New-York tribune., 1876-07-01
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.


THE ALUMNI OF THE DIVINITY sch"oi-affriS"
OF TuE Pill BETA. KAPPA soCihTY-Plof' pi-
MANS ADDR IS
IrRoa AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIVE TrIBUNEI
CAMBaIpGs, June 29.-The final exercises IN
CommenceuenG week az Harvard University TOOK ldce
to-day the annual meeting of the Alumni OF tue D'
ity School and the annual meOtDg OF the Pni Beta kappa
Society.
The alumni OF the Divinity School have been slSnty
dlscommodrd by t.e chanSe II the Comm ncen''n' Po
srainme at Harvard which absorbs the DIVINITY ocnoo
visitation day into the general CommencenhnI IL n
been the custom for many years for the tncooecai
alumni have dinner after the exercises Oh 's''"
day; but as Visitation day dropped cut the uither
dropped with II, and the fast this morning was
purely intellectual one. and was held In Appleton Chapel
where the Rev. Frederic Frothnrhain formerly OF bui
falo N " read excellent paper ON =" Our Work IN te
Light Of Present Me-, sstes." Tne value and power OF
ministerial work lies iu its reality science may change
its form tcism may modify iis insuuments; ont us
self is enduring as human needs, Some "i tne 10
mands OF the daythe demand for sensiuOnasn Ihe no
mand for cors and the demand for r"d aisn-
were IN their false and In their tru' lghs
The essay WAS broad and catholic in spirit deeply reve
euiial in tone and vigorous in tGongh After the rad
Ing Of tine essay association adj 'urned Ia HIrvaa
The same officers were elected f'r the rpsnin year.
viz. the av. Dr. Big OF Cam .1i : PrnS !o't e tne
Rev. Augustine Woodbury. OF PROVIDENCE we
Presideid, and the Rv Hen'y W. ,r, fNx oi
Amendment to tie constitution passed; = Thc
association shall oe osed II all persons VINO ntne M
DvinIy scho0l in Harvard Uu versty anal h. We received
certificate tue degree o. bhc" l1r 81 pVui1y t
for ad The minb OF to rga.ar faculty 9" 'lruo
ton in SAID school Honorary membels VINO shall nave
received academic or nOuoTiy degree rom harN"i1
tie association and elected az any subsequent annual
meetins provided twothIrus OF tine moinOeis present
The Pin i;et Kpa socciy held business meeting In
Boyst Hall. tine resden the hon iieiarS H. Ddla
f1llnA ~
the ensuing year Prsde T. EDWARD bVeieyt n"e
ycepresldent, francis f. rher SeTretii @ ~ e. - I 3
led by The Oer1.dnja IL dad the mars of Tue uaY
nstcIed 10 the sanders Tueatcr Amons those present
were Edmund Quircy. James Russell Lowell, Pttsdeni
EhOt X H. ram u, sAuVv. eS p Pa,bodv C. p
Cranch, th, Rev Oliver otodrns Aitcr mlsic NY e
Orchestra, tGe c.aru ntrOunGt; th orator O 'e G2
tie Rev. j. L. Dnan OF Lr"wn UhlVo.sly, bhe I' mg'
did ample justice 20 the cunent antilles oI F'1i' Dndh
aud 10 tAe expectations oi his Auditors u WIS a
subject suggested Dy the near aylV%aod % VI n1 n,d
orSay--a ciieu t-ouEhtiu ahd schOiai! ,ous'u
eat ON position anl iunuentc wHch Ibe euhcdfn
class should occupy III p"u"cS I n', 80 'io 4, th.
Gated class not Oi excetnnal enilnehce III nc
Ing attention lie LuIsut by Which onr is snprt me
prizes are luIchasod, carries vita u eeheiahJ
q want of aptitude for other wO X, ana tn'
service which original genus reni'r TO So
tIn injury IL susians 10y IT'S rarncstness oI,uary
duties But 10y educated men he madi thOse lndrod !.
the discipue Of surh university ~ tn.s 10 JuS
opinions TO speech. ani ind lUndeht ac IA Dt
Tucquey'le impressed witn tne acS oi rohspcuou
ability in our ln1"c men; but III thlS country pi.i.e
s,ryiCe j. Uny tc alm1Nt numD TcsS eXcltomth's
among us Ii True that free mt tau H. no not o
pec,s ~ pi, dnce superior mcD huG ses ms eq allA
true that tLcJ ml EO hmdeian,e 10 thc gown O
great IL tDey exist am, NJ us ic~ oi he reasons
assigned why do not 50 !nO lHllItS Wcie
exanIined ami routed, and Unr pOint suuhgiS EN-
Du led wiis, that system Ike our own th sc
pn io Iuuctiuus even wnen Regarded IfOhI elfl'ty
puuCa i1t vicw less si- niiietht tiin uh ci
other syseius existed IN 6be Old NOfiu duu
that sec usiOn les lar les ScrnoeO rear
infu ace II us in a srnsc, moe compete than
has b,rl pOs>iblc 10 d,ifm III - any Pr Nl'uh
systeIu siey, tdt IL is pdulic nnurlre idI rules
Doubt tie ben, liz eat results ol our
late struggle TO cure us o the hot n oOhlhS 50 eA-
clusNoy al utre formal COnstitvh AMI Io ttih us
10 l. se decree sour al itlOLd unIiy ANA sllclSth
winch lie within ecdt pr Vidonta dbpOotion Oi ou
hisio.y. LetIs not c.di IL chy OI tht NOtth over
tue sulth Ud fatLer yindicdtlDn our iofi Law bA
the great FACTS uItlUnd development Nith us
the true governing elias are not u aHl 10 bo tne mere
Utft tbOs tIec ana idonOh add tutt
cite that .,Oi.cl anon O when, Ia % iTt 4
state the administration tue luerc moGtnlhece ana
aghL 1t a!N.Id cncilSh ttters, ft ucl iuSteI thc
sciences, let Der e@,edd her sWi, To thc u,nl rs
kuNte &C. stll be her celrs tors III lac III
ture - tue past 20 be known as 1T M hci oI men
There ina poem tIIS ANs'ciOn doJOu!hcd
tO Is annual dinner IA Na-SdcDiisctls ild1