The New York herald., 1879-07-04

General Jubai A. Early made brief address to the
graduates, after which General James A. Walker.
handsome speech, the JacksoEHope medals to cadets
McCord and Snyder. the first and second honor men
the battalion of cadets marched from the hail
to the parade grounds, where the officers for next
year were announced. The order to stack
arms was given, the band played f"Auld
Lang syne." and after giving three rous-
ing cheers the corps of 70 was disbanded for
ever large number OF invited guests were pres
ent at handsome collation. given by General Smith
ut his headquarters after the close OF the morning
James Mcdonald. Dabnoy H. Mawry | and General
Colston, late OF the Egyptian army, are here. The
ball given to the graduating cass came of tonight
AMI brilliant affair. General Lee remsins
President of the Washington and Lee University, and
will the active duties Of his office the LIST
of September. N u
UNIVERSITY OF vIRGINIA-DEGREEs CONFER
RED-ADDREssEs BY SAMUEL r. HUNT, OF
CINCINNATI, AND BISHOP DUDLEY, OF KEN
TUcKY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. July 8. 1879.
At the University Commencement to-day tho
degree OF Master Of Arts conferred six young
men. Twenty-Five doctors commissioned and
thirty lawyers added to the army already in the eld
An address delivered before the literary socie-
ties by Samuel F. Hunt. of Cincinnati. enforcing
with earnestness and eloquence the high duty Of
conscience in Public Life"
WANT CONSCIENCE IN poLrT1cs
In the course Of his speech the speaker deplored
the disloyalty to conscience which prevails in the
party politics and public discussions OF the day. and
maintained that without general morality there can
be no sound commonwealth. He warmly urged
reconciliation and pacifcation between the two
sections Of the country, and quoted the de-
caraton OF Edward Burke, "by considering any part
OF our fellow citizens in hostile light the whole
body OF our country becomes less dear to u.s."
There is no greater mission for statesmanship to-day
than to complete the work of pacication and recon.
ciliaton in order that the nation may forward
with the majesty of new life.
In conclusion the speaker urged that the high
duty of the young men. not OF the University Of
Virginia alone. but the young men OF America is to
expedent amplfy the sense OF justice in private
and public relations to intelligently exercise polt
ical rights. not only as privilege but as duty to
develop the spirit OF union and fraternity among all
classes and all sections and to magnify country
worthy the noblest zeal and the best affections.
ADDRESS OF BISHOP DUDLEY.
Last evening Bishop Thomas w. Dudley Of Ken
tucky delivered an address ut the joint
OF the literary societies. The Bishop opened his
dress with feeling tribute to the memory OF former
distinguished professors Of the institution. He also
paid an eloquent tribute to Virginia and vrginia's
University, leaning on her broken spear and
though widowed conqueror still through her sons.
He proposed to counsel with his brethren Of the
the University more glorious than her grand past.
He forth the two distinctive principles that the
namely. freedom and thorouehness-and brought
out clearly the point that freedom belongs
to everything pertaining to the University
sS their study free cree in d. II pes
the religion of Christ offered SO attractive face to
the young. the reckless and the indifferent here.
where no compulsion arrests their steps and drives
them unwillingly to hear the gospel story. What
may have been the religious belief OF Mr. Jeer
every honest Christian must rejoice that in his
thn
with every other truth No church. as such, should
have influence here Hesdvocated at length absolute
freedom of admission to the University In all its
schools and urged that provision should be made by
the State for this purpose. .+-ft
He also urged the Importance Of the second ingre-
dent that goes to make up the very atmosphere
of university life-thoroughness. Advancement in
this direction he regarded as the great means Of
gathering students from other States. The antipH~
thes and sectional animostes engendered by the
will be forgotten by the coming generation and they
will go to be educated to that place where the great
est teachers sit.
xxHoarArroN TO THE ALuxxr
In conclusion the speaker exhorted his brethren
OF the alumni to quickened remembrance of tho
principles imbibed at the University. He alluded
the disposition of public to sacrifice true prin
by the politics Of the day. There can be
freedom when adhere without regard
intelligence ana conscience alike condemn for the
advocacy of policy which they believe to be false
and its accomplishment by methods they know to bs
base He appealed to the alumni NJ Christian men ia
bear themselves bravey against the opponent to
Christian faith which appears In the colors and with
the badges of their mothers lcgion-frccdom and
thoroughness. This is the cry Of modern un-
belief. Freedom OF examination, thoroughness Of
investigation have exploded the old supersti-
day-the highest form Of developed matter. There
Is no hfc beyond. nor God. nor Heaven.
nor He'll" The conflict should not be shrked by
Christian men. He was not hore to preach religion
but to demand for the of the University that
In religion elsewhere they put In practice her
tcachings-even reverent freedom In thorough
handling. There be conflict between the
utterances of tho mouth. Gods Bible cannot
contradict Creation. II they seem to be ut variance
IL is because in freedom have framed hypoth-
cscs. the side or the other. which thorough
ness exposes unable to contain all the observed
phenomena.
grand ball was given by the literary societisa
tonight.