The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-16


'nent OF contract on the part OF the gov.
eminent through tho agents has been
the cause OF IT.
TIE BACCAIAUREATE SERMON
To the Glass Of 100 ut the Litsiy Iastttatc
Preached by DR.. Cunningham Lust Night.
Aspentlid Discourse.
Rev. DR.. D. A. Cunningham lust night
preached the baccalaureate sermon Ia
the graduating class OF Linsfy Institute
at the First Presbyterian church. The
members OF the class aud number oil
the cadets, accompanied by Lieutenan,
Braunersreulher occupied tho iron,
seats, and quite Il comfortable audience
occupied the church.
DR.. Cunningham chose his text from
the Epistle OF james, first chapter and
fourth verse: "But let patience have
her perfect work, that ye may be per.
feet and entire, wanting nothing"
He said: "Thero Is an old Latin pro.
verb which Is translated to mean, Make
haste slowly That Is tho thing To be
talked about tonight. II Is important
to young men TO make haste slowly in
all matters in this world. Patience al.
ways has its reward and the patieut
man who works to achieve his ends will
surely prevail"
Dr.. Cunningham dwelt upon the good
things, both temporal and in the way Of
mental peace which come with pa.
thence, and gave the boys some splendid
advice concerning the importance OF
waiting and watching and working for
the ends desirable to be attained.
He said: patience in the highest and
most glorious sense is suffering without
complaint, but there ia more lowly,
though hardly less meritorious sense In
which man may be patient. IIe who
waits through long and weary years,
making great Efforts which seem to avail
nothing, sailing for tbeindeiini,e future,
hoping it may have in store that which
is wanted anu seems to be deserved
now, deserves that appellation.
PLUCK is good thing, but man
may have all the pluck in the world,
the perseverance, to hold on and fight a
good battle, but unless he have patience
10 see his efforts come to nausht, he is
not perfect. Patience may very well be
called sauctifed pluck.
"a man with great patienee must
have some great end in view. There
can DO no great patience without great
ends and aims. Patience can only exist
where the person has some great desire
which to be fulfilled requires long suffer.
ing, and the continued deferring Of hope.
This world is full Of hurry, rush aud
hustle. The young man aeeu thoae
about him hursying all the time, aud
it tends to stir him to greater ACTIVITY
and to wear off the lesi.arsy which NAV
exist. Men hurry all tho time. From
childhood to old age is one continual
rush. The boy hurlies to school, he
hurries at home, lie hurries into bust
ness, into the Shop, in tl.e store, in
Legislative halls; men die in a hurry
and are buried in an hour. The whole
world and all in it secm to be in a
hurry"
He drewa vivid picture Of The temp
tations which lasail young mau's pa.
tience. "a young man soon comes to
think, what is the use Of a long course
OF study at West Point, why put In 50
much time at tedious law reading, WHY
use the midnight hours studying anat.
omy, physiology and medicine, when by
a little evasion, and the display Of some
brass, another man who has not ro
spept his time takss n short cut
and arrives at tho goal ahead OF
the man who has worked patiently
and earnestly These cssts are the ex.
oeption, although young men arc too
much inclined 10 see them as the rule.
Young men see where men have made
n lift in oil, have engineered SUCCESS.
full corner in grain or pork, or have
turned mcaey rapidly in real estate
speculation, and they think they can.
not wait Tor honest earning, but must
try the same tactics"
DR.. Cunningham talked to the hoys
about the evil inhueneea OF gambling,
and partrayed the misery and sorrow
which follows In the path OF a gambler.
He said that pool rooms, lotteries, etc.,
are al the same, and are Just as bad as
the faro table or the roulette wheel IN
their ehects aud lnllnencea. he said
thst even church festivals sometimes
break over the laws, with their dime
lotteries and ticket chances.
lie SAID, concerning the desire to at
tain position and wealth quickly, "Too
many men nre anEious IN attaiu n fjIuonco
and position, but arc unwilling to
patiently work for it. They want them
AZ once and Will not wait" He drew n