New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-01
MUHLENBERG.

ALLENTOWN, June 30-The Class-Day exer
cises yesterday afternoon nauguraed the programme
Of the closing exercises Of Muhenberg College. heavy
shower accompanied by perfect tornado. which dstin
gushed the OCCASION prevented the fun taking place out
OF DOORS by the time it in order to plant the
classree the shOne out again and degned to smile
on the interesting ceremony. The boys had their fun
and the audience laughed at Of the hits that
made and WINGED little at the others BY the way the
Rev. Dr. Muhlenberg has taken decided stand In disap-
proving of the and vulgary OF the College
"burlesques" Those distributed last year bru-
tally coarse and Doctor enters his solemn protest"
against any thing of the kind In future lie was 100 ate
possible means will be taken to prevent the printing and
distributing OF this scandalOus literature IN the years
that remain OF the reign Of the present rulers nv,d
Paul Brown OF Philadelphia, before inc Euterpean ana
sophronlan Literary arcd IA tSp aeSe camns
and faculty the members OF both societies, students
cty authorities &C. headed by the Allentown Cornet
Band, marched to the Court House. which in few
mOments completely filled by an audience whose ar OF
refinement and Intelligence was compliment to the
After music by the band and prayer by the Rev. c. F.
schaefier d. d. of Philadelphia, the Rev. Dr. Mullen
The musical voice OF David Paul Brown has grown
weak that il was difficult catch the words OF his ad
dress and after time the patience Of the got
out and those furthest from the speaker gave up
was however TO the members societies that his
address particularly directed, and as they sat inside
the bar and close the Judges bench from whence he
smoke the greater part OF il distinctly audible to
them and was listened to with profound attention After
and his earnest desire to succeed in shedding ga single
ray of light" on the path before them, he sought
TO press upon those assembled the conviction
the idle sport Of de hour Indeed the speaker ss
moments 80 feeting, and so hed Win welghy re-
wbose feet we're 20 near the valley Of the Shadow
this occasion solemn than To those ne al
ms hall as You came in You must leave It better
worse. Nothing in this world stands still In TINS moral
and intellectual world you must either go onward ana
upward, OF downward and backward inns i NV
Of motion is immnSiable' gra Aye m Gy tn me
man. In eloquent and fOrclbe language he closed his
Introductory remarks by protest against idenes anu
Almighty Ruler bountifu all else was sparing in re-
gard to time and that at their time OF NE, WIN I'LL, .e
The venerable speaker then launched out into his sub
iect Force of Character and the Value OF Time We
shall attempt TO give more than an idea OF the SUD
stance OF his remarks on these subjects.
OCCASION full OF the tender and solemn thoughts
about the opportunities and weaknesses OF man ana OF
calculated at once to excite an & nd r
on of the duties and resPosetSeS n 81 W ,e ana
Some most beautiful sentences OF the ADDRESS
were nearly inaudbe and must have been entirely so 10
those who had the misfortune to have DacK seat anu
Ilnstratng force OF character, he paid glowing tri
related incident the life OF Gen MnheHPe rs an nn
membered that Gen Mhlenberg in the year l777 was
minister Of the Gospel and appeared IN te
p9 hcb we're covered by his preacher gown At the
conclusion OF his sermon he declared there was TINS
for war and time for peace, time to nght ana e
70 pray and that time for peace and prayer having
ended the time for had come, and throwing on ms
Ria soldiers TO the battle and became one of the most
distinguished revolutionary generals Here was MAJ,
who had due regard for time, and who bad that power
| of concentrating his talents which makes ioroe Vi
| character; -, -, -, ,.o,.o uo NAV cultivate
heaniify and adorn or We blast and desoate this