, 1875-06-28
FRE5IDEN MUSS.
nAccALAunEArE aEAMoN to THE onAprAr1su
CYAY5,

ANe~3AA+0cAA%AtA o11%oH ~ AA6 o4AQtAAlSH
GLASS;
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Lonuoi Moss. Prcai-
dcut Of the Chicago University. preached tho
baccalaurease sermon bcfoEs tho graduating
class At Michigan Avenue naptint Church. There
was largo attendance Of students mud their
friends. Or. Frost and tia Rov. r. 81. Eilia oc-
cuped acAts on tho platform, sod assisted in tue
c1erclBcs.
Prof. lfoss took for bin text Matthew Xix.
81: "Jcsna aad unto him, II thou wilt 10 perfect
60 mud sell that thon hast and Riye to the poor,
and conn and follow mo-" There WINS peculiar
iutercat. he SAIL attaehinR to this incident. We
had here young man fuli Of aspirations, who
had sone conception OF tho opportunities of life,
some conception Of the possibilities OF a mau IL,
a world like this, and ~e saw bow our Lord met
such an one,-Eocognizlngh his aspirations. symra.
t44ing NTH his desiroB, and, iu the simple words
Of the record, Glowing him." Our Lord appcn!-
cd TO the young minis dceirea Tor perfection.
lilo had roctcd his csoetl. made manifest his as-
risAtous. and given testimony OF hsn regard for
Christ, aud then cau,s the appeal Of the test. In
evofy living being Tiers was desiro for per-
fcction 1t seemed 10 belong to tuo principle OF
life, and certainly oue ot the characterlstics
Of conscious c1iAteucc. 1mperfection was dis
ease, q deformity. hindrauco nnd want; and
Nherc those things oxistod tAore Bcomed to be
some kind OF pain II not acsuat physical
suffering. for, III comparing Aimsolf NTH his fol-
lows, ulan ~As male aware that ho lacked that
which, peschance, they possessod. In tho tui-
oat thing beneath onr foct in the grnudest OBJ
jGck thxt occupied apacc, there was thus desire
for perfection. Aud Was it not right to appea! To
this iniluance,-to ecek to stimulate and
st1cuEtheu this dcairo Did our Lord conm,.
onv rio,once r.;nat o,,r raturo. . Al H. nrra.l
"'s |'o''aeo nh''aot oaA n"'a'o' un' ~ appeaI
10 any unworthy tnotlse "Aen lis hatd " III thou
wilt 10 perfect ~ What waa IL for man to be
perfect, entire, wanting nothing, conscious Of in
daYact ~ 1.fo,rntv -co,ac,ou. -,,ho- ,l,,t ,t,o
full tide Of lfo run through his nature. and that
eyery function OF Ms body. soul aud spirit, wsB
performed With exacrnesA prompttude,
and completeneaa Wps ibero npv.
thin, In !, .y,,;.1, to,...aa ,ao..s.r. ..'s,
sn,,,G - ~ ~ mr.sn 1'eo ,s % seasonoais tnat
1fi.1,, ~ -" ..!. s".no n'"uf uaensota!
unno's pashtons n!o w ManlHs ~ tue Icr1ect
oot o. ~ -" ,-i, ~ ;''a ~ ~ N u!
taet n1,r.;a tr,n ,.-fac,i, "nS arn,noa a @ te
psrtoet houl re.Posa:asns eonsl'aslIy to ~ thu
iisu"a .,M runto ~ uoa isr pseseneo ~ !ao Dvte
MI. .n'.u ~ "us . naa'u'y: eot1antHs t, CAM
tn nuss; . Aaa III" p'aso 'n'' p"76e'i "''a71s'aaa-
MI Whnt vou,a "a cixe tn b, ne,t.e,, n;t ,,,.,.
~ t,,,,.. ~ "0 lev, .!a4 s.b ny ulea.ns
@ o. tas tasnfe; hoI,, sas s9'ne"'asso there vas
.a. et'cs.uoSs " " n..a,agnt snne,A laN ioT
sho IT. " 4eeua'u ne aeuuceN '!oA 1ho
!oAt. ! NY l; .us'aeHt "Ah uo1 naIso". tnited'
1tolateo. .ouis'uual example, 9nt l}t1ne'pla 81
oloau ano as l,osnanelst ~ human mo lho
VIZ ~ potaeoioi,' ~ MAS mus sl4oNu u was uh"
aesa1a scls.cs. human SOCIETY Was SO cohstl"
1@ss4 - ~ !ussn tu9 ucesH'tes 1o1 tnls a".
Ahas WINCH cans.''nseu .'l ~ race ano society
"as ~ Fa,. t!eso noeess"'oa ha'ci llhKoa ati'1
cS1neotea ns 20 oacn otoof' no man cuaid hta''u
aahe aha se1Ase 20 elso OF receive anytt'ug from
nls iolows enu ~ was e:!uas!s stne faat thn ~hy
10 pessohai auSaneemeht; 10 personal perfection;
VA m ~ tenaef!rs oi tao:e sel sieoa uonaandol
oI us ~ otaoFs. Inc hnoss!s raa!. eadowed ~
no Mas ,a.. %ath wonaroG, Eit. and s."c, sstd ~
VII aoNtoE 81 ~ 4Aaa a'ht pccauHo
An uhoer oaliRatIoha ana o"e to othcrn
ehat "Aicl' have FtoovetJ III ttust
fof tnou,' becanso OF thss am ready TO preach
tho uospcl 70 th''ao "h2 atc IN l1o!re." 1t WAS
that oblisatlch and lnuebtedhosH that 'MpclIct
hsn ~ u aas 'tnpe!lea hll 1inbla men silce, to
consecraec hlmse9! 70 m unso!tsl Efe.
1t MAS part 81 Divine trofdt:leo. q! Inc ar
sangenlant And conatstnton ol sor'sty. flat per-
aonal rorfecttou, Indiyldua! growth, and lndiytd-
ual attainnent, WAS dopcn&to"t upon nn'ela4l!
service Tor others. Al! t4e hcslslty nf the world
Aependea. on tile QUE hand. OH tho fact that
things weTe not ln equilibrium aud, ou tue
other, upon the fact tAat We were striking 10