Evening journal., 1889-06-24
eAccALAUREATE SERMONS
Preached At Various Schools and College
Sunday.

Preached At Various Schools and Colleges
Sunday.
New HAVEN, June "a President Dwight
of Yale, delivered his baecalaureate sermon
at Bsttel chapel, yesterday morning, from
the text, ST John xvi, l2: II have yet many
things 10 say unto you, but ye cannot bear
them now.n The words Of the text were
made the basis of an illustration Of the de
velopment Of mems growing capacity to re-
ceive higher truths through fuller expert
ence
HARTFORD, June 24-Rev. w. r. Hunt
ington, rector OF Grace church, New York,
preached the haccalaureate sermon at Trinity
college yesterday his text being Timothy,
II: "The king, eternal, immortal, invisible"
The sermon was scholarly one, embodying
a review Of the relations between civil and
religious liberty in all times, and plea for
active participation by Christians in works
Of social reform.
BRUNSWICK, Me, June "a. = President
Hyde delivered the baccalaureate sermon at
Bowdoin college, yesterday from the text:
"Render unto CBsar the thinga that are
Caesar's and unto God the things that are
Gods.n He said science had superseded
Cesar as the great secular authority. We
should render unto science the things that
belong u 1t. but science and religion have
entirely different spheres, and we should
none the less render unto God the things
which are his
GENEVA, N. Y, June "a Rev. DIR. Alex
ander Smith, of New York, delivered the
baccalaureate sermon before a large audi
ence of Hobart college students and alumni,
last evening.
Lewiston, Me. June "a President Cheney
delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Bates
college yesterday. His text was "He that
ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh
a city, In the course Of his sermon, he re.
ferred to President Harrison's reported re
fusal Of cup Of wine offered by the repre-
sentatives OF "Bacchusn In the historical
pageant during the centennial celebration al
New York, and said the greatness Of Presi
dent Harrison began then and there. He
also said that, according to common report
/ men Of high standing became disgraeefully
intoxicated at the centennial feast, and it wal
to the honor Of the governor Of Maine, wh'
sat at the same table, that he turned down
/ his wine glass.
EAsToN, Pa, June 24-President Knos
delivered the baccalaureate sermon yester
/ day morning to the graduating class at In
fayette college. His theme was the necess
ity Of overcoming the world. He urge
educated Christian experience into the so.u
tion Of the great questions Of the day.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass, June 24-Rev. Di
loves haccalaureate sermon az Mt Holy
olSe college yesterday was from the text
james l. 4; "That We may be perfect and er
tire, lacking nothing The preacher argue
that Christianity was capable of producin
such perfection Of character
WuLIAMsTowN, Macs, June "a. The baI
calaureate sermon before the graduatin
class of Williams college was delivered ye
terday by President Carter His text wal
'sYe are from beneath l am from above.
John viii, %. The sermon was an expostio
of the scriptural outline of the character
Christ,
HANOVER, n. H., June "a President Bar
lett delivered the baccaaureate sermon b.
fore The graduates Of Dartmouth college We
terday from the text Proverbs iv, Is: "Bl
the path of the just is as the shining ligh
that shineth more and more unto the perfe,
day.
MnDLETowN Conn, June o4.-The ba
calaureate sermon at Wesleyan universit
was preached Sunday by Bishop G. G. Al
drews, from the text Every man that is
the truth heareth my voice. - Tho grour
taken was that faith is reached through IL
heart, not the intellect.
ANDovER, Mass, June 24-Reverend Pr
fessor J. w. Churchill, delivered the ba
calaureate sermon Sunday at Phillips acal
envy from Judges xvi 90
WELLESLEY, Mass, June 24-The ba
calaureate sermon at Wellesley college WI
delivered yesterday by Rev. Frank Wake
Gunsaulus, d. D., Of Chicago. The te.
was Revelations xxi %, the topic being IL
vision and scope of Christian SCHOLARSHIP
The sermon was plea for Christian solutic
of all social problems.
ORoNo Ne, June "a Rev. G. f. ALE
ID. d., the first president Of the Maine Sta
college, preached the baccalaureate sermc
to the graduating class yesterday. His then
was the need Of concentrating energies upt
the realization of higher aims than world
success.