The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-10
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.
Anniversary of the society for Re-
IigiOus Inquiry.

The annual celebration OF the Society
for Religious Inquiry took place on Sunday
evening. The church was crowded to over
flowing and some went away from the
DOORS unable TO gain entrance.
The President of the Society, Mr.. G. l..
STOW, of the graduating class, presided.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain of the
occasion, Rev. Prof. c. s. Dole.
The address was by Rev. Henry Smith,
ID. d., President of Lane Theological Semi
nary, of Cincinnati
THE ADDRESS.
DIR Smith began with description of the
dome of the Cathedral of Florence. inns
was uncompletcd for Il hundred years, anu
A board of architects pronounced It's com
pleton on the design OF the archltec'
Arnolfo. impracticablc. young arcl'l-
tect. Brunclcschi presented TO inc maB's-
tratcs a plan for its completion anu thou2h
Mt first rejected, with scorn, he renewed HIS
publication. ill at last he secured its adop-
lion The result is the greatest pure dome
IL, ,L, world. which IIallam calls a symbol
ofthc mighty Catholic Hierarchy under its
one head: but for us, it is monument OF
tho mower of work and will. This intro
duccd the orators subjcct-the conditions
of genuine wll-power. Chief among them
he mentioned.
Fi1'st. definite, ruling purpose i'll life.
lSecond, Self reliance.
7Hi,d. Well settled principles of action
Each of these main divisions were cla-
boratcd and developed at length. In con-
clusion DR.. Smith urged his hearers of the
Society, TO secure this will-power in order
that they might bear II manly part in the
great conflict of our day, already begun
ctwccn the Bible and the skeptics. There
are before us us the various phases of the
conflict a contest of true with marrow and
technical science; a conflict i'll the domain
of theology, which is now in an unsatls
factory state. among the number of thcolo-
gcs and theologsts, and which must be puri-
fed and reconstructed by conflict; II con-
nict with the spirit OF ecclesias-
ticism, in all the churches; and con-
nict between the inductivc and the
Des Cattcsian systems of moral phil
osouhv. He would be bold man, who
should beard the Douglas in his hall, by
attacking here the latter, made known to
English scholars chiefly by Coleridge and
i'm his country by an honored and esteemed
former president of this University; but he
simply stated the fact that such contro-
vcrsy existed and must be fought out.
Finally there is the conflict with the Devil
of Worldliness. For all these he guarded
his young hearers to prepare, letting Truth
ever be their guiding star, drawn from the
word of God.
The discourse abounded in illustrations,
drawn from wide range of reading and
observation and in quotations from ancient
and modern authors, in several languages
Dr. Smith has Il full voice and speaks with
n vigor and fire not often cqualled by young
men, He was listened to with close and
gratificd attention.
MEDICAL COMMENCEMENT.
On Monday occurred the Commencement
exercises of the Medical department of the
University, at the College Street Church
At 8 D. M. the President, the acting Dear
of the Medical Faculty-Prof. Collier, tho
Dean being in Europc-thc Chaplain of tho
occasion, Rev. DIR. Cummings, and tn,
speaker, Prof. Howard.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the Pres
dent introduced the orator, who addressed
the audience as follows:
DIR. HowARDs ADDRESS.
In accordance with your request, as The
chosen representative of my colleagues,
come with mingled pleasure and sadness tt
offer you word OF parting and of cheer
Looking back upon the relations which W.
have sustained, we cannot withhold GU
thanks for the lessons you have taught us
for the energy and forbearance you hav
exhibited. The thought OF parting mus
have discovered to us points of mutual at
tachment more than before we knew. Ii
such relations and in such time as thi
mere words of praise would mock our mean
ing Looking sternly towards your future
our well-wishing concerns your welfare; ant
so we would fain add words of help in thi
our parting vaedction.
In respect to the importance of your call
ing opinions have been various. Plato con
sidered the prosperity of doctors sign o
the corruption of the times. There is Il goo
deal of speculation as to the consequence
if all doctors were to die. Hector Boethins
speaking of the Isles of the Orkades, say
the people live one hundred years. On tn
other hand, we find in history much eulog
concerning the value ofmedicine and phys
clans. Apollo and Esculapius were &C
counted gods. Not only so, but wherea
Venus was worshipped at Cyprus, Escula
pius, being the father ofmedicine had man
temples, because of the ilimitable value {
his art. The esteem for medicine has bee
partly due to the obscurity of the principle
upon which it was based. Now, resting VI
on solid foundation, it is rising solemn
and slow, claiming homage. In enterprise
the medical profession is unsurpassed b
any other, the very shape of it havin
changed within the present generation. 1t
your good fortune, gentlemen, to start
your profession upon high level, and wit
unprecedented advantages. Many of tn
questions answered at your examination, pl
to physician one hundred years ago, woul
have been insoluble enigmas. Every da
the microscope and test tube give answer
to questions which we have but late
learned to answer. Ether and chlorofor
are comparatively new Inventions The
are but a few of the advantages of whit
you to-day, take possession. On becomlr
practitioners of medicine. you assume ne
responsibilities, new duties. From havir
been occupied with medicine chiefly as
&cionce, you will now devote yourselves mo
directly to it as an art The science of me
icinc can be taught; the art, cannot VIII
constitutes SKILL no man can teach.
practical skill is essential to patronage, Il
incentive to it will be ever present. In 81
entifc progress the incentive will be lie
potent and less immediate. 1t is here
wish to place a signal-post with danger
upon it. He who lets his art get foremu
begins by floating head downwards, and C;
rarely be resuscitated. Begin by being
medical artisan, and an artisan you will
afterwards. Performed as trade it mu
soon be manual and degraded. Ifyou won
find your vocation elevating at the stal
harness well your science TO your art OF
crwisc cminence will be ever out of 20
reach. As rul a, eminent men have MAJ
some mark before they were thirty-f
years old working at that they knew wcu
not pay. Not the strength, not the brillianc
but the habits of the man-these are I
betting p0ints. Habits, which are not cloth
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