New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-28
YALE COLLEGE.
BACCAIAUREATE SERMON-LECrURE ON
r-COMMENCEMESr REGArrA'-DR.
TAYLOR WORKS, &c.

BACCAI.AUREATE SERMON-LECrURE ON
ARr-COMMENCEMENr REGarrA-DR.
TAYLOR S WORKS, &c.
From Our Own Rsperer
Nrw-H,vFS, Monday, July 2s, 1853.
The exercises of Commencement. week began with
the delivery Of the Bsccalsureats sermon yesterday
aterr oon President Woolsey performed th's service
in the absence Of Prof. Fisher, whose health Is not
vet entirely restored. HIS text was THUS, il, 6:
Young men likewise eAbort to be sober-ninded."
Scbriety Of mind, il was said implies that condition in
which healthy views Of things are taken, in which no
part Of human nature 10 either imperative or undny
developed 1t includes those just views OF hs, that ap-
probation OF the value CT Enjoyment a. compared
with ouy aud the higher life OF the SOUL without the
swsy OF which in the soul CANNOT exercise eontnence
or sefcortrol II does not merely the sensus
sppettes but has to do with desires having little re-
lstion TO the body ss the desire OF wealth OF fame
and of superiority. This sObiety oil mnd Is 70 Do
trgu bed from native slugashness, OF cauIlousue's
which NAV conspire with 1t 10 prevent excess III IL
also TO be distinguished from that sef-controi wnch
springs from worldly prudence and sarewd oslcaia
tons OF success in lie. Christian eooriety OF mind
that which is sustained by Christian pnociples, aod
or forced by Christian motives. 1t involves an est-
mate Of earthly pleasure and good formed under Tue
rover Of faith. A yourg man, II he would Do sober
minded must form Tor hiu sell rules OF hviag that he
may be prepared TO resist ths slue@ent' inc .olu
men TO be sober-uiiDded, however the ievity and
tboug htIeespess OF youth may make dlfculs one
They are easily susceptible to Impressions from moral
beauty and harmony. They have also an ansoto a,,
character their eSthipess having as yet taken only
the form OF pari,ular acts of exuosrsnt feeling OF
boring passion, rather than that OF hxed, Gown
wadookpg purpose. ,Sung @Hn . T"G .d.
me rs taste sprrging up within him which Is both
besutiisr ard q consorvator Of character. strong
reast for eIhorDg young men TO be sober'mnded Is
80.
found n the opposite tendency OF our tunes aod coua
tIy In these days feeling has become more Intense,
ard action more hurried whether 10 religion, politics,
or in ordinary hfe In this country, especially, there
s of this spirit than IN the rest OF the World ny
Temperance Mt we are rendered RAPID ana esser.
We are unfetter.d in action, and our great
success has ADDED force, courage and ZEAL To tnis
canss IA 10 be ascribed the recent great commercial
disaster which was produced by the insane desire Of
westh leading TO speculation, overtrsding, fraud aud
bsLkup In conclusion, the preacher exhorted
The youpc men whom be addressed to carry in their
mipos they went out into the world the realities OF
spiritual life act wisely and thoughtfny, that they
might Get sgain in heavenly places to keep vlrtu
CPS fellowship forever The graduating class were 80
ueh pie as It'll the discourse b solicit copy
for publication. President Woolsey compiled with
the reque,t and the sermon will immediately bs issued
from the press.
yerv interesting address was delivered in the Col,
J.ce Chapel On saturday evening by Prof. A. ID.
White of the Uoiyersity OF Michigan. IL vas one OF
the seres of lectures gwen IN connection with the ex
hibiion of paintings noticed 10 previous letter, and
has been supsssed by mono OF the preceding Id rich
ness and briilisncy Prof Whites subject was. " Ca
thedral Builders and Medieval Sculptors. lie said
that it hard to speak OF Sculpture without begin
hing with Architecture, for architecture, whether
roush or smooth whether stout or 1.-The is the trunk
or stalk from which sculpture buds and blossoms and
shedr perfume. In all ait which Is good and nobls,
first grows the worthy temple, next looms the worthy
statue. Among all men of worthy culture to-day, all
their sketches and plans msnly wrought sccor ding
TO one Of two great models which are popularity
known las the classic and the Gothic In the classic
groups the distinguishing characteristic Is unity AS
walks up tie broad marble slope OF steps leading
into great Greek temple, he notes far above, 10
the pediment, great spreading groups OF statusry,
great Of the bighses. ideas struck out
in the nst struggle great repre- sentatons OF whats
brightest in the nations history or most besu.eous IN
her Poetry or lordhest in her mythology Within the
temple, You coon to and know that one tone
srd feeling peIvsdes all that the temple, 10 sod
structure end the OVERLAPPING Of ornament In e1te-
rior and in interior sculpture in the bugng muscles OF
sturdy centsuTs and IN the light lorna Oh graceful
girls, in all Is the manifestation Of one SIMPLE single
spirit. OF classic single figures the distinguishing feh
ture is noJil'ty In the worthy classic statues, IN
their position and look and gathering up OF drapery,
there certain unmistah cable lostness, GER
tsn royaly which hedgae them in from YOU, certain
superiority which would forbid you to put them IN din
cstt edral niches, which deuands noble pedestal in
open temples. Whether the statue be jupiter or
Apollo, or the pinched face Of Demos,benes, or the
fqeezed face Of Socrates, there rs IN L. not Only
meat perfect delneaton Of what IL bes. in the human,
but chastity ara ofness which "a more than humsn.
All ear.y passions seem strained out Of .hose classic
marbles. The longer you stand before them tne moIe
Trey quietly rlse above you and FORA !. over ~ -
respect TO ornament, the main cosrsctersuc OF c.sc
architecture P ronrensoR0lsn The foiis2e OF IeAea
and cspitas CT fiets and gsrlsnds though cspisyng
vast depth OF life and beauty, are by no means re-
productions of rstura al branches and leaves and
The scauthu s af Of Greek sculpture only oy trad.
ten the ac.ntbus leaf of nature. Gothic art - the
teIsties above cousidered and opposite also 70 tho
whole oour,e Of is branching ana blooming. Seven
hundred YEAR, ago, Europe was deeply furowed after
wars of great racer ercely narrowed byforsges pet
u tyrsnts thorous hy wseIed with the blood an Tears
earnest men, Ipto this 6eld, thus enriched had been
psnted lorg before certain seed-deas-idees OF kom.n
legality Of German nsLliness, but especially OF Chrit
en esrIe Over THE fell see med no 70 spread
new religious warmth, ard straigbtwsy came up the
Trom the micst Of every goOdly town blooned great
cathedral roofs shooting out towers and spires and y
ing buttresses and pinnsces. Along hjshrosds, gre"
up shinss and chspes, growing tnicky and nssuraly'
ike elDs along wa.ercourses Do chhs and neso-
lsn6p, far seen by warriors, lowered gorgeous
churches Of stony fIetwoTk, 70 "Ouf Lady Of Good
"Hep." A wonderful peculiarly Of this srchi-
lecture 10 the sAmeness which prevailed IRON
ore erd Of Europe TO the Others esnsress
which 10 found not only in general tone, bat IN snon'
drate features. And not only 10 there the same
tpresd of every rsx bright idsa IN Architecture Is
lightning Ike. Every new discovery dArA over Alps
and across straits end throughout Esrops Iae great
sgsrcy in H. wonderful spread Of Gothe ast va ns
Organization q tho csthedrl builders, yao formed
epS OF The strongest socng al TIE 0uis<s. Toey