New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
YALE UNIVERSITY OPENS.
President Badleys address on the
Purpose of Life.

of President Arthur T Hadey. He took for
his text:
James 1f any of you lack XIV wisdom l,gqs let him him
ask al 4d nd mat sn giIf Shall be given him
But let MIN ask in faith nothlng Ma @ dr,t,en
For let not that man think that he shall receive
double minded man is unstable in all his ways
The sermon was as follows
am trying to show what 1t means to have
purpose in nfe-a real purpose, which hIts man
outside of himself and gives him the power 10 90
In general way. every one of US has some such
worth while, to render service to his FELLOW m men n
leave the world better Tor ms having E1m bitidn
If there is any man here who has no such 1i f
at all. he has 10 the wrong place; ms ~
sain hut for public service and through two full
Centuries of its history this characteristic has re-
this ambition vague and underlined. 1t must be
made definite and active 1t Is not en4ssnT The he
aspiration must be fixed and so intelligent as 70
Tbers a are two kinds of temptation which per
petuaIy operate prevent our purposes from 9eths
temptations of seffshness. Idle pleasures may lead
man to lose sight of his purpose until 1t Is diSsa
pervert that purpose as TO make 1t lead a man an
these edaneeTs ali Of Us are subject The rich
who command the opportunity for pleasure Is
poor man. who has his way to make IN the WoP69'
is exposed to the temptations OF sea9slesI
the ford for wisdom if he would keep true TO the
standard which in his better moments he reoog-
In place like this the temptations Of pleasure
Of seiflshness Most of have come here with the
out Of college life as students, ana to prepare I
selves for future enjoyment as graduates. rms rs
public service 4 Puritan Of the old school would
have said that It was but we have leaned oe55HT
e WI" of fe christ himself showed us
hat ms
does the fulhlment of high mission to the Norla
and fri itl tH s which life Brings
This Possty Of c9m n1on6 8eaSn not HoRer
make lfes problems easier It makes them narGgF,
society and ali its enjoyments had simpler task
before him than the Christian Who DONG ms woe5
9Pn 2g ms en fe9w Which S Share and the
wT2ng 9nes Wca me s s' Subtle one We cannot
make Of laws telling What Is tight for sge are
right or wrong for man ACCORDING as 7v {9eS
helps may hinder another maj Wn5f fba IS
necessary for cqe man may be faS to anotme men
Who leave their mark upon the world are the
men who, when it comes to real conflict between
Who holds to the course which he sets before him
that was the Roman idea Of a true man and by
virtue of that idea the Romans conquered the
acquire skin in more kinds of arts. develop more
kinds Of 9 4 put IN the long Of run b the rae
counted for less than the fxity OF purpose Of the
Roman.
DOMINANT AIM NECESSARY.
really care for year in and year out all kinds Of ex.
perience of life through which We may pass become
have no such dominant aim. We are at the mercy
of appettes and temptations. Pleasures which
useful recreation-a means of creating anew the
P9%Gr TO 90 g4T9 10 me c9 his
attention from the need Of doing anything more
to the Winds the initial power he had until he
ndS that he no longer possesses it, man vim
an animal and a very poor kind Of animal at
for enjoyment and activity than any other animal
he lacks the, animals inherited instinct which
needs and shun the things that would hurt The
directed make man little lower than the angels.
in the absence Of such direction expose him to
fixed purpose can he live mans life and do a
But while the possession Of such purpose will
stamp him as man. something more IS needed
ambition may pr6teS man fro 9en fe nb
of idle pleasure just as effectively unselfsh
his life that from the standpont of God and his
fellow men it is worse than wasted How can
we guard against this? How have the
are wrong ones? How can We make our phiiosophy
Of = life Christian instead of pagan one?
seeking to attain them for himself the expense Of
man.who pGTs1es them is likely to grow bad as he
grows older If his ideals are such that each step
Of those about him, his purposes are Christian and
AMID al the Antiquities and discoura gements at,
as he grows older Are our ideals able to meet
deds 3eSF Let US look at its application in various
What is the, pagan ideal of sport? To win
tan ideal? To play the game fairly for all that it
former ideal every game which we paT is li9 qra ii
ing for fraudulent business bad politics, and
ter purpose in view. every game is training for
that public service in church and state for which
What is our ideal in intellectual work? Is it to
hereae Whon qegaT to- fhe ea9 6Sr9 6 n6
that distinction has been obtained? Or is it to
which can be used for efficient service? In the
tor4er case our learning Is pagan IN the latter It
training is morally unsound; in the latter case it
a tbousand different yavs Are we irving to GET
much out of life trying
to put much into life can? It is the man
life who takes the lead in the Service Of Cod
But how can We get this unselfsh purpose or.
unselfsh purpose with which start?
are Amid the activities Of college life we are
tempted TO look look at all things through false
he is DOING tbines Which Ge Wond az he sae %5f
by their right names We say that he is simply
complying with college customs in study or in
sport when he does things which would be known
elsewhere by the plain title Of cheating The man
who really keeps his eyes open. TO see things in
their true light is safe from half the perls which
would otherwise heset him
VALUE OF COLLEGE TRAINING.
Second by getting true understanding Of the
value of different things in life distinguished
from the temporary fictitious value that the
world places upon them For this understanding
values college offers special advantages.
who is in the midst of active business al
most necessarily lays undue stress upon the posses
sion of money. A who is active in politics
lays undue upon getting office. A who
is successful in any profession is tempted 70 make
the standards of that profession his highest guide.
At college. however, we have the opportunity for
seeing things i'm n somewhat clearer light. Our
study of science should teach the value of truth
Independent of the pecuniary professional use
ILat i. be nl.de of T. Our studN Of hIsInrN