New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-01
TO GRADUATES OF AMHERST.
PRESIDENT SEELYE'S BACCALAUREATE
SERMON.
RIGHT LIVING INDISPENSABLE TO RIGHT
THINKrNGJIHE REV. D, o. MEARs Be-
FORE THE HITCHCOCK SOCIETY.

Amherst Mass June 30.-Commencement week
was opened at Amherst College to-day, President
] II sceye delivering the baccaaureate sermon III
the college church this morning. He preached upon
the need Of right living in order TO right thhhns'
He showed the dependence of mans opinions upon
bis state OF heart. ono must be willing TO Dc '"ush'
before he can be taught but this willingness cannon
bo reached without reverence The fear OF the LORD IS
the beginning OF wisdom. Human things" saia
Pascal "mlst be known In order TO be loved-dlvme
things must be loved In order to be known" Anu
said a greater than Pascal: Il" If any man VIII 10
Gods wfn that is. II he wills to do It, he snail ko"
of the doctrinea-the doctrine Of God.
In nlusns.ion the speaker said he knew OF
VILLAGE A CITY set upon a hill, which might be truly
called light of tho world Inventive thought ana
busy labor have built up there an industry OF vast
proportions Its manufactured products are found
10 tho ends of the earth and valued everywhere,
not only for the skin shown in their INVENTION Du'
for the accuracy and the honesty shown IN INC
minutest details Of their construction. Length vi
DAYS has been in the right hand OF THIS industry anu
in her left hand riches and honor But the years nave
not been spent nor the wealth amassed IN sell
acknowledgements The heightened years have been
wears of service for Others and the gathered wealth.
has flowed in streams which have made the wiideross
rejoice The village where this Industry Is
is wenigh as conspicuous for It's Schools u chu'oe'
its library and its art museum, as Tor inc lhuus"s
which established and nOuil>Dcu thcso' '"' ''"'
conspicuous of all are tho virtue, the peace, The con
toa,n,ert tho social order which prevail.
Around the great manufactures there me
,ohorcrS occupy their pleasant homes Win
neaceful hearts No mutterngs OF the war OeV"co"
@aptal and labor. rife elsewhere nave ever D'e"
heard there The capitalist there has not o"ly ocon
tbe trllest friend of his laborers, but be has made w
Main in such unnumbered ways that the aborers SEQ
that an his profits inue to their advantage, and that
I'm wifi
there was doubtless wise policy, but no policy ever
Rcd TO results like these 1t Christian faith ana
lovo In the outset, 1t the following OF Jesus
Christ which had al this light of life Ana such
light always shines from such life Evil d9eus vi
darkness fade before Il. Prejudice and asperSoh IL
calls forth only 10 dispe. When single man poS-
segsos such a life he shall be the light Of the
III ,rning when the sun rseth, even a morning wih-
out clouds-when multitudes are kinded by it, the
Gentacs Will come TO its light, ard kings to The
brightness of It's rising President Seeiye c!0seu WIN
practical application Of the discourse to Inc senior
The annual address before the Hitchcock Society
of Inquiry was delivered in College Hall in the even
Ing IT thG Rev. Dr. d. O. Mears of Worcester. After
an Introduction making reference TO the dnues OF
Young men in changing history and the part all such
subject The Fundamental Principle IN Successful
Christian work" Alone among all the religions oi
the globe, the Christian religion requires love a. Us
foundation. The worlds red mpton. oo1ecuVcIyj ui-
ponds upon what Christian love will alone
give-self sacrifice. Commerce seeks TO ~ en-
rich self; while religion means self-denial IheIe
Is but one Characteristic of martyrdom Is Chrstian
Who ever heard of Presbyterian or Baptist maltyr1
Even Rome cannot hide Navier from our sisht, as
shown in his death and picty Theological beliefs
arc very important and decpened by this principle
of love. Ii is heroic to die for the truth, but there
IS a greater submity when dies for men. The
life and death Of livingstone furnished a powerful
example. " lie had WON no crown had held ni
royal blood but Livingstone sleeps where kings sleep.
the crown of his love respendcnt In the love OF the
forget this commandment of the Master. exempt
fed in such life: Love IS OF God, Tor Goa IS
Iowa.