New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS.
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER.

RocHEsrER, July 13.-This Institution was
founded through the active exertons OF the Bap's'0 ~
Western NewYork, aided by the beTality OF Ine
sf Rochester It's doors opened lin the autumn "
1850 and during the eighteen years OF l's
graduated about $50 students larger NUMBER 'hsh nav
proceeded from the walls Of any other American OOVe
anrinR the frat eighteen years Of its life The flenus VI
the University rejoice the possession OF Oe"u'sI
campus OF twenty-five acres OF e1ceHehV bi'"'N
beautifully situated Gin the northeastern part '.
the city This has been laid out Win eIeas
taste and adorned with greater variety VI ~.
and sbrubbery than is found in any slinaT men
tsde Of tbe New-YOrk Central Park. Inc huIse yyEen
and h0rtcutufsts who abound IN TINS Guy htV0oerean
isnts as pOsble aud claim that they nave me- large
reasonable Of success IN aa1E tfn IN its ar
University Building, substantial anu librarv
Fangements, containing recitation I1ols, museum
and the trustees nave as4 and extent
Is scarcely equaed among our Older SO as to
inets contain about 10000 specimens cenceS The
form perfect encyclopedia OF the nainIa sceH have
institution contains llG studess ,hIcb eu6Tsces an
adopted complete scientific coarse, ~niSh rse cT
the branches taught the ordinary college Choosing
ms Course mas heretofore been very small, -, ,,or
The Cmme1cement exercises began with the Anniver
sary of me Young Mems Christian ASSOCIATION copGSTu
determinations in the University Tins was neaG s
seTmo1 was preached by the Rev Lemuel Moss, D. OF
PLiIadelphia the editor OF The National BGpHsL me
illustrated the text by showing that there an nterG9
InuniOn Of abors and their fruits IN the pnS we
Saye the adySptage OF the a6Ors Of Christians who
have gone before us We ENJOY Ie ah5 Suffered
10 secure the boon for future generations Inc sPT1
IN e Clear and concise statements Of Christian doctrine
These are the results Of contests in winch men
YaItation was to draw out world Of thought toward
him The mission and doctrines OF ChIlst are .e @ %
Of the thought of the Another great oenen we re
eeive from Christians OF former day s the overflow OF
Christianity into all the channels OF activity ana
have attained II also conveys lesson OF enconIaEe
meut All Christian workers are paris S gTeaS wrought
tude labOring in the Masters vineyard NO WoIk
FOR God can fail Those who are TO he dscour
aged even I'M the darkest days. The sermon wac
heard with deep attention by the large ana lh'ei'
ON Monday evening a large audience assembled in
Coruthan Hall 10 listen TO the contest 10 deeai9aon oy
members of the Sophomore Glass To the best declaeI
prize given and none are allowed 10 compete DuI
those whose College record Is GnS&IepHO5aaUe; n ~
eleven deeaimants were heard IN the following ouei'
yrniG Appeal to Massachusetts," NeDOws Frank B,hop
Cleveland Separation Of Church aud state tCs5ssT ihS %
tes A. Churchill Buffalo, Ious.sint Oaystue 1laP' a.
TI hoSsI D. M W (Bemsp9 Frank W.
LsSn Ss"e @ Tf s,a tistp Bb Peter SchoOn
maker Rchdout The Supremacy law nghaul Joh9 H. scott
WIKI wasw The Great Review" wv H. ChAnHngh 0h'i'' ~
very large audience Of which ladies formed the pTn
cipal part assembled IN the COrinhian da on IussuSy
public annual meeting of the Alumni. The large build
ing was completely hed The stage was oeSSPgI eS
siv Among these were the Rev Edward Bright, D. D.,
editor OF Ihe Examiner and Ghroniee smitP snelcR
Charles Dewey, Esq OF Rochester presided ana lhto
duced the Rev. f. j. Goodspeed, OF chicago HI as the
orator of the evening Mr.. GOOdspeed, IN clear aud
effective manner delivered address OF interest," CON
tanning many sentiments pertinent TO the times AFTER
pleasant introduction, he announced his subject as
1.-THE Reciprocal Influence Of Law and National ChaTae-
ter and remarked that from the laws a power goes
made, and the nation thus influenced e&ers b ,e
pOudng FOL upon the laws Ihls was Illustrated D e
OF an individual who rises OF fas D the force OF tue
rules which govern hm-by the history Of our own col
try reference TO Slavery. Law the citadel OF liberty
became the Bastle which fell IN the uprising OF great
people. The speaker alluded to the history OF BAD
legislation in England, and spoke OF the V0ra
tion Of the pendulum in our country, 10y
and also portrayed the necessity Of watching pub
lie servants office lest they degenerate into usurpers
and students Of this University had taken in the
great struggle for liberty and insisted that II should be
the laws Of the state and the principles Of government
The speaker contended for the utmost liberty in critics
ing laws and their administrators. He appealed to tn
Alumni, pointing out to them field for the exeTcis
Of learning prudence industry, and tOTutude j
rendering law cOincident with reason and jus
Iice saying there is no less heavy fighting and n0bl
service than when Scion abolished the bloody code G
DracO, and Lincoln strangled Slavery. We may Unfit
legislation by keeping ourselves pure The speake
described the invisible agencies Of national elevation,
mothers, teachers pastors authors, and persons who's
only spoken in private, and yet are fornln
the common mind 10 nobler mold We sometimes repin
NJ the necessity Of endless conflict and labor but Thereby
the occasions afforded for usefulness and honor W.
accept the and the necessty-nOt in anger but
with the sOrrowul alacry that marks the advance o.
10 be made historic and bloom with fresher verdurt
FOR the blood that enrches the consecated soil and whC
wrest from the bitter need nations plaudits and the
worlds homage and results that further the interests
justice and the glory Of God.
The address Was followed by chaste poem Of cOnsid
cradle merit delivered by Mr. Joseph o. Ely Of this city
The poem well the address were well received and
frequently appauded This evening the usual levee vii
be held at the house Of the President, which closes the
Commencement exercises.