The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-19
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
DAccALAunEArE SERMON BY PRESIDENT y.

NEw BRUNSWICK, N. j., June IS, 1875
Tho l0sth commcnc cement Of Rutgers College takes
place during the coming week, but the proceedings boz
gan to-pight With the baccalaureatc sermon by Pres
dent William II. Campbell. D. D. The sermon was
listened to by largo audience, composed OF the
and their idy friends and the friends OF the col
ege. Tho large church crowded, handsomely
decorated with flowers and the exercises
livened with excellent choral music. The
delivered by President Campbell, upon the text taken
from Psalms cxxvi, o. 6-.rhey that In tears sha
reap in JOY. He that gocth forth and weepeth bearing
precious seed, shall doubtless again with rejoic
ing. bringing his slcaves with him."
Here, began the learned Doctor under the figure OF
OF seed, Christian effort described and is
tire assured. Let me, then, in accordance
with this nguratve language speak Of the seed
the sowing and tho harvest OF the Church.
sEED.
This is the Gospel, the glad tidings or mercy and
blessings for men which God makes known. ills tho
news Of pardon OF SIN and freedom from It's power.
II Is tho announcement from heaven that what
and is impossible with is possible not only with
God, but it has been already accomplished by God and
shall be ngain and again upon every sinful man who
will have the whole work wrought in his soul For
man must have Goats salvation in his en-
tirety or he cannot have 1t at all II Is pardoned
tho soul Ia also renewed The whole curse Is to be
wiped out; the whole work of the devil destroyed;
Gods Image Is to be renewed; the relations OF
his Maker are restored Tho disposition TO dis
honor God nJure man and destroy oneself Is glvc
pace TO a disposition TO honor God love his fellow
man and seek ones good. The Gospel also
magnnes divine mercy and power by telling how all
these great results are effected. To bring Il to
pass the Son OF God has become the substitute
oil sinful men. has borne tor them the curec III SIN,
paid all the penalty Of the broken law and fulfilled all
the demands Of that molly Law IN behalf those VINO
could not fulfil II Tor tho .sevcs But II is not SIMPLY
salvation prepared, salvation provided II Nil that and
far moro; II Is savation applied Christ, who provides,
also applies. Nay, more Christ Hmsefs tho salvation.
Christ becomes with the sinner; dwels within
him becomes his spiritual lie, the author aud source
Of all his spiritual action In word as 81 Paul
declares, "Christ IN The Christian is the hope OF
glory (Col, l.. 2l Here is the adequate canso for
all the needed effects. and assurance Of The pcrma-
nencc OF these good effects Tho work will not stop
short on account OF impcriccion or man. for all
depends the nll-sufciency of God Here there
not bc failure or shortening, for not only doea
Almighty Power undertake but tho Eternal Son bc>
surety unto the Eternal Father the behalf OF
every sinner who believes Him
This is effort put forth by tho friends OF Christ to
bring the world ihto like friendship And each
has Christ the rest OF the world is
he brought Tho enemy becomes friend by having
the seed of tho Gospel his heart and then tho
new mado friend becomes sowcr Tor the good of
others.
Every sinner has also his sphere, larger smaller,
and appointed by God, wherein he Is throwing broad
the seeds in the direct sowing upon tue hearts Of
others And Of ali these sVwcrs the declaration OF the
is true ''Thcy IN tears, he eoc,h forth and
wccpeth, bearing precious sccd.' And wherefore do
they weep? Not because the work is rk-
some TO them and they world gladly be
freed from the toll. They would not have a discharge
II 1t offered to them, and they regard their
ing under Christ higher honor than Rrantcd'ta
angels Nor do they weep because tho sacrifice they
have make giving up the honors, pleasures aud
riches OF the world They rejoice be poor Tor His
sake who, though He was rich, became poor for tcn'
Nor DO they weep ior The prosecutions
they are called upon to endure Tor
Christ In tho most Of places Of eartn
there Is now no persecution And where IN past tim
laithfuncss 10 Christ brought 10 bonds and death
these did lessen. they augmented, the number Of
sewers; and persecution 10 arise again tho ranks
would soon be hled by fresh and earnest Sewers No.
no. for Of ali these reasons do tho sewers
reap anu TOT no rsasvn WIN n, when ~. sms
shed because OF the CHRISTIANS deep interest Tor
the welfare OF tho world; MS grief Is because Of Tho
indifference OF men TO their salvation. They have
the spirit OF the Son u Man. the great s0wer, who
wep, over Jerusalem And again they weep from
consideration OF which Christ bas IN experience. VIZ.
fearing lest their want Of prayer faith, wisdom,
consistency may be to blame In causing
blindness Of mind and hardness OF a art in others
And yet whether with condcrnnatory or approving
CONSCIOUSNESS tho sowcr still wccps, because SO lew
seem 70 boeve tho GOSPEL and to 81 low is The arm OF
the Lord revealed Muititudes shing, and few
believe the sewers cry from the carly dawn 10 the
late evening they cncircc the earth IN their sowing The
hand In the evening. Its commission ~ 10 preach tho
Gospel to every creature. Ana wherever the loot ~
has gone bearing the curse there the Christian
sower follows with love and pity neart. bringing 10
the lost that which will Tree nun from his woe
Tho Heavenly Father conccas very much about the
future from His earthly children. For He wishes -
cultivate IN them spirit OF loving confidence, which
does not TO know all In order 10 DO assured that
what The Father cnjons Is wise and good Perhaps
also fuller knowledge Of the future might many
respects possible and in other respects IL possi
bic, hurtul Thus about the cxtcnt oil the fu-
turc harvest from the sowing OF the seeds
OF tho Gospel the Father gives knowledge enough to
comfort ana encourage but none which can CRAFTY an
Idle curiosity The great love OF tho father shown
in the gilt OF hts Son as atoning Saviour the dccara
hat fho ba xled fIQ nj
HIS soul and The further declaration that the number
OF tho saved shall be great mult,udc, exceeding tho
Enumeration OF every Unite intelligence human or an
golic (Revcat,on. vi o. and the statement OF the
that every weeping shall bc joyful reaper
Is enough for Son and sower 70 know, that the
Fathers heart rs in the OF that the Son
is the and Holy Spirit lives in The seed 10
give y efficacy, and ,nat ihe angels relc,cs over
finite wisdom, Gods infinite power, can yoarn alter de-
wise and execute all along I'll time ends what we eau
take ill., because Il IL tho vasincss and glory OF the
infinite hear, mind aud Will IL IS enough then for
TO know that God intends US 70 be diigcnt Sewers
and he promises to make US joyful and not disap-
pointed rcabors.
when we thus see what tho Gospel is aud what Il
does and contrast IL with al; the other INSTRUMENTAL
ties used BY men 10 or tho evils Of
HE, what sorry show does the world present. All
except the Gospel n. arc ,S 81 the earth Here
instrumcutalitIcs arc also affected with the
deadly disepso Of sIn, tho evils which they pro
culture, human philanthropy quito possible
in connection with the entire forgctfuncss OF God
tho midst oil Curstidnlty, they Oftcntmc0 NJ
sumo rs attire and otcntmcs speak very language
But unless Christ the soul and lives therein
with His ncorruptblc seed oil the Gospel, tho old
OF SIN will still live aud reign tho iarest schemes o.
earth and In plans OF goodness the most loudly boast
full Ambition OF old showed itself IN heather Rome By
tho games Of the circus and amphthearc, and ~
largcsscs OF money 10 the people. Now II may Turk
under faircr names while IN TACT Il may moi
make sacrifices, many an old hcathea
did. But all this, whether ancient modern. u
wholly in vain. IL does nothing toward supplying
mans true want-pcacc with God ana purity again
ffUl M " IN fuuIp m n
make him pure again.
have said, with the baccaIaurcate sermon might,
Will be continued Tuesday and Wednesday, with
the following programme
Tuesday. OF the Board OF Trustees NJ ten
O'Clock a NJ, in tho new library; meeting OF Alumni
In Kirkpatrick chapel, ton O'Clock A. NJ, " DO ad
dressed al twelve O'Clock NJ. by Rev John Steele,
u. ID. collation. the arnory Of Geological Hall. nj
haif-past O'Clock 7. NJ; meeting. Of The socic-
ties IN their halls At afpast three O'Clock T. N. ad