New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-05
ccpuon or the alumni of the college at the White House
Inn afe,v after the inauguration

Immediately after the Inauguration.
INTELLIGENT ACCEPTANCE OF CHRISTIANITY.
One thing more was needed. He who had never known
aeieat whose physical powers were exuberant who had
bach a family about HIM, who had just reached the
highest position this great country had 10 give and who
had prospects before him. was to be struck down IN
moment by the hand of the assassin and be Obliged TO
a0"s SeaS IN That was such as no man
had before been brought TO- He needed the power TO
tan TAM mother t and from child had known the Holy
Scriptures. At eighteen he had ineligenty accepted
+ to others on the top Of Grcyock, when the hour
came to read chapter IN the Bible with his mother NC
for PRAYER He put mis- hand into the hand of who
had SAID when thou passest through the water VIII
now thee when thou walkes through the thou shalt
not be burned neither shall the flame k1nde upon thee
there the smell of FIRE his garments There was
nobravado or stocsm OF indifference Ice wisneo 70 HsI
When told there but one chance ne sald VIII
take that chance" But he also sali " am NOV S
impair sympathy. but with the sympathy and admira-
lion of tho waiting continents constantly @ a
passed into the shadow Of that valley when We e gs
dark, but which was hight to him. Thus was MS nie
bounded out up TO that point. -, ,.s s.,
would have been less distinguished for executive tnsn
intellectual power For that see no reason exeep. Tue
rarity of the combination 1t would have required
know indeed. of instance in history OF man eat m
debate or as an orator even nS ne reason for this
may have been that the opportunity 1or % S mn
reason that the habits of mind required for debate anu
for prompt and decisive action in emergencies are en-
are no more incompatible than strong IMAGINATION ana
sound judgment, than GOODNESS ana ns9so aS1 Si
and from every indication OF his military NE ana MS
bearing before dissenting conventions ana opposing .
Jores, especially from the % ne We may
well believe that in HIM intellect would nave louH no
function mnistering 10 boih the Wise nI o
cient action, and that his administration "oulo naNo
been efficient as it would have been wise
SOME GOOD RESULTS OF GARFIELDs DEATH.
Imake no attempt to interpret the Providence wmch
% idoptE Cor n
and in such manner. To clouds and darkness are
round about il. But that he was eminently htieu LII
himself and in the of his death to De the
object of gaze when should illustrate the power OF
sympahy in the condition under winch tne race rs
niaeed will not denied Through their common sy M
patty with him were brought INTO sympathy anu
permanent kindly relations with eaen otner a,En"
but great we know Tue common y inPae y
cond That was a great thing 1t loosencd he fast
enings of grudges between this country ana
that time impossible and to diminish the probability OF
it a long lime 10 come The message Oh tne 9ueen
will not soon be forgotten and the fragrance Ol tne
flowers which the telegraph enabled her TO lay upon %
bier will last for a generation. In other eouhes Vi
T1rope as Germany and Austria, in Turkey even, there
was a similar sympathy, through when theIe Mas
fuller apprehension and better appreciation VI our e
Ne have thus seen what President Garfield came to be.
and some of its results. How lie came TO pe what ne
was is OF little moment except as ii may aid Others who
wish to make fun nen Of themselves ana may anu enc
friends Of education IN provdlng the Des meds ~ o
able them To that. IN neither respect does MS career
suggest anything absolutely new; pn, IN oI 1d Nil aid
others CHIEFLY as a fresh illustration OF two principles
that no successful student can ignore one Is tia'
nothing that lives grow except by It's own activity.
This is because ali growth life works from lts OUT
waru. That It's law The other principe Is 1at al
mental discipline anu symmetrical sfOwth arc iIOl az
tivty OF the under the yoke OF the Will or personal
power
The exercises Of Glass Day proper began this AFTER
noon the class, alumni and guests were assembled
in the Church The secretary OF the cas
reported that twentyfour college prizes in athletics
had been won, two last sumner at
Harvard and others in former years j. j. Ger OF
Peru opened the class this afternoon Win an
oration and was followed by E q. Benedict, OF Sew-
York IN an Grafton The Ivy Grafton was delivered DJ
M l. Keilegan OF south Lee. The library Grafton was
delivered by L. 4. Davis OF Lawrence. ON the
campns before a audience, F. A. Erwin, OF " est
POINT made the address the lower classes lne class
pipe was passed among the graduates, H. L. Peakc, Oh
Chicago, making the pipe Grafton inns evening a
1roInenade concert in Goodrich Hall largely at
fsnded. In the CONGREGATIONAL Church tonight the
prize rhe torca exhibition took place. The prizes Will
he rded W.