New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-13
THE TRUE JOY IN LIFE.
IT'S ELEMENT POINTED OUT.
DIR. sToREs's B,OoALAURE.TF -rRMoN TO THE
SENIORS AT PRINOETON

SENIORS At PR1NCETON.
Princeton June 1.-THE majority OF Inc PeP"
who came mere Yesterday for the ball game r'inh''Fi
over today for this WAS baccslaureatc sundal' am
the Rev Dr. X. b. -tprrs OF brooklyn, was - cohuno'
the exercises on account Of the absence OF IT.
Patton Al 10. 80 O'Clock this MORNING. inc N"''o"S
classes lined up al the Old Chapel, preparatory ~
mar, hing 70 Maryland Chapel, where the Sefhn"n WI
n he delivered Promptly at IL oclok the mar'h
began the undergraduates going first. ana Hhhs w
on the east side OF the walk TO allow The mcuiS anu
senior class 10 PISS through. Marquand was cfo"n"i
Ia the doois Dr.. Sorrs took his text from Hebrews
Ill., o. second clause" Who for the JOY th@ was Se'
before Him. endured tho cross. dcsp-ins the sii'''
and is set down at the right hand oil uon' III
! ,tOrrs spoke. In part, as follows:
may perhaps lie mistaken but 1t seems ID W.
that We sometimes read thee words with otr sh
palm. W. have always been accustomed 20 III"
OF His work as n work OF pure. dsntercsted olN.nr
love A Work Of love cannot be wrought popeily
for the sake OF reward. No one would oner IT, ~ !,
,hen con tbee w0ds be truei Did Christ come and
suffer and die account OF the Joy SCI peiore nun
But ask ourselves what "as Iie 10y Heaven.
WIT, s.n not for h. any Joy se So sG
&c, Information Of from the scripture ana ir son,
We can Sri see as an clement in cnrs 10y The
greater the work. the greater the Joy Of
then then" are ne the most elevated in spirit. The con
secation OF Christ was The er.no.s n S,r.tar
~
han rreaIlonNtne work Of resoncing the world TO
| God pvsrv ,u,s
spir1t rejoices to manifest itself I'm that when Is Pue
and noble. There Is impulse Of SPONTANEOUS ~,
cGmes TO pure Me from self revelation TO 0thcrs
The evil mind hides Itself the noble spirit deishs ,,r Is
asepver i1e l. IL made Sn 90 VH The "iverse
built the plan 6 bringing eveyimhs 10 nt'c n i'a ~
that plan viii be 1 aop o eSrm Ipr hiding OF good
or evil Gods selfrevelaon could nevIr have pen
possible in the deepest .ecrs 81 e Work VI tdmpiio
think Of any PAGAN MIND peT 10 ' Proud se
assertion Ia the natural human conception 81 he ~
preme element Of Gods carac's SaTf so i na.leni
first time In the worlds history Sno~eu 'N' P'''''
| and suffering side of His being sr,
Both consecrnron and seli.rvelnion are coh>I LII
mated in the jw Of supreme seh-sacrihcesi tnc
nobiess spirits know That there Is the real eNhar"iion
| Of human llfc. 81. -, .,o, ,ro, ,e
IN tho nfnite pecence OF Ills mind. Christ looked
fortvar, TO IT, aid expected IT, and hoped ior II. I'd
serve mat , mere Of or nature that We ran apprhnd
i II + h ban fa les IN seii-sacrifico.
Dr. s,orrs at this point began Ms address To the
graduating class. who arsA from thelr seats u n''
| 10 his words. ThGv were as follows
| You are going into communities which viii WELDON,
Ycnr worth which win wcicomc everr exhibition %
ish character every noble impulse ve 70 p1 ~, ~.
| DAY # nv graduation wish succcss. nonS. az
sweetest to each Of YOU ,Dd nut IT,, S'g sC Which MAXI
vour whole life successful con -eci.ilon srif'Ne
ia,ion of character IN all That j. pure ana noble N
ing nothing in yourself which wishes TO ven isil ron
the ewes Of others sesacTihce and sell rhnn' ii''
,enevelenc Gin work and success IN that bcneic"n'
| work These are the elements Of true Jos anl pr,
peritv God grant that these crac"s may he ~ N9hI
minds and In ,Our lives along The celestial path LEI
The music Of your lie flow Ill 1t closes ana .mars''
| into the triumphant anthems u the W'i'o % nEn,
| ond =, last mav Won. ~ bv Won pass AWAY
sorre sooner and later. gaiher every ono be'Or'
The face Of God and of III, ,ane. to look lack upon
a NE .,ent In His service 10 look forward 70 the m
horf,onPd Immortality. full Of bauty and power and
peq,ce uncudirC.