The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-20
Interesting Exercises Yesterday at
Princeton.
A SPEECH BY GENERAL SHERMAN.
Ex-Governor Seymour on the Relations Of the
State 10 Education.
A HOST OF GRADUATES.
PRINCETON COLLEGE.

Encouraged nshe beautiful summer weather tho
inhabitants OF and the visitors 10 Princeton were
astir at a very early hour yesterday morning.
rhe Star Spanged Banner noated from every pub
lie building and every housetop, and the streets
were alive with the gay lhrong long before the
learned Of Law and letters mad taken their morn
Ing meal. The only DRAWBACKS TO all this gladncss
was The knowledge that one OF Princcton's ablest
professors was lying tho point oil death. Soon the
bells Of old Nassau Hall summoned all TO the college
grounds. and while excellent band performed selec-
sions from verd's Aida the hotels poured out their
inmates, who moved without delay to witness the
"ivy Exercises"
r. ii. Corwine d. c., who IN his Ivy GRAFTON called
atlen to the changes and events OF which lie Is
composed. said the country demands the support
oil strong healthy minds OF educated in morality
ana government
SUPERINTENDENT PoLLocK's SPEECH.
In tho FIRST Presbyterian Caurcn the Superin-
tepdent Of The Philadelphia Mint, James Pollock, OK
Governor OF Pennsylvania delivered AN oralion be
fore the American ing Society and tho Ciiosophc
Society, OF which he was elected member three
months ago. He said to the students:-Your country
awaits your action. Her future is linked 10 yours, and
to both the destiny OF world. In this the
nour OF her onward mighty movement, In
this the day OF her peril and her strength,
she calls you duty ana invokes your aid, TO
passing away. Our country IS future! What shall be
It's record Who disclose sequel iorctcll It's
destiny? Shall anger discorG and iraternal STRIFE
peril her existence and cast her monsirous mourn
lu wreck upon the shores OF time? Upon you de-
Ponds the solution OF these questions Then, con-
nucd he. there just now what may not be inaptly
termed professional mania abroad in our landau
overweening desire among our young men TO enter
,ome one OF the so-caled learned PROFESSIONS regard
ing them the only road to wealth.
honor and political prcierment; turning away
from honorable industry and the mechanic
rts, as II these unified for the higher
duties OF The scholar and The statesman This IS AN
error worse than mistake. Whatever of social or
political position and influence the professions
ferred In days gone by their prestige Is almost
gone, their charm is broken. fhe age demsnds more
than intellectual culture moro than comprehensive
scholarship IL requires tone OF pure patrIotism-a
thorough cultivation OF tho moral and mlder virtues,
character, soften The manners and control tue lite.
At the conclusion OF superintendent P0iiock's
speech he Warmly congratulated by General
sherman, President McCosh aud other notabiiities
who were on Tue stage
GENERAL snERMAx's SPEECH.
Accompanied by the larger number OF the faculty
the General OF The Army and the President OF the
University thou repaired 10 Dr. McCosh's residence,
where he doors were throw open 10 all those VINO
desired pay their respects 10 the Generals then
Mt Y. NJ, the First Presbyterian Church, Dr.
McCosh SAID that the address 10 be deivered by
General who was about 10 appear before them would
principally aude 10 the late Professor Henry, but ne
might touch on other topics, aud he Tor one did not
think there were mauy IN the audience who cared 70
RESTRAIN General Sherman IN anything he might do
daughter ana appause.) General sherman then
stepped the front OF the platform and delivered an
address, OF which the following Is nm abstract:-
You oncc mad here. ms member OF your faculty,
Professor Joseph Henry, u man oil gentle dcneanor,
utterly unosteniatsous aud tree IRON arrogance OF
wisaon, Inc very type OF which you should ever
Industry and patient research may accomplish leei
sure there must be men this audience who urst
learned from Professor Henry that ths air VIC breathe 10
composed OF several gases, any one OF which
Is deadly poison, yet mingled together awe hcaith
strength TO The BODY and elasticity 10 the mina;
thst heat pervades ali matter converts wafer luto
steam, the great motive power oil machinery, and yet
little more, THIS steam becomes an explosive gas,
renang bots and bars asunuer aud spreading acstrac
tion round about How beautiful were his thoughts
ma words wuen Treating oil The harmo MES OF sound
lud OF snt, and still more he penetrated deeper
deeper Into the mysteries vi The then new science
OF electricity. vi ali men he seemed most inspired
with The Keeling aNearer my God 10 Thee He knew
that all science emspates IRON the Creator aud
Is governed BY universal and Interchangeable law, and
that man Is freely invited TO seek ana discover.
Quietly hts modest study mere al Princeton ne de-
vciop.d by known metnods. electricity IN quantities
limited that could bride and handle II 10 his
He knew that hardened steel would become u
per nanenI magnet by certaia use oil the electric
current, and noticed that soft iron only mag
Whine the current was continuous, but instantly
lost us power when the currcnt was broken Here
a GIscoyeryl Here Was new knowledge never
before atsiEcd by the strongest inseects OF bysone
ages
knew Professor Henry well In his later years.
when associated with him As Regent oil the smith.
soDian Institution At Washington, and have listened
with exquisite pleasure TO his explanations OF the
most Complicated Phenomena OF nature. have
heard ms associates relate now-when our country
sgltaIcd by political strfej when Congressmcp,
JUDGES and even soldiers broke their solemn
S cS'd' var naa arSsy.d fa.ns2 ssa,ns. son,
brother against brother; when Tho Smithsonian Was
made 10 rcsound with the continuous passage OF ar.
nliery, infantry and cavalry when very pandemon-
ium lei loose upon our afflicted couniry-tnis
quiet, modest. urave man went on IN his iainiiar
way. eiaborating natural truths, and peering among
The Tor the missing quanes OF tho great orrery
oil nature with n simpe chiidhkc faith when dsin-
onstrntcd That ms mind reached outside the storm
CLOUDS raised by mans passion and mans inhn-
manly. 4 was present IN Washington when tnie
Or universal griei; tho President Congress ana
inc Supreme Court who had ceased their labors to
pay just respect TO his memory aud follow him 20
p grave, where all present pesved that the soul Of
Professor Henry had not lar TO 80 10 meet its Cod
because In HE II had reached out IN that direction
iurther than That OF any other man OF ms day.
sciEsog AND RELIGION
Tell me not thai science Is antagonistc to religion
Science Is but the knowledge nature and oil natures
laws anu he who peneraes furthsst into the book Of
be convinced OF tho INFINITE wisdom
md pebencsbce OF the Creator, aud must real.
izs the bitterness OF human intellect In compar-
lson. That religion when cheeks human knowledge
and. by torturing the meaning OF worus. attempts TO
oy artificial metes and bounds ~ not
divine, but rs more pricstcraft IL 10 Of the earth
cartby-a very ,yrant-and smana,es IRON the bascr
part OF human nature, The God who male the spheres
and balanced them Ia space Is n groat cod. de in-
vtes man TO penetrate His mysteries anu laws us lar
n his Limited lntenect can reach, out Wisely makes
each step In the progress oil development
dificult That new knowledge shall not
come by chance, but only tho result OF
patient toll ana labor to which all men are doomed.
What easily Is appreciated, for the mind de-
Iignts in surmounting difficulties. What earthly Gu
ioyncnt compare with mat which attends the
discovery Of some new prncip. OF natural law or
somc application OF an old principleS What
human delight can compare with that OF
Franklin, when he realized that the lightning OF
heaven was tue identical thing he could Rcp-
crate by friction; OF Henry, when he
txedt hat q a
OF n piece soft iron, magnet Ny the unequal oxi-
dalton OF pieces oil metal; oi Agassiz Ia exploring
The Amazon, when. after integrating a nhh from
few scuttca vcrte brn o niterwsrd found tho living
tpecimen TO con1rm the correctness OF his prior
scientific eonstruc.onY Yea, my trends, the
Of peace. but OF real happiness aud perfect
yatisiaction; aud there can be no true happiness
pn this earth without tolL mental or pnysica.
All real knowledge useful and should be held most
honorable among men and j, the mere soldier, who
have eit the Humiliation Of defeat aud the ecstatic