Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15
commencement at 1IiddlcBury
College.


The exercises of Commencement week
oo,np,ancod last Sabbath in tba delivery,
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hltchel III Ihe presence OF large ana
highly intelligent audience.
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he fresl(teliI SeleG'e't LOT 'i'e le4I 5he
4SJh verse OF li' IS'h ChapIer OF Luxe
re spoke on IIie accePVahCG an give 70
the RUE ol UIl' teAV' 1t SilaIl ne gwen I"
man IllaV HT ~, some II'e OaLellV9 s''iut
Ten IaiehlS' / ne JeNI IS very pertinent
TO tne occasion. CollSiueI ".'aS tnG.l5
Oh tlouShI 1t INSPIRES WIN 'I nc Hln'.' ca
e lruthS IhaI are aSSo''dIeu' N"Q yves
man Ihe powers ne possesses, ne ''Is-
Irln,LeS IheIIl rs oeS'' me gus are "'-
VerS'1eo. WhaI mas man ne mas h"t re-
CclVed Goa mouldS ana Iehl n'TS men
souls as ne SenuS them Iorlh Nan ;
mission IS marked out by Cod IN the
world, and 10 Whom much IS @lYen
muCh Will De required. we iej much
pass for truth that we believe Is not
truth. we should rem'mn'r that 't"d
holds us respunSlb'e Tor tuIi service.
what are the tacts.ot our beng? Ihoy
are diverse gIIts, coos own dlScrm-
mating appointment. we cannot tath0m
the deptn OF "od : WISDOM, WhlIe all we
nave ana own are the gItts OF COD 5
grace, what diversity IN intellectual
CUTS. How men dlffcr III their cuts
ana IN thelr ha'uraI chunWnrhtS. too
mas ms own purpose IN li!S gus 10
man lie SPOKE or man $ diversity IN
CUTS as the DIVINE Gltftrencih% IN souls.
Tod method o! furnishing souls we
cannot iathoh, Tor ms halC IS on the
rhaln OF circumstances and has been
down 10 the present time. Eacn SOM IS
hstorlcaI ana "atrS from the Olfth OF
creation. II is OF great Importance that
with our mental powers we nave a well
deYrIopcd physical existence Mind
ever tnds It's footing IN matter. with a
poor weak body the mind falter9; He
spoke OF tie necessity OF apertect brain,
nervous action and stomach to make up
man OF power IheSe are, to great
extent precious gltts or GOD. lie spoke
OF me importance or perfect, healthy
men ana women ana WiS9td we could
nave Such a siSlt feVeaied TO us. Goo
determines our opportunltles OF improve
mGht ana deVeiopement' ms IS All tore
ordained by the DIVINE VIII. lie en-
larged upon Inc blessings or New Eng
ianq culture IN church ana S@hooEh0use:
COD gave us our noble fathers and
m"thefs' our teachers, all Tor good,
lhcy are truly DIVINE gl1tS. VINO gave
US neart, VIII ana wisdom TO use these
DlVlhe appointments! VINO inspires the
non purpose, the patient spirit OF tolI,
the IaiIh III the Invisible, the talth III the
CROWN Oh NINA Z w no E1n1IpS ana
loSIers OUT hiGIler inspirations IL Is
Hou' ana MN alone. HOW much there
lore are we we IIttpteo /" Noo grace Ior
t ,I SlLIS: ~ y tile INSPIRATION OF the
, ,t 'llaV S''gS Us UNDERSTANDING
ile tuins mems h5aItS a. easily as ne
I !, 4 II! me rivers ana Ihoulus empires 10
'llS VIII: some men are sensual ana
sIaEe' oVIleS are lIoViueil1 Te!lliett' loyal
90 Nou laws living LOT ana III the Iu-
luFe' .c :,
HocL are glIIeu ana guloed ny Gods
spirit; Is there poh9 10 hold these
gu teq forces IN me service OF GOD ana
Tor Ills glory some say our processes
oI education are working blndiY. How
IL would cheer each heart II all noble
talents G9uid be seen on the side OF
, 'iu I'M now would s'ich souls soar 10
IlIsileL spI IiJ III usefulness. HOW ofteh
we are. are Ca az ca, upon 10 witness the desc
CF"'loi Ql H T2 powers, ana now SAD
me me Sag "a :,,; ne SPOKE OF the hundreds
3 ''aI are tIl's year leaNlh9 our coleges TO
'll'cr upon ana meet !lle stern realities
~ me- ana the necessity Tor fuil conse--
cation 10 coos service. NO change OF |
purpose can change COO purpose 1t
pays grandly to educate GODS gifted |
souls. Under him we viii labor on his |
pattern. lie who created the world |