Year: 1874

aInbltiOl man. He desCTlbed the VanltieS
OF the aristocratic woman, OF the literary woman
and OF the religious woman, and stated that in all
classes where this vice was INDUCED In 1t was sell
fish in its nature. Another weakness he described
was love OF novelties, and yet another, a ten
dency to irritabiltY OF temper. But, In contra
distinction 10 all these. woman was distinguished
by a true constancy OF affection which counter
balanced all her other weaknesses, and besides
that her womaniy sympathy


RUTGERS COLLEGE.


One Hundred and Fourth Commence


ment of Rutgers College-The Bacca-


laureate Sermon by DIR. William IL.


Campbell.


NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., June IA, 1874.


The exercises attendant upon the lo4tn COM
mencement of Rutgers College began here this
evening with the delivery Of the baccaaureato
sermon. The Second Reformed church was
crowded to repletion with the students and their
fair friends together with the people OF the church
and the friends OF the college. The town is ale
ready beginning to I'll up with alumni and their
friends, and by Tuesday the city will be decked
out IN her best commencement attire; Tor COM
mencement season is the event Of the year in thia
vicinity. The graduating class to the number or
thirty (by the change Of course in the scientific
branch of the college IA Is bereft Of one section,
and so turns out smaller number than her suc-
cessors willy marched in at the appointed hour
and took front seats with the Faculty
of the college, On the platform was
the venerable President in his royal
purpleedgc gown and on either side
the pastors OF the two reformed churches OF the
city, also In ecclesiastical robes. The preliminary
exercises were rendered more interesting by un-
usually excellent music from the choir. II is newly
organized and is under the direction OF the pastor
OF the church, who has placed them, to the number
OF thirty or forty. on platform behind the pulpit,
and leads them himself with his baton, then turn
ing about and proceeding with the prayer and
sermon. Besides the usual hymns the choir sung
tonight with fervor and an expression that indi-
Gated good training "Hosanna to the Son OF
David,n by MacFarren; "The Lord be Lamp"
nom julius Benedicr's ''St. Peter" and tho
"Evening Hymn" by Hopkins, at the close OF
the service.


THE BACCALAUgEATE SERMON,


by the President, Dr. William II. Campbell, was
unusually short and was delivered with great I'M
pressiveness and with an anectionate earncstness
students. The text was "The law OF the
Lord Is perfect converting the soul."-Psalm6
acteri he said is reyerence for law. All the wise,
all the good, all the useful, all the happy revere
law. Wisdom. whcn is the use OF right TN means ans
knowledge OF law. Goodness consists IN obedl-
ence to law, and usefulness and happiness are the
consequences Of such wisdom and goodness an6
this must OF necessity be for next to the law.
giver law is the divinest thing on EARTH and hence.





II, then, you wish to become thus wise good, use
1ul and happy obey the command OF ST. James
tnue therein and YOU viii dwe by
an exhaustless fountain, from which you may
ever partake OF the pure water oiiiie. o. Ihe rlgnS
ton OF good character. You must not think or
God as an absolute Deity. who has brought into
the world intelligent creatures only to rule them
with an iron hand OF lnexOrabie necessity. The
Scriptures teach and experience shows that man
is endowed with reason, conscience, affecnon and
will, by which he is able TO know, approve, love-
and choose the just and the true and the good, and
his powers though limited seem to be capable Of


AN ENDLESS ENCOURAGEMENT,


but only in the author OF all that Is good. beauti.
lul and true can they IND TT exercise. Our mind
Is formed seek rest the last resort. our rea-
sonlng stops when fundamental principles are
reached; we seek rest in the conviction Of first
cause our sense oljustice leads us to honor tho
source and author OF all subordinate good; our
sense OF weakness leads us to look for heavenly
rom i sin. ~ All ms points to design and through
the designed we look to find designer-a near
having found the lawgiver through Christ to be-
your rather, you have laid the true anu SOLID
@ust Know What n is as We as its nature and
extent, and law Is everything by which Goa makes s.
himself known unto US; me invisible e. reveala yean
thing that exists Is revelation OF GOD, and ID
to us law ana 1t was SO designed by GOD, for St.
Paul declares For the invisible things OF HIM
nom the creation OF the world are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made.,'s
Thus the world is iull OF the revelations OF God,
He mas written his name and character on the
stone beneath our feet on the LOFTY mountain the
Wen nk xo a m he
their countless parts, are the revelations OF God,
and they form His system OF law, physical, in
And so the whole system Of law IS perfect; ia
covers the whole pathway Of life all its moments,
down in condescenson to the smallest wants OF
the individual and lifts Itself up with an easy gran
Thirdly we must remark, it was love that prompted
God to give this perfect law. Every de- partment
OF it was given ior the guidance and good OF man.
Every preceptls


DIVINE ANNOUNCEMENT


telling how good may be gained. There is 9
voice in every precept. calling men to seek good,
for body and soul, ia the easiest safest and best
way. There is in every distressing condition Of
own. And law is Gods divine encouragement Of
love, telling US that God has made that best thing
al the vast DOMAIN Of law. He who turns his back
on IL walks Into hopeessness, but ne who keeps
his face towards it must become hopeful however
abject his condition. SO in the lowest sphere OF
law-the physical-commerce, trade and manufac-
lures have been SO changed by knowledge Of the
change the type Of our civilization; the printing
press, the discovery OF America, the magnetic
rap .aeo are all 1n II hs od g
always M s"e SEEKING sS the highest enas s and % max
ing the lower hepal to the higher and
that it's author is one and divine and Its pur-
pose is the highest good Of men, The great
/ tioned-have always been kind Of physical John
! Baptists, preparing the way Of the Lord, making
ready Tor spiritual progress and thus in the hope-
! fulness which may well I'LL the soul of every one
who turns his thoughts TO any department. OF GODS
laws may we not ask you to have as an additional
portion OF your goody superstructure OF character,
! the love oil God seen In His laws, as hencelortn
| your great and appropriate attraction foufthiya
! let the law OF love do Its perfect work In yous
causing you to keep It's precepts In that spirit Of
| love which prompted God to give II. All law is
sealed book to him who comes not TO u I'D rove ior
the lawglver ana who does not draw from 1t the
inspiration OF love lOr Him.


THE LOVE OF GOD


speaks forth from every precept OF every DEPART
ment OF law and who sees 1t not ana Is not warmed
by It into love Is dead In the sin OF being without
any OF the attracfiveness OF the love OF God.
But sucn are not ye who have laid the foundation
and erected the two portions OF the goodly super
structure which we have been describing. AS
wise master builders you will complete the edlfce
OF good character with tnis the third part of the
structure. But you must remember tnat knoWl>