New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-31


The HboIe pumber Of persons who have received
Degree. at Yss College Of TsS% n ,sa ss,sr
are st, tuppHsd ~ be living; COL 1f the bsehenfs
of Arts have become ins.en of the Gospel OF whom
7H are still bviDg .nf
Philosophy oo 26 D. ons that of Bachelor Of Law on
"a. Of uhom GO are living; Of Doctns Of dicine oa
57i. Of whom $50 are living has conferred honorary
aLa ad eunden degrees 732, of whom 2sf stu Ve'
TUESDAY EyEyISG.
This evening is the appointed time for the Concio
nd Cleruu, al FIR the o. alton AID Poem before the
Alphs Delta Phi The subject of the Conci', The
Secobo Coming Of Chrst, was selected oy u oener1
Associston Of CobDecti ut a. its Deetog l7oo. Ins
urescher the Rev. Mr.. Jones of South ngt'n, was
elected by the General Association III Juue lat, upon
tie pomafion If the District Association, OF which ne
II a member - , -, -
Tie Sermon was delivered in the North Church, 10
an ut.le. nj udi, nee many of whom were ciergymen
At the ,ame bopr with the Con 10 the a1nual meet
irg of IA. Alpha Delta Phi Society WAS held IN the
C6t pc ,tr, Church Ibis Soci ty has b!sncoes, OF
Chapters, in most Of the prominent colleges OF .uls
courtry dele gates from shch are present upon ths
occseion. -,
The on stor of the evening ws' Rev. Jos. p. Thon9.
son D. D. of New York, who delivered an ADDRESS o,
pr al e. gance and force. IL wss admirably aaap eu
to the occasion and was s,.ned 10 with prJ"uod a.
tel ton both by the Society and large number Vi
their friends, who were asseInb ed With hem.
The si,le Of the sodrsss Tas maoiy, rs thJug JUS ee
TIE orator sitter a graceful alusion 10 tue t"oioh
honor which had been Conferred upon him. 10 the ON e
Of President the Society and the appointment VI
Orator ref ned 70 the organ eaton oi tno iae |nag
per twenty yesrs ago, ly band o. "yaI sous n'n-
Grpg the authority and curriculum of the Co6se' uut
| seeking mole gerer, us ntsrary culture .nah tuo
routine of catalogue etuOles c"uld 'uofu- I",s
gesteo bis subjec;, Literary Culture for Educasea
! Men,
The phrase, he said liberal eiucatiOH s technically
aIp,d to our collegiate uDd professional course OF In
snuciiOD. ny literary culture Is meant thst Ienue'
ment in l-tters which is super-posiion to these.
This extra gise and extra prot, selOnal cdue Vi
tte mi D. commended alike by rs iutfinsic excel
| lei ct and it, positive sdvaitagrs.
Al the foundation OF this asthetc culture - L2n-
ehaee not in its dry grsmmati al form aud critical
Iases bu. in its genius and HE as The Incarnation
| Of mId.
Af.r An a-lusion to dry method Of instruction in
the Ian gusg.s too often pursued in colleges tue
sp, sker referred in cont 10 toe ivsg Instructions
OF the c,.t rated old and then remarked tina. ln-
gueg, could rot be lesnt mechsDi 'sly IL Is mainly
by con pcDg with tie great masters OF sp1ecni oy
c6nyer.irg 2 not on Nv with the MUSES. Modut Parnas-
sus but also with the elder Muse OF arnatve tongue,
that We be in measure partakers OF thelr d.
| vine speech. AD hours cOnyerSa ION WHO Dr John-
son ere worth than whole days perusil oi hls
| dictionary.
Tie cond element in generous culture History.
Hh:,ry, ike lang usge has An outer shell ana an H.
te, ior life Ore may cram his memory 10 names snd
dst.e std yet kno nothing OF ,hst underlying sprt
of History wblcL makes Il our monitor and gu~e. rOr
u,t q, ptioD ef tue dg y Of dstory as science
W, reed rot tb' sati, but the phiosJphlc meth?i'
| lhirdI1. The culture VI which We speak were lG-
COMPLETE without regard for the 8'ihet aspects
of sc'ehce. Not 4 merely eitirtic cultivation ut tue
stiences for uowheIe j. de'tBIehm more deiestd DIE
Ru d suang es must Of b. c, ming prohcle hts Ia
| every &c epcr, 1t Ds have fanh IN the nhsters ana
ent.r il TO the fruits OF Their lGbors. We sy love arr
without aspirin be artists; and We draw generous
culture nom the mar lolf wond.fs OF science ~uuoGt
atpiripg to that kno9ledge which is science i,-elf No
| man can be well informed wno does not Keep pace
with its discoveries and maintain general ac iual /
ence with lis rsulrs. II We capnot carry Dinas inn-
traogy with daily companion lrt Us a least Keep
as book to swear by, when We tnle tle great area
| La of nstUre. .
The N.s,or Of Science in this stuon prof Sill
msi was won't TO advise his pupils to cary with then
pocke,b ban m-r ano a vial of acd to ttst miner al IN
tl,ir daily walks Good adv ce this for the rural dS
icts; but, il the toll and heat OF CITY, Que cannol
stop to pay with pocs et-l ammer, or chip paving
| stores. And wien one tteas away 10 see the r
gcus opera Dg, the rich drapery Ol Nafufe IA
IN. Midsuumer Nsht's Dream, il wrie su'elJ ung0l'
aDt throw viucl upon h.i ship to tes tie tex
| tue Of ber vesimtDis.
Tie culture of which We speak commends itself to
! Us a. a matter Of pure enjoym, n. " hen the magnl
fc, Mt p.ioos o. Oh me- ced the praises OF the
nicI oscop-, Sown-y stood agspe sod wondered what
good couId come of pre- achLg Science. Bat nov that
Et nbeTg hss detected ial gay roooer OF specie oy
hreu the microscope TO bear upon the keg OF SAnd
.uhti ued fr the k.g o: silver oswney beg to en-
jy the micioscope; and Wall ,tfee light enjoy
| d ecture upon the Laws chemical cOmbioail0O nOH
that s. Iopyan employs then TO make bank notes that
| cam vt b.. cornttr,iitd. The culture which COM
n'nds ts II for The j'y it brings 70 the lnnef spirit
bardy ,,s valuable Tor the dnsh it gives to the mioi
in liz Outw src phases aud with this dnsh there IS 81
TO the ucaed man higher dignity anu useful
Les- IL biz pTofeseioLalsphere
H. clu ion, the o!aor rem4iEed thai Y s not Tue
east of the b. fits of such culture that II unitss all
| wLo attain 10 il III a bfO.bs rhOOd OF Letters. Tue
6wytr the Ly-ciaL ana the dvire, when meeting ~
tGucattd MEL do IT not TO dclss ory bones, whether
| Of lumhn ,Ee . d
Instic mbols FOIsskiDg tbeir private protesspna
hbreiier, they enter the great bah of many acoVes,
nbch they pO in cOnmo0, ano wh'se Keepers are
st he bi long of every gutst. lu'o thl; hH away
f. III whatever il oistiDctivs aid ofes- -ional, where
PbIotopby and Poetry and History and Art tave each
shIine, yet whore upspnpgiDg arches terminate 10
the grand central dome have thIs evening entered.
LOrg may the el.gBnt add stately structure stand s
MttrsoTg pillars be the ymbO of ira, ty, be truth
the keystone that uDtes them all and hgn within the
| dome let us TeveTtnty wdre the name # G0d.
| TIE orator having concluded his eloquent address,
Of which it in po-sibl- to give ust idea within
the imits Of sns letter, the Poet of the evening,
the Rev. Ed win Jobbson OF jacksonville, H., was IN
! Ioouced To the auoience. he was hea d "th mach
| pts,ure not onIy by the members Of hs own class
| VITO Poet he wa, at the time of the graduation,
| but by tie " ole Seci.ty.
TIE il PRODUCTION of the Poem is play ful description
Of the feelings of q graoua I'll reyritlng College
s1.p.s n w.c ME Ia be members of the Society aud
apology for the lack OF Inspiration III tue perform
snce, Oh the giouLd that
"Ibe p,siris III dulstins far has other
Thar such TO lure Apollo and the muses."
Tie Poem proper is att. ppt to set forth the trne
Cbrstiau Conception OF Lie, contras, VITA the
misaItbroIic and the Epicurran view Of il.
yOLtg nah il Oiscov,r.d DR., amiIg in the fields.
Tie split Of Missnthropy approaches, and sings IN
lite tLeLJ society, advising rstlr. ut to solitude,
and tie calm ,tuoy Of books ana Nature.
Next LpfesIs v'slon of PeasuIe, in the form of
fsiii,s daIeng oil the swaro, ami singing iu this