New-York tribune., 1874-06-17
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
RAcCALAVREATE SERMONS.

The Rev. DR.. A. p. Peabody preached the
Baccalauroate Sermon TO the graduating eass ~ n
ward on Sunday afternoon. His text
Greek Latin" was chosen from ST. 'onh 49, .S
40 " ,,ooo ,h.o ,a,gpapes he said was written the
,nscr,p,ion over the cross The Jews swarneu every
where the Greeks as adventurers carried Tue" Niu
and vices over the world. which the Romans oooup'ou
"a MILITARY masters. The cultures the '"reo ""h
,eprcsept are ali blended in the culture taught "nue
,n .haaow of the cross He chose the text because IL
...or,sd tho three branches OF scholarly culture
e,rew WAS first because every true scholar Religion
must cone first OF all He needs the literature VI 'no
sacred word aud the spirit OF its teachings In no age
so much as In the spirit Of the Bible so much
ignored by the mass. in age has materalism maze
30 many converts. Scholars are needed In rehglous
leadership who shall be able to convert the mutf
tudinous cangor OF the ages industry into sublime
rhythm OF praise TO the All Gver In no age mas ,neio
been so much skeptcsm a. IN this not because o 'ue
,pread OF science but because Of the materastc way
Df thought common most people. The pulpit must DO
different from what it has been IN the past Respecta
ale Ignorance and following of the old beaten paths will
DO more hurt than good for all the future To
grapple with the questions that are 10 DC
lhus met Christian scholarship only Is competent.
Second to the Hebrew came the Greek second 10 re-
gon the scholar needs culture, personal refinement
taste Tue scholar must be Christian gentleman lie
needs to cultivate his tastes He should know the
beauty OF art and music and poetry and architecture
He should know the difference between cost and sham
and glitter. and strength and honesty and simplicity
OF workmanship because he needs to teach TO those
around him the laws OF taste. Last OF ALL the Latin,
where whole sense is best represented in the one word
loyalty. much to personal authority as to an
inpersona law. In republic like ours this loyalty is
necessary. In republican government the tyranny OF
those who make the laws for their fellows may become
the worst Of any I'm the world In no other government
In world would the dlsgraceu corruption which mas
Cly service stencil In the nostrIis OF all
decent men be allowed for q day. In no other govern
do differently and with such
indemnity from punishment the very laws they are
90 execute. This is true mainly because OF the
gradual withdrawal of scholars from political life.
While the standard Of scholarship and the num-
ber OF educated in the nation have kept increas-
ing every year. the men elected to Congress and
Legislatures are more iliterate every session. While
instruction political and financial science the men
who hold offices of trust and responsibility under onr
ignorant OF its very first aud most rudl-
mental principles Therefore he besought the gradu-
their county by laying the pure service OF
their pure hands. In conclusion Dr. Peabody counseled
scholarly perfection be forgotten, but IN religion In cu
ure and In loyalty TO be as they ought to be- the lead
PRESIDENT CHENEY's ADDRESS AT BATES COLLEGE.
At Bates College, Lewiston, Me-, the Rev. Oren
Cheney. D. d. President, preached the Baccalaureate
Sermon taking for his text the following words from
Matthew XIV, "ThOu hast been faithful over few
things The text led to the consideration of morally
successful life The speaker said cannot do much in
this life under circumstances; we cannot do much
Tor want of time our lives are SO short we
men may do much when compared with others
that do virtually nothing; but this is no rule for
one who has OF the intent of his
Master in creating him, and OF those obligations Que
intelligent character is only small great
and is not the number or Importance of the things
In this is to be found the real measurement of
our or nr nriso .as as ah he wbo who
executes. but he does not receive 1t. Our work
may may be seen, buf it is done 1t is Of trng
consequence whether men know and appreciate 1t or
not. Therefore we should he content to dc the work
terry Snail we reject the work of the mystery.
acknowledging our ignorance. accept it, give our at
selves happy may intend to do thing. aud
we. ignoring his providence. often undertake TO do
should not attempt 10 I'LL q different one God
ads %Sns9p s on the apa three d,ht ha
are dead and the fourth has only to die to have the
unless we work at a DISADVANTAGE or in vain. We
should BE- true 70 our wSrd a sh9Sd a De our
of the two great political parties OF the country went
pledge of an honest currency but seems that in the
minds Of half the leaders OF those parties the pledge was
being wronged through the honor and frmness
OF the President Of the United States We should be
striety honest The country suffering from abuse OF
trusts by men in power-dshonest men connected with
Government.
by the Rev. Dewitt c. Durgn of New Hampshire.
THE REV. I. J. sAwYERs SERMON Al TUFTS COL
LEGE.
The Baccaaureate sermon at Tufts College Medford,
Mass, preached on sunday DIV the Kew InOmaS j.
sawyer, Packard Professor Of Christian Theology The
text "Thou art good and doest good teach me thy
statutes was chosen from the Psalms cix 6S He be-
gan BY stating aud illustrating the fact that God was
not only good but does good, and showing that
were often good without doing good, the other
hand, often did good without being good themselves
The good meant TO do WAS what would be finally
set Gow to their credit In God the two things
nseparably connected Being and doing good held
In hun the relation OF cause and effect. Many
had maintained that good and God came from the
root God Is good in Himself His goodness is in
sequence original and uDdefied He is not only good
but best and cOuldI be truly said OF Him the Old
Romans atteringly SAID OF Jupiter that He is 0ptimus
ing embraced all other moral perfeetions He then
argued that goodness and justice implied zach other II
tley were not Identical. Justice without goodness
sinks into revenge. The Divine goodness Illus
trated by the order and harmony OF the uni
verse, and the benevolent operation OF all the
forces OF nature. The world good and not evil.
IA some philosophers had asserted. and God had
further shown his goodness in the moral government Of
the universe The speaker then dwet upon the
onnprcsence OF God aud the silent pervasiveness OF ms
law, which enolds and penetraes ali human souls. He
then argued that goodness Is the spiritual law of all
existence when accepts this law there is har
tnony. peace and joy TGe speaker then dwet at
length qualities and attributes the goodness
OF man duty of doing right because 1t is right
and the rewards of genuine goodness aud herosm in
themselves In conclusion he addressed aectlonate
farewell the class, adDoDishing them TO make the
OF life first OF principle striving above all 10
he and do good.
RUTGERS COLLEGE
MEETINGS OF THE ALUMNI AND TRCsTEEs-AD-
DRESSES BY JUDGE LARREMORE AND THE REV.