Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-29

MINT -Chapin's Hall was well filed last evening
on the occasion OF the Commencement Exercises
of the Cleveland Homeopathic College. At half
past seven the exercises commenced with prayer
by Rev, F. 7. Brown, asking the blessings Of
Heaven upon this Institution in its great work.
A. G. Riddle, Esq, then delivered an address
upon "NOlO, in reference to what we want, and
what we need"
A little space ago the world had walked up one
morn and found that busy sprite had written on
Everything over and in this busy world the words,
eighteen hundred and sixty An inhabitants of all
nations must and shall write these words upon all
their parchments, or be guilty Of forgery So
hail to-day, which is the only treasure we may be
assured Of All the wisdom, the achievements and
the thoughts ofpast years and ages, lie in the lap OF
to-day. How many Images Of the past are knocked
topieces to day, and how many old legands are dis
PEELED in the light Of the common sense of to-day.
This is not an age of Atheism. Men do not deny
the existenceOf God, but enquire which is the
tue. Never before was the world so busy as to,
day. Never did it have so much, or know SO
much. Never was the world so moral as at this
present Hnln
Things are but more or less successful attempts
at tembodiments of ideas. Ideas precede all things
from love letter to a revolution. Some ideas are
eternal truths and then they become everlasting for
ces For instance twelve years ago the idea of indi
vidual liberty may have originated in Europe; it has
worked and spread until every sovereign rests
upon shaky throne. Some men, acting upon the
ancient idea that truth lay at the bottom of a
well, are always looking deep, and fail to see the
truth, which hes apparent before them they for
get that God created the world as men coin gold
with the hinge of truth stamped on the surface.
1t may well be questioned whether principle
once well developed can be lost, and we doubtless
have lost little in the sO-called "lost arts" The
great present connects the known past and the
unknown future. But we are not to live to day
upon the past; rather let US improve the bright,
fresh opportunities of our daily life.
This may be denominated the Intellectual age,
and intellect is the most in demand. But what a
scattering Of old rats from ancient dOgmatie piles
on the advent Of real new thinker upon the stage
of existence. It is sad lesson Of our experience
that after three years of war aud bloOdshed in
consequence of Outrsges upon or American
seamen and commerce, by the English, in the
treaty of peace not one word was said of the
principles of free trade which caused the declar-
alton Of war. There are men who boast that they
have not changed their opinions for forty years -!
And so they remain to day the same persistent
blockheads they have ever been through al the
tremendous march of intellect and improvement.
The secret of the great success of Henry Ward
Beecher is not that bis is the greatest intellect in
the world, but he is emphaticalIy the preacher Of
to-day He abandons the old dogmas Of the
twelfth century and theshels Of by gone ages, and
givssfhe gospelto his hearers fresh from and for
to-day.
Letthe dreamer awake and be active, and, in
the inspired language of the prophet of today
pitch in" The work lies before him; let him &C.
ceptit. Do the work of to day, like the coral in
sects who never dream ofthe grand future of tbeh
tolls, but simply build and die. Do well and faith
fully the work Of to-day, so that our successor
may do well and faithfully the work of tomorrow
This brief abstract ofMr. Riddles remarks gives
but an imperfect idea Of the fine address.
Prof Ellis in his Valedictory, addressed somC
remarks to the graduating class, principally rsla
ting TO the practice ofther profession, which Wsr'
however, of great interest to the non-professOna
portion Of the audience. Pref Ellis is very 6nt
speaker, both as regards elocutiOnary and inteIec
tusl powers, and his address was listened to will
the closest interest.
In the course Of his remarks against the practice
of telling patients that they are near death, Prof
Ellis said that be had no faith in death bed re
pentnncs. The life that we daily live, decides tn
future life that shall live, and the poor, missra
BE wretch who has lived dishOnorsble and wick
ed life should be allowed to 60 to his God, for H
is more meFciful than man.
He closed with that beautiful verse of LOngfel
lows: .t #E
ain the tempest Oflife, when the waves and tn
Are Shove and around, if thy footsteps shOul
fail;
Iftby eyeshOuld grow dim, and thy courage de
Look aloft and be firm and be fearless c
heart"
President Wheeler then presented the DiplOmu
and the degree of NJ. D, to the following member
of the class:
W.B. Barker, Wisconsin,; G. W. BaboOsk, ohic
VS.. Cornelius, Michigan; B. F. Bailey, do;
B. Dale, Wisconsin; ]. W. Dake, New York;
c. Carter, do; Geo. Logan, Canada West; A.
MoultOn, Vermont; R. C. McClslland, Michigan
Q. c. olmstsd, Wisconsin; c. I. Lpps, Psnnsyl
7aniaj B. R. Ruyoh, ohiOj C. A. Seaman, do;
T. Ward, New York Walter Pardse, do; H. Y
Smith, dO.j ". W. Thomas, Delaware; J. RabOr
Especial Degree Obststrics,) Ohioj s. B, Thsys
y. D. (HOnorary9 Michigan; J. tin, n. D., do
ohiOj R. 2. Huni'tOn, A. NJ, do, Ohio.