The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-10
OUR COLLIE g E 8.


vrmcsa Un;eersit.-Opina Erecscs-B accalaureate Ser
mon Religious Inquiry Society-Phi Beta Kappa Ad
dress.
The exercises connected with the Fy third ami versary
OF the University Of Vermont began with the BaccaiAure
ale sermon by the President Sunday afternoon. This
was mastery and most thoughtful production, specially
adapted TO The occasion Rev Ill., 2, funshed the thome
and crowded audience listened nteny while the speaker
dwell the gratitude We should feel that there are
"thngs that remain" and the necessity that rests
strengthen most diligently these remaining things
they die at last Any adequate sketch Of the
woald be extended fos this place. nlled with
strong and scholarly thosght. After the sermon org
nal hymn sung 70 orgiaol tune both written bS
mesnbess Of the graduating clan.
On the evening OF Sunday occurred the ceebratbn OF
The Society Of Religious Inquiry Tho house was thronged
again to lsten 70 the Rev. Israel Levngs OF xadrid
Y, who IL not altogether unknown here ~ WAS proved
by the frequent audience His subject 81. Paul as
Christian preacher and this theme very finely wrought
out by dwelling first the subject matter of his preach
Ing. next Vie manner OF IT, and lastly On in end Its
theme was ever Chrkt and this theme constantly
held forth SIN all wisdom" and the end none else
than Ito preeen every ono else perfect before God"
Mr.. Levngs not OF the most pleasing speakers,
bis voice and style Of delivery lacking variety aud
animation, but In spite of this disadvantage, he held
the attention OF his audience for hour and TWEEN
ty minutes by his vigorous thought and his scholarly and
eninenty systematic way OF presenting It, His style OF
writing combines strong logic with remarkably clear
and lucid In arranging and setting forth his agu
menis.
Monday leisure day. rave that In the evening the
music lovers went to the Commercial Concert In the
Town Hail. ard came away prasng the performances OF
Halls Boston Band This band in attendance rough
all the remaining exercises Of the week
The ceebr OF the Alumni and Of the Phi Beta Kap
e. Society occur here on rms year rro
day evening His discourse was on the "Orgn and Later
Developments OF Protestantsm large subject to treat
In single hour, but discussed in an emnently scnoarly
way. The orator spoke fret OF the different views taken
by various historians Of the great movement OF the Re
formation and then sought TO find its true GAUGES and
spirit by going back study the lives Of the early reform
themselves especially Luther The process by which
Luther cam. TO the conviction Of the truth doctrine
Of Justification BIZ Faith and to determination TO stand
by his convictions CT truth and duty, AZ snst all the
authority OF church and state wa, very finely delneaed
From the moment this 6etermna ion WAS arrived at the
ieea religious sdom had sub tant!a life in Chrisen
dom.
civil freedom. nan nigh, Judge for himself in such
| mtmentous concerns those Of religion, much more
daSsers result from this liberty but those dangers are
egot compared with those which come from INDECENT sub
mission to the dica OF Others Modern inddely-charged
by upon the free thinking spirit or the
| bad Its origin elsewhere In previously existing Pagan
tendencies these Pagan influences Luther mos, eec
Hgion not in outward obedience ceremonies, but In
spiritual life Modern pAniheism the counterpart of
this Pagan element Here the speaker traced
Of the mos striking differences bet ween the German
and that of the Romantic nations, TO show why Q
spiritual religion, like Protestant m found more natural
while The formaliies Of Romausm more easily prevailed
In the latter
Bgous unity. Many master spirits OF the Romish church
are sresdy very cons extent imbued with the
Bro.psop to show tina, thiasins mon Of the Ro nsh
Faith bad already como to sec md to gay ha the church
must be- divorced nom the state; that she must rely for
support the truth alone, and trust 70 free and open In
vestgaton.
But we must leave out most even OF the man points Of
Professor Fsners discourse though We do IT much njus
t,e to dismiss II In this summary way. 1t was delivered
In very easy and graceful manner.
ApDRRss TO THB LITERARY SOCIETIES.
More energetic and animated In the delivery the ad
dre Of Prof Upson Of Hamilton College in the afternoon
before the Literary Societes His theme was the Child
IKE spirit Hc began BY giving cole,idges definition OF
tons but also Of Ing the freshness and emotions OF
childhood into the powers and activities Of manhood Tho
child ought 70 be the father Of the man. and our days
should be bound each 10 each by natural pety Couds
worth has finely ead he wont on to svc the charso
,ersucs Of this chlldhke spirit Sincerity simplicity
essential TO IT, In fact Is this quality nas envelopes all
the This sincerity Is indispensable 10 the cearest
erose Of the perceptve facuyto reflection and 70 self
Clay and Webster-Calhoun was pre- eminenty the logi
the most direct and liz his reasoning
and the 10 whom young most attached, aud
thai by OF his evident sincerity in oil he said
Indeed often said that the measure Of 20 wcr,
N
possibe, pretensiou shakapere does not permit
sgo 10 triumph for all his intellectually and all his hend-
ish craft. Our own Webster does not suffer BY com.
parison with TAleyrand whore name Ia syronv.
nous with diplomacy, and VINO was able
give 10 his allegiance eighteen different forms Of gov
erpment Beside his tortuous course and s results put
the manly direct correspondents OF Webster In the Ash
burton treaty and The difference In favor OF the Anne
Humility reverence and genieness also chsracserrc the
chdke spirit and not al all contradictory 10 true cou
rage self reliance and force Humility eleva,es the cha
law nj TIM Vroa
ne.s, All the great msthcmAtioians hu nblo
81 feel IKE linc child said Newton, "pctog up shells
tho shore OF the rrca OF truth Bowdltsh do
cned the chair OF Mathematics a Harvard because he
felt incomps tency 10 Oil the place"
The Roman worship OF images Of Deity was then
sted with the spiritual worship Of tbs Germans aud the
Anglo saxon race and The latter shown 10 have nj
sSpeo' simplicity snd S,su Iss pea sse' rU,
,rac,onhe once, no, The mAn-he law, rather than toe
Judge
gentle quiet man, ai the meeting OF the Geographical
society said tha he believed In the existence " open
the North Pole and gave hi, for that belief
and rosent bis gentle words that snp, and mon,
and money we're SOON al bis command and the open
was discovered That, gentlemen, was not Incompatible
which be met And rescued himself and men. from ali the
dangers and ha'cshps OF the Arctic seas
Yeur 1rs class reforne. genuine radicals, are always
Harrison and the rest Note, too in literature, the hold
the hearts OF gained by Christopher North add Ella,
compared with Chord and Pe On such men the
world bcssows u richest epiihe. OF love calling
poor 10 arsys POOR Barns poor Goldsmith, poor
Charles Lamb, yet thee men email live IN tho he,rs OF
the people when their upgente Contemporaries for
gotten.
The chlske spirit distinguished too, by cheerful.
and humor story OF Mrs Unwin gave Use 10 the
exquisite ballad Of Jch1 Gpn, and indirectly 70 the Task
| II said that Washington never smiled This seemed
Incredible Houdon r statue In the Capitol Of Nrgina-
the best likeness OF hneid not give this PRECISION.
>Tfb showed washnfon 10 be nothing more and nothing
less than q cultured Virginia gentleman. II bospesks
cheerful, conndng trust In God The marble tells the
| truth, that wasnington was . cheerful man.
Humor Ia the pervasive influence In which childhood
md sllol
old boy Humor and wit finely contrasted here,
but We viii not spoil the passage by trying N give H.
The laying Of Fuller quotef, "that OF cheer
funess worth pound OF sadness 10 God With"
We shoult cultivate the chdte spirit by INDUCING the
questions and ardent feelings natural 70 childhood
asreai mistake 10 repres hese There improve
msnt, the speaker thought In this respea; and 50 Ike
well fer the Americans that upon the continent they
known - french Eng ish ofer thinks he controls
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