The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-24
NEW YORK COLLEGE.
REV. DR. HEPwoRTHs ADDRESS TO THE
, GRADUATEa.

REV. DR.. HEPwoRTH's ADDRESS TO THE
GRADUATES.
The Rev. Mr. Hepworth last evening preached the
baccalaure sermon before the New York College, in
his church, on the corner OF Madison avenue and
Forty fifth street. The church well filled soon
after tho appointed hour thafpast seven p M ana
after nearly half hours planned delay the
vico began. The graduating class OF the college was
nearly all present. but not in a body.
Mr. Hepworth took for his text Romans, KILL, ~
"And let US put the armor OF no." He said:-
Gentlemen OF tho graduating class OF tho College Of
tho City OF New York, need not say that you have
arrived at critical period OF your career. We are
gathered around ono of your milcstones, and hope
you will not forget that II is garandsd with our
prayers. You are like those who have gathered
in some march and are about TO start over the
desert plain. Buoyant youth laying aside its
books and dreams and getting ready 10 cope with
realities OF lite has the best wishes OF all thoughtful
men and the prayers OF ali Christians am TO speak
words OF advice TO you out of my experience and
observation. am not TO theorize but to tell you what
have learned. You mus. have tho courage to
face facts. Much hard work lies before you,
and you have reason to be thankful Tor
II. success most things" Montesquieu says.
The temperate zone, not the tropic IS the producing
oil tho highest type OF men. Hardly one Of the
foremost men oil the world does not depend patient
toll Tor success. But II you have Arm purpose and
q high aim, success IS almost surely within your
phaei, hts nrst and very crude, The other one OF
his and almost divine What dierence To him
nothing was tr,he Napoleon said, There shall DO
Alps" and 10 MIN thsro wero none. There will be
Alps in your way, out steady purpose and calm do.
termination will overcome them.
CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY.
In the second place sturdy character and integ
rty always win IN the long run. Ii you want to 40
something great begin by being great Honesty
even IN this naughty world Ia almost omnipoten
There maby houses In mis- city that were Quit
slender foundation. Alter the panic came mere were
many vacant lots Not all The army Of Cnsar can up
hold a wrong or put down the right Believe this,
act upon II, and your heart viii % made glad. Tue
Tam Min "a lhA Up
tian religion. calm, liked belief leads TO the
Hottest motiveA Those attributes which mako
you respect yourself, and tho world 10 respect
you, come IRON Christianity. In order TO sue
coed in the highest sense one must believe In the
nothing but guesswork. Tako this with you aud
make u your rads nlecum and your reward Is sure.
. dsluslon. They would give us Aihenian standards
and an Athenian outlook. No, they are not gen.
srous enough Tor that They might class some
OF Us as stoics, some as epicnrcans, but
they would leave the OF US the
Old Athcniun altar but would break In pieces the altar
TO the unknowr God We must nciths. follow Plato
nor Socrates We are told by these men that tbs
Scriptures have been made nun and vod by science.
" would not DO Improbable TO apply TO tnem their
own rule OF allowing none but experts to give es
cdthedrd opinions. Science has Its hands full Even
the nsbular hypothesis is only n hypothesis. While
sssary for science make any excursions into the
oiogy ana tell Us what We must and what Ne must not
believe.
rms PHILOSOPHERS STONE
One rule 10 valuable Anything thai works wen 10
likely 10 be true and can be frosted. Apply that to
the lille your Lord aud accept The result The true
philosophers stone 10 to DO ound IN Christ and IA no
ono else. if we study Hts lite and story, then We
shan % ready TO say, "rruly this was the Son OF
God" Gentlemen, that religion which served your
fathers will aii you. IL made the martyrs o. the
early centuries IL madc the stout hearts OF tho
Reformation IL 10 our inheritance to-day. IL Is the
power oil our pubic opiuion. II stands with eighteen
centuries behind IL IL L. folly TO shut our eyes ana
say there Ia no sun Take this religion ~ your guide
aud It's head as your personal friend; Standing on
the threshold oil life, II you would take clear view
OF It's realities you must do through
the medium OF the Christian religion. You
ma hepiuincss anu hopefuincss only In II, and at
last, when the scis your work IL DONE IL will
teach you how to hit your eyes 10 that homo which
eternal in the heavens
so, in the name OF oil you friends, pray Gods
blessing you. pray that your lie may be pleasant
but especially that we may all meet Al inc judgment
bar the last each one with the record OF faithful,
manly iifa