New-York tribune., 1880-06-21
THE CONNEYCEMENT SEISOy.
ErTGFRS COLLEGE.

UICCHIArPEATE SERMON OF PRESIDENT CAMrBEfT.
The commencement exercises of Rutgers Col
Iege are the great feature OF the year III Ne"-IFphs
wick They were begun last night with the haccalai-
rente sermon to the graduating class which was
~ cached ny President Campbell before large audience
in he Second Reformed Church. II was delivered win
much earnestness and commanded close attention. Tho
text was: And ye shall know the truth aud tie rnth
shall make YOU free John viiI 32 Among the most
striking = ,rts Of the sermon were the following:
An Il Greek has sad, " On earth there is nothing
great but man. IN there is nothing great but mind"
and = modern philosopher was - enanorcd with this
sentiment that inscribed II on the wall OF his lecture
roor 10 he evcrprescnt and cverImprcs-iye lesson
o his pupils For part, remembering mans place IN
the scale Of beng and his relations 70 his Creator we
would never have formulated he sentiment OF the old
G rex nOr when made for us would We infcribc II on
the walls Of class room, II Il wcge the mOs needed
aud most Impressive lesson for youth The Master said
10 ,he young ~ in the GOspc There Is none good but
one that IL Cod" Chri- in ia" market place OF the
world offers truth TO They who receive II from The
Master receive the Master with the truth Tor the tw"
cannot be scp.ra'cd. That can never happen here
which PytharorIs said OF hnnsel upuu frros qI stion
ing Iiero returning from the Olympic games. VISITED
Pythasoraa and inicrfogated him about his phO@oph
cal position. 'thaLOras replied some ~ to the
Ovmpc flames to contend I'm the gaines some tn sell
mrrchanGi' thos- who thther. Some again 10
make merry with their friends again. to Look on
And P1,thagOras added. look But In the market
place of TRUTH where the Master calls upon all to bny
there are bnt two c.aSsstlus WHO hug the truth ana
those who ,o rot And tho,c who look AMI those
who huy and sell other commodities III the mart "i
truth and those who tucir friends all
in moi byIn reject truth aud doing Il they bctVr
ON and are the servants Of the d"vIi. wlon many OF
tn m deny CVra ~" existence ui tn"lr hHHtrr bli tl
VII, the truth receive the Lord of the truih
along Wl!h IT,
be the controlling power III IN" ~oIi And thrr" Ne
over nur personality. our rr~pun-biltF, our moral
character. Man god aui great, nH the VIII repro
dare, thOsIi, pr iidc, pur"'' W"rl ana dcc, Tue
GOO. AID great ~ Gut reveals j. IN liinS'lL
Wncn. men. the vii cOutr Is uurr tre g1canre 81
rrth the distp is free. r. Is hntdHsr the worst on
earth when anything else IN man hut tGt iutcl1r'U
W II coutro.-. All rAe in man hut tn inrlecM VII -
II servant, slave. The very utrIlcct sr. at brings
trc th il servant ~ the VII. II = no mOrr thdn
the servant thai hriu-1 mr.Si-r from God - thr
bfi, = tIuth To 1t ,'s bidding. In like manirr the
app"iitPS dcSirr- IhtrtlOUS, are great I'M nl<% '"
i;ui they work ~ servants ana liz" AL ser
wants, when thrY tiSurp nuth Islty ant te""n" ihr
ml-erS, they tnc UlrcSt tYfan'S aud Work hlirF
run. II j. freedom wiirn al mdliN ppwtIN ohct ia
W ami the viii IL rnl gArnci 10y t1" trilh Ad th'
Of soul rec tom when the VIII c"l'nahiS ii'
intellect 10 hrIns tine kuOwl~ nccrss ~ Tor intll-
gent control and thr intellect. he IN Ub"cnf servant
srt. dl gently {" work 10 Z f And prlnG L. thr vi" "hh
II calls for. And the sOu-r1"tOm II confirmed Wien
wi, lcc.pt4 the guidance Ot truth aud rnt"'- a3"ttr
dsrr arci ion. Whatever rl'e ha- power IL man ana
naAr, each and t 10 Lci or Withhold Icon A. Vii CON
I.iii,ls. II freedom when the God dpponitd td ml';'r
is master, ana al rls, IN il servant app" " tne
save M are the ircis N tn eiiv". Ini"irt tie
ave WIN with ~tlolr ana ItEh y
cAiic,lurr S-nrra H"r Nriu. IL rrtr'-it-
H. "A buttcIny sitting IN a rflI"i ild driNhE
dragon. Ard nil ICr controlling ~ ndn rNcrp hy ne
OoI-t.u-h5 HtrI.I:c"t viii - - butterfly driving
draAun.