New-York tribune., 1886-11-08
A SERMON BY PHILLIPS BROOKS.
THE PAST LIFE OF THE COLLEGE An EARNEST OF
IT'S FUTURE.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. (Sp,c ID. Half an hour
before App eton CHAPEL the building Was
packed AMI twenty minutes later when the under
gral yates were admitted a performance much IKE
place. ter the reading Of the Bole ana
prayer BY Presdent AcCosn Of Prl"ce1on Coeee' 'e
Rev. Dr. Brooks spoke in part as follows:
take as NY text tue Jesus Cnrist, the same
yester az. today fOr-vsr In every period OF nrr
history. tue co-ge b--n true alma mater To ner
cniLreu yesterday, to-laf ana Iorovef- IL y
the mtnue ia nos aud rxprrience oi ms ii'6
aulus lie douOts fears and laitn lost aud IaI.n
an 1rosi I,nnr ~ rsDnallty that rs IOr Us
Her hIr, OecOm5 amd Will De- no"
w rtn,T ppt INTO the senience have taken Tor
Eacu history must o. part OF All history, e"en
d of All Ifr. Greater, Larger uio- OuI coz
lese must no. aafe to call ILscu u whole aud shut
ltsslf np 10 growth without IL s the
privilege OF fesuyal times that the part IorIs
tse a portion Great whole. Inc one quiet study
feels .tseli at the presence Of all kuowirdEe
Livery healthy Iees tue sense Oi continuous
srO"tA. Every nraitay Ate comes s"oner or .Ater 70
-- tuat include ali humanity Ia It's own hle
The LARGELY We enter into our sPeciy Tue more
1t do not let into itsef the cianorOus
our unIvrrsty-has It grown with tho large abundant
fs that wtnOutI We eau best tell W glance a, rs
history. us period OF the protection, 81
cuurcn discipline, fastening or All doors Dy ruth
against ali osnsr trutns Inc history OF tne college
has been az opening mo the lie greater
ANA more wondrOus than WAS without Tho outward
u.saIions Oh our college nfs nave cone perods Of
nfsT vr.rs nr.ry In. frst stag was tue spirit
OF the isr-e. NE uHdrr Cotton M-tnor.
Inen calne "A bursting VI the DOads. and step Was
taken. Fty later there came another great con
test generation Of jonathan EdwarlA 1ue
uuiuau soul alne AID It's liberty. A tnc close VI
the eIghtesntu century there another opening Ol
Tue truIu 10 la this niueteentn cen
turv need tell YOU has been even larger strife
You eau no longer separate theo'Ogy from puysiooey
1T men called secular things have nO~od TO-
n D.r with TIE divine Tue part and ne universal have
become one. What meaning do we see ia this chance
kIllnk cnance. I'll heu al this nistOry, all
TINS grow,h, has no value Inc slavery OF
tne pas religions may agaiu
blua the nj nau Rather let believe tue partial
aud tur grrat whole nO~ coming together "udt II
fnls whole wuat l. tuis universal toward wblcn our
COLLEGE nas peeu tending al these years turn 10 ny
text and The aDs~ Is. Jesus Chrst tue same now.
aud forever. aud Is tuis Jesus Christ
He ia the neAfuatiOu OF tue uulnan aud tue divine
The lie au tur lOvng duty OF sirviug humanity that
Il which s wuai cOle-e wnat human History mas
b--u coming always toward aud uDto.
lt L, Inc duty ersary Ia ind whether the
tuovsmeut has toward inis mitless gOOdne-- Jf
Coz An Ihu UOuu less Capacity OF nsn- Aud We nhd
hit our college III nOllrr aui greater Hsbus
tnnn has knOsu Our college has not ueon u,e'i To
ov -r-an,r-c,aUe Itself We dlsrust too much the
eutnus.a,m OF the nbOuDuing lie Our mother has
nnt knuyu the dlvInrr ignIncdncs or her hfo lf Goa
ls Deeu really beading 10 & real greatness
aud worthuess iie IL should cOme TO her AT Ais
Ierio peculiarly frel her Own meaning accept the
noller mission OF Righteousness an stand aDssArd III
D-r own greatness aud her own possibilities WIN
sirIgg- Of Larger lie, must DC grra leader Oe
lr, ing IN AMI knowing msslOn- Behind, teiore.
anoyu all life the Cnrist.OOd The cole-e must more
ami more part or the develop menl lntO al
truth AL lie, all divinity. Nav He VINO has Deeh our
be Master, and 10 the distant emu