New-York tribune., 1891-12-30

seller that threntens or iree
government let spaak o,t against IT, whoever does
Whatever te social poso tie wealth or the influence OF
the nan il guilty OF buy votes or attempting 70
gcrrymsnder d<tret whether he belongs TO your party
not let him kBog. and let the community know" "ae
you hod him ciranaly guilty The quiet liberation OF
what know 20 be- immoral will undermine our own
prnclpes an1 relay moral tone.
we teiiec th,n hat there especial fitness In our
Getting bo9y Of roege alumni in the Hall OF the young
Mems Christian stsocnton As men ocme 70 nhuers'u
solidarity tot binds the entire race every
where world round there g)cs up ycaiihe ey lor
the true brotherhood anore which Is possible only as
men understand the Tatherhood OF God Ana II eohess
men are N undertake with deeper earnestness eseh ,a
the duties and ~ iSnsb,~ that belong 10 men o s"'
ard leading" dlspellers OF gloom how can hey more
bopefuy and hsprv this than by putting themselves
under the leadership Of Him whom we hho" ss 'he
Eternal God Glvet q Light and wisdom, ana WHO'S ~
glorious inspiring power FOR service the rfe'Ns u''"p
dscerned when they spoke Of their sun'God Apo'o' '
tho radiant one Whose bright eye lends brightness and
never yet saw a shadow 7"
REPRESENTING WESLEYAN.
Dr. Bradford p Raymond, Of wesl yan UNIVERSITY >
smoke upon The Philosophy OF Method IN pai'
he said: - ,
How shall the college man be met and treated'
snswer first all and emphstcally, rs man as ~
vbo must think and act for himself All growth is from
instinct and impulse toUsd personality and growing per
sonay means selfdrected life In the light OF reason
Hence, college should be met WIN inc ie"eo '
,,,, uactual moral and religious Inspirations possible
What hansteritic. In his personality stand iot tne IN
nu.nce Of these years In the eolesebred man ii com
ound phot graph 900 collegebred men coud 'e'
the mental habude eomprehensvenes Of grasp tho
re ., vision and the ideals Of life would that photo
graph not dnerentlle these from every other looo
men Of given training that could be foundf recent mum
ber Of The College Man, erms that the college men o
the United States but small fraction Of per ceh' o
the voters yet they hold 6s per cent OF the highest omee
Another writer that free common school cuueaoh
per the productive power OF the oorer an
scsAenieal education 100 cent and an average COL
issiske oy university educ0flon 200 70 300 per cent
Tane his clue from nature the educator dare not rest
with Brilliant Intellectual achievements Intellect alone
does not constitute funess OF the personal NE ne
must summon moral and religious life Into being
The most cut and delicate task OF oil, and the most
important This left undone and there Il atrophy OF
powes aa the very summit OF being For success IN this
task count plenty OF worE, from the hghess
motives end the high character OF the men ua1 teaehi
and finally, the grace OF God
PRESIDENT ANDREWS SPEAKS.
President E. Benjamin Andrews, OF Brown Uni
yersty was the last speaker and the subject assigned
To him wns The Moral and Religious Value OF rho
Higher Education" In treating OF ii he SAID, IN
part:
Learning "or is own sake" in :he tsret sense OF this
phra.e meaning that we learn without reference what
over TO good Ourselves 10 others ID De hsu
thereby IL contradiction. II such course were con
ceivable possible, IL would still be irrational bu'
let convinced that are vital members OF hui
society that mental cultivation will count In further
ance of human progress that fellowme are TO oe MADE
happier and better through the training which we are
giving and receiving then see to be reaonabe ana
good TO exert ourselves the utmost Only under the
stimulus Of such view, i believe can thoughuuI nan
permanently do his best
Ths mer. fart OF It's utility lends be special
smnance or glory educational work distinguished
from much whicl. are doing; but there Is ah
aspect to the good education which peculiarly exats H.
| than
acter to the p,recton OF civilization. Mere material
resources do constitute or create me evihb'eoh
Wealth unsccomlauied by what higher breeds Phiauh
ism which can b. naught but degrading to hatohs
character Things eaa never take the place OF men,
Trade commerce business industry-these are important
factors ia hun an cmturc by themselves they have In
no case yet made nation great. The eNaNatoh OF
natons rank has never mainly through the
OBJ ration Of rcial motives. IL requires certain
elevation OF splr devotion TO ideals, hllo5ophlc COM
to which the atmosphere OF the market is deadly
foe. NJ,
L.omng ,ehcs the higher life n humanity not out Of
u. intellectual funds alone Ethical principle ana prae'
tico are suHened by influences from the saline source M
stance the love Of raht rights sake the idea OF simple
truth irrespective OF consequences which has come INTO
being almost tie incubation OF exact sclce
This is result for which those who love righteousness s.
should le grateful the Postve Philosophy in thls
snec. the poxtytst have without thinking OF IT, become
powerful ethical leachrs They have insisted rs Ia"
never been done before upon the importance OF lay
ASIDE prejudice and interest, and grttn2 AZ snp" uh'
allowed acs Trre has been called into enstehee mus
new dnct and beautiful form Of the love oe truth
This noble phase virtue is emphasized and noursh"o
to day In every scientific Laboratory ard classroom toro g
out the world IL 70 possess even theology, ana
VIII vet revoluasn1e that science 1t has gone over INTO
Tn, study II the past ard founded the science Of hsoree
investpaton Many false :ime-honored judgments
touching the meo and things OF former times are changing
IN coos.ousree a the truer historical apprehension en-
ger teed from this It results that National ana
snimcs,,iS becoming less nten- opI-
ing Lhe peace and goodwill among men,
Not only the great generalization by Darwin oler
no necessary offence faith but opens the way for an
apprehension OF the Divine Being and Ills modes OF pro
cedurs far more rstiona helpful and uplifting than the
old view Natural theology will have TO be recass but
us new form VIII odd infinitely to its impressNeness'
We shall And it no loss have relnqushed the untenaOe
dst,ibutvc theology Paley when in its stead Is In.
sts lied hat rtarder thought OF perfect cosmc unity
reached through the class OF forces energzn2 apparently
without aim Science destined TO prove at this pSint
an immense missionary power
n asked then, why love academic life and work
reply: Because IT, have the privilege OF Delightfully."-
exercising our minds pursu: of truth, JOY douely
rich I'm that be carried on by many OF US
in common that our activity useful well agree
carving forward civilization widening the skirts Of
light and forwarding all The high Interests Of humankind
being vital 10 u the material and OF the social
sciences alike aud lastly uat 10 is pronounced and posi-
tive force In strictly religious way establish
ing no. Weakening rectitrde in conduct promoting, not
ylth.tandng faith IN spiritual world and living Cod
NOTES OF THE ST1GE