The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-26
TOUCHING FAREWELL.
Sermon of the Venerable Retiring
President of Yale University I'm.
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President of Ynlc University I'm.
prcsslvc and Solemn Scenes.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 25.-
President Timothy Dwight, the vener-
able retiring president OF Yale UnIver-
sity. to-day preached his last baccal-
aureate sermon before the graduating
classes of academic and scientific de-
partments. The occasion was also the
nftieth anniversary OF President
Dwisht's own graduation. Many Of his
classmates We're In the chapel.
The graduating class occupied the
greater part of the body of Battell
chapel. All OF them wore the academic
robe, and with them were many visitors
from out OF town. President DwIghts
address was OF q retrospective and per-
sonal nature.
at the close Of the sermon President
Dwight addressed valediction In the
most solemn and impressive manner,
his voice choked with emotion. His
words were:
And now, my fellow studehts, and
may not almost say my classmates Of
the class OF 1899. let me ask you to rise.
The words which have spoken to you
have had q very personal meaning. So
much OF the personal was there In them
that they may have seemed more
ndapted to friendly conversation than
to be presented to you In lnrge pub
lie gathering. But the occasion must
be the reason for giving them to you
here. cnn scarcely find It possible to
speak to you in any other way. You
are with me. leaving the university
You and 80 forth together, you the
younger brothers and an older. But
we are all OF us going forth Into
great and glorious brotherhood. Fifty
years separate us In point Of gradua-
tion, but In this brotherhood that Is no
separation for we are all members OF n
great college home. You stand indeed
ut the end OF your college careers with
much faithful spirit, much of energy,
and with many pleasant ant!cipations
But for me the summer day has passed
Into the late afternoon. For you II is
still morning.
Il have tried to speak to you OF what
life teaches and Of that loving Father
who orders our llfe's movements for u.s.
have not told you anything OF sorrow
and disappointment. They Will meet
many Of you and some of you possibly
many times. The costs and the results
or them you alone will know. But you
VIII find as the years go by. that they
are helpful to the upbuilding and to
the glorifying of the soul within you
and that the divine father. II you trust
thus to his undying care, is ever lead
Ing you out Of darkness into sunshine
of his love. When the clouds of the
summer day pass away they leave tho
sky the brighter.
Il wish for each OF You lifc's greatest
blessings. its greatest happiness and
the best that 1t can give you. wish
you Joy and that your sorrows may be
scanty. May they as for Gods chill
drcn work out your entire good and
give you evidence that you are under
His care and keeping. wish for you
that faith In Christ. the expression and
the sign of the Fathers love. l wish for
you to lose every doubt, every Ques-
tioning fear. every weakness and sin
and thnt your life may be full and
abounding.
And 50 bid you farewell. May the
long summer day and the sunset hour
at the end of 1t be filed with beautiful
light and may the closing twilight sea-
son bear thoughts and hopes Of the
better and the happier life beyond,
May your testimony and mine unite to-
gether as 1t comes from our personal
experience in the words OF the Psalm
ISIS sonE about our loving God and
Father who 'maketh the outgoings OF
the morning md the evening to re-
joice.'" E