New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
MADISON UNIVERSITY.

MADISON UNIVERSITY.
An ApDRgss ON POLITICAL DUTY BY GEN. o. L.
woopFnRp-oR, DUATIHG EXERCISES AT THE
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
,rRon AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNEl
HAMILTON, June 22.-The ffty-seventh an
ptversary Of the Hamilton Theological Seminary took
,sce Yesterday The Rev. Dr. Dean. for 40 years mis-
sopary IN SIAM opened the exercises with prayer Inc
graduates then delivered the following orations;
.The Functions Of Life" BY O. R. Burnside. Earlvile
"Tbe Divine Element History" by A. W. Cody Gil
beT FeN,,,G, N y. aD,,, w. Clark
I-rSs future Of Missions" by A. " crum0' pr0ofAed'
FaS .n sf az S.ys faS SsyYGF
"BSsal Knsw ns4 IN the Pulpit by g. r. Robbins
Of Historic study to the Preacher by J. r. Sim
o. Paul N the Modern Pulpit by O. A Smith, MontgOa-
10 Christian canaOr." by H p; Ttns. New;york.
Address 70 the class by Prot. W. H. Maynard. d. D.
TIE graduating addresses of high order and the
words counsel spoken by Dr. Maynard were unusually
able and practical. During the previous Wednesday
afternoon there occurred the exercises OF the College
Class day. which always attracts an exeee d.
fngy large attendance An address, Grafton, and poem
besides tho usual class history and prophecy, gave
variety Of interest," while the tmehonored amusing
presentations under classmen provoked hearty merr-
ment The planting OF a class ivy was accompanied
with an ivy Grafton On Wednesday evening the New
York Alumni Association Of Madison University had
reuuion Postmaster T. l.. james Of New-Yo in the
chair The programme included brief address by the
Rev Dr. Patton OF The Baptist Weekly a musical per-
forance and an address by tho Hon Stewart L. Wood
ford OF New-York on "The Personal Political Duty OF
Each Citizen"
Mr.. woodford spoke Of the prevailing indifference to
politics political duty among the educated classes
and business men, and ascribed it, first. 10 the
WEAKNESS exhaustion naturally caused by reaction
after great exctements Of the old anslayery dis
cussious and of the secondly to the corruption III
politics largely caused by the defective methods Oi the
civil service and thirdly, to tue fact that few men who
would remain h, nest can seldom afford to accept pubc
Office since its emolumcnts generally 50 far below
what able men can earn private business In closing
his address, he said
There is sanctlty about nominations SIMPLY because
they are regular. Aud there is neither on oI Amounting
upon the brow regular candidate, jus, claims OF
apostolic succession IN any lalty convention. Nneh
Ba Sees s @ PH your
set right and II you fail in that then bolt your party
and heat H. As spirit better than Orm; the brain,
the heart the SOUL aid not the body, are the nab, 50 TIC
ideas and purposes oi government for when p"h'ics,
party IL organized are, its b. sense tie parry 20
long the zation susains pachca ho'-
ami efficient expression T. these osas, u ha lnt anu
such ideas But whom IL dscdrds AID rejects theIn or
unwary thai its ambitious leaders may get victory FOR
merely Relsh ends. when party has OulhNcu purify, "
has outved usefulness, and being deaI' odSht " Do
buried a, ,,.,.
But 10 return to this preext that the pecunay re-
wards of business aud professional life are so much
R1eaier than those of the public service as 10 justify men
In attending the former the exclusion OF the latter
IL ia certainly the duGy OF each aD.e-bOdled o. ab
minded ciizeI support his family BY his own Ell
fort either muscle brains ami during bis hea IN ana
strength make suitable provision for Ills ana thef
maintenance when old sickness OF any ineiIcty lOI
Labor may hindCr his Mug such support 1hs social
duty to family self aud does Justly excuse an
man from ambitious seli-seeSnS for Official place II
even excuses man. except IN rare cilsts ol pa0nc
IRON accepting official trust when ech trst
is tcuCrItd by his fellows even without FOIcT1JOh Dl
limsls provided that such acceptance lnetfeies Win
another actual aud necessary duty 10 FAMILY ana sen
But when popular ild ,mcnt voluntarily scects
man from Among ms fellows because the popular JUG
ept olhgeuty believes III lt lie is the best qdilcd
among them tulh and discharge tue duties OF any
ryen bubble then il is tie duty oi such ciZen 10 ac
cent the trust possibly NOhng can justly tA
els mis- clinatOn except the presence or some DINER
End higher duts. Utoitn scE an IDEA or Theory OF
the punc service seem TO you anna TIE stfiies ana
ambitions OF our PRACTICAL politics. II Is not mercy NE
trorV of he ideal republic IL Is the saving eaVcn Oi
onr actual state It constant presence IN our pubic
HE of come men thus guided ana tAuS hhlhs WHEN
largely helps to sustain lofty ideal OF pubic virtue
among paites ANA politicians. Some such men hOlior
our National Congress to-day. such Que War the Sfcdt
war Governor Massachuse is, man 10 whom puOlc
office WAS a duty, reluctantly assumed cOnsclentousN
discharged gladly surrendered The turf Ii green over
The grave John A. Andrew but his He fCibdins AZ
piuglarly pure beautiful example u our esiucaed
men OF one recognized Respected and fulfilled the
Obligations Of lis citizenship