New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-08
THE ANNIVERSARIES
,,,,oN THroLoCICAL SEMINARY.

The Rev. Dr. SKINNER presided In the pulpit were
also seated the Rev. Drs Hitchcock and Smith. Tie
graduating class occupied the foremost slip of the body
Of the church, and large audience OF their friends was
present.
resses by Elk appontees, chosen from the graduating
cass, were proceeded with. The first was delivered |
by III. W. BALLASTINE of bloomington, Ind, Theme:
..tniiarianism in Philosophy. The speaker re-
viewed the progress of religion, repeating the words,
No man cometh to the Father, save through Christ
The God Of the Unitarians not the God OF ms
beavers; he was an imaginary being, constructed TO
snl themselves. Both on its human and divine Siues
UDiisransm antsgonistic with true religion, ana
was The parent Of Desm and Pantheism
L. G.. CoBB OF Delhi, y. Y, was the next tpeahe,;
Theme: Overcome Evil with Good. Inc wofiu
had become the theater of a conflict between tSee
powers, and the evil to be overcome was H'ni ,
TIE suul of man himself God, therefore, couiu IN ot
smite the sn without making the sprit suffer- me
manner in which the victory was gllheu was Wy "ou
causing change to take place IN the bosohoi Man. ana
by Mans viewing and presenting sSo' ~ s oos
tfaotive FORM Too many men make eomoauVeness
tee, Of pev and tear down rather than build up Ire
speaker deprecated too beHiSerent course and
bonored the noieeless conquests OF iorbearhce ana
abnegati0n. -, ,
Following an anthem by the Choir, a thoughtful and
unusually well-pIepaTed address WAS delivered by d.
STUART DoDGE of NewYork City on the novel theme,
The Silence of Scripture. Every age had contrib
u,ed 10 the store of evidence confirming the truth OF
the Bible. In own days new argument was
Justly advanced from the excessive silence of Scripture
from the knowledge withheld from man by the Su-
preme Being, where such knowledge would be produce
live of evil The speaker claimed nat this was another
proof of the inspiration of Scripture lie first asaneed
tie Mosaic account OF the creation, showing how WISE
ly ard carefully the great problems OF geology and
astronomy had been left for the progressive mind Of
man TO feed upon and work out. The question, How
far Man is responsible and how fur God will exert His
influence for Mans conversion was also LEFT only par
tally answered BY the Scriptures The retlcence OF the
Billie n relation TO the enpoymens of the future eN-
stence was noted. One OF the most significant
instances be marked was the silence OF the Evanyeiss
n relation 70 the personal appearance of the Savior
want Of facts as 70 the and regulations OF the
early Church also manifest Now, how could all
this reserve be accounted tor If could be proved
10 be first contrary the natural order OF things and,
recondy, TO have utmated for the best, the answer
was teyOnd cav the given by the Apostles, VIZ:
that they wrote NJ they We're inspired 10 write. Fol-
lowing out this thought. the speaker pointed out
huudrod benefits 20 human religion and progress from
tins very silence of the Scriptures, showing that. on
those points where Man really needs the aid OF revea-
ton be never sought the Bible in vain,
j. ALLEN MAXWELL of this city was the next
speaker. Theme: Sympathy with Universal Truth
Whenever there was an apparent discrepancy III the
teachings of God, twas not one of facts but of APP
peSSances. let not the Christian fear 10 take Science
ty the hand and look all her truths in the face as all
discovered natural facts would ever be found III har
mo1y with revelation.
1.-THE Risks of Thinking the subject of an ad-
dress by ARTHUR Il. PIERsoN, also of this city. 1t
was a sOieinn thing 10 think, for thinking brought
into risks. The whole history of thought was full Of
Tie evil fruits OF the unsanced intellect In our day
there was strong tendency TO get the mind above the
heart. Intellect might make the schoar-lt could
make the man, or the Christian The hfst risk
of thinking that OF supreme devotion TO Intellect
Whether Poles line pOn0uncing Francis Bacon 1.-THE
visesi, meIntst Of n.snknd was true or not, there
had been 100 many TO whom il might well be applied.
To whom did erect the proudest monuments Was
Il not rather 10 such men as John Howard than TO
men like Peter the Great and the Duke of Marlbor-
eoghte OF beaIt rather than to those of giant IN
teect J He deprecated therefore, brilliant, souess
ink (,Od one bOlv feen one em0 of
love olEweghed handred sparkling thoughts The
irregiOn OF the startling theories OF Liebg, and the
antbor of The NesjgGs of Creation alluded TO-
These were instances OF the danger Of absorption IN
any intellectual pursuit.
The concluding discourse of the six was by DAVID
~. TAYLOR Of Romeo, Mich. Theme: Philosophy
in the Pulpit" From the first establishment of phi
iosophy, until the present hour lis noblest opponents
had sprung from the Christian religion. Without phi
fosorhy, religion was impossible. Religious feeling
could not be separated from the intelligent action OF
tie reason. Philosophy was needed TO interpret Rev
citation. Theology unable 10 do So from its very
elevation Its language must be Interpreted to Man
by lower means- The eFeeds of the Church, equally
with its faith and love, were symbols and strength
eners of its power. But il was chiefly a means Of
defending the truth Against s enemies that Philosophy
was indispensable 10 the Church. Its greatest and
best champions through all sges-St. Augustine Luz
tier, CALVIN and Others had chosen to meet the foes Of
religion with their weapons Of logic and thought.
IL WAS only with these weapons that could meet
the PniiS i1 OF the present age The evils OF think
ing mus; be done away with by thinking. The ghost
of The Absolute which had come to us from the land
of Hegel and ScheHing, would not down at our bid
ding. To leave the high vantage-grOund of Reason
10 plunge into the Quagmres Of Difficulty Mr.
Taytors paper was very able, and commanded the
fixed attention of the audience.
TIE customary address 10 the Graduating Class
by the Rev Dr. SxlSNER. lie would IN behalf of the
Faculty. speak 10 them a very few wOrds-not, as
heretofore, of instruction. but of afecionate adeu
II not probable that they would ever all meet to-
gethcr again on earth. The occasion was one OF
mingled SORROW and pleasure. The class had reached
goal 70 reach which they had been contendng against
Obet uctiOns-snSny of thei-fOr eight nine years.
Hard ne this probation had been could have been
adyan,ageonsly cur;aled. Spiritual aid generally
given IN proportion to the need for it. and 20 the dill
gence with which il sought. He congratulated
them having endured 70 patiently in their youth,
and having obtained their first victory might not be
the precursor of many victories through life TINS he
fervently prayed for They would find that their
former conflicts had been introductory 10 harder
IN the future. call u the ministry call 10 suf
ferng. The snferings of ministers varied, but true
minister without suffering. There was only one
way avoiding this and that by slackness in their
duties Better not have accepted their mission at all
than to fulfill n IN such manner Pascal had said
there were three orders OF greatness. First That Of
beroes who filed the world with their exploits. Sec
ond OF those who, by Imagination and sublime intel
iect, achieved higher renOwn Third: NObles of all
tia; OF those who abnega;eG their enjOyments and
COMPASSIONATE their feiow-men To be numbered in
the latter cass was the blessed privilege Of those who
worthy fulniied the Ministry OF Christ.
The benedictiOn pronounced by the Rev. DIR.
BARSEs Of Philadelphia, and the audience Dispersed.
The following aFe the members Of the Graduating
Class:
Edwin Allen John T. Bsird Elijah G. Baldwin, n w. Bal
laua e Aug r. Frederic 81 Bird H. n. BHdgman, Ly
burbank Ei-ee ChsIer Athe L. CLARK, r. o. Cobb
Alhed s. Collins d. stuart Dodge john b. FairbanS, jr John
Nornsn Jones H. McMonage Irving Mcgee, j. Allen Max
well, Alex - Moore, o. b Neweomo r. ~ fssse Arthuf