mitted TO your charge, come up hther Such centen,
NAL gatherings there will bebut who shall be present
Xrxs wept when he reflected that the millions he sdr,
viewed would exist 10 longer have we cause shed
snb ears as Xerxes shed That which him utter
destruction, is TO transition from Il humber 10
| higher life. And have we not hopes ana sympathes
that remain here too! In another nall century,
II be not gathered together here, children our
chdrens children will be human beings viii be gathered
together cal able Of pleasure as We The man OF bust
ness the of science, aye many Will be there lhe
same tribute Of respect will be paid to the memory ct the
dead and the ardent desires will glow in the bosoms
Of the living Then the flowers IN yonder garden
will invite the returned student to walk again among those
pleasant walks which he had often rod full OF hope or
FAD with disappointment. Then, now, God viii signal
ze their meetings with his gracious presence After the
viclNudes of life so long, it ls happiness to
meet YOU here; TO inquire after our mutual
elfare exchange salutations and, having done
il is hard that must part so soon and parting to
Know that never on this earth. shall meet again. But
how much sadder would il be If these To be the last
students IL should seek wisdom az TINS 0untaln-
the rice become extinct and the world depopuated
How cheering the thought that there will be asunto shine,
glitter and ocean 10 cross-a God 10 be adored
and wOrbipors to adore Him. when we shall have gone
into our rest Standing among these Alumni OF an insti
tuition oy er which God Providence permitted
me so long TO preside-hodirg office which am
rcsgnI turn TO 10 speak word OF what Is due 20
tie God whom adore, the country we serve and the
spread from generation TO generation I'll the last that mas
part to act upon Gods foOtoO shall have stood on it.
In the Semi centennial Anniversary, you some OF
YOU may be present, with tremulous voices, lettering
tpsas the speaker that now addresses YOU regarded
with interes-with melancholy interest, as ruins
always are. With some 1t may be so: but the
rest of you, where viii you be Where the
dead are and forgotten! Who now thinks OF smith,
of Edw ards and OF MaXy 1ombs have been passed by
day in yonder cemetery which lines the path thar leads
into this hOusetOmbs Of such these-and who paused
to look at them But though the dead be forgotten b.
the living, the living will not be forgotten by the dead.
The may he present seeing though back
IL earth eTand of mercy perhaps, the guar
dian angels OF living left behind Ii it be other
wise tdincs may reach even in that spirit-world
deeds and words of goodness earth reported in
heaven, angels Themselves in the affairs Of men,
and there JOY over one sinner that repenteh IL
We shall meet sgain Though natural
tears shed at parting, Let them be tears OF JOY and
let back TO resume life cares, and 10 perform its
dutits Let us strike, every day, the balance Of this
worlds account, that when the destroyer comes he may
find US willing to depart. Beloved pupils and Christian
friends we shall thanks to redeemng love, again,
and lay the willing praise of our redemption at Re
deemers feet Til then, long and last but not a sad
ferewell And to God the Only Wise be rendered glory
and praise, now and henceforth, tor ever; Amen
Alma Mater who claims our respect and our love. Turn
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