The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-25
-r.uIr,s,rrsHIt HE En~>ssip-tn al ani
Rcr Observation-Disclosures SCR
t,on sy Essl,op Atkinson.
IC" ~ the i.iCl'ln"nd Dispatch.
IENIsE1YiS ,1iipr ~ 1872

corr !tpii,i,uc. 81 the licl,In"nd Dispatch.
LEXIsGTuN, June -, 1872.
llr college, chapel was crodwcd yesterday
At II "'rlurk TO hear the BaccalaurGItr ser
ui"n hy Bishop Atkinson. OF North Carolina.
M al tho churches of the town suspended
iln IT. usual s~rryic,s and the pastors and their
congregations went |" the chapel.
AiIcr rrIdin" in gown and surrlicc) the
Lui,r"pnl service, winch occupied Just II
hour and tive minutes. the Bishop announced
g., ii~ lrAL lsaiah j.. Is: Come now, lei III
,rr-ru t.'%rtIr"r.' After abiding to the ar-
fHoItialrnrSS OF lawn, Il sermon especially
addressed t. the graduating class, and bis
Profound respect for the originator of the
rjt,(om hcrc-Gcnrral Il. h. Lcc-hc SPOKE
A., Tie present It's Il peculiarly appropriate
iunr To give advice to these young men.
cod appeals TO the reason of mcn--in M
iurr. ~ uruNilcIic,.. aud in His word. Jesus
,rl>onrd. Paul reasoned, and they adapted
l3rir reasoning I" the peculiar circumstances
which surrounded them. In the same spirit
iy would Reason with these young men to-
,ilv. II asked what is the great object Of
tIi". the an-w"r OF each ono would probably
i". either "To promote the glory of God, or
i.."Iu$ seek IL reach the highest happiness"
tie would discuss the latter, and would ask
uytiu. "fiuw rin YOU best attain this cndi"
shut the Bible, and the answer would pro-
irti,ls he, by attaining wealth, lame, or
ticN'nt rij"vmeni.'
be wanted To reason about each OF these,
.ai t" inquire it either OF all Of them could
hriir" the happiness thai men seek.
|. lie would not uudcryalIc wealth. There
i; Il wrll-ni-h universal desire for it, c>pe-
rla!Iy in this country. where even ambition
j. Ill. servant Of avalicc.
There is GOOD reason for seeking wealth.
Il !rumutc> bodily comfort, enables one to
cultivate his own mind and educate his chill
,r.n. and to dispense charities to Gods
poor. 1t also gives him Il feeling OF indie
lrudrnrc and Il certain consideration With
m4l which is pleasant to have. These help
I" make us regard wealth ~ happiness but
wc very greatly 0vcr-eStiinate these auyah-
Hayes. We fail to remember the troubles OF
wealth.. II lire or shipWrcck. II fall III the
took market. bad crops. or political rcyolu-
Iiuu> come it is the rich man who suffers
most. In the hate tornado that swept over
iIn land the rich man lost his slaves, his cot
an. and other property.
The possession of wealth br"cts 4 love for
II. and the love of lnon"y is The root OF I'LL
nil." He appealed 10 The testimony of rich
,.ru themselves 10 show that wealth docs
u"t rriny true happiness, even in this life.
u. lie PASSED to consider ~ 4 means OF
ira. happiness 1umc, the lust inllimlty Of
noble riinuS.'
irNc of fame tends to the cultivation OF
IL" mind. and lie would not forget the grand
work accomplished for the Church ami TIC
world l,y such scholars as Paul. The Fathers,
HE itrinrmcrS. and others. But he con-
,trnurd making lnie I'LL object of life. for
mrlt miscrally iul who seek happiness i'll
His. Cold and barren are the lofty heights
un which the worlds great men dwell. Pitt
died at Il broken heart. Burke said after he
had climbed the ~loltiest heights of fame, Il
he like the old oak torn by the hurricane,
aud would not give peek Of wheat for fame
iiyrnn had wealth, honors, fame, and yet
"aNr his personal experience in the sad lines
hC-inniuG
My day l. In the yellow leaf"
III. But should we not seek present enjoy
inert ~ = means Of happiness! l
Since the future is unccrtiin, may we not
seek pleasure now?
he argued that proper pleasure, when
MADE all Object, Grasses to please, ;ind
HAT guilty pleasure soon vanishes, leaving
oitly the Stains of guilt behind.
1hr ,amh!cr, the drunkard. and those who
>c,A Dt.,cr forms Of guilty pleasure, have the
stiH4s of conscience and the rclnorsc which
c9cr laslics them. The celebrated, Colonel
Gardiner said that when men were calling
him "the happy Enslislitnan" he would
envy the dogs OF the street, and wish i'll his
misery that JIG could become Il dog. :
liz wildly pictured Paris ~ the city Of