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the develnument OF character, must have right
feelings toward 1t. We must love ued Is" as AZ
aid the Psalmist As the scientific mind loves the
laws OF nature as the legal mind Is interest," gu III
and attracted by the civil law, SO, thouEh IN
hi cher sense, the good man loves me- ef ,h
universe and priles i, IN all It's holy severity
an i NJ conception OF the law and love OF it
spriug noble hsracteristics-modesty the daugh-
Ter Of obedience; reverence faith, which Is ODE
dlepce in the dark, power. Through humility
comes eNaltation. Not the mishty puV tne nieeA
Prom true conception Of law results true con
ceDtiou Of liberty. When the law becomes wrought
info the nature OF the he becomes Tree. There s
n Ii,srtv hut IN loving accord with righteousness.
II the Son makes US free we shall be Tree indeed
This fine discourse closed with the Gus
tgmary
AppREss TO TIE CLASS.
Yuma rri,nas orihe Graduating class
TIT were riven to me to-day 10 utter some word
H. Ike some no;e which should control your future
lives that word, that note, might well he Law.
Looking forward to the great work which you arc
to do. when is first TO attain character anu
secondly 20 empress your character on your genera
ton We ini zht almost sum up the utmost That we
wi.h and hope for you ip the prayer that you may
| la levers ot Go,l4s law But that would mean far
| more than that you would respect Inc laws
| Of the land and the common rules OF morally'
| We wish you to have such profound conception
! of law, such sympathy with u. both because o!
irs source and It's nature, such an enthusiasm LOT
discovering. defending and propagatinS H. thAt you
should a make the law, IN some one or other % us
r1orif,ld forms in 2 sense, your profession Some
M you Will be called 10 the practice OF clNll Jaw
noble profession honored by some OF the brightest
| and unrest names n the annals o. manklnd-noDle
| md honored. however only when law is studled
and adm inistered as the diyinely ordained connl-
ron 81 social well being; wnen behind the
| intellect that argues and tTaYersls anu APP
| neals = heart glowing with a seFaph
! love Of rizlte1 usness. Apd IN al the othsr
! f,-,f,ss.,ns ia those which deal with the
krlv with the mind. with The Immortal spirit VITA
Tho mater al universe, the end 10 be attained IS
! always the discovery, the Application or tne en-
! forceIuent Of law, 20 must there always he an
| unwayering belief IN the prevalence o. IA" a.
| s-afust all chance and caprice, and therefore
dey.tsd confidence in the real presence o. 19d n
! ali avs .hei her phys cal, social or moral. Nhen
! Won come q those serious hours before You IN Whlch
| S0u will debate the question OF profession, /
! think you will see plainly that N 9rQer 70 the
highest success IN any profession Sol must heep
! Yourself N communication with that part o! you
! nafure which finds expression in the laws Shleh
Govern that profession The question. be u new OF
J -id m Yoil previously answered or unanswered
viii then crme 10 you with startling cleafness Aho
soler,ulty whether practical faith IN TOD Is not
the first necessity in any plan Tor the future;
But it j. not for your sakes Only that nav, nave
! spoken a. ! have. We want you 10 carry these
IDEAS into the world. which greatly needs them, ana
! needs that YOU and such you should proclaim
! and exempt ~ them. Each one OF you Will stand
for certain ideas in the community in which you
! Iva Let one %. these IDEAS, and prom nent
! one he LAW. the country and me times
need 10 have this idea held sloit. 1t u not
| saf, T. magnify liberty so much as we
| have done without also ma-nliyln- law. y
| cry is rising frcI the hearts OF good ard wise
men all over our land for revival OF righteous.
nass strike this note clearly and with the ring OK
| sincerity in L. and you vii rally all good ana
brave men 10 your sioe. charge you, come not
hack 10 this College from which eager eyes Will De
watching you all along your career come not nark
here twenty five thirty years hen e, without
! having done a man work, or a woinAns work-ior
there is need o. bota-in the cause OF Tod ana
|
Ffcm this time forth you 90 your several ways
| yafions regions and into different spheres Oh
| action. Cur work with you is done. You are very
different persons from what you were iour years
ago and Il source Of some PRIDE 10 Us that IL s
| largely or work in you that makes the difference
! Take now parting counsel Wherever You 20
| remember that Gods law goes with you. II you
carry With youany opposition 10 II IN our hearts II
| goes as an avenger whom you can never elude or
] overcome. Il you are ID loving sympathy with II
/ Won shall find il your powerful helper, working
both 10 gou and for you bearing you on TO the hlgh
places Of earth, and setting you at last by the side
| Of II u who gave HIS lie that you and all men
| IN sllt he brought 10 obey and lore bod's law.
The music of the occasion. which was OF
noticeable excellence, was furnished by
quarte:te. consisting of Miss Kellogg. Miss
Wheeler. MIR Stephen Hopkins and Mr..
Tobey, nnder the direction OF h. NJ. Read,
who presided at the organ. The pieces were
a fine opening anthem, "Alleldla, by
Henry Wilson Deus Misereatur. IN kb.
by samuel jackson: and Hymns HIS and
80, Of Songs of the Sanctuary.
SOCIETY FOR RELIGIOUS INQUIRY.
The anniversary of the Society for Relig
ious Inquiry, occurred Sunday evening.
An address was delivered before the
Society in the College Street Church, by
Prof. Timothy Dwight, ID. D., OF Yale
College. who was introduced to the au-
dience by Mr.. George 4. Cutler, President
of the Society. Music was furnished
by quartette consisting OF Misses
Lawrence and Woods and Messrs.
James 4. Brown and A. Wheelock,
Prof F. H. Wood presiding at the organ.
The selections embraced the Deus Mis-
ereatur" of Edward Holmes, Jr.; ''Lo the
day of rest declinoth,' arranged from
Flotow, and the 366th hymn. A large
audience was in attendance.
The following is an abstract Of the address
delivered SUNDAY evening, before the Socie-
ty for Religious Inquiry, 10y Prof.. Timothy
Dwight, d. D
Dr. Dwight took for his text Acts xviii 2@-3ii
But we desire to hear Of thee what thou think
est Tor as concerning this sect, we know that
everywhere il is spoken against.
And when they had appointed him a day, there
came many 20 him INTO his lodging to whom he
eKpounned and testified the kingdom OF God, per
suadirg them concerning Jesus, both out OF the
law OF Moses, and out Of the prophets, from morn
Ing till evening.
And some believed the things when were spoken |
and some bel eyed not.
And when they agreed net anon. themselves,
they departed, after that Paul had spoken one
word we'll spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the |
prophet unto our fathers,
Saying TO unto this people, and say, Hearing |
ye shall hear, and shall not understand and seeing
We shall zee and not perceive
.. For the heart OF this people is waXed gross, and
their dull Of hearing. snd their eyes nave
they closed lest they should see Win their eyes,
and hear with their ears, and understand with theft
hearts, and should be converted, and should heal
them.
a. Be 1t known therefore unto you, that the saliva
ton OF tod is unto the Gsntl!es and that they
And when he had said these words, the Jews de-
parted and had great reasoning among them
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own
hired house, and received ali that came in unto |
Preaching tho kingdom OF God, and teaching |
those Things which CONCERN the Lord Jesus Christ,
with all confidence, 10 man ioFbidding him.
In this closing scene OF P4uls career the gospel !
Is presented as coming from the greatest Of preach
ors to a studious and intelligent audience. since |
am called upon TO address body OF Bible students
could take no more appropriate text The sub
stance OF Pauls preaching was the proclaim alton
Of the kin gdom OF God. The fullness of time was
now at hand and the old dispensstion was passing
away. The apostles were the ambassadors OF the
new H ngtlom to make known Everywhere that il
was established. 1t would seem that this announce
ment WAS a necessary part of tauls mission, for he
went 10 those who had not heard the glad news.
lie preached the great truths that the Lord God
Vas omni present, omnscient and omnipotent, =
that the Divine Being not an exalted man, with
the passions and WEAKNESSES OF humanity, not
rival Of earthly potentates, not One satisfied with
merely outward services and offerings lie intro
duced a new kingdom, not Of this word but for il.
And we find here the APOSTLE fulfilling this demand
of his duty-preaching the spiritual dominion over
the souls OF men Whoever doubled rejected his
preaching could not change his course or make h m
hesitate in uttering his declaration.
Another part OF rauls declaration was when he
spoke OF the things concerning Jesus. The Apos-
from the MssteT snd which both believed. Without
Christ they were nothing hey had no claim upon
the wsrld apart from Him Ills doctrines could
NOT be separated from Himself. The klIgdon
coald not be proclaimed without Hin. Paul preach
ed that JesIs been cruched for and had risen
again. This rev doctrine. then, and he
preached II everywhere. AS rs became all things
10 all men he used all means to gain his end. HIS
power laid in the tact that he believed without a
doubt. And he the leader and exemplar OF the
itltudes since sent iorth 10 preach the Gospel.
The end and purpose OF his preaching was the prac-
teal effect OF truth upon the lives AID souls OF men,
Paul penetrated deeply into the mysteries OF the
Christian religion, but running ali through his
writings oneo his main objects is seen 10 be the
bearing u trpth gpon elarscter In his epistle TO
the Keenan, Christians tie en- ths suthor proposed
to himself that the nembets o. Tat church
night be established in the faith. TWAS an cara |
sst letter for pTactl5sl epd. Inc thrlstan sJs-
lem, in the view OF the Apostles, was founded on
certain great iacts-certain doctf es-Whch must |
be understood and believed. They declared the
ringdom and the things concerning Jesus. The
Glory Of their consists in aboring Tor the
'eformst;ou Of lives The inspiration Of the Apos-
les preaching was OWING 10 what God had done for
,imssn. Tbs JOY Of the eonyested soul naturally
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