Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-24
AT YALE
President Dwights Bsccalaureate at
Yale.

President Dwight of Yale delivered his
baccalaureate sermon at Batte chapel this
morning. The text was from St John XVI
~ II have yet many things to say unto
you, but ye cannot bear them now"
Among other things President Dwight said
| make these words the foundation of what
/ have to say this morning, because they
seem to have peculiar Appropriateness to
the hour. When we look beyond their first
design and meaning, we find what brings
them in closer connection with ourselves
They suggest more than they directly declare
or teach. They open TO our minds view of
the divine process in the education of the
soul in the earthly life, which may be es-
pecially impressive to US as We look out from
such an hour a. this upon our future. 1t is
in this wider sphere of their suggestion, that
| would turn your mind to the words-the
sphere in which they bid US even at the di-
yiding point that separates the preparation
frum the future work, receive the assurance
of the lessons which the yesrs will teach.
These lessons will he of truth, of duty and of
lfe itself They will. if rightly learned be
in the line Of Christian living.
There can be no doubt in the mind Of any
careful observer of young men who are Just
closing what We may call tn. student
year or VINO remembers ulsunctiy
his own state of thought and feeling
when he was in their position that the ten
jercy of that era in life is to overes,imate
the intellectual part of their nature. The
Influence of the studies and aequ siton. and
at'ajnments is IN this dire ;tiOn. A conscious
ness of mental power which comes to the
man in It's fulness just at this time. so that
be recognizes himself in any sense which
never did so before, a. thinking being
capable of gra.ning all truth and determin-
ing all questions, makes him feel that in
tbs power is the distinguishing glory of his
manhood, and it alone has that strength ac-
cnmpanied by no weakness. which becomes
the man The very TigOr Of his manly aid
youth just entering upon maturity-im-
parts TO him an inte lectusl stlf-conflet ce.
lie is ready Tor any conflict in the reg on of
mind or knowledge, and would willingly sub
iect doctrine, every theory or belief 10 the
test of his own thinking. For that Fss the
mind given him but for this very end
Why should he suffer it's calm judgment to
he biased by the weaker parts of his nature,
or why should he believe what he does not
know or cannot prove? By this intellectual
power he expects To couquOr the world His
truth alone to refuse yields itself In submi@-
sion to this power. SO the msn thinks and
reasons with himself and 80 nnds the frtenIs
and associates who are around about him
reasoning and thinking-snd thu. he leaves
the place of his education proud AMI happy
as we'll he may be, that he ia a man of intel
lect with trained powers and glowing knorl-
edge.
Bot life in its Acknowledgement now takes
mold upon him. And what does it do? II
begins at once a work of discipline and edu-
catiop uhiph affects other sides of the ma
ture and which gradually show the man what
he is il in his entire inner life. Il does this
sometimes hy severe process. sometimes
bv more gentle one, but always a process
which is effective in its working and helpful
to the true method in its results. These re-
suits come in many ways and from many
sources. They ali tend - one cnl They
come to the struggle for self support and
for the beginnings of success, which are at
1 ,enAant upon early manhood, through dissp-
pointment and trial through the rich e1per-
I ience of the soul by which God reveals
/ himself AZ friend and father: through the