The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-20
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PACKER INSTITUTE.


BAccALAuREArE SERMON BY REV. JOSEPH T.
DURyEA, d. y.
Tho chapel of the Packer Institute was crowded last
evening The occasion the delivering OF the bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduating class by Rev
Joseph 7. Duryea d. ID. Amer the visitors were all
seated the graduating class and The FIRST and second
academic marched in. two by two, singing 1.-THE March
TO Victory" Or. Duryea opened tue exercises by
prayer and reading OF the scriptures. His text was
Ruth, H., II. He said June has long been TO the
chielsst Of the months, not only because ma
lure spreads forth the beauties OF her FIRST
fresh burden, but because il is the time
given by parents teachers friends youth
OF our schools No month in the year ul OF
timeni OF One and deep and tender feelings come
10 bring you good cheer, to say-be ruslul, hopeful,
joyful would that might have you alone that
could open mans heart to you and talk older
brother to younger sister; is hard 10 be sincere
and honest when speak you in tho presence OF
others. but you mine Tor tonight and shall say
what Will. hoping only Tor the guidance OF heaven.
desire TO set before you example 10 illustrate
OF the barley harvest in tho land call holy two
women might have been going TO Bethlehem
They both seemed sad, both were widows, one al
vanced IN years and one young The eldest had Jour-
ncyed years before with her husband To sojourn wh
the people Of that land when there scarcity Of
food in her own country Her sons had married and
her husband died. Then she heard that there
abundance in her land and she determined
to go home. There In her household two
widowed daughters one went with her and the other
remained. She went 10 her home. She had rich
kInsman, but she did not seek him. Her daughter sug
gested that she should go into the fields CLEAN She
was led; she did not know IT, There hand ex-
tended TO her and did it. There a
drawing, but she did not feel ~ but her ieet went
surely the place where God would have her CO. She
lighted upon the held OF of the hoblcst God
inspired The stranger found friends. The homees
found q home. Shc became the mother of king; she
became the mother OF Him whose name every knee
shall bow. The faith OF the Israelitcs is beaut
not daughter by blood, left home and friends and
comfort Ia for this old woman commend to you
this example of trust In God We live aud and
have our being In Him We ignorant OF the future
wc need care farseeing anu far-providing. We are
not able TO take care Of ourselves
Why should woman trust In God? Because q
man is more dependent than man upon kindness You
need the love OF God 10 upon. woman needs
trust in God because her future to be
much in her own hands mans. woman is edu-
Gated and she don't know what she Will be called
on 10 do Remember you called not simply 10
trust Ia Him and be blessed but you in the world
and part OF IL and you must enter into Gods plan,
and that plan involves work. You do know precisely
terminc to do and begin TO do what Is nearest at
hand. De not look for wotnan's sphere; every ones
sphere is where he Is You are gong home; there Is
your sphero begin there. Gloriiy the common offices
of life; that Is the grandes part OF womnns work Ia
this world. We must have houses, aud they must be
kept There are exceedingly tame ana routine affairs
that must be accomplished, or the world would stand
bling. Iii your business TO put into them n feeling
and spirit will transmuto them into divine art