The Portland daily press., 1871-07-10
BewdOin commencement.

BRUNSWICK, July 8.
Several circumstances will combine to give
the exercises of the coming Commencement
week unusual interest The action of the
Boards on the Presidency is not the least i'm
portant OF these. Then to the common mind
the boat races of Tuesday forenoon will pos
sess attrac tions which the crush of Commence
ment Day itself will hardly equal. These races
will be four in number, as follows:
Glass BoATs-Distance three miles-entries:
Class 72-Weston Lewis, stroke; w. o.
Hooker, Marcellus Coggan, w. G. Shannon,
bow.
Glass TIA L. Croker, stroke; A. G. Ladd,
j. +. Elliot. A. j. Boardman, bow.
Glass '74-W. T. Goodale, stroke; H. G.
Briggs, Z. M. Ferguson, E. d. Freeman, bow
WHERRY RAcE-distance one mile-entries:
a. M: Heath, "Mephistophiles" N ID. Clark,
"Gil Bias; f. d. Freeman, 'Don Quixote.d
Tub RAcE-distance 100 yards-six entries.
SINGLE SHELLs-distance two miles-en-
tries: A. L. Crocker; Cupid; A. G. Ladd,
Venus; w. G. Shannon, Psyche,
The regular exercises of the week will open
tomorrow Sunday afternoon, with the deliv-
cry of the Bsccaluureate address by Preside mt
Harris. His text is, "And whosoeyer will he
chief among you, let him be your servant"
and the subject,
AAAE ShhAsAfAN LAW OF bEhNlCE
rhis law presents itself in two aspects:
Greasness for service;" Greatness Jg ser
vice. Greatness does not exist to enable its
poss~ssor 10 compel the service of others and
Eve IDLY on their ILLUSTRATIONS; but 10 enable
auu oo'gate MIN 10 render service to others;
heitner Is u thus attained. Both Intrinsic
greatness OF soul and large Consideration in
society are attained by service-an aristocracy
OF merit. Jesus refers to the contrary pripci-
PIE OF heathen civilization, which is that the
strong use power to compel the service Of the
weak, and thus calls attention 10 the fact that
he Propounds not only the law of service TOR
the Individual, but the germinant principle of
q new civilization.
The measure Of the service required is the
ability to render It. Between EQUALS II must
be reciprocal, but the world abounds in wretch
edness which can neither help itself nor make
compensation for the help of others. Here is
the occasion for gratuitous service Between
enequals the superior is bound to serve the in
.er,or. Az possessions and powers are trust
10 be used In the service of man. This Law is
applicable to the prosecution of business not
less than TO the use of its gains. Though this
application is not commonly made. true in
business neither party looks to the other for
gratuitous service; but this is far from saving
that each party is to look only at his own gain.
Au inference is that the only legitimate busi-
ness Is one which by its very prosecution rem
ders service to society. Spectators, who by
combination force an advance OF price, produce
equivalent for what they gain. but onIv force
property from the possession of. others into
their own. 1t is, therefore, analogous to gam
bling aud is not legitimate business
II industry Is only for gain it will be accept
ed as drudgery and shirked when practical
bic; luxurious living without work will be con-
sldered the highest condition of man: an fee.
bleness and effeminacy ensue. But if business
is Christian service, idleness will be the dis
grace and the whole vigor of manhood will ha
called ont Tins huginacs in ifo
ton develOpes noble and generous charact,r
infiexible in integrity, intent on rendering ser.
vice to society. But if work is only for gain.
it is sighted, or dishonesty done. The man
niggardly, dligent and energetic as an iron
steam engine at work, and hard and heartIess
as it. ''o''
The reasons for this law are found in the ex-
ample OF Jesus and in the best human instincts
as well as in the aspect of this law, Greatness
oy service The giver is the superior of the re-
celvsr. Christian service developes greatness
Ii Eau! had remained Pharisee he wOuld
never have been heard of. There is no COM
Parlson between Luther, the Reformer, and
Luther, as he would have been had he remain
ed monk. The greatest energy in the ser
vice of self fails to develop Such noble charac-
tiers, and the same is true as to the growth and
the duration of influence.
- This thought is applicable TO society, which
can attain its best condition only when gov
erned by the law of love- Communist ia
teaching this lesson 1t has been the oreat
struggle OF modern times to break the political
tyranny OF the past and to secure to individ-
nals their rights as against the Government
But the principle of modern civilization is also
demonstrating itself to be but a half truth.
Society constituted on individualism. peryerts
individual liberty into self assertion, every one
grasping all that he can for himself. without
recognizing the rights of Others Under the
principle of individual liberty the old princinle
OF the domination of the strongest still Greens
IN; tyranny that is taken away from govern
ment reappears in the social sphere, and the |
purse IS as forcefnl as the sword. The masses
are becoming uneasily conscious of this
They have also discovered that ten are stronger
than one. By combination they gain to them.
selves the stronger force and are usi,s il to |
compel reduction of society to their level. |
They utter many fine sentiments; they emilia
ION on their banners the far reaching and true
motto; M right without its duty" but thew |
laii BACK into the old error that the strong NAV
compel the service of the weak; they prociaim
tue oid error that man exists for his institu
IONS, not the institutions for the man Tbns
communism e-creates tyranny and oppres- /
sion. """ 'ppies-
The evil itself and the greater evil in tho
method of Fighting it, can he mo,
only by Christianity. The question brouobt
before Christendom in this startling demon.
stration must be met by the young men now
entering an active life A liberal education
implies an interest in literature, in science. and
IN all knowledge for its own sake, and NOT
merely for gain. Especially therefore should
literally educated men accept the Christian
aw OF seIviae, and live not only to be minis
cred unto but to minister.