New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-21
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PREEInEN,r


PRESIDENT PATRONS SERMON
Inc sermon Of the president still further
'ehded to impress the stamp of a divine guild
ahce upon 1t all. The sermon was a powerful
PRESENTATION OF the great moral truths that must
nc a' the bottom of all scientific education II it
10 " DE made OF lasting benefit He said. in
part:
phii osoetbOMn has great work to do in sciencs;
viii pa coni nH SeU to do f
atiVe nr rn6rcs without loss Of moral inti
sao sann not h 1ssI St
ton OF forces that are potent elsewhere.
M mere Is another phase of the subject with which
c eT1snt to which religion, and particularly the
Sometimes M taken by those who express themselves
suSnosn TINS a question There are some who seem to
reference to religion and conne the work OF Uni
not to resse te eSsnseS Son
diions OF University life, and suppose that It is
q enforced reHoas
10 e 0h e aSsPee type IF ush' in
confident com. that more careful study will show that
requires wisdom: tact and nowiedse O Of The
actual conditions Of thought In the learned world
very large subject and question H' whether it
can be adequately dealt with by any one who is not
Is not aware Of the ins and outs of Thought in it:
sna w brosh & not by reason Of
problems OF the present day.
,ndnr nysrn 9eheve that In the early years OF
instruction adapted to the needs OF young men who
not yet students of philosophy on the other, is a
most mo important part Of the curriculum: but would
OF the eurriculum unless in point of scientific thor
Su o It could compare favoraby with the work
would not make 1t compulsory; though firmly be-
thu IN sess o%
me P p,b OF literature and philosophy bear upon
are to be discussed in Christian University in a
religious spirit and under Christian conceptions 1t
is no less true that religious themes must be dis
cussed in scientific spirit and according TO scen-
tihc principles.
WELCOMES AND RESPONSES
The afternoon part OF the celeb alton was
equally remarkable with the services OF the
morning hours. On the stage In Alexander Hall
were seated men eminent in scholarship and SCI
entifc research the world over Delegates were
there from far off Athens, from Cambridge. Eng
land from Lepsic Germany and from all the
prominent institutions OF learning In the United
States. Many more just as eminent occupied
seats in the auditorium, while back OF them and
above them in circle and in gallery stretched a
vast assembly Of cultured men and women. DR..
Green presided. and introduced the various
speakers. the first being the Rev. Howard DUFF
field. upon whom had devoved the task Of well
coming home and foreign delegates. In his ad-
dress he said:
Some problems are settled at Princeton Some
immor tally Of man. "Dei sub numine viset" The
motto of the college becomes the watchword or the
University. 1t is historic. II is prophetic. II ex-
Plains h ha hs pa n% hs
hope. 1t condenses the chronicle OF century and
haf into sentence It Sweeps ol tn. inc exrandns
who has led the wilderness march In triumph viii
rof me m sres oi the sas
guests.
Then President Eliot OF Harvard was pre-
sented to reply for the American delegates. and
he did IT In that full. kindly way for which he
is noted abiding to the spirit Of raternity tina,
has come of date years to dominate the commu-
rication between institutions OF learning. lie
dwelt strongly upor the influence for good
Princeton had exeTted. declaring with emphasis
that her influence Is no longer confined 10 IN"
three outlying States. but that it is National.
Professor Thompson. who has been lecturlng
at Princeton for the last week made the re-
Spouse for foreign delegates He said. among
other things. that there was no place where a
Cambridge man felt much at home as at
Prime eton Cambridge men had told him this.
and ne fel; II himself. tt Princeton belonged
the honor Of establishing the first chemical lab
oratory in this cOu ltry. Guyot. In geography.
had engraved his name on the planet. but
Princeton not satisfied With the earth. An
other OF her men had passed on II the Sun: and
Professor Young, In. astronomy. lad placed
Princeton almost at the centre Of the solar sys-
tenn. Professor THOMPSON drew both laughter
and applause for his illusions. which were
happy in every way
NOTABLE GUESTS
among the guests who occupied seats on the
platform were President Adams II the Univer
sity Of Wisconsin,; General Frar els Walker.
president of the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology: Professor Conrad. OF the University
OF Halle Germany: Professor MOssOn. OF the
Sorbonne College. Paris; Captain White Of
Annapolis Colonel Niche Of West Point: Presi
dent Gilman Of Johns Hopkins President Seth
Low Of Columbia; Professor Dowdcn. Of Trim
ity College Dublin: Professor Humecht. OF the
University of Utrecht Holland: Professor Seth,
of Edinburgh University; Professor Bruggman.
of Leipsic. Professor Hardness. Of Brown. and
President Angel. Of the University OF Michi-
gan.
THE FUND TO BE ANNOUNCED.