New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-29
COMMENCEMENT AT YALE
Jrsn Oar Own Reporters.

bfsn Otr 1--WE nePof'cts
NEw-aAvEN Monday, July 2s, 1856.
The public exercises of Commencement week at
Yale always intere.tipg, promise to be more than
usually 80 this year. as, in addition to the ordinary
| public gath erpgs, the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity is
to be addressed by the Rev. DIR. j. p. Thompson of
n. Y +, On Tuesday evening, and the Alumni of the
College on Wednesday morning, by Prof. J. d. Daua,
L. l. ID. The annual Grafton before the Phi Beta
Kappa is to be delivered Wednesday afternoon, by
the Rev. DR. Park Of Andover and there three occa-
siors will doubtless bring together an unusually largo
number Of graduates and friends Of the College.
The BaccslauNate Sermon, Of which give an ont
line only, was preached Sabbath afternoon in the
College Chapel by the Rev. Geo p. Fisher Professor
OF Divinity, and was founded on Matthew, 10, a.
Think not that send peace earth: came not
TO send peace but sword'
The great object of Christianity is universal right
eousnets; and Wbie we can this 10 oe Gods de.
sign, s our part to mark out the mus, pur
sue in accomplishing this end. Christ avowed himself
to be moDarcb in the reslm Of truth aud como.rsd
the prtsent aspect with the future glory Of His king
dem, to grain Of mustard, the rmales Of seeds g,ow
ng TO tree storoiDg lhter TO tho birds Of the Air:
ahc His truth, which Is to assmilate all things TO sef
to leaven hid in thr. of IN. al lesve1oe the
whole lump The tesrstion in the text Is of -ifrar
cbaiscttr Christ wss glad 10 the work of rel eion
begin, even In oissensiop and strife. He did not mean
that these we've the ultimate objects Of attainment but
that Christianity woulc attain ED through oopHct
We inaup urote our literary anniversary through re.
hgious worship, and shall consider the coIfc OF Caris
tibnfy al religious lie.
Fust. Revert to the pspable strife which religion
hss stirred up, from the time of Chrt TO the ples1nt
coisider biz perecutions and crucix'On. Follow the
history OF the Church. Jerusalem was destroy ed by
The Pagan power Of Rome; this in It's turn wss suo-
paLted by Chr tianity; and we may recount persecl-
II, Lar ard trials for centuries Tbnk Of the struggles
duIiDg the reformation Of the Sixteenth Century the
Itops Of the present cay about rights-ai NAV
be Ieftrred to Christianity.
Tbese are the pheno1ens. what is the cause Tho
Individual soul Is the theater Of the conflict. God
claims iis obedience. Conscience and viii ere a. va
riaIce. The preaching OF the Gospel produces tbis
conflict. Suppose the Individual 70 obey his Conscience
TO submit bis will TO God, the conflict Is changed H.
fDds hnlsef dft rent from Other men He unites with
tbose wboogiee With h'm; they constitute cborch.
they are at variance with the world. He obevs The
higher Jaw, q Do unto Others as ye wouli that thsv
should co TO you" God rather than man.
ln ou day populsr opinion mus. be tested bv Cod,s
word. The scholar leaving his studies and com osIisd
to struggle for livelihood is tempted to supress h,s
strong f. elrgs for truth and hight This temotstoo
be must resitt, and here s the conflict But he mu.s
DO mNe. Christianity not uerely defensive IL II sy
gressive co. There false option which il seeIs
not to rtfufe no system of wro e which il does NOT
seek to overthrow no human being il does not aim n
elevate. The Slavery Of the Isrsetes l,ince S.vsry
IL the greatest Of evs used in the Bible "A a tvns
Of the enssvement Of the human ind bv ain ana the
topg of JOY arc thspkseving sung by Mos~s aar the
pssssee o. the Red Sea- u declared 10 the Revelation
Of st. John to be typical Of that new ENG 70 oe sung
by the redeemed in heaven Il 10 the comprsheuaIve
sssus OF Cnrsfisnify 70 emsnoipsts man 6om whae