Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-15
BACHELORS Or ARTS.

The OratiOns of the Graduating Class.
What is popularity known as the exercises
of commencement day proper came off in
tho college chapel to- day, i'll two sessions,
occupying the forenoon from $3.50 q. m,
and not being concluded in the afternoon
at the hour when the 1NTELLIGENCERg goes
to press. Tho large, we'll lighted and
handsomely decorated auditorium was
filled to its utmost capacity, and many
persons unable to gain admittance spent
the day pleasantly on tho campus and
under the trees. In the chapel conspic-
ously over the stage hung al exquisite
floral design, 'S2, made from tho choicest
cut flowers, while in the background
tho class motto, "Dic cur hic," was writ
ten on the wall in evergreen. After music
and prayer
Warren J. johnson, Lancaster, to
whom was assigned tho salutatOry,
spoke in touching terms to tho audience
present welcomed them in earnest and
heartfelt words, after which ho delivered
an Grafton OH "Doubt and Faith as Ele.
mcnts of Progrcss," in which he said the
forces which move society lie deep. His
tory pictures humanity to us as it advances
!aboring and sorrowlng up the pathway of
centuries, but when VIC ask for the cause
of its lights and shadows its pages are 81.
lent. 1t rescues from oblivion virtuous ac-
tions, and carries them, on its stream down
through the labyrinth of ages but it tells
only of tho ripples on its surface. With
this man is not satisfied. IIe dives be-
low tho surface Of history there discovers
two forces at wOrk-dOubt and faith
two principles which produce those
mighty revolutions in religion, science.
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covers that whenever doubt destroys be-
lief in old things faith imposes confidence
in something new. Intimate as is the re-
latiOn of these two, faith is the grand
eliminating principle of advancement and
weishty issues, upon which empires have
been established and crceds have rested.
Scan closely the pages of the worlds his
tory, study those wonderful works of art,
and, painted on glowing canvas, engraved
on sculpturcd marble, will be found the
noble faith that existed in the bosom Of
their creators. However great tho inn
portance of faith it cannot be separated
from doubt in its bearing upon progress.
Along their pathway has followed the
worlds grandcst advancement Ill science,
art, literature and philosophy. To-day
they are mighty and in tho future, when
the bugler shall sound tho note g ad-
vance," doubt and faith will marshal tho
multitudes of investigators and will con-
tinue to be the handspring of progress for
the elevation and ennObling of humanity
and tho attainment of its true destiny
the final truth.
Oration-" The Individual in the State" "
D. Theodore Bauman, Dubuque, Iowa.
In reviewing the developments of govern
ment in their different phases, we arc
struck with the changes Of tho current of
popular sentiment in different ages. No
where does the Inconsistency of man show
itself better than in the Inconsistency of gov
ernment. Men with similar surroundings
prefer governments that are widely diverse.
Methods of rule of all kinds have been
tried from tyranny to the most liberal de-
mocracy, and yet evils that afflict the state
exist as of old. Where then, you ask,
lies the fault? Shall we cast it upon the
shoulders of the legislators, the poll
ticians, the laws? No, these and kindred
evils originate in the life of the Individual.
With him then rests the responsibility
for tho evils which curse the state. The
representation in legislation is in tho place
of the people, while the people represent
tho spirit pervading tho fireside. Hero
tho character of tho individual is moulded
for its influence on the state. Here is the
Itaska of their character which may be so
potent for good or evil. The child's ear
lest acquaintance of morality mirrors his
after-life, and when We recognize the vast
amount of crime over which the law has
no jurisdiction, and which individual influ-
cnce alone has power to check, let us all
unite in speeding the restoration of mo-
rality and virtue. Educate the individual,
reject class distinctions, and think not to
measure worth by wealth or title. To
revolutionize the state we must begin
with the individual, and if we do this with
our hearts in the work tho state will be
made grand iireside where each pulsation
OF every heart beats for a common cause
and a free, beloved country.
Music-Polka, Little Country Gill;
Faust.
Oration-''Marcus Aurelius" Roderlck