New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
NR. PATTON TO SENIORS.
HE breaches BACCALAUREATE SER
MON AT PRINCETON.

Princeton " j. June s CSpeciaD-The feature
of the third day of the commencement was the
baccaiaureate sermon preached by President
Patton In Alexander Hall this morning. The
big building filled to standing room when
the board Of trustees led by President Patton
and ex-President Cleveland. and the faculty and
members Of the senior class. filed slowly up
the centre aisle. Many distinguished men were
on the platform. including H Stafford Little.
Chancellor Magic, DR. Henry van Dyke, Bayard
Henry. NJ. Taylor Pyne. James ". Alexander,
John D. Davis and Professors Woodrow Will
son. John H Finley, A T. Ornond, Charles A.
Young Dean winans and Dean West In the
audience were Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs Patton. Mrs.
woodrow Wilson. Mrs. Henry van Dyke. Mrs.
John H Finley. Mrs. Harry B. Fine and Mrs.
John C. Hibben.
President Patton's fext was: Il write unto you
Young men because ye are strong" He said in
part:
College men have manv things TO unlearn which
they have acquired during the four years OF COM
@ Void fheS must address themselves to the
requirements of habits Of accuracy, punctuahty
and respect. I belong 10 that school OF men who
believe in progress. believe in that education
which shows man that he must know something me
about the great progress OF science ana his own
psychological life. You have learned the lesson Of
.sspeTst,g Ie5 f,,e treat truth tbat man is su-
yerior 70 his environment We are living in day
H.
only for the environment which they control, but
for the pouer that comes with il. Mans life con-
sssts rot 81 an abundance Of stocks and bonds in
2 strong box II is something for an educated man
10 knew that he has a soul
have no sympathy with that education which
SAYS that children should only be taught what
tfley Ike and that z should only pursue
taught TO do the irksome things the self
enacted laws Of his conscience must be backed
I'D BY educated, elevated taste and desire. II our
education has accomplished anything. IL is within
sbe empire of will This / believe is the
r7rder- First. TO the right. second to desire
the right; and. third. 10 do the right Sooner
later man raust be free. later takes
IS one OF the best training places for Zhis.
say this because an impression abounds that
university IS place OF terrible temptation, and
,aofhers often debate the question whether they
should sacrifice intellect for morals They think
~ IS cifflcult for 2 acquire education
ereeut al great risks. and speak about the
rem ptations of college life II there were
S-oEer lived IN e holier atmosphere. If the
: rosfIe OF Wall Street were IN closer touch with
me Ten Commandments than other men / know
GO no Mace where man may be trusted TO work
ont .fe best in him well as IN Christian uni
xe-sssy II YOU have been faithful TO the early
training you have received IL has been helped oy
coming here =,
BAT realize that you are IN temptations on the
intellectual side. You have come IN contact with
plain that few now entering the min
fstry and give every reason for this but the true
one The reason is simply this: We are living IN
an age cf intellectual transition. burning with un-
rest and therefore, I have respect for the man
VINO doubts, who overcomes his doubts and gathers