New-York tribune., 1886-11-08
PROFESSOR PEABODYS ADDRESS.
COMMUNICATING PURITAN INFLUENCE IN THE



COLLEGE.
BosTON, Nov. Z (Speciph The cOmmemOra :
tive Harvard this forenoon was By the T.
Professor Francis g. Peabody. After a few Introductory
remarks the preacher sad:
What then, o this primitive Puritan col
eysn ths "arrow and .ecn.aDcs rrrnlations cannot
hide II institution fnunied By men IN whom the
sense OF God Is 'nr c"ntr i'nk inpuise anu 10 ~n"n
When Si1s S6s t"mrlie. OF the colony ofoaght
OF snIing% ant the other "f few She -p and
the other ne four part Of bnshe OF corn or '~on
10 ,Dc tar I'D r. The Wiw e,stins her mile
treasury OF tn temple tr sake OF tue faith
whicn she d~sre to have hrly preacle IL s there
oration f.ls upon our day OF worsho anil mat
called first OF all 10 take up our great theme In The
Professor Peabody referred peril OF biRotry.
which from the first beset Harvard College. He said:
officials Judged not according to their learn
Indicted by the grand jury con vce and dts
missed from ms position ana r,, nrs ho1ss IN tns
home. and with hs vie sick. and as he
he ,u,- he was moi yirtuons humole an aarnrd man
but Cotton Matn-r stii be mad fallen into
the briers Of anti-Peiohapsm." rhs cond president
did not indeed, IKE Dunsier hold that only adults
should be- baptIsrd. H- h~r-sv consisted IN beevine
r5at in banti"m sprnEiing wa. insnthcieni' ana
Bnt what courage, ehdnr nee and optimism tnls op-
position aud pers-cu ion bred! rhsse men ncver n-
paired OF their country their or Of the nna r
poses OF Got Ani wnat on he other nand Is ths Other
cnrious phenomenon wbich We no" WI
ness among the cultivaied-lhis rrnnrd ana
l-rnervaung reliance on the solaees OF art amid the
OF hope though whe things mn<t ne rvil, II
once more many now thrown into the
midst ~ the opportunities Of We. What they need
healthier friction with Reality. Srtnsey enough 1t Is
not easy conditions ~ life which make men have faith
iD life. tits hard conditions.
Professor Peabody closed by saying:
Thus It l. th., the morals and faith OF the Puritans
stand in relation to the morals and faith OF
soSsy of far,% Passed scheme ne aad %S
grateful W. thank G"d that We are bronent out nf
raigbt into broad place. Yet the way OF life b-f"re
Is no, that OF reaction. 1t is that OF evo-
luton. There never was nme 8, "hcn
needed background OF the Puritan spirit We need
business morals, srrner o tue fear of God
need n in an GrT home M Of .cpns an f
sponslby. 1t is the Puritan calling to us across the
ssqtaF. ant S@~OD"s -,.s u. .' p.. r..
Finally where shal t6is profounde,t probem
community likely that faith snail thus grow large.
continuous and stabiei Tue Puritan had hi,
sn."eT a.t when mem .9' d..rs to aGvanOs ss
Kingdom OF Go In community. the best thing they
tse guf OF years join hanis with the Purlans
IN the belief We know that wn-t threatens religious
hut OF lsnOrsrce We know that
whs. minds ar. ruy m learned ,sSy bsI os
humble tolerant in the OF that unfsthoned
mystery into watch all their learning opens.
up OF the indsciplined minds. the superficial
t6eoloeisns, the seltsutncl-ncy OF lenoraaca
Just know that The nrsI glimpse OF learning h..
turned minds from religion 80 We know that II i
higher learning that religious conviction must he
reached. II scholarship must change prevailing con-
cepuOns, it is for higher schoar.sIp to bring
trT university should I've an atmosphere psrvsdrd by
the s.nctity Of all learning honestly pursued eosg.
Of his Church. TGus. thrn IN the name and In the
taanI God that her way has been removed from
straight place and brosdened toward large destiny