New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-11
SERMONS TO STUDENTS.
TWO pAccALAUREArE ADDRESSES

THE REV. DR. DIX TO COLUMBIA AND VIch-on~"
cELLoR M'cRAcKxS TO THE UNIVERSITY
Tho custom OF having a baccalaureate sermon -
now one for Columbia College. Tho present so"'o'
class believing that 1t was q desirable cus'o' :.
Introduce at Columbia, petltioned the authoruo' u
the college to allow them to hear graduating scrmo"
Consequently the Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX graduate vi
the college I'm 1s4s was invited preach to the gradu
atIng classes Of the Schools Of Arts Mines ana Law"
Last evening the college boys assembled In 5t Ihoes
Protestant Episcopal Church. at Fifth-ava ana fi's
third-st, and listened with attention to an earnest
discourse from the text, Young men Hkewise oAho'
to be sober-minded' Titus II, T. The church was cum
pletely filed with people when the clergymon' III,
trustees faculties, graduates, graduating classes oi
arts mines and law and undergraduates marched In
order up the middle aisle and took their positon''
The ushers were college students and the COMMITTEES
in charge were Robert Goeller, Charles Baidwh anu
Henry A. Gill; all Of the graduating class OF tho ochoo
of Arts.
Dr. DIX began by referring to the fact that IL was
forty years ago that he stood In the same reiatVo
position that the young Immediately before MIN
did-that of graduating. lilo asked them to consider
what It was to be minded, and told them, among
other things that 1t was to have ghtness OF under
standing TO have thoughts under CONTROL TO DO cal"
and selfdisc pllned, modest ana humble to DO aoio
to SEQ things in their true proportions" no sa'a
that he did not wish to De misunderstood IN MS uo
ton OF what young man ought 10 DO io"'" go"
enthusiasm ought to go together, and there ID ho
worse sight than that Of young man no ionsoi
young man. "Rcjoice, oh, young man. IN ony
yOuth7
After dwelling upon the cost OF soberminaeohesS
the preacher gave the young men warning against
authors who in a delicate way, would insuh poiSoh
into the young mind. The first duty being du'y "
God. DR. Dix considered the second duty one 10 the
age After speaking of the qualities necessary 10
nerform ones duty to the age he said that among
the tempters one must resist were the Sociast anu
Communist ave must strive to purify socicty-'o
oppose despotism of political rings, class oresnlI%
tons fashions and such bonds by which We are aAi'
confined We must strive to stand for personal Tree
dom and TO whom should look for help, IL not 10
the graduating classes of our anniversaries
and enthusiasm are needed here'
The third point duty to SELF IhlS ne
said was a corollary with duty u
God personal purity, honor u ps,y
lOyo OF these In the heart should DO lnanlicos
wild carrot grows up along the country foau IT,
must be sought diver seeks pearls.,
duty-one of the noblest words In the Engsn
duty to God duty to your neighpor anu du'S " s
seli' ,, .or,.,ra,n, word 70 the
Professors OF the college, asking: Have We done our
dntyl Are We up to the task set Deioro u2 mI
alluded In complimentary terms TO Presdent batns
and Spreading OF his he talked OF the requo
ments spiritual well material that shouu go'1I
he trustees in making choice of president. He
spoke with pride and pleasure OF inc y, t
college and looked forward to the time when Coiumpd
should be university, not as destruction Oh ING oi
but as construction Of the new