New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-26
DIR. DARLING'S STRONG SERMON.

THE STUDENTS OF UNION COLLEGE LISTEN TO
TIE AUBURN PROFESSOR.
Schenectady. n. V, June 25 Cspecial).-The bacca-
aurcate sermon before the graduating class OF hioh
College was preached this evening by the Rev. Dr.
Timothy G. Darling. OF the Auburn Theoosca sem
inary formerly pastor OF the First Presbyterian Chnrch
Of This CITY and for several years member OF the
Union College faculty The sermon was delivered In
The state street Methodist Episcopal Church. the
graduating class OF thirty eight, in their scholastic
GOWNS occuping the front pews, and large audience
filing the church.
Dr. Darling took as his text: "whether, there
fore We eat or drink whatever ye DO do all 10 the
glory OF God" / Cor, X. 81. He said In part:
Not few resent the injunction 10 make tn glory
NJ God mans highest end II (, were an encroachent
on the right. OF man. The apostle" however regards 1t
q. All emnently hitting and practical motive urging IL as
n p,,ncrle OF action in connection with adv'ce ABOUT
lswsu tho duties husbands aud wives, and masters
.ra ssryants No doubt, proper study Of mankind is
man. but not proper study, for man himself would
cease to be consequence IL bis soul dd not tOu,h t'e
dyIua I'm the relation OF sonshi. The proper study OF
mankind is therefore God without whom aspiration itse
1, knocking Illusion. 10 be truy man, man needs the
BASIS of Gcd for II you strike all for which God IL
tie only assurance. life becoms mere memory oil
n,,oua and the only difference between the wise man
and the foot Is the wiss knows his wisdom to
H. foly ard tie fool cieyes his folly wisdom IL there
are no eternal sanctions for the spiritual tie beast "a
heinz csneilatcd the illusions OF morality and COLI
science to that liberty which Is Just now more
snp,aud,d than truth But If there be God and lie
the God oil the Hbc the Cent?, OF spiritual uhlVers"
the Author OF sonctoos by which character Is con-
nmed or condemned IL becomes OF eternal Interest TO
believe that He IL. u know what He Is
A 10 what Goa is opinions dine. Speculation cress
cod in the Infinite by the simple process OF changing
an adjective into a noun. senmentalism reyses God
and tones HIS moral ruggcdness until He becomes
TOO weak TO be Governor even OF State There
IA need Of revival first commandment. We must
include all the biblical elements IN the idea OF God We
Are not the OF justice In opening the eye
of mercy blind love In letting the fires Of holiness
consume sin not less just In the forgiveness Of
Gin, nor less loving when He Furnishes It, All Gods
stt butes their blended perfection enter into all His
aes To Moses mpas stoned request that he might
His glory, He responded that lie would make all his
goodness pass before him. and revealed Himself a. having
mercy according to His gracious will. lie whose
cepton the divine glory brings 10 mind the strut OF the
drummaor vugsrly basphemes God, but the true glory
Of God glory which Jesus manifested. this glory Of
character Is the highest OF God Himself and may
WELL therefore, nsn's highest end. The will OF
God simply the expression Of His character the divine
perfections becoming outwardy active. Only then in
doing Gods will projections Of the divine chaac.
ter, or Gods glory, the motive himself
expand divine image and Nil his immortality
the fuiness Of God.
This. then. Is principle Of action which .
cannot outsrow until he outerows God himself. You
must live yeur lives the scale Of time and end 1t with
ending. its ultimate conclusion forgotten grave
experiences unshed BY the divine glory, the
scale unfolding end toward the Projections
divine character II not expedency but character which
axes ysur choice Your DECISIONS and engagements only
control the accidents Of Life DO not make you but only
reveal you To yourself. just your college life
not made you but revealed you Settle OF whether
tAs Cod the the universe whose glory
IL The nfecnon Of character. is the centre and Dspr.