The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
ALUMNI DAY AT BUTLER.
President TuttIe's Address to the Ua-
der-Graduates.
Meeting of the Directors of the University
"A Change of Secretaries-The
Alumni Elect Oficers.

Inc college chapel last nlghty al lrVlngLon'
was well tiIled by the students aud friends. vino
had met to hear President Tuttle, of Wabash
College, deliver the undergraduates adore S..
DR. futile met with cordial reception. His
theme for the address was: Couture and Chris
tianity as Regenerative Forces" The following
is synopsis OF his remarks: You students are
to determine the future of the republic. The
human family Is debased, and the means of
lifting up the race is suggested in the werd
couture" There are two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Christianity. The genius Of philosophy reached
it's highest culture under Aristotle,
Plato and Socrates. But did this
raise the neral force of cultured soeietyf
The golden age of Pericles displayed the laKity
of morals In spite of culture the Athenians
| fell into dotage aud imbeeility. The name Of a
nation which was raised out of moral debsse-
ment By Athenian culture cannot be found.
| Did it raise woman to such a dignity rs to make
| me sOciety 1t produced a model for other ma
| tionsf We speak in glowing terms Of ancient
culture; msdern deserves greater enlogy. l
| will not split hairs over atoms and mOnads, nor
| viii make fool OF myself by asserting that
\ such universe a. lind myself IN reached its
perfection without the agency OF a peTsonal ana
omnipOtent God. The brightest scholars are
| looking for the secrets of the glars Many of
them have sent a,shiVer OF terror over many
! who have rested in the heart of HiIn who died
| On Calvary de not speak unfrendly OF these
great scholars What have the apostles OF the
modern culture denes Have they gone INTO the
hearts Of cities where dwell thieves and muir
derers and made the people over 5y divine phi
lanthroPy4 Has che Of them who believes iH the
philosophy OF culture d0ne what the Christian
missionaries have done? The great thing was
not to discover whether man was created or
eFusveds 1t ls to save him. We want a seionoe OF
biology which saves living souls, and not one
which will only discover how the five toes OF the
horses feot may be traced. IL has been said that
4 piafia hua aaa
lied. The beautiful spots in the moral desert OF
the world have been created by this Christianity
MOderR culture does not attempt to lift saNaSes
| 1Ht0 a beautiful life. There Is only one power
that can conquer foreign world-it is NOT gas
not COAL not phOsphOius, bur it is Gods Son.
Tue natloDs tlaB govern the world are sueh
| through Christianity. Take from England
! what slse has learned from Christianity and she
/ would he on q level wlth Persia. Purge New
| England OF the power of Christianity. and IN
/ conceivable calamihes wsRla epsue. Christian
ity Is new at work in every department OF learn
ing. Whoever calls Christianity foolish, 10 il,
/ stupcndous metaphor, the foolishHess nf God
| Suicides are increasing, crimes augment To-
day jury, after u long trial acquitted men
4 VINO had admitted their Grimes. IJseetns that
| some fatal malady has attacked public and Pri-
Vate morals. II men do aot believe in Ged it
1 will make them under some circumstances
4 Nhtlists. others Communists. We do not want
| less culture, but we want also to save men.
am not denOrneing scholars ia ANY department.
| but when anybody attempts to substitute learn
1 ing for CAflstiaRity raise any voice IN protest
| Rightly considered, each discovery will add new
The commencement exercises proper viii De
held ts-Iaer;O morning, beginning at $50.
ALUMNI EXERCISES.
| In the afternoon, yesterday, the alumni held
| their reunion The class of 70 was particularly
| conspicuous, presenting n perfect organization
| and giving performance Of many exoellencies
Professor James A. Young read the history of the
class SINCE 1t ''commeuced;" Miss Janet Moores
read Original poem. and Mr.. v. G. Clifford de-
! .livered an Grafton The class last night han
| quoted at the home of its president, j. b. Keal-
| ing, in Stratford. In the the afternoon an cpl
sode occurred which bid fair TO eclipse any
| event Of the week. The glee ciuh, for an encore
attempted to sing S'Moses in Egypt" twenty -four
stanZas, After sixteen verses had been mel
lTfannsly disposed of, delegation of juniors at
| tempted to ahducG the war0lers, ladies and all
| When Junior Stone attempted to 'tsurround" a
| young lady tragic scene was threatened, but
the general hiiartty caused the affair to end in
| comedy
The following officers OF the alumni asRoeia
| ti0n were elected j. b. Rearing, 10, president
Miss kate Graydon, rs vice-presideDt; H. u.
| Brown, 80, corresponding secretary: Miss Tade
| Hartsui, 80, treasurer; Miss Lette Lsughlin,
| Following the election the alumni wrestied
with the college nine in "a game of ball, tieing
the game in the firth inning, hut losing ii
eventually by score OF 10 TO- through series
| of misfortunes, accidents aad-ead plays.
DIRECTORS MEETING.
! The directors of Butler University resumed
their meeting yesterday afternoon. Ovid Wal
lace, secretary, resigned the position, and Prof.
ID, C Brown. new in Europe, elected 90 the
vacancy, ana also made adjunct professor
of Greek. The board appointed n committee to
examine the condition of finances, aud to con-
4 slider the advisabiity OF selling enough real es-
tate to endow an additional chair in the literary
i department.. The -o0mmittee viii report at the
/ fan peting, The matter OF employing an agent
\ 80 labor In behalf of the university was taken
under adviseinent and win be further c0nsid-
cred.