Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-16
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
uu Observation-Disclosures sssnos.
rhe literary t.stisnies OF rrauhIia ava
Msrshsii-Opnuiug oi tue Commence.
msnt FXcrci,es.--.N Uai. wreh.


rae literary f.susmss o, rrauHi,a ava
neutrality-suspicious. oi tue Commence.
msnt fNerci,es.-A Uaia week.
The present is tho week of oDmmeuco-
ncut Ut Franklin aud Marshall college aud,
Judging from all appearances, the exer.
discs will b. invested with special interest
and u large numbor OF spectators aud audi
tors Will bo present t the various excr
Cises uf the week. They began with the
baccalaureato sermon yesterday, which, ,.in
the abSC noe Of the president, ! Rev. DIR. Apple,
was preached by Rev. J. =. Stahr, ID. u.
To night the ,sophUmores will give free
CONCERT in tho chapel on Tuesday even.
ing the address before the literary societies
will be delivered In tho court house, by
Col. \. X. MoClurd,on college Dreams -
on Wednesday evening tho sophomorcs
will cremate Analytical Geometry," with
tit exercises on tho campus Wednesday
will be alumni day, the programme In
Guiding the society reunions, tho alumni
meeting. laying of the corner stone Of tbs
Daniel SchOll observatory, the alumni
dinner, the class day exercises and tho
junior prize oratoriCal )ntest ; on Thurs
day the graduating exercises OF tho out
going class, sixteen in number, will take
place Vice President w. NJ. Ncviu, of the
faculty, prosidiIg.
Among the incidents Of tho week will DO
the announcement of the douation to the
fund foe the observatory building of 500
by the late Rev. SsandUr, doceasOd, of
Titiin, Ohio, who was onoe membsr OF
the class of 1854 also, thai Hon. Johu l..
Lgvau, Of Juhnstowu, Cambria county,
has given $3.50 to eudow the JOhu i.
beyan prize for the junior oratorical con-
test, the int rGst to Oe applied annually to
the gold medal presented to the winner.
The Ssccsisursato sermon.
The chapel was well filed yesterday
with an audierce assembled to bear the
bacgaIaureate sermon preached by Prot.
Stahr. His text was Psalms cxjN, o:
NhSroca3a! shall young man cleans,
htS rdy
By taking heed Gsrtto according 10 G,J
trDyi
Following is an abstract Of tho line OF
thought pursued in the interesting aud
Impressive discourse
Human life has frequently been represent
| cd uudcr the Similitude Of Journey both il
sacred aud prOf.uo literature. The thought
| contained in tho text, OF 3 traveller, Of 1
way, Of land through which the journey
| lies, is therefore, not new, aud III
meaning from this point OF WOW Is very
plain. That, however, is Ouly part, ant
| indeed only small part, of the great truti
which is here set before us, viz that thi
way eau be clearly discerucd and safei!
| pursued only in tho light which come
from the divine law, the word Of Jehovah
| ludoed, the divine law is the lofty theme
| Of this whole psalm. Here, as IN tn
| Ninoteeuth psalm, it is the excellence o
this law, its all comprehensive character
its all peryIdiug influence, its relation {,
the whole order of our life, that inspir
the pslmlst 10 sing its praises. From thi
| high emiuepCs, as Il were, he looks down
| ward To Introduce two subsidiary thoughts
| \ road Or way where evil abuunds, an,
youth, the period when the journey of lii
is begun. Taking all these elements int
consideration, | propose in addressing my
self 10 you to day, TO discuss - the re
spOnslbllities of life, aud how to NEE
them" as theme suggested by the tex
aud appropriate TO tho present occasion.
|. Before We eau properly estimate th
| responsibilities of life, II is important tina
certain false conceptions should be Al
| aside, conceptions which are as old d
philosophy itself, aud which confront I
TO day, IN new forms perhaps, but In Sc
same spirit.
Life Is not = nero pleasure trip. IT
pathway OF mcn lies, indeed, through
delightful country. aud there is enough
objective nature In tue wonderful oonst
tuition OF man, aud in the adaptation ,
the two to each other to suggest Il
thought that enjoyment IL tho vel
essence Of life. In early life, pa
ticulaTly, the scene before the tri
Weller is 50 beautiful, the coloring
l rip ha hi, atI no. au 3
rainbow arch of hope so constantly spa
} | the sky, that we can readily understat
how easy IL is to fall victim to the sirt
song Of pleasure. and thus lose sight of q
real meaning Of llfe. 1t is, however, sure
not necessary that | should remind you
the fact that suoh a view of life Is uece
sarily one sided that IL fail to di5ce
the vibration of the deeper chords of Il
heart, or give heed to tho most eudurir
Impressions. Hedonism, whether coar
or refined, can measure Ouly q spau Of oI
existence, and must ever leave the noble
attributes of man undeveloped, aud
. deepest lopgings uusatisGed.
IL b. Again, life il not foragiDg OK paditiO
5 Rising above the conception Of me
. butterfly existence, man realizes tho fa
/ | that lite has more substantial claims up,
= him. The putting forth Of effort secur
q for him the qualification OF his desires &
= means OF subsistence, of comfort al
. plenty, He finds that no can control I
| forces of nature, aud in association vi
= his fellow man, accomplish wonderful
salts in the way of amelorating his conC
ton. Under these circumstances his
sires grow like the fires of a raging 90
tiagration, aud he looks upon the world
his field Of conquest. He struggles
acquire and to possess. Like bee hea
8 laden returning to it's hive, he rejoices
. his success according to the extent of
acquisition. But alas Ii that is
: that life yields. For who does not knC
! that he who has much wants more a,
i that the gain Of lifetime, whether veal
= or power or fame, satisfies least when
= abounds most, to say nothing OF the calar
ity death, which sweeps away the who
q accumulation.
c. Again, life is not to be priced mere
y as the embodiment Of what it is in it's,
or affords to the living agent as the graz
result OF all the influences which a
brought to bear upon him in his earth
y career. II the end Of life is not enjoymer
Z and IL its success is not measured by ou
| ward results or possessions, then sure
we must look within. Perhaps it is n
4 the enjoyment, but the ability to enjo
' not the possessions, but the ability to po
sess and the power to subdue nature tn
ennoble and dignity human life. There
a | O measure of truth in this conception
life. The state or condition of the liyir
/ agent, produced by the reflex influence
Il 10 ,.,.N At I'm.