New-York tribune., 1878-06-24
UNION COLLEGE.

BACCALAUREATE SERMON OF PRESIDENT POTTER
EULoGIEs or PROFESSOR JACKSON AND OTHERS
or TIE COLLEGE DEAD.
lFRoM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNEl
SCHENECTADY, June 23.-'The Baccalaureate
Sermon Of President Potter Of Union College,
delivered to-day was eloquent and touching memo
rial OF the late Professor Jackson reference also being
made 10 Others dear to the college who have recently
departed Hc spoke touChncly OF the close friendship
NJ Professor Jackson with Professor Taylor lewis aud
aleo with Professor Joseph Henry OF Professor Lewis
as a rapt listener from bOyho0d TO all the "yarous
p guagep Of Nature, and while giving back their les
sous TO listening thousand,. himself losing slowly all
M pine or storm lie also spoke OF DIR. jackson IN
IKE manner, finding his Joy through the eye in the
study OF the woud0s gh Of star and planet by which
he read the rhyme music OF the spheres the universal
0raoro Of law and mathematical relation, The crdina-
snfrrng universal blank Oi Natures works which
Milton 80 patheticaly deplorcd Tor himself These grand
aud trur men, the speaker said were lovely ana pleas
ant m their lives. and u death they were no. divided
tLc same Summer being their last Oh carth.
Dr. Jack-on's English ancestor left England for New
castle IN 1925 moved to the undertaking by dream OF
fair Garden sprlng.ng from the wilderness and becom
ing his home The vision fulfilled In the tnen famous
botanical garden his grandsons, near the homestead,
and the wder-kuOwn garden upon College HILL IL was
race OF honest industrious God-iearng people, after
tho manner Of the Friends The professor was born IN
1904 in Orange County, n u graunllea VI I'D Hu
was connected with the college faculty from that uhe
n
Of his ancestors WIN @ '
rare devotion 10 professional duty. He was always
' SnJ reaned and his charities of heart hand knew
only tine limits imposed by his INCOME MS aHectoh ior
the youth under his care was distinguishing tInL ne
,perpd 10 their sCucs and material nnXctles ana
bore with their waywurdness. lie had no syLpatB
with the pOsitiyism the nilnsm OF te dy DGl was
a Cllrisliap looking through revelation ana nature
up 10 natures God The college Was, also ig ca.lgu
from among its trustees Mr. James Brown, ot New
York whose interest and confidence 10 Union C%9ege %
mad lately endowed IL with over TllOOOO' Tor thlfy
wears giving it hIs official presence ana wise oouses'
lie Il man Of modest piey' hose name was a i nnaI
eoI guarantees throughout the world, ana whose eha
ts were prOportiOnate 10 his large fortune lnGe hAu
died the Hon. VIM. f. AlIen c,assnaie @ o J
gOr Jacson s26l, whose loss the bench tne par anu
the press the church and us coege hATf ] % "a
commemorate with honor aha & @ nm of cGritai en-
couragement 10 the speaker Wnen hesalnk 70 sVuePt
t nxous responsibiuties aud manifested his constant
practical friendship.
The President alluded briefly 20 the character ana
end OF others who left the circle OF college interests
within the past year Joel b. Mott and the Rev. John
Mott CORNER professOrs) Judge Foote' ol Geneva "a
raduate OF 1911; Chancellor Pruyn Professor Henry
ryhotp Uuon was the irst 10 honor with degree)i
Edward c. Taintor OF 1863 twho held an important
post the Chinese service and conrDT'vr % S NJ ToSt
promising future and BataE BrocklehAh tol TO
Gently killed upon the Western plains Ihs aauISss con CON
famed many practical applications 20 ihe ouis ISn 1
present-On the advantages ana 1snJ i,b ~ a % no
Professor Jaelsons passed IN cCens INV tSe
pure calm wholesome pursuit OF knOWlelgel Hlu % on
afber important topics deeply needing dlscnss0h III
restless material condition OF society In speahng o
the violent death OF young bfocklemhu, NJ w
he neaeiency or Indifference OF tine Government IN not
seeking punish the murdereIs ana M xnu.CS INC nav nv
and protect that exposed portion oi the i0ntt.
whole matter had hitherto received only the attention
ana efforts OF private friends AFTER an ealess @ anu
sloauent appeal TO the departing class the speaEer con
binded with a nne EXPRESSION u the sehuuehu ahaA
| ened in him BY the funeral Of Professor jackson
Tho Baecalaureate Sermon sarvtees were largely at
tended Tue Rev Mossrs Darling Critics and Alexander
took part in the proceedings On MONDAY the Ours'o
-ardsr and the work on Memorial Hail. In view Of the