New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-22
NECESSITY OF RIGHT LIVING.
PRESIDENT BEACH AT wEsLzYAN-wHAr PAUIs
CAREER SHOWS.

CAREER SHOWS.
MIDDLETOwN. Conn, June 2l.-The bac-
ealauratc sermon for the class OF 1885 OF Wesleyan
University was this morning by President John
w. Beach, in the North Congregational Church. 1t mas
been the custom heretofore to have this service In the
Methodist Church. which was burned week ago. DR..
Beach addressed large congregation His text was
Acts ill., 6: Lord what wilt Thou lave me to dor He
said in substance:
Paus whole career shows that he regarded right living
as powerful formative factor In man; that right hearts
and richt spirits are the end the beginning OF the
Chri-tian cutus To him Christian life not pro-
acter as power had already changed IT; 1t was q
process of transformation; IL was the working on the
soul OF for;e that had power to change IT, 80 he
babe men he found them TO put on " Christianity
put and 1t, live In II. was his message Put II
Into your and methods and the minui9 OF your
being. Paul believed that what man ala and the way
IN which he lived went to make the man. SO his gospel
tern longer; chosen ~ G"dlke vocation put
on the dispositions which become your esse OF
In the regime OF the Apostle man is NOT 10 wa Tor
these to grow up In him the normal development OF
any spirit within He is TO assume these as he would
garment Indeed OF that browning grace the very bond
Of ,erecness the charity that covers to cure all sns
he SAYS put IL on" II not the Apostles purpose
By any such regime merely 10 load sinner with the APP
pearances OF saint His conviction that the power
Christian life would and should permeate 70 the very
Of being and convert the whole spirit OF man into
the spirit OF Christ His Ian was not to convert men
Christian labor aud convert them Why doubt Paus
eelencei Is not all the world when viewed IN the amSz
ing features of mans fall aud recovery one vast ORA
illustration OF this TRUTH Was 10 not the nrst
deed that robbed him OF his glory and poisoned all
his lneagei When the great Redemptor came 10 rescue
about doing good When the redeemed are waiting en-
trance at Heavens gate shall they not enter the re-
covered Paradise under the sole saata!ion OF wei
donei n the scriptures mean anythine they mean .as
by the power OF their d0ings. -
suspect that there s nothing that eayen.wond nave
profoundly hold than this: thas every moral
oct OF goes into his very self aud by some strange
alchemy which falls to be ecient Is converted III
thc spirit aud liie making him IN some hDre at Feast
what ne never bsOre and OaliDg him foreye" WIN
Its effect IL 70 In this relation OF what we are TO what
we ao 10 Tue power OF action to form character anu 70
form also tnat deeper character which we call nature
that we see the Significance CT call which from the
moment Oh eens summons US TO rectude OF HE Is
the light OF TINS relation that all wrong living must be
considered How common Ia the persuasion that as
spccts tue real quality OF the SOUL mans actions are
from them ruby from Its setting; thai actions are
never fundamental In ethics Is " not t0at in the
philoSot ly OF many, certain kini OF wrOng.oiug is
estecmed sort OF helpful process as II we're WORK.
ing oil OF crudes that should be eliminated
and settling OF the spirit TO finer gram and nbrc
How compaceDtly great many look upon the wild ways
OF young and talk OF his sewing wild oats, as " all
this really 10 be profitable affair aud would leave
his soul well sinnowed for sublime and high procedures
thereafter
All such easy ethics is false and pernicious despcr-
ately We ought 70 think OF wrong living even IN its
mdest form as taking hold OF the very substance OF
character and In Its measure leaving an incrabe injury
there. IL may be forgotten and forgiven; II may Dc
Ike meuuans put though hidden away beneath them
the evil thing Is there setback in the life from which
there is complete recovery No wonder as the Apostle
paused What wicked life he had to nnravc yet that
he cond nat do What splendid work he was able 10
accomplish; what record OF wonders In his ife
measure 1t though the years Of It's perls prosecutions
pigriagcs and PRISONS The cOnquerng march OF Alex
snder from Macedon TO Indus Csars matchess career
81 hefuc iosn from their day 10 easy and
Aenpacs when compared TO the career Of Paul for