The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-26
TRINITY COLLEGE.

yIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY COMMENCEMENT ExER-
Observation-Disclosures SERMON BIZ PnEsI-
DENT PYNCHoN--''PRoFEssoR JIM" ASSISTS
IN PLANTING THE CLASS wv.
HARTFORD Conn, June Is, 1875
The events Of Trinity College Commencement week
began with class day exercises on Thursday, which
occasion Mr. H. v. Rutherford delivered the class ora
ton and II. 0. Du Bots the class poem. After the
awarding Of essay prizes seven In number, the grad.
uatng class formed in lne headed by the President
professor JIM who has been janitor TO the col
lego during nifty years. and marched to the upper
ton Of Jarvis Hail. where they planted the ivy. Mr.
T. A. Porter, of South Carolina, delivered the
ivy Grafton, showing that the act Of planting
the ivy was not mere form, but
bond between each departing class and Its
Alma Mater. Mr.. B. 4. Warner, Of New Jersey, made
the farewell address, which he thanked tho citizens
Of Hartford Tor kindness extended during four years
The college song the air Of Ltorta concluded tho
exercises,
Examinations In mathematics, natural philosophy
and Greek took place on Friday; examinations in
Latin and English on Saturday.
On Sunday evening In the college chapel
PRESIDENT rYxcHox's BAcoALAuRxArE SERMON
was preached.
The reverend gentleman selected his text nom
Romans XIV, 1s, TO- 23:-"For will not darc TO
speak OF any Of those things which Christ hath not
wrought by to make the Gcntiles obedent by word
and docd through mighty signs and wonders. by the
power the Spirit Of Cod that from Jerusalem and
round about tho llIyricum have fully preached the
Gospel Of Christ, &C." President Pynchon said
The liyricun Of which the Apostle here speaks, and
where he says no had preached the Gospel the
Adraic Sea- just over against Italy on the extreme
side Macedonia aud from seventy to 120 mics
only distant from the Italian shore. From Jerusalem
and Antioch through Asia Minor, across the Hellcs-
Sv bsns snd .sso ,n nn
water through Ephesus TO Jerusalem, thence back to
Antioch, through Gacla and Phryga, thence to Ephe
sus, where hs spent three years. thence once more
Macedonia second time into Heilus thonce
10 Cornth, where this epistc was written. ST Paul
says ho had luly preached the Gospel of Christ and
ali this In q. lutte than thirteen years
after he first commenced his missionary travels.
For we must remember that II was eleven years after
St Paus before he began actively preach
the Gospel Of Christ and before he was ordained the
Apostcship of the Gcntiles He says moreover, that
he intends very TO cross over TO Rome and thence
10 continue his journey ctcn the regions Of
SPAN in iulfment Of great desire which he had for
and preach the Gospel in the Eternal city He SAYS
moreover, that reason why he desired to do this
because he ct that ne had no more any place in
these parts having uly preached already the Gospel
OF Christ through all that portion ofthe world.
From all this u is evasnt that no sooner had our
than the knowledge OF His advent into the world and
the great work vi redemption which Hc had wrought
out began TO run like lightning throughout the earth
This was owing manly to causcs-hrst the pecu-
liar character Of the Gospel as the proclamation OF the
visit Of divine person TO the EARTH who had given
Himself as . sacrifice for the sins Of the whole world
and then offered His sacrifice upon the altar OF God in
the heavenly places above and secondly, 10 the iac
ties Tor rapid communication which then existed, ex-
tending from Holy Land especially the direction
OF tho West and toward the great capital city OF the
Empire.
by direct and easily traced channel, from Jerusalem
TO Italy, and from Italy throughout the West unti It
reached the shores Pagan Anglo-Saxon England
proceeded the history OF Christianity In that
island to the present time Tor the purpose or
showing how il has been transmitted from The spot
where IT nrst began to the present time and
now has reached us in clear and dis
tinct form, notwithstanding the distractions that
ngs OF modern sccts. In conclusion no said,
The origin OF the religious confusion around may be-
traced 10 the fatal eavcn introduced INTO the Western
Church Dy the pride and cngendered by
passage OF Christian through the Imperial CITY, lead
ing men 10 prefer their own iancles and imagnations
matters connected with religion TO the liked faith Tor
apostolic times, and thus converting Christianity into
highly refined aud elaborate system OF docirinal the
ology the hand or on tho other, into vague,
dreamy and scepticaI mysticism.
The efforts, OF which the author OF one Of the books
refer 10 aRawl,nsons hampton Lectures, y and
which he says, weak and contemplate MS they arc
c by critics and scholars TO b., have nevertheless
had certain influence on the general tone vi thought
and have caused many;o regard the early infancy OF
Christianity as Dim and shadowy cloudanG, IN
which nothing Is TO be seen excepta lew figures OF
bishops martyrs moving uncertainty amid the gen.
crai uarkness." These efforts have had no influence
over you because you are convinced that these ncts
which the Christian religion reposes were per-
formed in tho broad light or day In the very centre OF
the world and In one of the most sccptca and at the
OF tho most enlightened ages They
stand therefore, upon bass than the cvcrlast-
ing hills and one which power can possibly shake,
because an act once performed can never be annIhi
iaicdcan never be made never TO have taken place.
In the second place. Christianity has not been pre-
sented 70 you as collection OF barren, past facts
which, from mere age although absolutely certain,
have lost their power, but rs great present
fact--vix, the existence OF living intcrccssor,
NJ this very moment engaged in working out sal
va,ion, and Just as much engaged in IL exactly He
was when on EARTH Christs work was not completed
when He dici ufon the Seek not, then with
pan and anx city Tor the proof OF things which faith
only realize for the OF their existence.
Say only, "Wit thou believer The bewidered ex-
plorer trembles and siammers, do believe" This
Is the true process o conversion TO Christianity. TIE
simple reception OF It's iacts and tho worship OF
thor THIS Is tue faith, my young brethren, IN which
you have boon trained In this faith may your Divine
Master ever keep and receive you last into His
glorious kingdom, amen.
Examinations Tor admission In the various branches
occur on MONDAY and Tuesday Meetings OF the col
cge corporation and the PM Beta Kappa and GRAFTON
" Rev Il A Washburu. ID d.. <ow York wtl