New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-22
PRESIDENT WEBSTER AT UNION.
THE RESULT OF wELL-DoING AND EVIL-DoING
N THE PRESENT LIFE.

schenectady, y. Y, June 81 (Specal.-President
Harrison T. Webster made the baccalaureate address
to the seniors Of Union College tonight in the state
street Methodist Episcopal Church lie said in part {:
Gentlemen Of the graduating class, permit me 10
premise that L stand before you tonight and speak
TO you rather teacher than breaches ! de
in Some degree, aud To emphasize the relations which
men bear to the Divine law. and the Divine law given
animal; the psychologist an Intelligent being.
No designation has yet been given to that lnvestiga
The purpose OF logical investigation, 1t H. perhaps
necessary to think of man under these different
poets but reality man Is not body mind and spirit
any more than water is Oxygen and hydrogen. Man.
as long he remains alive. Is just simply man. In
in mind we are sure to fal! into serious error Win
this preliminary understanding, ask your attention
10 a passage Of Scripture. not because feel bound
TO take text but because this particular ISssase
furnishes good introduction and sound ioundauOA
for what wis; T. an In E fy Youth r and T ca th
heart cheer thee in the days OF thy youth, and Walk
eyes but know thou that for all these things Goa
Will bring thee into Indictment man ,as obtained the
highest physical place possible for him while Iurter
crow IN hopeless. yet for indefinite period ne can
a, a. d. work useful work If lie WILL better work and
more If it, because he has souhd body. 20 o. nc
p"SblG when he has gained all he can gain a9d done
a. good work az he ever can DO, need mol 9eHpLr
The time Of fruition is indefinite time OILY lel
him work while the day lasts for the night III winch
no man work approaches - 4. , a.,
putW
~ n,anIr refers? Those who rejoice in evil things
whose hearts are chccred by base things VINO |alI
W their wicked hearts urge them and prefer To look
az tbinrs That are vile Let MS consider lrst NC
p physca .de Of the If any man disobeys Tie he
~ If health If for any reason or In any way nc
disrogards his physical wellbeng, whether IL DC
hr1eh Incidence RIGHTEOUSNESS. Drunkenness or any
Other form of excess he IS most CcItalihy sNHhens
lbs that has been said as to the inevitable punish
oont tl,st follows transgrcssiOn OF the laws when
have 10 DO with the health and strength u inc OOiy
=; an4rolv appllcabc to mental bealh and strength.
We yna, note however. this difference IL Is hardly
no.sibe for the body TO become weak and the nnd
Su retain tx strength certainly not for any long
time hut il IS quite possible for the nina 70 be over
thro1rr az I'm insanity, never 10 have had APP
preciable strength, in idOcy, while the body ne
roSn~ strong and vigorous In the OF every man
viii body and mind suffer together. tire law OF nature
b,ines them into judgment II Is the Judgment OF "po
p,f because the Judgment the punishment Gomez
naturally many do not regard ~ coming ron Coz
exceptional acts without knowing II. and without
intending IT, such practically eliminate iOd atd
while insisting His onnipresencc, mey uehy ils
presence and His power In nearly an ue phthIlhcna
OF lie. II was 10 great eNten, u,is PfiI.''l a
thai made II so difficult. in fact Impossible Tor many
ralgions thinkers to understand accept the teach
irge Of evolution and. on the 0ther mana nnadc
evolution 80 powerful weapon III the hahns o.
stbcist. Certainly they had strong c0se against
sncb tl,isfs as failed N recognize natural law as
Cnds law who failed 20 see God using all the forces
~ The universe 10 plsh His purpOses II l. inc
,,na mistaken view Of the Divine action which gives
trenob 10 the SOcalled Doctrine Of Origins who
oen IN me b. De a seni recognition u both God and
cvolnion amounting 70 a practical denial OF bOth.
All first sight II certainly seems tiat many lsidhce
can he alleged in which the judgment OF God does not
overtskc men in this world man CAUTIOUS lar