New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17
DR. RoBINsoN's LAST BACCALAUREATE.
HIS SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL DISCOURSE. AS
PRESIDENT or BROWN dNIYERsIrY

HIS SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL. DISCOURSE AS
PRESIDENT OF BROWN UNIVERSITY.
Providence, Juno 10 tspeciaD.-The baccalaursate
sermon OF Brown University preached BY Presi-
dent Robinson IN the venerable historic meeting house
OF the First Baptist Church at D. m. Special IN
terest was attached 10 the service It was the last
10 be conducted by the retiring president and he
TO preach the seventeenth OF tho series OF discOurses
delivered by ham during his official relation to tho
university. All these dscourses have boon Of high
order, marked by the peculiartes which have dis
tinguished Or. Robinsonvigorous thought expressed
IN plain, earnest words, cOrtempt for all sham and
prcenco strong protest against prevalent and
a teudor appeal in addresses made to tho graduating
class 10 strive after the best attachments In Az that
is noble ard good The text OF yesterdays sermon
Matthew x:l6, "Let your light % shines etc.
Dr. Robinson said in part:
Every human intelligence sheds some light IN this
world. In accordance with Oriental usage tho tiki
refers TO deeds, good works, shedding this light
But deeds tho outcome OF real character Tho
subject Of this discourse tho connection betwcen
human character and the Divine glory. There arc
three WAYS in which we may hook at human character.
First It may be tho spontaneous outgrowth OF IN.
herftcd impulse, etc. second. It NAV DO something
built up slowly, steadily something SURE to win and
roach completeness; third, IL may be an imprint
impression received by environment the result
OF submission to motives making their appeal to
Tho word character IS transferred Greek word and
II means stamp, an Impression. Whcnco shall we
receive the impulse which will produce the highest
and best type OF manhoodf II must come from
desire that in all do may glorifY God" Tho
preacher eoQuently and forciby forth some OF
the reasons why this desire should mould and
control our lives and our conduct, lie
commended in the warmest terms the course
pursued by that conscientious Godfcaring minister
of Newport, Samuel Hopkins who In the face OF all
his worldly interest denounced human slavery, lie
SPOKE also, in terms Of strong praise OF the noble
vindic alton by Froude and Bancroft Of Cavinism,
system which so strongly emphasized q principle set
forth ages ago, that the Highest motive 10 human
action a sincere, earnest desire TO seek the glory
OF God. The address 10 the graduating class
solemn and impressive. The young mon were told
that already they had begun TO form their characters,
that they were allowing themselves TO be influenced
by sort Of motives and he besought them 10 let
the purest and best of all motives the wish to please
God and to do His WILL shape their actions and govern
their lives
The sermon before the religious societies was
preached in the evening by the Rcv. Dr. Boardman,
pastor Of tho First Baptist Church Philadelphia Tha
Missionary society ono Of these religious societies
II was an interesting Circumstance that the father Of
the speaker the SANITY George Dana Doar!~an,
sent to Bumah by the Baptist Trenna Convention, IN
1925, and we'll named Tho Apostle TO the Ravens
The text OF Or. BOarIman's sermon was Ephcsans II.
10: To make IN himself OF twain one new man 50
making peace, subisctrMen nnlhri into on" man by
First BY ~; own teaching, second; b;
Man: third by the Inauguration and successful
prosecution Of tho missionary enterprise These POINTS
OF style and eoqucnce Of delivery and nlIy mot III"
demands OF the occasion. while they sustained tho
wclcaTed reputation OF tho speaker Is al accom-
The brilliant success Of the clssdsy performances
was the theme OF general conversation on SATURDAY
All the exercises were OF o high order but It
served for the evening eclipse a previous occasions
artistic display Of Chimes lanterns both tho non,
aud the middle campus thc larger rooms on Tho hrst
floor Of University Han taken possession OF BY the
taken that sayler Han should not b" overrOwi"h a.
sometimes has boon 70 nconvsn'Tn, rHsss' pa ana
new attractive feature was N" large tent IN inc
middle who're tho Delta PHI cn,srfnn"d Gs
marched down College I'M amid blazr OF nr"w.rnS:
and the graduating class procccied 70 The pac" ,nN
had selected for their supper To AID 10 The mdsht
excitement IN the streets Of Providence some 300 sol
dcrs OF the Connecticut Cd Regimcut who had dlrns
the day been the guests Of tho l.. h M.rto;
aasss to =, sec fi The sinds %
RACCALAUREATE SERVICES At LEIIIGH.
Bethlehem, Penn. Juno 10 tspeciai).-Lehigh UNI.
versity to-day entered upon another commencement
week. graduating on THURSDAY s'xty-s'H young mon
from all the States Of the Union THO prOp'tlouS
weather this morning brought large number OF
reop,s from all the towns thc Tnhgh Valley, who
reinforced by prominent people from oil parts OF inc
Union who had already arrived 10 participate IN INC
Commencement exercise and by town foik'' cro"uoi
the beautiful PACKER Memorial Church on INC UNI
varsity grounds 20 listen 10 the baccsanraio Sermon
The altar services conducted By H'sAop ~ o.
ppu.on and the Rev Or. Snyder. the university chaP
Is,, The sermon was preached By thr Rev. Dr. t.
Not, Potter president 81 Hobart College, Geneva
v the frst secretary Of Lehigh University ara me
-. truth and unity suggested ho SAID. BY The Ne"
YORK Centennial In recalling Ha'hinHt1hs E.
ls,n In ll.
university in which To unite all sections rms ns
course mastery arrumen, fot ehurc wl raSe
piNe on Wednesday, class day EXERCISES anu 'o'''
w %. also tn beginning OF Commencement
week at tho Morevian seminary for yo h,c
this pl.co founded century ago TIE nornIua ny
N. Rev DR. j. Max Hark, Of Lancaster.
IA SALE ACADEMY CLOSING EXERCisES.
The closing exercises Of la sallc Academy were hea
..,"r,.y afternoon in The Academy Hall, No. "a
second.st The programme comph"'d MUSIC Wy 81.
Academy orchestra, singing by the h'shenS '""'
and q contest for the Waters gold m'dai, III wiz"
Joseph O. Murray, william O'Brien ana 1o"n W. -
Russell were the contestants All OF tho orao"'
uer, good but Mr.. Russell was awarira mo Pr'h''
Anthony Rumlnsky and Peter Scha"i'ief theh con-
tested on the violin Tor the hOsuet gum ''
was won by Ruminshy
The contest for the Ticrney gold mchal was eh'ero
By william J. o'Bren Henry b. Flanagan. F'nsen'
de Paul Holwoll, Adoph schmit Peter SchaeheI'
William J. A. Margraf, John G. Rooney, John j.
schiosser and William J. Colligsn. IL was won oy
Schiosser The hall was Handsomely drcordH ~ Win
Utmost capacity with approciatve audience IN
Guiding many prominent Catholic citizens aid cIrgy.
mon the entertainment being presided over NY
Brother Aureliap, manager Of the Institution.
DIR. sroRRs AT RUTGERS COLLEGE,
The Rev. Dr. Richard s. 6torrs, OF BrookSh'
delivered the bacoalaurea,e at Rutgers College,
fhe