The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-17
SERMON
To the Graduates Of the LlnsIy
Institute last Night
BY THE REV, DIR. W, H. COOKE
In his Church, the Second Prcs6y-
terlan-fhe Good of LearpIng aud
ltsRisht Uses-,'PrOgrammeo OF
theLinsly Commencement,

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the Second Presbyterian Church,
preached in that church last evening the
annual baccalaureate sermon to the grad
uatlng class Of the Linsly Institute, In
spite Of the heavy storm, the congrega'
ton was large, the faculty and students
Of the Linsly and several members Of
the Board OF Trustees being present
Rev, DR.. Blaisdell, President Of the Fee
male College, assisted DR., Cooke In the
devotional exercises, and the boy choir,
under direction Of Prof., Hammond, did
particularly good service in the musical
part OF the exercises.
DR., Cook took for his text Numbers
x, 81; "Thou wayst be to US instead Of
eyes"
This Is the reason for the request Of
Moses to his klnsman Hobab to remain
In the camp OF Israel, The people were
directed by the pillar OF fire and cloud
from point to point thejourney, butfor
the details OF the march and encamp'
ment they were to use their own judy
ment and experience, The law Of the
use OF means was not superceded by
the presence oithe shekinah; and the
invitation TO Hohab grew out Of this
fact, He was intimately acquainted
with the desert and desert life, and
Israel wished 10 profit from his know
ledge. Hobab had made use Of his OPP,
portunities TO improve his faculties and
this invitation 10 asslst q nation was an
appreciation Of the mans talents and q
compliment to his ability, He had
been dilligent in the school Of obser.
walton, reflection and action, and, at the
moment Of necessity his trained skill
was In demand. His education made
him an efficient Ggent Tor usefulness In
bis own life, and for the benefit oil the
men Of his period.
Scholars In the Wheeling schools, like
Hobab when q boy In the wilderness,
are training their faculties for skillful
and Just use. To know where the GASES
are, with the well Of water, and the palm
trees; To detect the mirage, and know
the place OF pasture; to know the In.
hahitants OF the land and how to deal
with them, so 40 not 10 ALLEVIATE the
friend, nor exasperate the foe.
Scholarship, related To the faculties as
the grlndstone to the knife, Is a blessing
to Tia possesaoF, The trained eye sees
90 much and 90 far. Tho educated man
hassuch resources In himself, and at bis
command in the achievements Of the
learned, and such pleasure and profit In
the ability TO comprehend and use the
recorded learning Of men, that his life
ought TO be happy and self.polsed, and
independent Of constant leaning upon
company and amusement for relaxation
and pleasure.
But we receive in order to give. To
be the finest possible instrument FOL
most effective use, TO be for eyes Ia
the blind or the nearsighted Is noble
calling,
Tho mission Of the trained faculty. in
the use Of learning Is to see and remove
stumbling blocks out Of the path o.
men. To think, 10 lead, 10 act, 10 the
scholars duty. His scholarship Is
affected with a public trust 50 that he
oughtto promote the good, the fair and
the true. Godrejoices when we use the
gifts and opportunities he gives us Ia
the best advantage. When Hobab's eyes
are at for Israels use, their Maker "a
honofed. There Is Joy in the presence
OF the angels oyer every sinner that re-
pentsi so there Is Joy In Gods heart
when we make the most oil ourselves and
become oo,workers with Him, 80 that
His will passes To It's fulallment unob,
structed. Education, Trainings accord.
ing to Gods will. The trained mind OF
hand pleases Him well as He watches II
doing the work OF an adept. Scholar.
ship Is for personal use, for the benefit
Of The community, for the glory Of God,
What, then ought he to dog Three
things.
~ Continue In the pursuit. Of truth.
All truth Is Of God. To pursue truth ia
To draw nigh TO God. To know God Is
to know the truth, and To know the
truth Is 10 know God. The truth Is
light, the truth Is God. Christ says,
I am the Truth.
(2) Be worshipper. The knowledge
and the friendship Of God, spiritual
SaS adoSrstioa, i tie se highest education
the parent stimulus; the noblest
achievement OF man.
(3) Obedience 70 God in body, soul
and spirit. This means freedom, clear.
sightedness, power.
To-day Al The LIpsly there will be q
competitive examination for scholar.
ships, and on Thursday evening the
commencement exercises aud oelebra.
ton Of the seYenty.aith anniversary OF
the school will occur at the Opera House,