New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-24
PRESIDENT DWIGHT AT YALE
HIS sANNUAL BACCALAUREATE SERMON
TO THE GRADUATES.
NOBLE WORDS OF PARTING TO THE foIN" MEN
PATIENCE IN LIES VIcIssITCDES
THEM

10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
New-Haven, June 23.--Two more or the features
OF the Yale commencement week occurred go
when the annual baccalaureate sermon by rres',
don't DWIGHT and the memorial services in honor OF
Professors Dana and Whitney took place. po'"
were held in Battell Chapel Inc c""''"
crowded at the delivery Of the baccaiau'e"e
mon IN the morning The senior classes OF po'h
the academic and scientific departments "e'' -
emit They made impressive appearance III Wv"
cans and gowns completely filling the body oil inc
chapel. The sermon was one OF the fhos' s'"o'''
and effective ever delivered at iae. g
Dwight selected for his text Ecciesias'es w.
"Better is the end OF "A thing than the beg'h''"e
thereof and the patient In spirit - oe'''' ''''"
proud in spirit" lie said In part ION
These words which have come down 10 US I'm. o,
the ages in the form OF Strkng Characteristics
OF our human thought ana nc, ~ We ,.hpnh CON
pltntes ,"r marked and Separate section OF happy
life always find regretIul loon oi p saason
the ending a sorrowful one IT, on the 9tneT ha nnv
take our place at the staTen Sam, thought and
feeling holding possession Of the man sore better
element for the happiness Of lie which 1t IS con- 10
dent the future VIII bring We wss md hs hours are
reached then change in our ieelings ana ws
f fsst 'he spr nsna might sGr% RETURN to
To-day the end has come. and the Wish OF your your
isSnshs baes yD%d along the
looks very rich behind You you "H" Setinr Than
a aSe hesnnins The growing man is more to-mor
row than he is to-day and We as srS%ng onr
nobIest life to what beyond the present , eS
perence Eyerythns WITHIN ins of fe makes
life better FOR him Life is not dark thing: but
MONDAY Ii may have disappontments in H. but
il is itself dsappointmeni 1t may manv ca soT
but IT Is not itself deception ana so'po o,,,ps
is Joy penps to sy on 1 to 1--we in
yourselves very much IN an me comns no,sn
crate yourselves to others AS the years pass on
the question of what is the growth OF yourselves ives
fe snf no you of life Itself To Wish the years to
needs time might be less in your ne. 10 aesi,s
brerht it. in the natural way Of growth is
abandon the true idea OF our living ana smut out
by 9' Which we grow II is more than ths.it
is remove from our living along the years the
The influence Of life for the good end Is to 60
elevate the lie of the multitude The multitude is
made up OF all sorts Of men: men as di, n
quite other thoughts than ours: men selhshly OPP
posed to righteousness and right living: men in
to be- and in many ways standing In opposition
to another Ignorance and love OF POWER an
will close the doors by which influences must hope
herited thought and customs, satisfaction with the
lower plane Of ilvns the very 0i
will present most serious hindranees ana oos'a nr
OF
matter in which you to engage it is a new
world into which you are about TO enter anu
OF difficulty in accomplishment. OF siowness IN
progress and Therefore Of Re Tolx
be the business or profession TO which you give
What is it. also. that lies before YOU in the re-
wards and honors for your personal me- ne law
he fulfls his work in larger measure as the years
pass They will come when the time for them Is
reached chether in station. Office. or public es-
TEEN. in large resources. or IN the recognition
OF results accomplished. But they cannot come
the outset. because they are the consequence o.
what has been done. and the doing follows the be-
ginning and moves on toward the ending IL Is ldle
TO be impatient for them. The JOY OF progress ana
OF acquisition, the effective service and con
tinuay growing power and influence for good, at,
tends mans course. whatever may be the speciai
sphere OF his activity.
Young gentlemen of the graduating class. the
word which have brought to you at this hour OF
your going hence Is word concerning life. 1t IS
word which comes out TO us from the depths OF the
old time. but brings It's suggestion equally for the
time. have tried TO unfold its meaning. and
set forth it's suggestions the light OF my own
vision Of life has seemed to mincle with is light
and TO bear witness for to the truthfulness
OF what it says ! hope that for all of us in the
coming years the peacefulness of its patience and
the hopefuness OF It's promise may make the
happy as we may desire. But now single word
OF the past You have had happy IRE tose, a,sp
ion ourselves With you as / sneak FOR myself and
the men who have been your guides and teachers IN
the university. and say, in The closing We
you as you go forth from these walls and 20 on
and largest hopes We shall desire for YOU the
continual abiding within you OF the true spirit
results as the outcome OF your efforts. We com
mend you to God and His care and to Chris, and
His love. for all the future. AS so fare
closely bound together. May the ending here open
into happier beginning wherever you may be IN
all your life and. as life passes TO its fulness,
may you be satisfied.