New-York tribune., 1904-10-31
COLUMBIA'S CELEBRATION.
BISHOP DOANE BREACHES.
Thirty Thousand Persons Erpected
at Exercises To-day.

nasium or Columbia University yesterday. part
Of the university's celebration OF its 1JOth ami
versary. attracted large attendance Of alumni
and undergraduates Of the institution Every
seat in the gymnasium filled before the ser
vice began at $50 p m. and large number Of
people were turned away because there was no
room for them.
The service was impressive. and the sermor'
preached by Bishop Doane. of Albany. was
listened to with marked interest and attention.
procession from the library preceded the ser
vice. the faculty accompanying Bishop Doane to
the gymnasium. The academic procession
started about 8 p. m AL the professors wore
their caps and gowns. President Butler ana
Bishop Doane brought up the rear. The faculty
and trustees took seats the platform on their
arrival in the gymnasium.
The devotional part OF the service was con-
Quoted by the Rev DR.. George II. Van De
Water. chaplain OF the university. and included
a portion Of the Episcopal evening prayer.
reading OF the Scripture lesson. the Apostles
Greed. special prayer for the country and a
prayer used by Bishop LancelOt Andrewes. OF
Winchester. In 1909. when he was eatech!st at
Jesus College. Oxford. England. The music was
elaborate. rendered by the choir Of ST. Bar
tholonews Church assisted by an orchestra,
both under the direction of Richard Henry
Warren.
The opening number was Prelude to Athalie.''
Mendelssohn. It was followed by professional
hymn The most impressive and beautiful or
the numbers was the TIE Deunl LaudamuS.
The music was by Edward Elgar, and the words
were an ancient hymn. versifed in Latin by
Ambrose Bishop Of Milan in the fourth cearUry-
1t is commonly called the Arnbrosian Te Deum.
The other music consisted OF the Columbia
University hymn. Stand. Columbia, Through
the Storms Of Time Abide: the national hymn.
My Country 'Tis os Thee with a verse eS-
toIing Columbia intcrpolated; the "Halialrjah
Chorus" from the Messiah" Handel and the
recesslonal hymn. God Of Our Fathers
BISHOP DoANE's SERMON
In his sermon Bishop Doane said in part:
If may condense into two phrases the points pT5s
courteous selection of this university Sho1iS put
observation-disclosures education. educated religion IN
the FIRST I say most emphatically that am q urn urn
1he deveopment Of the Who'll man, cannot omit
Iafure Tnf m0S' The fea school the deal college the
ideal unlyers+y S,,Ieb Is tn nSerit But we are con-
fronted with conditions n tws9e{n STneG{S 1aSla Dim
cuIries because in this in so many 9tner serious
ways it means schools t2nesrS dIfrere1ces
and multiplying divisions; The theory Of re re!si91s %
Taens Gre re5d in common school chat is school
common TO all chdrenl makes and masnflSs 3s. IN,
lines among citizens between the Old and the New
Testament. between the Douay and the hihS James
That the study of ,re bible for its literary sab
ferrous Teaching religion without d nnlfe d0fsrs ,
an invertebrate inagnation II is hard for ne S 70
SSncslvS & OF en iSe Mount and to avoid teaching
the Preacher OF that sermon as the l-snI ana tls
Life Of the World is to say the least o: ~ made
qate and YET there is sort OF common non law s,,s OK
morals which thank CiGd, nus, E"if aithnIgb 1nre
Iigous morality lacks alike IFS correrSone or
must nave our common schools snreigious so iar a5
make ,''t tbeT irreIiSous. And We must saw hands
on from common school tIrd 70 any feIo%ml- mi
be- fouHd Of ali these diculties, so easy to state.
Fiucated religion IT seems 70 me, means that
taking man in his Th%Ie f0HsfG5d s hesrl rom
sepJimentalism. his soul from sHpsrsIsl'H; | nss
that be shall be taught tc prove how reason DIFF
fers from rationalism love Cro IRON ~ -it
bal blindness physical force from mere animalism
w MnGe naeacaSsd rs sHs rerion I'm unable bpt
am sure we e,St nes no PFGne 3bin 5onbi Tni1ersty
stands think educated religion, tnteectua-!y'
sPTsqs TbsPs IS NO more stupid aay thar that when
would I Rad dD out ,j,S aq9 G 94 S SG' o Segn Wh it :
the divine element in man. having N fSeE s''C 81
God that il is a sort Of deep answering 70 deep
aSprosch' the ladder Of access hstwc~n the hnnsn
and he divine mind Revelation adGLTs~eS rs. T .r.
son. Back in the dimmest ara iurtne<t OF urESs FS
the 1atriqrch lob was Gods appeal - his te~Son-
ing intelligence.
ssREJIENE- lNCI-EJC- -DG-NtDI-
ISM"
II Is misuse Of reasoning. 70 L degree that Is
most unreasonable and % reject
its dc6Urtonr reached through iT-eSisJ:ny prN-
Ersstys stsPj on IN" syTbG sb er If mf TyaG b
Cvr chosen and sCf-CoEdorlniaE asnoSti-
cism knownotI.irg helieye nothing -that-you-
GizrG AZ Scdai in i,s Shines ii il was applied
Of daily life And The real convictions OF religion
which hold nlsr iast - t:,;th. are intensely
trained use iss facility of reasoning in assuring
bcb 'h"TS @ oT, Sa N a Is rs b rea w
man. because such man CraspS what he has uoC
Won, but With the fabby clutch of feeling or OF
Just a. IN" nird reeds training 70 keen reason
within its lines and limitations outside OF which
"a HcCcr0es that most UnT7 HSNDi02s thing called
this faculty of reeS noeds t~sirfna:
that may how faith differs from h'grtrv
and surerstittor; and y needs edNcatipE that Il
prov" how the false differs from the true.
IL has heen the fashion sometimes To admire and
Is still considered wight IN certain quarters 20
advocate under the name Of faith bind sub
mission Of all personal responsibility Of thnkine.
to outside authority. Sometimes that authority
Is called the hle sometimes il is called tbs Church
Put. after all. there comes 70 the neres-
sity Of himself what the Bible ard whae
is the Bible II is not the frt'sh that il has
times heen made 70 be though great bound
hook in its present English translation had fallen
down from heaven ike the statue Of the
goddess Diana in ErhcSUs. u Is a COLLECTION OF
unique progressive writings. each Of which has
they written. namely. to reveal Cscd and to
testify tn Jesus Christ.
THIRTY THOUSAND PERSONS EXPECTED.
Fully thirty thousand persons are expected TO
attend the formal exercises at Columbia to-day
Thousands Of alumni from out Of town were ar
riving ir the city yesterday, and many Of them
were bringing their wives. They come from all
parts Of the country. from Maine 20 California
-hundreG-and- -sixteepth-st. near the uni
versity, will be closed 20 the general public