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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY, JUNE - loM-l M 0
post nroof OF o spiritual mature

=. lind have given clearst proof Of spiritual nature
-, once delicate and powerful 49,, h,-,tos ny tho
,ssc.sion Of Spiritual NE. are men dS'n'sns,
imm men by the value they ASSN 100, L ornaos and
I Ieaadngth Of moral ideas and puIpoos Al b ms IS
rniiniy a question OF character. BUY Wn.' w ~ yni
n ma chat ought we TO mean In the practlcn.
~ every day life the question. What Is s n dos
49, when applied 10 any particular nun tnni ho,
a'.ct ,r ,tiincnI 10 answer. We decide oIIli W -
,Se CHARACTER Of such and nch man Is So Tho ton9r
W NJ, lie then the decision Is readily maze "t L.
~ Certainly right in deciding DO n9' e .hroc
muon Are wee surc or can be sure tnat hclc"lI
no controlling power that environment uUo T
dcte oIo,eiv nse the term We are not sure al"
S wn can never be sure in this matter WI we
tbat such Influences have some, mort OF
the i oWect The question recurs, what consttutc'
snc te character obviously only inat w, nG , I
man himself under conditions oi ord 10 himself
Cod knows, and God alone docs Know"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23
DIR. MCKNIGHT At PENNSYLVANIA COLL1'E.
TILE DREAM OF LIFE.

GETTYSBURG Penn. June - tSpccab.-The bacct-
laureate sermon to the graduating class Of pennsylvania
COLLEGE was preached today by President mcknight IN
Christ Lutheran Church before a larg" audience IN"
Doctor chose for his text J0>cphs dream ~ rcc"ei
in Genesis Xxxvi g. 10, H. and spoke IN part rs fol
lows
This record Of Young mans dream 81 HE hiS
peculiar interest for Us tne like this. Joseph
was bn seventeen ycar Of whom he had this vision
Of prc-emincut power. honor and rcno"h' but III
Oriental countries seventeen years implied maturity
which brought him 10 the threshold Of independent life
II was a startling dIran, calling forth the rcblhc "i
his father and the envy Of hi brethren, for 1t was con
trory 70 Oriental respect for age and experience. and
did violence 10 The patiarchal custom which designated
the clders 10 be the rulers. But had this merit tha
IL wa, true being revelation # Gods purpose ana
plan FOR his life Til, Is the fact Of chief Importance
in the record before Us, and the one young gentlemen
npon which we would fix Your earnest attention a. YOU
stand al the parting Of the ways and face outward
toward the duties and responsibilities which await
Won Like Joseph You hlvc dDubtlc~s had Your own
dreams If ne visions Of possible greatness Hd sue
cess Of deed, brave and noble Of good to be gotten
and done, Of happiness to De enjoyed and given Of
cns and attanmcnts Of power, influence and Ioy-oi
all that is included in that charming word life
Are these visions true DO they correctly interpret
Gods thoughts Of YOU and for you' Whether true OF
false they Will tend a all human experience ms At
tested to take Oh form and to become actuiIked IL
what YOU are and dO-tO Ire translated more and more
into your life and destiny
Al the interests with which this day Is irtugh
therefore cOn,pire 10 ave supreme importance to the
inquiry What must a trne dream u lie include
In answering TINS inquiry the pY,lor pe'cH.hu n,
'7 dream Of life can be true which pictures it as
20 dream Of life can be true which has not God as
It's radiant and inspiring centre.
10 disturb yOur brightest antclpaons and deprive yon
Of hone and happiness but rather guard You against
al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23
PRESIDENT WEBSTER At UNION

THE LAWS OF MANS SPIRITUAL NATURE.
Schenectady. y. y. June 90 spcciall.-Ihc bac
caaurcate sermon al Union College preached THIS
evening by the president, DR.. Harrison H. Webster
who spoke in part as follows;
ain what have to say 10 you tonight it Will be
assumed that man has spiritual nature; that this
spiritual life Is a. real distinct certainly part
Of man as the animal life the Intellectual liic
I'm other words that IS not merely an animal.
that he IS not merely an intellectual animal but
that he is something more and something higher.
one school Of ethical writer's would have ms believe
that man neither doe nor can act from any other
motive than tina; which control, the brute. vih self
gatGcaton aud II Is probably true that no human
action /, entirely free from the self regarding element
but the question is which predomina;cS, regard for
self or regard for other II must bc admitted that
I'm many men the moral nature IS very weak. such
men approximate to the n0imN c1rdition Of the
brute: and this idea finds expire sion IN the language
OF everyday life when desimatr conduct ~
brutal and even say 81 a man that he Is a brute.
We know that this deficiency in conscience may be-
accompanied with wonderful intellectual power, even
with genius. The first Napoleon example
Of such an unbalanced nature II has already been
intimatcd that man is distinguished from the brute
only by the possession OF spiritual nature. rising
other language may That he Is dstnguiS he'd
only BY the possession o conscience. for without
conscience there Is no spiritual life. Conscience IS
not Intellectual. Conscience gives rs the sense Of
right and wrong in general t,c apprehension Of duty
and calls upon the intellect decide to the right
and wrong In particular cases The decision ndeic1
nrsc 10 30 the right to refrain from doing
the wropg, and finally approves blamcs ton
In the gwen case. The conclusion d. the intellect
may be entirely erroneous Many elements enter
into such Judgments time, place, education. I'm fact
environment in gencral-but conscience will act upon
such erroneous decisions, exactly rs II they were
entirely correct.
We have spoken Of man composed Of body
mind and spirit the common form Includes only mind
and body It does not matter which expression i used
provided only that all the phenomena Of life nre I'm
Guided Both expressions are likely to be misleading
unless care Il taken. Man IL unit aid must be s.
regarded Water Is composed Of oxygen and HYDROGEN
bnt you cannot ascertain the properties ~ these
gases by studying water, OF water b\ studying
the gases separately. Water. however Is composed III
gases always combined in certain definite PROPORTIONS
while IN the physical The mental and the spiritual
exist in all possible proportions not only In different
men, but even in the same man az different times
Notice also that the feeble condition Of ono does moi
| necessarily affect the others. An insane man NAV be
| strong and vigorous. Many weak In bGdv arc
strong intellectually. Others, weak In body not stronc
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CLOSING THE COLLEGE YEAR
Wales NEW GYMNASIUM.
.es prryroy-GLEE CLUB PRIZE.


Ne,v.IIaycn. Conn, June % (spcclai.-"orh u"
vie ro,,. gymnasium will be begun to-morro" nlorh
,n Tho DELAY has been occasioned by the changes
tho+ have been made in the plans 1t was originally
intended TO build tue front OF the bu'idhg VI '''
- bos now been decided that the front snail Dc Oh
tor, c,tta with trimming Of yellow brick ana Uie
ct A. the entire structure will be over S2oo'oOV'
o, aco f. We, decided to spend $4,000 and 9Jo'ooo
lar Tho site but the contributions have been moro
c,erous than was expected, hence the Increase Inc
.croomont is that the building shall be completed Dy
the commencement Of 1891.
Tho class OF 80 will hold reunion Tuesday even
,ng The class numbers among its ranks PROFESSOR
Xvrton Of this city the Hon. Robert Colt. of New
Iondon F. II. Roberts, United states treasurer al
New York. Colonel Mallory and C. J. Hllyer.
The elec club has offered prize Of Slo for the best
words for college song and prize Of 80 for the best
,,or,s for n humorous song. Competition VIII be
onrn until next october, to all members OF the uni
vcIsiiy. 49, -, ,,.. rho yata
parnnr. next year. and many improvements VIII
One If the chief social events Of the season was
+ho German given In honor of Ncw-l DIRK ladies' by
I n ireland Of the senior Gloss, at the lae boat
hopsc Thursday evening \ special tram OF drawing
room cars brought guests from New 0rk. uamohM
favor was presented to each guest and In az respects
tho most lavish expenditure 81 money was INDUCED IN
scats for the or stand for the Yale Harvard same
have Ali bpen sold. The game will be called at 30
and undoubtcdy the crowd will be Immense stag
is in Ind condition to pitch, but he expects easily 10
C. II. Sheriff. the splinter sailed for Europe yester-
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ATULTT1CS-NO THREE YEARS COURSE.
Amherst Mass. June 80 (-p"caD.-The baseball
team complct the most successful season Of It's
history Yesterday by beating Williams 10y score OF 20
10 o. The alumni returned for commencement icS-
tlvltles were present in large numbers and loudly
chccrcd the good plays of the home team. In the
evening the championship fttingy celebrated BY
the entire college.
Professor Harris at the head Of the chemistry de-
partmcnt sailed last week for Europe and during MS
absence Will travel extensively through the Continent
Tho Junior class IN physics has presented I" rIo'
tessor Icnshaw the retiring lecturer on that SUBJECT
A hand some armchair
Tho annual meeting Of the trustees on Tuesday VIII
prohabIy be one of the most important held IN years
All the member, of IN, board viii attend ana some
u,v chairs and other Innovations are expected
The senior elias, supper wa held AT the Norwood
Northampton, Friday evening. \. Is. IhIalls ucinS
to,s,ma.tcr The sophomoses held their banluet AT
tho fremont boston. the same evening 80, ,
Tn, work of the college during the last year VIII uo
carefully reviewed 10y the different heads oi uTpul
nlcnis az the meeting OF the trustees Iue0ua.. -
icnt Scrvc ,nys that the year has been an cN'ptou
alIy favorable one and that II had been n9rhr1, ~
ceruo,t study work. lie further said tht te '"n.
outnnri,s rnuld not favor any proportion 70 '"aIe,
tho coursc - thrrc years. He con 'id'rtd II W"upl
rrsult i'm suicririal and limited work. toh''riN-
the admission % more secret -"'''NN "l III" ..
Iresldcnt >eelyc expressed himself ~ opposed I" H.
{. q. Wells, 81, has bcch chosen P''''"'"' " w.
Tho question 10 be debated nj the Harry PRIV
debate Monday evening /, which Is better ireS'"o"
or Parliamentary Government.
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BOWDOIN'S OBSERVATORY.
EXAMINATIONS AND PRIZES.


Brunswick Me-, June % ospccial.-sevcral months
ago Mr. John J. Taylor. OF Falrbury Ill., a native
Of Brunswick generously offered thousand dollars
toward the erection Of a small observatory on the
college campus to be used for practical instruction
in astronomy. Plans were at drawn by COM
pe,cnt architect. and other subscriptions pledged by
several individuals. To properly complete and
thoroughly equip the structure. II found neces
sary to raise nearly twice as much rs wa at first
supposed and this has caused some delay During
the last ten days the thousand dollars needed has
been raised By Professor Leslie \. Lee from the
younger alumni Of the college and mainly from hose
residing in or near Portland. This in,ures the I'M
meilae erection and occupation during the fall term
of an observatory remarkably well adapted fer pur-
poses Of class instruction. The college already pos
scsses an excellent telescope and an enthusiastic
observer in Professor Hutchns. whose experiments IN
measuring the Of shooting stars have been pun
ush,d in a recent number of The American Journal
OF science ,
The final examinations Of the three lower classes
we're held th, week before Il committee Oi the DoaluS
and the annually appointed visitors ion9rn nave
been awarded in French to Agernon :. Dyer, W
Buxton; E. q. LornG, Of Brunswick and Charlos
; Wright OF Portland. juniors, AID 10 Leon NJ toDeS'
Of Pori land sophomore 49,,
The smyth mathematical prize Of 1900 was taken
by Thomas f. Nichols, OF the Rev. I. ;. Nlcho'.
Of Brunswick The sewall Latin prize wac a~sIun
10 Percy Bartlett, OF Ellsworth, ana me freshman!
prize in French to Weston =. chamberlain ot
bristol George : Chaplin Of Auburndale. Mass. ana
John :, May. OF Boston. securing honorable nentloI
late Thomas J. W. Pray, NJ D., Of Dover y IL.
member OF the class Of l-ii VIII be assigned ms N IN
Tor tho first time Ii consists Of the income OF clVOo
and is awarded By committee of the alumni
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COUNSEL TO NORMAL School STUDENTS.

Carlisle. Penn, June - (>pccaD.-Thc baccaaur"ate
sermon before the graduating class ~ the Cumberland
Valley state Normal School delivered this even
ing in Shippcnsbure by the Rev. Dr. f.. l.. Deck Of
IIagcrstown. Md. Ills subject was Redemption from
an Fndlcs. and Fruitlc,s scholarship and the text
was from II Timothy, 2: . d" Ever learning but
never able 10 10 the knowledge OF the truth"
The preacher said IN part
My pusposc, to night. IS to set before yOu, first
the hierarchy Of Truth second, it. blessings and
vlctorc, thlrl the methods OF lis attainment Walk
..g In this way there shall come redemption from an
endless and frui;lcSs scholarship. Truth psvcoolog
teal ethical sociological, personal. IL the completion
of the creative programme Truth lncarnatc Is the
highest coreSccncc Of nature The hierarchy Of truth
finds It's headship In the highest moral personality.
Christ stands AS the realization of the highest truth.
The graduating class is composed Of fifty three
members Class day is on Wednesday, and commence
mcnt day on THURSDAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.
GOOD FINANCIAL REPoRT-RoBES AT COMMENCE
NiENT.

Syracuse, ". Y, June % (speciaD.-Thls is COM
mencement week at the university here. Tie town
already is filling up with visitors, many Of whom arc
old alumni
The financial report Of the year shows many en-
couraging items. The tuition from students has in
creased over $4,000 and the number Of students Is
sixty-two larger than in any previous period. Tho
increase OF university assets OF all sorts for the year
amounts to over 100000. The library has received
gifts Of over Q 900 new books.
George L. Thorn OF Buffalo. has inst presented tho
university beautiful oil painting by one OF tho
great American artists which cost some $4,000. Tho
subject is New England landscape.
Three scholarships in the sum OF III 900 each have
Just established week by the estate Of the
late =. H. Van Buren,. OF this city. These schoLar-
ships will be q great boon to poor students.
syracuse University has Just decided on new de-
parture. The faculty at their meeting THIS week do
cded 10 recommend TO the board OF trustees tat mere
after they uhe faculty. will appear In robes on com:
mencemcnt occasions. The senate, composer Ok
Chancellor SIMS the deems Of the several colleges Two
trustees and two professors. have ind Jr,ed the position
taken by the faculty that hereafter the lnstrucnS
force Of the university will appear In the most
pompous and dgnifcd robes. M
Tie calculus burial last week had one tlllG on
the programme which was decidedly novel mo
united sophs and freshmen carried In the procession
on ribbon pair Of scissors which had severed q
freshman's mustache from his phz last september.
The scissors subsequently buried together with rho
Ratchet both the symbols Of everlasting amty between
the Two classes.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.

New brunswick. ~ j. June 90 tspecian-Com-
mencement over. most Of the Rutgers students hhNo
departed or are departing. for their homes, ana IN
fcw decs that part Of the town which the college
rules will be completed deserted. The professors
are also making ready Ia migrate for the summer
Most of them will spend their few months very quietly
Two ~ them Will 90 abroad, DR.. Van Dyke, of the
sage Library. and Professor SUBWAY. who was mar
ried on commencement night and goes to Europe on
his wedding trip.
The subject has already been assigned for the pson
American literature prize, the second largest IN he
coIleve for next years contest. 1t Is The Genesis
~ the American Novel; The subject OF the spadef
Modern History prize for next year Is The Rel~
tim, OF the United states and Great Britain on tho
North American Continent frOm 1855 NATL the Pres
ent Time
Tie elee club has elected the following ofhcersi
Leader Loren Bragdon, president. A. F. Ma0on' ac-
cSmpanist ". Ward stevens, secretary, V" C'
S,mpson manager. Il. J. Haean. The members TINS
wear were First tenorS-H. Is. Roberts A. H. smack
> NJ BN.tt: sccond tenors-Loren braa"n, H.; =.
ua.an Harry Lockwood first bissos- AeAShuer az
Nagoner :. {. Mabon, W. - nhv,NoV ~ s.'''.s
Lasso. 4 W Van Ice, \. +. Mabon, W. I, >anlp>"h'
thirty ,hre, concerts gwen during the season,
tncuJing several IN New-l york; Philadelphia BROOK.
I'm. baltimore Newark. Albany, Trenton and jersey
fbs cov.rnor has signed the bill establishing .
,,.aiher s,ryice I'm jersey and Lieutenant b. w.
Mc,iann now stationed at The slslai service station
nt liutgcl Is De- the director 81 the STATE station:
Ne,y Jersey 1, the nth state 81 have service ~
Edward r. Middleton Of the'graduating class has
been appointed assistant IN me phS,'M lhn"ra"ry'
Professor Martin y. Wyckon htS resigned ~ 10
sumo missionary Work IN Japan -,
erected on Thursday. II has electric chimes.
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ropnr,,rowy MILITARY INSTITUTE.

pordcntown Y j. June ~ (Specian.-Tne-dav AFTER
noon the new drill hall and gymnasium was i"r'n''
onencd After short drill by "A picked COMPANY uo
rcv tchn Crawford of Jersey CITY gave an address q"
athletics I'm general. and the military dri IN par
ticular. AS means OF physical and mental culture
ON Tuesday evening the rcshy terrain churoh WIS
ro,ydcd 10 hear the oraionS and the music ot III"
animal exhibition The speakers and cssayists were
Horny r. smith Of Newark. Y. j.. W. Lee CappS'
snrnrtIcd. Ill: L. Clare Or1er Springfield
III Robert w. Foot. Wcathereford. Tex; James
y. Faulks. jr. Haver~traw. y. Y; Roland W.
Bell smyrna. Del. Robin l.. Va Winsted Conn.,
and Oscar W. Jcrery. Washington, y. J. From the
church the cadets and invited guests Adjourned to the
in stitutc for castronomc and social refreshments
which were followed by spicy responses 10 appropriate
toasts from the Hon. bradford RhoadcS and Edgar
Whtlock OF New York. and Messrs. Foot aud Jehery
Of the graduating class.
ON Wednesday morning the grand stand and Held
horders of the athletic grounds early crowded by
ladies and gentlemen 10 witness the inal exhibition
drill and competition for military prizes. The drill
lndcr Captain r. u. Lant0n-was fully up 10 the stand
ard which has given this school it, high rank among
military schools Tho prize takers were wellington
Mccain OF Philadelphia. and James II. Faulks. IT, u
UaVerstraw, y. \. other prizes announced ana
pinned on the Of the vicors the field were to
scholarship: 10 r. W Foot for best composition; TO
H. W Rc for best defamation: 10 O. W. Jefery for
second best defamation
At the of the contest squad OF old students
insisted showing how well they remembered tho
drlll. Captain Landon took command Of them.
The year thus closed has been the most successful
I'm the history OF the school and with the Increased
facilities which will be added during the long vacation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE.

C;cttysburg Penn June % lspcclaD.-The nev
p,,,a memorial chapel IS almost completed and tho
exercises Of the graduating class will be held there
Five hundred and twenty one persons can be seated
in the main room and twenty six on the platform
All the members of the graduating class. except six.
will wear the cap and gown at the exercises.
4 petition has been In circulation among the stu
dents during the last week asking for the election
- he nixon 10 the chair Of mathematics. IL was
heartily signed by AL except four. Last year Or.
%ixon was chosen for only year. because the at
,nianrn ~ the trustees small owing the Hood.
The library is being rapidly arranged and catL
locI,e nv Professor John A. Hines Is In course Vi
preparation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23
DISCUSSING THE BATTLE OF LIFE.

Pennington y. j.. June 30 (Spccial.-The bac-
calaurcaic sermon to the graduating class u Pen
nington Seminary was preached to-day hy the prcs
dent the Rev. Or. Thomas IlaulOn. lie chose for
his text Ephesinus W. 10, II: "Finay, be strong In
the Lord and IN the power Of His might Put
On the whole Ot God that We may be able to
stand against the w1les Of the Devil The preachers
theme the battle Of LIE and how TO wiz 10. The
Held Of conflict that lies before you and upon which
you are already entered is he snid, tie stern
and ccascess battle FOR good against evil for right
against wrong The assault made b. Satan In Eden
has been wagcd by him with a relentless hostility
for these 5000 years. Never it more fierce
than now II at last YOU shall be victpr> In this
the Battle Of the Ages il will be because you have
been strong in the Lord and IN the power Of His
might. Put on. therefore tho whole armor of God
that We may be able to stand against the vi.eS Of
the Dcvll, and r the end hear the welcome plaudlt
Of the Lord Jesus: Well done good and faithful
servant: enter into the Joy q thy Lord -
This afternoon q testimony meeting 81 the Young
Mem Christian Association was held IN the seminary
chapel and this evening Mr. George A. Hall. Of New
York. ade the annual address l,forc the ". c. A.
The class day exercises Will occur ia morrow thc
annual athletic contests and the prize speaking
IN, ,day: the alumni reunion and banquet and
Philomathcan anniversary on Wednesday, and COM
mcnccu.ont Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23
DIR WHEELER AT ALLEGHENY.
THE DYNAMIcs OF HUMAN LIFE.

Meadville, Penn. June % (specaD.Thc president
Of Allegheny College. DR.. d. IL. Wheeler preached
the baccalaurcate today from the text Co
rnthians, ii, 27oS, and in the Of his remarks
said:
Christianity triumphs because it IS the divine cx-
preston OF the dynamcs Of the moral universe, be
cause IL makes capable Of resisting the scductons
Of ease. pleasure, wealth, honor and life under the
pressure Of the engines Of spiritual desire, through
the visions Of the divine better and best. through the
alurements Of participation in the divine nature. II
towers still above the plain Of living. holy
mountain too far and too sacred FOR poor feet,
but ali eyes look wistfully upward and every real
advance bears up these rugged slopes That way the
irultitudes lean still catch the invitation OF the
Christ: that way the saints travel with bleeding feet
but bcaming eyes. Tho wiser We are the more Ger
tain we become that If this mountain Of holiness be
only mirage of travellers. then IS all life
but vanity and vexatlon. II may no; climb up
to God then but bits of volcanic dust toss
ing moment on the ocean wave. The last and
most intimate verify Of humanity is this divine dy
mamie energy in other verify has the least
value We know nothing If we may not know that
we are the OF God. We can vOr. on, the beast
and let the ape and tiger die, only he
graceful apes and sleek tigers. The fccblcst throb
of moral pulse in u is the promise and potency Of
an endless life, life il deusiOn cnnnngly
wrought that IT makes chance wiser than God The.e
praised and entire vocabulary of moral worths, or
frankly 10 acccp; our faith.
We have ontlived the age of admiration for sheer
physical strength Even our athlete must be skilled
and stout OF heart. We like him best with the finer
atmosphere of college, and the theory, at least. that
he Is student cnvciopne his strength We realize
the uplifting power Of all the deccncies and moalit
which give perfume and TO life. Do realize
as ought that We do really require some saintlincss
the unseen some fragrance blown ont Of the gardens
OF the Lord into the heart Of the good man. II the
and find steadfast rule Of the arithmetic of life in
tho savours law that the good treasures come ont of
4 % GOOD md GOOD man raf