The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-18

IN the Held. | find United States Senator Cole, OF
California among the Alumni.
bAccALAuREArE DISCOURSE BY PRESIDENT CUM
The Baccalaureate discourse was preached in the
Methodist church this morning by President Cum
mlngs. who also conducted the preliminary devo-
tional exercises. lie took for his text part
OF the sixteenth verse Of the eleventh chapter
OF Observation-Disclosures God is not ashamed
to be called their God.n The reverend gentleman
argued that the God OF the BiDe was not that cold,
impassivc being which many supposed, but was
being OF variable and changing emotions and that
the essential qualities OF mans nature characterized
Him In whose image he was created. THIS thought
ceeded to consider the character that must be main
tanned In order TO secure the Divine appreciation.
The Church constituted the representa- na. yes
that ne wished to establish. and, indeed. OF
his own character The two great objects which tue
plety, happiness and safety OF the individual mem.
bers, and the other the exercise, individually and
o. RoFs a The are OF
8 RrCvs%ens of our fellow men When the
been most valiant. When she comes into prosperity
In part the ealnestness Of her zeal. She then be.
comes prone to seek things that are OF minor i'm.
ties, anu to pride herself on her success In those
things rather than OH the sacrifices that she makes
the Efforts that are put forth and the gfs that are
WORLD LYING IN wICkEpNEss.
and bring the heather to Christ. When this takes
dependence and the pulpit is no longer left un-
trammeIled. Wicked Felix sat before It, and was
for material aid1o sustain themselves win mort.
gagged church and cos Illness that they have taken
from Gods treasury which belonged to the heathen
thus striving to rival places OF worldly pleasure in
mere tinsel and ornament. Thus, then, dii the
Church become, as to great extent 1t was to. day,
such Church could do. 1t might declare its regard
for the law OF God in the abstract bur shrink from
nat i s pa nong to do
reference to mans life and the sins Of ages gone,
and not dealing sternly with sins committed
In this age as great as In any former time,
II can build IT'S costly cathedrals, ornament and
Everything may be In accordance with taste and
nothing 10 disturb kind OF icy proprety that at.
eils no mans s sr feeng radiance that may n
it, with no intensity OF heat to come down and sway
mans nature and awaken him to opposition For
that pulpit that s never spoken against Is false and
a cOwardly man fills it.
THE GREAT QUESTION
ia, does Goa apprOve--does he look down on the
Church and say to the world "Behold my repre.
sentauves: see how meek and lOwly they are; see
how ike Christ, their great example, they are; see
how earnestly they seek after the poor, as sought
after them; see how forgetlu they are OF sel and
how devoted to the great cause that have placed
humble Church, and gee them arrayed for the work
to which they are appointed" The Church OF the
present day was too much like an army that kept
its glitterng arms that were never soiled. The
army of Emmanuel In this age wants daring,
THE ARMIES OF EUROPE
are now amassed, and think you when the young
men Of France hear the words OF the Emperor 'Ad-
vance through name and smoke and lannon's roar
those strong fOrtresses" that that army will be
ctaven2 No the young men, " 18th beaming eyes,
shall stand forth to obey. The plains around those
fortresses shall be strewn with the slan and
tho pride OF youth shall lie there victims to a "a sc
sentiment OF honor. But India and Africa stretch
out their hands ana cry aloud for the Word OF Life;
cry for the young and the strong TO come to their
rescue, and men do not hear it, Was that the spirit
of the army Of Christi We're those the character
istlcs OF the mel Of whom God shall not be
ashamedp
The orator made fervent and eloquent appeal to
the young men to volunteer for the army OF Christ,
who would never sniler drafted man to enter the
ranks A great many people looked upon the Church
as kind of celestial insurance company rather than
as sphe to develop the talents which God had en-
trusted to its members. When he 1.-THE speaker) saw
and Striving after mere culture and position, as
though they had no part in the events OF this life he
l0okel upon them with intense disgust as unworthy
to live and have place in this world, that only
sumo the gifts and the accumulation OF earnest
laborer5.
In conclusion President Cummings addressed
THE GRADUATING CLASS
who occupied seats In the body of The church. In
words Of earnestnes5 he cOunscled them to act on
the great stage OF life upon which they were enter
Ing In such manner as not TO be ashamed OF them
selves, or 10 cause the institution from which they
graduated to be ashamed OF them record had
been prepared by OF the nobleSt Of her sons Mr.
Orange Judd, wherein was recorded brief history
OF each graduate OF the University Let not said he
some stern scribe write opposite your names In the
future pages Of this record words OF history that
shall cause the hearts OF others to Ill with shame.
The services were closed by the congregation sing
Rev Dr. TIFFANY. OF Newark, preached an eloquent
sermon before the Missionary Lyceum.