New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-16
President HadIey Delivers An
nuaI Sermon to Senior Class
in WooISey Hall.
breaches DUTY OF FAITH
Tells Graduates Privileges OF
Education Mean Extra Bur
den for Those Who Adj
here to Ideals.

New Haven. June 1.-THE duty OF the
educated man to support his faith, ooth
in his religion and In the cause OF right
both IN times OF success and adversely
was the subject of President Hadley
sermon 10 the Yale senior class In Wool
sey Hall this morning. He said, In part:
Among all the followers Of Jesus, Jo-
seph o. Arimathea probably came nearest
TO understanding what the Masters king
dom really signfed. When the hope OF
ROYAL splendor vanished II meant much
10 those who had confidently expected
such splendors: II meant little 10 Joseph
Of Arimathea. for he had foreseen the
darkening Of mems hopes. Of which tn
outer darkness was but a symbol. and
had nevertheless kept hiseaith undimmed'
This was the reason why he and he
alone. was able TO stand unafraid In the
supreme hour of trial.
Every great historical crisis calls for
men of faith. Who was IL that brought
our nation through IT'S darkest hours?
Not the enthusiasts who acclaimed
against slavery as though its abolition
might be an easy thing; not the orators
audiences I'm the North or 10 defy the
South on the floors OF Congress; but the
man who. growing up in the midst OF the
contest. saw things as they We're. Lin
coin never refused to face difficulty
He never shut his eyes to facts in order
10 buoy up his courage and that of those
who were with him. But Lincoln never
for moment lost his belief in the future
Of the country. In the long years which
served as preparation for his work OF
President he had learned. by facing cir
cumstance straightforwardly, 10 hold his
faith independent of circumstance. This
was what gave him power that was
denied TO Seward or Chase or Sumner or
Phillips. They had been buoying up their
faith by illusions which they had helped
70 create; he had been making faith
which could stand alone"
Turning TO the application Of this spirit,
which is. President Hsdley said, never
more greatly needed than Il is at the
present time, he declared:
We live in an age OF reform move
ments. There is on all hands a zeal for
the Kingdom of God such as recent gem
OF lifting humanity to a higher level ap-
pears to have taken hold on larger sec
ton of mankind than IL ever did before.
The ranks OF the reformers are recruited
from as many different elements as were
the ranks Of the disciples Of Jesus. Some
are moved by selfish hope of personal ad-
vancement; some by mere love OF excite
ment; some care so much for the broad
objects which they have in view that they
lose sight of all besides. Surrounded a
he is by disciples of this kind, the work
of the true reformer is misunderstood
both by his friends ard by his enemies
sometimes, ! am sorry TO say, even BY
himself,
GOD offers the educated man a burden
and a privilege. His burden Is TO hold
his faith in the day OF its prosperity. un-
supported by. the illusions of the crowd
and undaunted by its errors His privi-
lege is 10 hold his same faith In the night
Of its adversely. when illusions have van
ished and the courage that depended al
them is dead and the crowd shrnks from
the penalties which the errors OF the day
have brought in their train. We cannot
always publicly proclaim our faith IN a
righteous cause when it is being misused
by false friends, but we can keep that
faith alive in our hearts and be ready
% proclaim IT publicly when false friends
1ave dropped away and il needs true
Snes"