The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-07
STATE UNIVERSITY
coMMENcEMENTwEEk ATArHsNs.
Tho Vacancies In the Facaliy-Ths Haesalauseats
Sermon ty Dlahop rstsrLlu-The Brock Nc.
mortal SsruleeS-Eloquent and Touch.
= Ing Addresses Personal Notes.

Sermon by bishop rettrkin-Thc Brock Me-
mortal Services Eloquent and Touch.
Ing Addresses Personal Notes.
Special Correspondence Of the IntcllIseMcer. "
AioRdASrowS, June 4.--iour cores
pondent reached Morsantown by the
cannon Dall' (the stase COACH, at . r. NJ
Saturday and found "Athens" with he,
store clothes Oh. Already good numbe,
OF visitors have arrived, but Mondny will
bring much greater crowd. Among the
distinguished visitors now on the ground,
is cx.presidcnt ]. Il. Thompson, Of Jersey
City. They young x.prcsident is in splen.
did health, and is even brighter mud more
Joyous in nature than he used to be. His
many West Virginia friends will DO graft.
fled to know that he is as popular in his
Eastern field Of labor rs hc was here IN our
own Switzerland Of America. lie is, in
short, success. severalof the Regents are
here, and tho Board will hold It's first meet.
Ing on Monday. ++,+''.A
| SH'3 vncancic> In the Faculty. 1I'.H,
The chair Of medicine in the faculty will
have to be filled to supply the vacancy oc.
casioned by the death Of Professor II. W.
Brock, NJ. D. No one pretcnds to divine
who the successful man will be; and all nd.
init that another DR.. Brock cannot easily
be found. lIu was the embodiment Of
honor and manliness, and was at the top OF
his profession. His death was a great loss
tothe University and the State. .S =
1t is also understood that 4 president will
DO chosen. During tho last year the Uni.
versity has been in charge Of Vice President
d. B. Purinton. Ills administration has
been very successful. Indeed, It is sur.
prisingiy gratifying to his friends that so
young man could conduct the University
MI entire year without jostle or a jar, and
at the same time bring in so rapidly so
many new students. This years catalogue
will show tho largest attendance in any
single year since the foundation OF the col.
lege. II Professor purinton could be in
duced to accept the Presidency, it should,
i'll my opinion, be given to him by unan-
imous vote OF the Regents. But am in
formed that he prefers TO occupy his former
position in the faculty, because OF the re-
sponsibilities which the office Of president
would place upon him, and, therefore,
would decline the nigh office, il it were
rendered him. ~. 1,' = /
| The nnccnInurcntc Sermon.
To-day Sunday was the first day OF
note since the beginning of Commence.
mcnt week. Atll a. NJ. Bishop peterkin,
OF the Episcopal Church, preached the Bac.
calaureateSermon to an immense audience
in Commencement Hall. give below an
outline Of his sermon:
The text was Romans l:l6: "For am not
ashamed Of the Gospel Of Christ; for it is
the power OF God unto salvation"
Ills introduction was 4 happy contrast OF
the church OF the present with the cl,urcl,
OF the past: In the days OF Paul it took nc
ordinary amount Of courage to be Chris.
tian; bnt now there are no prisons, no per-
secutions. Men are allowed to recognize
and worship God as they may feel in-
clincd. 1t is tho duty OF all, in this en-
lightenedase, and especially the young men
in our universities. to investigate this new
Gospel, and like the great Apostle, who was
the worst OF skeptics, be candid enough to
speak their. honest convictions Notwith-
standing Paul's skepticism at first, he final.
ly declared, after accepting Christ that he
was not ashamed Of his Gospel, because it
had satisfied him that it was the power Of
God unto salvation. '.3:' -
Flrst-What is the worship which this
Gospel requires Of its adherents? Is it un.
reasonable? 1t requires belief in and
worship oil the Father, Son aud Holy Ghost,
There must be something, the desire oI
which and the love OF which will natur.
ally incline the heart to worship. Think
o. what men are worshiping to-day where
the Gospel OF Christ has not been preached!
They are bowling down to idols OF. wood
and stone; and in those countries where
the Gospel has been established, those who
have not accepted it are worshipiug Mum.
mon. Look at the difference in these
classes. How much greater the happiness
and usefulness Of these who worship God
] second-What are the doctrines it pro
claims? The scriptures declare that we arc
sinners before God; that we have done
aud are doing wrong in our hearts, But il
these declarations where is the room 70,
shame to rest upon the gospel Is it no
true that VIC are sinners The sun shinint
through the window reveals the dust in tho
atmosphere in the room. So the sun
righteousness shining into the soul reyeal
its natural deformitics 49,
| Third-But if there is no shame in tn,
worship or doctrines OF Christ, what shal
we say Of heprecepts OF the Gospel? The,
arc plain; such US, fear God and keep hi
commandments, love the Lord thy God
whatsoever you would have men do uutt
you, do ye SO unto them, &C. IL.
There arc two kinds Of characters pecu
liar TO the human family. There is ,h.
daring and venturesome, called the heroic
and tho other is mcekness, gentleness, for
giving, and slow TO act. The former is nd
mired by the world, while the latter is con
: sidercd poor. Yet it is the character OF ou
, Savior possessed, and ull the true md tn.
good should strive 10 copyaiter it. Shoult
VIC be ashamed 10 fashion our lives after thu
prccepts Of the only perfect being til,
, world ever saw? We ought TO say, Will
the apostle, I'VE are not ashamed OF til,
Gospel of Christi There must have beer
weighty reasons for m educated man lik,
Paul 10 give up the religion and prccept!
,, OF his fathers and accept tho new Gospel
; But after giving it fair trial, he declare,
to all the worl,i that he was not ashanct
: OF it. For 1900 years it has been OH trial
and has proved Of great value to man
Then why should we now resist il? -