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ee ee NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, BACCALAUREATE SERMONS, Gospel Truths and Godly Teaching for the Graduates of 75. DISCOURSES BY EMINENT PROFESSORS. President Raymond on In- dividuality. One Hundred and Fifth Anni- versary of Rutgers College. The Commandments of God Expounded by President Smith. Services at Vassar, Union, Syracuse, Rutgers, Dickinson and Dartmouth Colleges, The graduates of anumber of colleges yesterday bad the privilege of listening to baccalaureate sermons, reports of which are given below, and all of vy hich will be found to be of the parsiculur features that generally characterizes these relig- tous addresses, Words of wisdum were skiliul'y blended with a portraiture of the pleasures and attractiven-es of a religious life, Large congre- gations listened with a profound attentien to these Gvs)-el utterances, and yesterday willbe a pleas- ant memory throughout tue future lie of many, if NOt ail Of the graduuates of "75. VASSAR COLLEGE. HE NINTH BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY PRESI- DEN RAYMOND ~INDIVIDUALITY THE THEME, PovuGukenpsig, N. Y., June 20, 1875, The ninth baccalaureate sermon wes preached at Vassar Colle,e tis aiternoon by Presigent Ray- mond before the faculty and pupils. He took his text from First Corinthi.ns, the fourth to the fouiteenth verses inclusive, bis theme being “Individuality.” He opened by reference to tho laying on of hands, some believing it to bean endowment Of a physical nature and treating it in a literal sease, while by others iv ts treated dif- ferently. Whichever 1s correct it is not essential, morally or otherwise, to the lesson brought out by the words of tne text. In either case it is a gilt of God Lo be devuted to such use as is most honorable, Addre-sing the pupils present, Dr. Raymond said that the gift which 1g 10 us is that which is loseparably our own; that endowment which constitutes our individaalty mMurks each fora separate career, to which our responsiblity is attacned, For nothing are we More indebied to our Creator than our distinc- tive individuality. We brought it with us when we came into the world and found it when we frst ivund ourselves. Grant all we may claim to circumstances, to power of education, to results of ancestral tendencies; still these concessions do not Cuange our individuality, What we are and what we have been Isa gift, The Doctor believed that God Oxes the destiny of his creatures, throw- ing around them circumstances to thatend. Ho gave us irce contro! ef our faculties and trans- ferred the ownership of ourselves to ux The aaa he gave to us are enuowments. This FREEVOM OF RATIONALITY makes 0S Capavie Of respousibility; and who can Measure our teat of oniigation to Him? Not as Bluves serving the waster who owas tuem, but as ity 1s a geft 0: God it ts more than a gilt. cred trust to be cultivated and trained for Him; itis a riched, veautified, nourished and strengthened tow consecrated lie; making the most and vest of our ows selves ior tne glory of God and our- seives, Wo should know what the gilt is or elso we may make the whole of ive a failure, “Know tayseli”? 18 im- portant thereiore, We must educate ourselves, wind and budy, Wedge Of se! or knowledge thus ortance, We must Come nearer to them and se- lect ihe refined and cultivated from the rude and boistervas, Not ull we look at them ove b; in the face, do we Know them as individuais, I: is the close view tuat moves persoual affections and sympathy. Tae something in eaca indivicu Wuich separates tim frow all ovbers is character, * tone Of Voice, particular expression, instinct of tne inver life, thought, movewent, &c. We must study ue Jaws Wilch govern all these, Which is the STUDY OF HUMAN NATURE, We need to Know not merely What faculties we poss ss, but We need to Rnowin evtry detail for What we are best fitted, what is characteristic and ecullar to ourse) 3 Our special virtues, if we 10 abide alone, out ror fm to ale accord- council of God would be jor Him to "ce His mb-sion and bring torth mach fruit. on Which He makes use of 18 one of @ corn of wheat is the most simple Ts 20 symbols. and uaiversal exponent of the great law that out of sell sacrifice ol frustiuln: rings forth the biessing ess, and that tie Method of increase some corresponuence to hie of the seed jor the sake of the forthcoming harvest. In ia application to Christ tbe analogy finas its highest significance. The God-man wno gave his lie & ransom ior many is now exalted to be a Prince and @ Saviour, He stands jortn before us as the perfect expression of that law of sroiulness by seif-sacrifice which, beginning with the seed corn in nature, reaches through all the gra‘ations of life until tis seen in the heavenly places, But it is not in i's application to the dying of the Lord Jesus that we would consider this law at present, It is no less @ truth for these lives of ours. The corn of wheat abiding aloue, tn Consequence of its being preserved jor itself, ana the corn of Wheat bringing ‘ortn irait abundantly by the loss of its owno imdividual lie ure not these the symvols of fact in human ex- perience which are 0: the greatest 1mporrance to each individual ip choosing bis enas and making his moral investments in lie? Taking then this view o} our Lora’s ilnstration, Ishail ask you to consider the corn of the wheat 48 AN EMILEM ofeach human life, iuio whicn is presented the altercative between an isolation of self by the contro! of self-love und the ennobling and en- richment of seif by the power of self-sac- ridce. In otner words, I desire to set forth the loneliness Ol seif-love and the fruitiuiness of self- sacrifice, “Exceptacorn of wheat fall into the round and diet) abidveth alone.” Having lurgely lustrated this pomt, the speaker concluded Yo sume of you these are days of deep si if: w ib cance, und the truta of life l have presented. serve you weillif you accept it, Standing were bejore an open dvor awaiting one more sig- naiere you go lorih, baculum tn manu, to take your stand for good or evil, I commena to you this word of Christ, Lf self is uppermost your !tfe will waste and come to naught; MM love ‘conirol you and Christ leaa you on, your life will share that Iruitiuiness which He revealed when by His agony and oloody death He was exalied to we rigot hand of Majesty. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. SERMON BY DR. HURST BEFORE THE SOCIETY FOR RELIGIOUS INQUIRY. SyRacusg, June 20, 1875, Dr, Hurst, of the Drew Theological Seminary, preached a sermon this morning in the First Pres- bytertan church, before the Society fur Religtous Anguiry of the Syracuse University, on the subject of “Obedience and Christian Doctrine.” He se- lected bis text from the Gospel according to Jobn, vil, 17—"Sapeuty them through thy truth; tay word is truth.” He said:— THE SERMON. The ordinary method of learning the truth 13 through mental reception of {tt from outward sources, Such as the living instractor, the printed Page, the teachings of the rocks beneath and the revealings of the firmament above, Bat tne only safe path to spiritual truth ts by service; or, as Jeremy Taylor says, “Qbedience 1s the right way to knowledge.” One of the strongest in- dividualities of our later theology is the tending to grow out of this perely re- Ceplive attitude tnto one mighty wrest- ling With opposition, ‘Doing ts a deadly thing,’? may be appropriateiy warbied by finished sonz- sters ia the calm air of a millennial morning; bat that glad hour is not yet come, asd we must keep on singing With the *sweaton the brow.” Aie there not im the lavorer’s day twelve hours tn which he safely may iis calilng’s work pursue? Christ's doctrine was revealed alter the best of human systems had arisen and proved their weak- ness. fhe foundanon of Christian doctrine did not take place untu (he jourti century, and only then as a matter of convenience to counteract heresy and group the fatth of the latter axes, THE GREAT THXOLOGIOAL WANT of this a, kKuowledge of revealed truth In tue crystallized and concrete form, The doctrines of God's wurd are not known to-day with the in- tensity of former times, and here is one of the causes of the ageressive character of the present poop anianls ‘The Church is responsibie for its own joes. ‘There are four fundamental objections made by current scepticism to tne character of Divine revelation :—First, that itis unsystematic; second, that it should contain only natural phenomena; third, that 10 shouid be scientifically exact an appliable; fourth, that it should be so definite as to preclude aiference of opinion. These are Dota unreasonable and misieading, The attitude with which to commence the thinking itle is not that Of the Objector, bat of the learner. It is casy ana pleasant and heroic to play the sceptic when & Siudent; but Whea once ine rough path of real life ts entered on and the breast must de bared to tts storms, and the arm wrestle with its opposl- fou, @ present and vital faith is seen in all its blessedness and plenteonsaess, How can & pure faith be reached? By obedience to tue ligt of the hour. Calvin, Wesley and Luther were chil- dren of @ providence leading turoagh goluen moments, doing what they might in tue present, but leaving the future to be shaped by such light as might come with tt. One of the greas ESSENTIALS OF EXCELLENCE. is the obedience to great ideals. Men go into the ! trades who never expect the world’s thinking or | guidance. An intense life, like that of Arnold of Rugby, can only be led by the intense mind. Men in (usion, melting the very erucibie in which they one, | ave any, end our special faults, making sure al- | Ways (o guard against the latter. We must under- Stand the giits Cuat are in us, their ready adapta. tion to the exigencies of octal life; a readiness of Tesource; @ never-iaillng reserve of seli-reliance and the gilt of simple patience. In urgiwg upoa tience aud fortitade Dr, Kaymond said:—Stand ike tne faibuiul Seatinel at tue extremest front o| exposure, where the fre is the hotiest, not kuowing the reasou he was placed there, but Standing there till his general's oraer of relief comes, or he jalis. An! in this battle of life bow ma.y are compeiled to occusy such positions, with BO Opportunity (O Suine, but to stand and fer. Suca nave patience ana fortitude, What. ever your gift may ve, recognize and comprenend Mt; grasp it as your Warmest iriend; keep it and use it and turn tt to the best account. If individ- uaility 1s the gift of God, you may depend tt is worth sometbing. Lookiag about us, we see those whose gifts are great comparea with ours, Whose jacuities Have been disciplined and Teliued by culture, Im comparing our ai tion with heirs, our hearts sink withia us. The spectacie Of their success in despite of Ourselves strikes US threu; a through, We are uot enviou Way all our courage. Buoks show Us the choicest Words of gifted miods; nistory makes us ac quatuted with the great and good aud imaging Uve; literature shows Us (he Most siriking trat Bud their uuattalaadle loftiness beats down our aspirations. . ‘aroagoout Made individuality the salient pout, towerl h be crowded the strongest possivie argu- UNION COLLEGE. BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY BEY. DR. BOOTH, OF NEW YORK—SELF-LOVE AND SELE-SACRI- FICE. ScueNKoraDy, N. ¥., June 20, 1875, The Commenceiment Sabbatn baccalanreate ser- mon belore the faculty and students of Union Col- lege was preached this evening by Rev. Dr. Boota, o1 University place Pres>yteriaa church, New York, The distinguisied divine was welcomed by an immense audience, all the evangelical enurches of the city Duving suspended services tu do bim and the occasion honor. THR SERMON. Hoe atnounced his text as {rom the Gospel cording to Joun, XiL., 24—"Except a corn of wheat Jailinto the groona and die it abideth mot; but if it die it bringeth forth much fruit,” He sutd these words were spoken by the Lord Jesus wih refere' to His own immediate future, some of His disciples had come to tell Him that several Greeks had been attracted by tne fame of jis wonderful works, and desired to enjoy an ivterview with him, “Sir, we would see Jesus,” was the request which they made to Philip, but when this request was made known to the Lord it was turned aside, The time for such iamiliar intercourse had passed by. Henceforth the work of His ministry must be accomplisned by His higher offico of mediator between God and man, and by the sacrifice of Himself for tne life of the world, Jesas answered them, saying:—“The hour is come that the Son of Man should be giori- fled. Vertiy, verily, 1 say unto you, except @ corn of wheat fall into fhe ground and die, iG avide:n alone, Lut M it die It bring eth jorth = mueh fruity? In these words Whe * disciples are conrented by the idea | Which Was so much at varvance with thelr View of the method in which their Lord was to be glori- fied, From the o-ginning they thougnt that Bis We was necessary io His triumpa, But He now taught them plasuly, as, inueed, He bad ofiea taughe them betore, tuat He could be GLORIFIBD ONLY BY DEATH} ‘hat for Him to live and retun, as they had pre- Byuied fis destiny, Would be Jor fim bo Saji of His s | of them, but the sight of it takes | Md VuUr Of these materiuls we butld our own tdeas | is entire discourse Dr. Raymond | nig hearers the virtnes of | | wien nave placet For what batCoristianity peflés suca | giow, are the world’s Kings. The world cares nothing for the opportunities of Its workers. What it wants is the work itse!f. There is only one thiog greater and higher \nap reaping iu the Dar- vest, aud thatis the evening rest after the strain | ana heat have gathered tn the golden sheaves, RUTGERS COLLEGE. THR BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY PRESIDENT CAMPBELL—ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH ANNI- VERSARY OF THE COLLEGE New Brunswick, N, J., June 20, 1875, Yo-nignt a very large audience Milled to ever- fowtng tue biggest church in town—the old First Dutch church. President Campbell haa ranged immediately in front of him the graduating class and the Faculty, and during the closing words of bis address the class of '75 rose to receive his Goal benediction, The iollowing {s the sermon of the President in fail:— There are those who speak of Christianity ss an Oft-tola tale, the frequi petition of which has made it wearisome to preacaer and hearer. Tals is a calumny against the love, wisdom and power 0; God, and it is both jooihardy and malignant. Christianity ta Coriss in mam the hope of glory. Itis ve Son of God coming to earth, becoming man, vdeying the precepts of the divine iw and sutering its penaliies tor sinful men. Lt is Chriss ever living ia the souls of men, egy pe’ and sanctuying thom to fit them for {feiow- snip with Himself on earth ana then to admit them, when made wholly Christ- like, into the fellowsh'p of heaven. Living in @ world of wonders Onristianity is the wonder of Wonders. The Curist in the Gospels is @ con- ception that transcen a the Christ which the ambassadors of the cr to you in tuelr sermons is ever fresh in the unique- ness Of its grandeur and tn its ever active power | of biewsing all who bring themseives under its in- fluence. There is but one natural and it gives forth gracious properti' come under its beams, while all things die which aie without its lignt, No one wearies of the lignt of the sun and it loses nowe of its iresiness and lustre by being often beneid, nor do any weary of speaking about tue gracious properties it gives forta bo all venoide Bot there is another sun, greater faf than that—the Suan of Righteousness, He, by the word of Bis power, called the natural suR into tence and madé i% to be a blessing unie fi He became Himseif agpectal sun, with bealing im tis % and all Whe waik in tus ligne nh much to of the biessings of Hi Ulumination ; they who withdraw themseives walk in darkness, And now, my young irtends, of What shall { sveak to you but of Christianity on this joyous occasion ood feelings prevail and good wishes alone ve @n occasion Or is ole #0 ta.ly to meet the demanes of these good fechiogs and geod wishes? You are aiso about to set out on a voyage of life, and the Baccalaureate sermon js to give you parting cou seis and the affectionate farewell as you weiga anchor and commit yourselves to a sea of.en stormy and always treacherous, And what sh be the theme OJ such @ eermon bat that Car.suan- ity which can furnish you conipass, chart aud an mialible pilot, whereby the daugerous voyage may 0e MAGE NOL Only sMfly, Dut Le resplendent with glory? Ou the authority of Jesus Christ, Wuo sity upon the #tarry throne, 1 pledge you tie peace of Unrist on ear h and the glory of Christ in heaven if you heed my- Master's gracions Words, Who bas Sent Me tu-Nignt to spenk them to you. Aud of all the gracious Words which ever proceeded from are more 50 than the context ia Which my text is found, Of it St. Augustine long since said:—“Apud Ciceronem et Piutovem Aliosqie ¢jUs Modi scriptores malta sunt acute dieta ct leniter calentia, sed tn iis omnibus bv things acutely warmta of eeling, but ia nm of them do | find these words, ‘come unto me,’ &c. Of these words my text is & part;—‘Learn oj me, for Lam meek and jowly im heart and ye shaii find rest | Silat passeth understanding. a divine property, which belonged primarily to Christ as God, and.was only possessed by His bn- man nature wheo received from tue indweling of God. ‘This meekness and loneliness 1s the marked characteristic of the Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Guost, and it more attracts and as!ounds us than all else we seo in Gov. Tue civine wisdom, power, truth and Jjmstice, as displayed in the works and word’ of God, fill us, inaeed, with wonder, And yet, when we think upon tt, we feel that this 1 just what we would expect God to be, But that condescending goodness which was exuibited on Caivary, and whieh the forbearance of God is every day exiubiiing to sinners, 18 senor bing quite out of our range of vision, thought and feciing, ‘This way is not our wal These thoughts are not ours, Great men are overbearing aud haugity, In some jauguages the word for paughtiness {8 high-vearing—the bearing of the high, the great, as if tuis were the bearing (hat befitied Kings and the eartuly great. But meekness and jowliness is the bearing ot the Most High, This is Gou’s way and God's thought. The avsolute and uncondition: a, He who is in- dependent of everything that exists becomes the servant of sinners. God comes down to earth and 1m Buman nature suffers Shame aud pain to exalt fallen, where We would have expec ed him to bre: and crush to pleces under his iron power, Tht what Obrist is speaking o! In tne text. It is the revelation of God in the flesh which He is exlibiung. PRINCIPLE, PURPOSE AND PRACTICE. Second—We must learn this of Christ—that ts, 1t must become ours in principe, purpose and prac- lice. Onacertain occasion Cirist washed His disciples’ feet and aiterward spoke to them these memorable words :—"Know ye what | have done toyou? Yecailme Master and Lord, and ye say well, jorsolam, If1, then, your Lord and Mas- ter, have washed your fect, ye aiso ought to wash one anotuer’s tect. For | have given you an ex- amole, that se ppone doasihave done to you, Verily, verily, [say upto you, tue servant is not greater than his Lord, neither be that 1s sent greater than be that sent him. Ii ye know these tings, happy are ye if ye dothem.” im like manner St. Paul says:—‘ip lewliness of mind let each esteem others better than you yourselves, Look Lot every man on nis own things, but every man also on the things of ovners, Let this mind be in you, Which Was also in Corist; who, being in the 1orm of God, thougnt It not robbery to be equal with God, but made himself of no Teputation and took upon him the form of ® servant, and was made in the likeness of men, and. being jormed in fasuion as @ = =6man he =6bnmbled = himself and became obedient unto death, even tive death of the oss.” St, Peter also presses the same point, and with am additional thougat of great welgnt:—For unis is thaukworthy, if @ man, from conscience toward God, endure grici, suifer- lug Wrongtuly. For woat giory is it ll, when ye be buffeted ior your jauits, ye shall lake it pa tiently? But if waen ye do well and sufler for tt, #8, take it patiently, this is acceptable with God, ‘or even hereunto were ye called, because Unris also suffered for u8, leaving us an eXampile tha: Ye should follow bis sieps.? And St. Jonn says:—> “He that abideth 1m him ought nimsel! aiso 80 to walk even as he Walked.” Now, all these p.ssages bear direcsly to the same polut. They teach that we are to be unWearied lu good oilices of every kind and degree for the yue and unworthy, the batacirece and those who pate us. in a word, this characteriatic of the S50 of God is to be made our own. And itis tuus, I thie, tpag re tobe made partakers of the divine hature a, Indeea, Chrisi’s own humanity learned this from His divinity; and When he says to us, “Learn of Me,’ He is culling us to the exercise of that in which He, God-man, has been our forerun- per. He has ) taking Our humanity iato all the Circumstances aud possibilities of this great eharacteristic in order to show us whether we may or must ollow it, Indeed, we are gomg to wear His yoke, PROPHET, PRIEST AND KING. Third—We must learn tunis of Christ—that 1s, Christ, as our divine teacher, must impart it to us. Christ is the great vindicating propuet, priest and king unto the Father in order to liftup and save the fallen, And He appoints every one who believes in Him to be, 1a suvordination to Himselt, prophet, priest and ktug likewise. And there are here three noteworthy points:—First, there ts a divine appointment to this subordinate office; Second, tue bestowment @! all necessary qualitica- Uons for the discharge of tic tuird, the as- surance Of success and biessing to him Who 18 jaithial im his office, and the promised qualifica- tlon is just the bestowment o/ this meekaness and loveliness of which the text speaks, Cnrist says, “Leara of Me.) Curist gives the qualidcation to the way ¢? learning, and It is thus that Goa seems to give to men ill holy glits and qualificaty 5 oral changes and renovations ave to rAd thatcome tous im the way of lessons. e become sons of God by being begot- ten through toe Gospel, and we are sanctified— that is, we vecomte Christ-like—turough the truth. And 80 Onrist’s meekness 8 taught tous, One jooks into the Scriptures and dwells upon this wonderiul characteristic of God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, He lollows Cnrist also taroush ail the Gospels, Steps, ax it were, In the very foutsteps of Christ. Not the least pressure of Chrisi’s foot is overlookert, And lol as ne acoringly studies and thoughtiuily recognizes his God in tne flesh he ts changed into the same image from glory to giory, even as vy the spirit of the Lor ie bas the same mind which was in Christ, And lu! as he thas walks in the footprints of the narrative aud becomes in- Spired with the Spictt of Caurist he finds himseif also actually walking im the footsteps of imitation as Jobn aud Peter and Paul learned and adored and walked, And thus patience, forbearance, sutering for the good of others, unwearying seli- sacrifice aud forgiveness—these things which are guite unpessible ior the mere flesh b. come possi- bie mot ouly, but easy and pleasant. One then says with Paul, “I can Go al) things through Chiist, Walch strengtheneth me.” THR MERK AND LOWLY Jesus, Fourth—ihe encouragement oi this great gift from Unrist, “ior 1 am meek aod lowly in weart.” Ab, fleso and biood can never reveal unto us this great woing! Christ must iipart t or we 5 continue without it What ground of encour. ment have we, then, for believing that He wil grams our request? Tos answer is easy. If we know the character and work of Christ a3 the meek and jowly one, then have we ail the as- surance that God can give or Man can ask. He ‘hat spared not His own Son but gave Him up for | us all, Bow shall He not witn Him aiso irecly give us ail things, and this Meekness Amoug the num- ber, And He who hi jone so much in His state of BaTalation in order to bless Men Will Lot neg sect to do the less whem be has already doue tue greater. CULTURE AND CHRISTIANITY. Fifh—The rest of soul which Curist gives, The Curistiaa writers of Europe and Awerica have much to sayaoout the breach between modern culture and Caristianity, but the breach is older than all cuiture, and is by po means modern. cause les at the roots of haman nature, aud 1b 18 Oppositien ve God by tue love of evil works. his ‘no culture cam lessen, much less re- move. The more @ man Knows, the more refined he is, the more tntensified ls the soal’s selfisiness and opposition to God and Cbristianiy. As jong as there holy God in heaven and a seiiisn sin- ber on earth there will be enmity and consequent disquiet of soul, whicn Carist end Onrishaniy alone can overcome. Corist’s renewing power and indweiling presence make all men new, and the Test of suul whicm follows is proportioned to the activity exercised im God’s service. There are turce elements Im this rest of soui—oneness with Christ in privations and blessings, oneness with Christ in spirit and word, oneness wita Onrist in | victory and triumph, These points are so much dwelt om in the regular course of preaching that they need not be enlarged on were. Suiiice It to suy that the sinner, when he bell:ves in Christ, son of God and a joint heir with Curtst, ¢ Som and Heir nas He snares with lis He suares with you the Fathers love breturen. and all the Father's possession», all | earth neces- sary ior the believer and all of heaven heresfter 1s nis. Now, these sous who have this great wealth of love and blessing, which tieir heirstip lnciudes, need also to have the spirit of sous and the ends And aims ol sous. This too, is given in the oneness with Corist in spirit aud work, And hence, aiso, they must share with Christ in victory and toumph, And what disturbing element can here enter when Unrist gives His own rest to tits peopie ? His words elsewhere are, ‘‘My peace { give anto you.” Here, too, in waving at! things in Christ there is @ true vantage ground for the meek nd lowly spirit to begin its sel-sacrificing Wo: Kk. Nd Us Wil be the perennial spring of peave and joy. ‘Tberé to ing Which mak: s man so un- Bappy, so dissatisfied Wit Wimeelf and all around nim asa selish spirit. man is freed [rom this dlsquietude, io? De egicems others better than pimseli—that is, he prefers Wellare uf others to his own ease, and self sacri- fice oot only is bts pieasure, but God, to Ais gra- clous compensations, causes ia such souls a peace One cannot ualer- Stand it by witnessing tt in ovhers or by read- ing descriptions of i; Ww can oniy be On derstood by being felt; and there is also yet other anspeakable joy whieh comes from lifting up t This ts the joy of heaven, Gud and the good feet 1%, amd man, meek and lowly, is per- mitted to share it with them. You may speak of the satisfaction which comes from the possesston of wealth, position, power, learning, beaut thing Whici gives us superiority to otners | there is a worm at tue rootof all such enjoy- the mouth of Cbrist none | unto your §uls.”—Matt., XL, 29; and in it Cariat | promises rest of sou! to all who will Jearu of Him | His meekness and lowliness of heart. The sev- eral pots herein stated Will wow need au ordery though brie! consideration, THE DEITY OF JESUS. Ma ments. There is often spread arich banquet of such viands before some son of earth, and the world bas culled him the happiest of the happy because ail these things were nis to enjoy; but the man bimseif is joyiess at the banquet. But not never so—is tne i Who has a meek and lowly spirit His is a banquet wi never cioya TRE SENIOR CLASS, Gontiemen, Members of the Senior Class of 1875, e HOW aboUs bo Set OUt OM the voyage of lie the voyago ou As classmates you LOW separate, a of eacn of you is te be pursued w ence of your companions, You will certainly fisd your voyage disappointing and uneatisiactory if your aim is simply to be superior to others, You may gain yourend, You may become the most elo-~ quent preacher im tue land, the most learned | lawyer, the most distinguished physician, civii First—The nawure of this meekness and lonell- | Dess Of Christ. ThiSis net # property velonging tothe hambie soul. it is not the humility of tre holy human Jesus, which, 93 a man, He wight weil eer, When fe viewed tHimseif in relation to the infiuite glory of God which dweit within titi. Such pamlity angels feel when they stand beore the throne of God, And thie in a higher degroc the baman Jesus mignt have ielt, s.uce His ap- engiocer, phuosopher or statesman. You may count your Wealte by millions, But it wili not ail avatl, None of these nor all of them cun give you rest of soul. with your-elf and everybody else. The higher you ascend on tue ladder Ol mere superiority tne more | Unbappy you Wil be, Aad wit So.omon you will proaca to Deity was ‘ar nearer aad more giorinus | than Chat Of the angels. Bat toe Speaking Of aby Sucn characteris: ic, tex is nos 1. spewts of nity of Vanities, ail 18 Vanity.” christ aud OUnristiapity, tug possession of a meek and lowly spirit, will give you peace and Joy in every condition of te, whether hamble or cxalied, ‘Lake, theu, With you on your voyage the compass, cuart and pilot which Curistiawity affords, Then way, In the stuay of this narrative ue | ab ie mycek and lowly | tailien aud making them stand, | | terme nout the pres~ | You will be miserably dissatisiied | | s | selence, JUNE 21, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET, we shail have no mieg vings about your safety, and the farewell which we pow speak will be @ prayer that hay been already answered oelore it is ulterea, DICKINSON COLLEGE, BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY PRESIDENT DR. J. A. M’CAULAY—SERMON ON THE RESPONSIBIL- ITY OF MAN AND THE MEASURE OF HIS GREATNESS, CARLISLE, Pa., June 20, 1875, ‘The closing part of the college year usage con- secrates to services befitting the exodus from pu- Pillage to indep@hdent lie—services, some of them, intended to gather up the memories and becomingly to sever the ties and associations of college lite; others of them meant to counsel and inspirit for that sterner life to whose border you arecome, This latter is the aim of the present service, The task it lays on me is not easy to per- form, Interests are here crowding up ‘rom the past and projected from the fucure, to which we cannot be indifferent. | covet nothing so much as to give persuasive and impressive utter- ance to appropriate and stimulating thought, The theme I nave chosen is ‘Personal Responsivility,” Meaning to deal chiefly with its relations to success or failure in the walks and work of Ife; that it largely rests with each toiler at the prodiems of life to determine whut solution they shall have jor him, I take @ motto from I, Samuel, ix,, 4—“Be strong and quit yourselves hke men.” There is here suggestion of the requi- sites for availing work in the lile tasks set for our performance—sirength and maniiness. The ideas here are quite aistincc—power in its source ond in its exercise; possessed and put forth; the demartd js, “Be men,” to begin with; then act the part of such, MORAL STRENGTH. First —The primal requisite is atrength. Of what kind ? Not sucu jerved for other umes, When tuele Were serpents to straugie or Augean stavies to clean, OF Caslied rovubers to dislodge and puu- ish, thews and sinews were the prime demand, But the world has learned tue secret o/ a granver slrength With the marvels of steam, powder, elec- tricity. The physical might of man is out a smail factor in tae work the world wants doue to-day. Again. itis not the s.rength suppiled by birth or raak or riches, 118 Ouly 48 these are associated WIth persona qualities that they can minister to personal power. “Give me where | may stand,’? said Archimedes, “and I will move the worid,’? he world movers o! to-day have their fulcruims » HOt On dead men’s bones nor money bags, vut a personal quailties. In you tg the pivot on ite ailturns. Atthe doors which you are fro! and along the avenues to which they open nol tinsel of gold or prestige of birch are the creden- tals you need, Lf there bein you pluck to enter and ability to walk these aveuues with masierfui tread there will be no challenge of your right, either at the door or on the way, Vie elements of this ability are partly of mind and partly of character, THE MEASURE OF MAN, “Mind 18 the measure of the man!” “A man,’ says Bacon, - but what he knoweth.” The trated the superiority of the previeusly mentioned types ol power, exhioiting Knowledge and discipiiue ag indispensable elements ia that strengtu which quaiifies ior the acting ofa manly part. CHARACTE: TER. Second.—Thé discourse then dealt witk the other eiewent of strength—character, To attain in largest measure the glory oO! a trae life, one needs the strengto which bas its source in those grand master principles which underiie and constugte the higuest type of character: purity, Justice, hon- esty, truth, These have sirengthened men for a glory of vement wiaica ha: the “waves and weatuers of times,’ whose lustre there can never be ecii) speaker sgnalized certain qualities, be held that abilities of every cd f- largest outcome of human capaoilities, Men of moderate abliities possessing tuese qualities olven win whe best prizes of ie, while ubgeverned genius goes wnsrop aed. ‘BELP-RESPONSIBILITY, It remains, in a c\osing word, to press the ex- bortation, “Quit yourselves like men.” It was shown that here seil-responsibility 18 called to Lake 1t8 heaviest load, Woat boggs it to ve abie if ? Having, however, put it iorth, 18 only good is in what'it does, Hoarded valucless—money or brains, ‘To siun eh of jaiiare were is a sure way. “Quit yourselves lke men.” Cho your work wisely, then give your elves, mind and heart, to its periormance, Hall-hearted work fails every- where. Iv is soul in work that makes It tel. Be enamored of it; marry your- selves to if; be not diverted from it; press all resources to its service, Destiny is uotmore sure toun ultimate success to one who struggles thus. This, however, is the pric it, or be content with medicerity. Strugg! the top; tue best rewards are there. 1h course closed with am appeal not to forget the higoer applications Of seil-responsibility, Stand- Ing at the thresaola of 1 opening lanes and Toads stretcuing away before you, Jet the thought of seif-responsiollity jor ail tbat tiving tnvo: bave place in your most serious thoughts, “Tne morbipg bout,” Sys (he proverd, “has gold in its mouth.? Toe morning li directed gives prom- Ise 0. @ goldem nvom, @ serene and radiant even- ing, Dot to Close in the shadows o/ night, but to molt and commingie In the glories of a never tu deciine, Every day im your lie {s a leaf im your bistory. Let it be your care so to write that in store for you there may be gladness whea tue completed record comes to be turned over, leaf by leaf, and all tts writing read im the bearing of the wssemoled World. PRESIDENT 6MITH'S BACCALURERATE DIScoUnSE— A SERMON ON THE BREADTH OF THE COM- MANDMENTS OF GOD, HANOVER, N. f1., June 20, 1875. The services at this college were yesterday very ‘gely attended, and were of a very impressive and social character, Presideat Smith preached as follows :— The text was Psalms cxix., 96, “But thy com- mandment is exceeuing broad.” in the handiwork of Man, sald tue speaker, Whatever science and art may accomplish, there is always sume imper- lection—someting lacking OF some excrescence, something out Of shape. or Out of gear, or out of propornon, Under we direst snow, there ts no‘ning abdsoluteiy periect. Even uf it seem otherwise the miscroscope shail reveal to you divers inequauties aud deiormities. In God's works ‘sue very reverse is true, The Aner the giass with which you examine them more protouad is your admiration, kven tmay at Orst seem abnormai—a moa- strosity, perhaps—bas, In a broader view, wise and g00d purposes to accomplish; It 1s a needful and fitting pars of one symmetrical and weil com- pacied wuvle. In the great word diapason @ nole may jar now and then upon the but tae poec’s conception ts still verified— All discord barmony not ¢ tood. What is true in material relations ts sti! more obvious iv the moral aud spirivual, To that oiguer sphefe tie text has relerence. “I have seen wa end,” says the psalmlst, “of ail periection.” All haman periection, he means—all periection io character and iife, in aims and achievemen “But thy commandment,” he aods, “ls exceedin broad.” The term “commandment” in the text, like aivers synopomous ones in the same psaim, | is uot limited im its unport to the precepts | of God's Word. it embraces the waoie | completed revelation—the whole “tree of nite,” from tis root in the first promice to its fruitage in tne New Jerusalem. tt comprises tae whole Bibie and so the whole of cnristanity, Whte all other regions are variously aud Vilauy defective, this ls no meagre scheme, NO ball-way applicance, 15 is high as heaven, broad as earth—nas, as the aniverse. 16 embr.ces—historically, doctrimally, practically ad ail potencies. ‘ihe text sug- | @ subject of discourse, gests, then, THB COMPLETENESS OF CHRISTIANITY, FP it Js complete, first, 1a poimt of adspta- | ton. id 18 @) ntiy a point of great impor- tance, and one regarded by God tn ali His opera- tions, it is adapted, first of Gt, t@ guressenuul Daiure, The bible, is was shown at ienwi suites tothe intellect. 1t is & bOOK of princip! iH Ib presents loity and sovielevating themes, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. | Siraatouk: unk canoes | beaux. Kigut orators, tue best of tne class of '76, | Veaa Churen, Olive Witan all its simplicity, it tasks the mind With vast and dificult probiems, calling tor @ varied | logie- analysis, of synthesis, of von | | combined, it is not metephysical in form, but i sheds ligut upon wmetapaysics. 1b rich treasures for the memory. In tts histories, its poetry, its eloquence, inte.ectualiy considered, it is unparaileied. 1t18 adapted also | to the ethical faculty, The ineradicabie intuition | of right aud wrong 1s the postulate of all its doo- tines, the solemn suv-base of its most giadsome songs. Christianity Is suited eved to our pnystcal being. Therets hotning in this espect so sauative as the Gospel, Its precepts are a very hand book of By qiene. Fuily receive may almost ve smetic. Nor ts Christianity adapted as man, but to man aiso as ialien, | of guilt, of pollution and of spiritual Wita marvellous versatility it meets | M8 Various states and conditions, of eminence | and edscurity, of prosperity aud adversity; his individual interests avd his social rela- | tions, its conservaiive bearing on the Svace | Was emphasized and varivusly illustrated, its progressive adjusimenis, or it8 umon of the transient and the permanen', were also set fortn atiength, While thus adapted teman, it Was ad- ded, its crowing excellence is, wnat tt is exactiy saited to manifest God’s giery. Jt is toe pr.sim whereby all the rays th are wWita divine elie 4 and combined. completeness of Christianity i¢ further evident in its. symmetry—a icature of great moment, and one intimitely connected with ue view aiready taken, It not omly ad- dress all the Various iacuities; It addresses them 1 due proportion—the head, the neart, the con- ne bibs 8 im this regard wisely coustiucted. AS Its Various pars mess our various = susceptibiities, ; there 8 fo 5 Preacher, “take from i a singie promise or a stn- wie threatenin’, a single precept ora singie exam- ple, You would oot abstract a unk irom Paul's glowing logic, or a pote irom the musie 01 David's harp, OF @ strain from the prophetic outbursts of tie rapt isatah.” its happy bulance of docirine Was aiso Set lortn, and its equally feligitous bal- ance of doctrine and practice, Third—Vhe comp.eteness of Christianity ap- pears, jurther, tu its proioundne: this results Daturally trou its various ave ptutious and its per- fectsymmetry. It is proiound botn in doctrine and precept, Various illustrations were given of 118 thoroughness—its marvellously searching char- acter, *piercing,’’ as it does, “even to the divid- ing asunder of soul and spirit, aud of the joins and marrow.” It is pr--ewinentiy “a discerner Of the Giongnts and uients o! tne beart,? Fourth—The last point made was tts effective- ness, Of systems as well as inoividuals we may bay, “By their fruitw ye shall know them.” it might fairly be interred irom the essential ele- ments of Christianity, a8 they have been priefy adverted to, that it wust be effective; Dut ior a erfect demonstration we must add to the ange iy tie vhe historical argument. It was not denied that in she various meatnen religions sometuing of truth fs found—fragmentary commoniy, and more Or 1e88 the issue, traditionally, Of primitive reve- lato But the more they ure studied the more apparent It will be tuat they are essentially in- complete in their teaching, and 50 mainly ineflec- tive, oD pone of tuis their main doctrines were compar With those of Obristianity. its supe- rior potency was argued from (the prominence 1v gives to the element of personailty, especially to the personal influence of Ourist, The actual results Of the Gospel, a8 Seen in Distury, and in the living present, as contrasted with those of pagan- ism and of Mohammedanism, wero fanaly sketclied, and the argument concluded with & reierence to those individual transformations of cuuracter under Gospel Induence—some of them in fresh remembrance—waick ure, in many re- Spects, More impressive than iacts o! a mure gen. eral claracter, The discourse closed with an addresa to the graduating class, in which reference was made to the recent special religious interest 1m coliege, in which many of them bad largely shared, and also to the only death that had occurred in the class— gat gs “the unassuming, earnest and faitaful sty. THE COMMENCEMENTS. PREPARATIONS AND PROGRAMMES FOR THE PRES- ENT WEEK—WHAT I8 TO BE DONE AT VASSAR, RUTGERS AND OTHER COLLEGES, During the present week the “Commencement season” proper will be begun. In various parts Mencement kK this morning and oirry out top programme : eaking. ton jor adr z Exercises 8 P.M. ersar Chanaier Scientite Department. x WEDNESDAY —1045 4. M.— address before the Phi Beta appa Society, Uy ion. James W. Pactersoa, Ll. D.. of Hanover, §. H." Poem by Geos ot Lowell, Ma P. M.—Meeting of the Alumaiin the chapel or the purbost of securing more tiie for this nating — heretofore only an hour or two of Commence- Ment morning tas vec given—the trusiees have ar- ranged to devote to it the afierneon of the day previous. Ample opportunity will thus be afforded not only for the wginas of he association, but ior ihe various addresses Ne occasion, ineludit rs eased graduates er a, ibe Mg Botices of de- ‘WORSDAY—Ly) |. Commencement Exeroi nF, M—trusees! Levee ia turer Lele ee? UNION COLLEGE, The annnal exerc: Ol this college witi pe come menced at Scuenectady (N. Y.) to-day and Whi continue uatil Wednesday eveniug, as follows:— —Meeting of curators: prize sj by the Juniors and Sophotuores, 7:3) PM. > “PCAR/DS Tuxspay, June 22—Alumoi day. sof 1815, 18: id 1365 Hold their decennial re- Unions, Notice of intention to be prevent should be given to Prolessor Pearsoa. At 5 A. M. the Phi Beta ‘A. Marden, the cla: sor Stale quet in the new gymnasium and addresses, the hour for class day exercises will be announce: epxuspay, June 23 —Lbe pro: n will move from the college chapel at 9:30 A. M, Commencement exer- Cises, UA. M. "The University oration will be deliverr: by Right Rev, Horatio Potter, D. D., LL. bv, DC. L., of the ciass of 1824, OTHER INSTITUTIONS. The following list suows the other institutions having Commencements during the week:— Toxspar, June 22—Phillips Academy (1775), Andover, lemy \I7sl), bxeter, XH Soliewe (1803). Jollegs (13 Ma. | Rutgers College (771), New Brunswick, versity of Notre Dame (1842), Not June 2%); Wabash College (1950, ¢ Washington and Lee University (871), Thunsbay.—Adrian College (858), Janta University, Atianta, Ga; Coliexe of ‘thy New York (1860), New York city; Colleg> of the Holy Cross (1843), Worcester, Mass.: Dav‘idson College (is37), Davidson Village, N. Denison Universicy (88h, Granville, Ohio; Dickinson College (1753), Carlisle, Pa. ? Galesvilié University Wis.: Georg town College oo. j indiana As- town bury Cotle i ényon College (826). Gi : (1341), Galesbure, Ti; Muhlenbe @ 1843). 3 Ohio Wesleyan University "1860, Dela “Oue Study” University (1859), Sclo, Onio: St Ignatins Oo 0 lege (2870), Chicago, ili.; St. John’s College (1370), Broow- ad Y¥.; 5t. John's College (1565), Vrairie du Vis; University of Minnesota {1358), Minn. ; University of Missis-ipp: (Lis), Oxt Western University of Pennsylvania (8.0 Pa.; Westminster College (1352), Wiimingion, Pa, Sarunpay.—Turts College ), College Hill, Mass, of the country, as the following correspondence and data will suow, the most ample preparations haye beep made to set off the scholastic exhibi- tions to the best advantage, At Vassar the young ladies are to have a grand time, and it seems but reasonable that they should issue invitations to some of Uncle Sam’s “boys” at West Point, in order toshow these young gentlemen that they wil no more endeavor to avoid the intellectual shocks of the faculty than they sought to hide themselves from the fury of artillerymen In em- bryo at the Military Academy, At Rutgers Col- lege the 105th anulversary of the institution will be celebrated. At the Wesleyan, Dartmouth, Union, Syracuse and other colleges mentioned be- low, the annual exercises will be coucludeu:— VASSAR COLLEGE. Wednesday next, June 23, 1s Commencement Day at this tnstivution (Poughkeepsie, N. Y.), for which occasion the following programme is pre- sented :— Organ Voluntary, rayer. Oratio Satutaria, Frances Goldsmith Swift, Poughkeepsie The independence of Cauarch and DSuale.......Mlorence Curry Wheat, Leavenworth, Kan, The Achievements of iheoretical Chemistry...Mary Frances Buffington, Kittanning, Pa, First moveient trom Syinphony in U major. Beethoven Misses Loverin, Hollister, Pease and Chamberlain. mus...Lucy Weight Kellogg, Watery 3 Superior ate Mo#ain, toledo, Ohio fine Arts in their Lufu- Kate L, Maliby, Waterbury, Conn. Duet, “Ast Fell upon a Day" eerseBisho ngion. ay Kellogg apd Bul The Theory of Relornt-Alge'Pedia Geshata, Canton, {11 Azassiz anid Darwin........Kate Roberts, Boston, Mass. ‘The Valedictory Ad- dress......,.....Fiorence Clinton Perkins, Coope: Avdante and Allegro, trom Sonata Appasionata, op. 87. i +-Beethoven | town se MoBain, The Conierring ot Degrees. Doxology. ‘The tollowing ladies are candidates for the Baccalaue reate Degree :—Naunio Allston, Chillicothe, Ohio; Susal nah Chase Barton, Willsboro; Margaret Wy ii Wheellug, W. Va.; Olivia Bigelow, Badwinswiile Frances Huflington, Kittanning, Pi ork; Kinna kirkland Olark, opriugticld, Mass. ; hinerva Augusta Clement, Wauseon, Onio; Lu Haskell Connor, Falriield, Me.; Annie Marie Dicker man, Taunton, Mass. ; Kliza Vougterty, Mausield, Ohio; dé tliza Foswr, Portiand, ; Alice Lydia Graham, Canton, fl; ; Saran’ Jane ely Mary ma Julia Chame- Kelley, Woburn, Mass ;'Lucy Wright Kellorg Wa bury, Conn. ; Lillie Lewis, Burlingwin, Vt; Cluford Fon tae Loverin, Galveston, Texas, Alice Hettie Lowrie, Fort Wayne, 'Ind.; Katharive lichenor Lyman, Mon: treal, Canada; Harriet Klizabeth Lyon, x; Kate McBain, loledo, Onio; Kate Louise Maltby, Waterbury, Conn.; Mary Wiikinson Millard, North Adams, Mass } Alice Maud Vupuque, Lowa; Julie Marie Pi Cunion, Perkins, ooperstown; a Dorothy sav: Piuiadelpia, Pa. Naucy Warner kinner, Holyoke, Mass. ; a Smith Swift. Poughkeepsie; sarah Whiting Talcott, West Hartiord, Cona.; tva Marca Tappan, Providence: R. I, y Bartr Taylor, Montelair, N."J.; Flore Carry Wheat, Leavenworth, Kansas; Corgelia Flore Waite, Waitoa. RUTGERS COLLEGE. The alr of New Brunswick (N. J.) ts redolent Commeucement towers bereabout and meloaious with Commencement music, On Wecnesday night one of the yo ladies? seminaries, aliss Parks’, of New Yor closed for ti ear in a blaze of glery. On Mon: day bight the Ratgers College Grammar Secool heid its graduanon exercises In the a rooms of Masouic Hall, a the upp Which Dames itself the class Of "79, because that is the year it will graduate from the coilege, made its bow with all the dignity of co! seniors. On Friday afternooa the Sel School graduates met tn the college chapel and had their littie Commencement by reading theses on engineering topics, some of whica are worth noticug in the HERALD, ‘Ibis class of '75 in tue Seienitic School is the frst class which bas graduated after a four years’ course, hitherto the course having been buttnree years. Yesterday Was and to-morrow wil @ devoced to the exanie imation of applicants for admission to college. | ‘Tuesday wil be a fled day in the Com-/ mencement exercises, ‘She trustees and the Alumui Association meet separately at ten A. M. Qt twelve the latter body Will be addressed by Rev, BW. Appleton, 01 Coesier, Pa., avd at bali-past one wili adjourn for anual dinner, At nalie past three the two literary societies meetin their respective halis for tie distribution of the prizes of the year and for general reunions, and at bali- past four join together to be addressed by Dr. S. H, Carpenter, of San Francisco, Cal. In the even- ing, at eight o'clock, the j mior exuibition takes Pluce im the Opera House, and wilt attract, as always, & crowd of 2,000 pretty gtris and their divide the uonors of the evening. AD midnight dhe different secret socteties proceed to caroase at their annual banquets, and none o! them think | of going nome belore morning. On Wednesday | comes Commencement Day proper, sad in the evening the President's levee makes @ fitting $ | cluse to the week's festivigies. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. The exercises at this institution (Middietow: Conn.) commence to-day and will continue ‘Toursaay et forth iu the loliowiug circular:— Class Day, Monday, June 21. Gyamnastic extibind, Tuesday, Juve 22. #430 A.M Mooting of the irustees, Tuesday, June 24,9 A. M Ninth quadrenniat of the Phi Nu Thei@ ¥raternity orator, Hou. } Doel, Stephen 4. Ulin, Tuesday, | June 22, 7:0 P.M. Sus ness meeting and anniversary of the Alamni As. ation, Wednestay, June 2 10 A. M. Reunion of the classes of 156), 1860, 1505, 1863 and 157: Weanesday, June 23. Alumni fstival, Wednesday evening, Jane 2. cement, Thursiay, June 24, 175. | mn on of caadiales tor admission, Friday, A.M. owing represent the graduating class:—arthur | onard Andrews, Leonard Leon Beeman,Altred daar t, Kovert Edgar Bisvee, John Parker Bronx, Morris Vo Allen Goleman, William Albert audail, Moses, Bug Frank Asbury olbrook Downs, 4 Ay, Junius Guitord F .. Preder Westervelt Pert frsaauu Harris Gristin, Harry Clay Heermans, Austin Henrie Mefiigk, Georké Wa-hingwa hes, Leww McLellan Jacksob, Wikjam Coanning | fone, Thomas Chass sony, | Cyrus Coligna Lovejoy, Warren Augustus Luce, Eritst Arthar Markham, Cate mes Niaou, Jr.5 Millard Mayhy Pearne, 9 ohason Prentiss Joseph Waldo Vinal Rich, | George Edwin Sanderson, | Clarence diorgan keg, | jour Sau wi, James Latimer Kebiaser Mawhew Verner Frankiin Devel © Siu i Archie Davia smith, Reward ORG Thayer, Abram Sutton Undernili, Clarence Abiathar Waldo, George Melvin Warren, Joseph Zweite | SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. | The Chancellor ct this institution, Rev. BE. 0, | Haven, has been very successiul during tue past year 10 his efforts to raise the s\andard oi tne currieulam, d in bringing @ powerfui moral t fluence to ear on tue students, The annual exer- cises proper commence to-day at syracuse, as will be seen by the accompanying programme :— Jime 21.—0 A M.—Entrance examinations Latin.’ 22. M.—Ciagy day exercises, 5 P.M. — dress before the University, in Wieting Opera by Dexter A. Hawkins, of New York. —Kuirance examinations, Subject, —bntrance examinations Suvjec auual meeting of the Board of the Alumai in Keid, D. Dot New errill, A. M., of Builaio, A M.—Entrancs Examinations subject “Geography and knglish Grammar, $2, M.—rourth annual Commencement of the Uoulege of Liberal Arty in Wieting Upera Bouse; laureate Address by Key. 8.0. Haven, DD. LD. a. NEW YORK CITY. Roundsmaa Hayes shot two mad dogs yester day on East Thirty-fifth street, \Patrick Lyons, of No. 63 Mulberry street, attempted suicide yesteraay by hanging oimself to nis bedpost, but Oficer Buelson, of the Sixth ee agy being notified, cus him down and saved 18 lite. John Mahoney, aged six years, residing at No. 119 Baxter street, was run Over last night on Grand street by car No, 123 of the Dry Dock and East Broadway line. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, and the driver, Frederick Smidt, was arrestec. James McArdle, a child four years oid, living at No, 86 Broome street, was run over last night by car No, 38, of the Dry Dock and East Broadway line, receiving @ compound iracture of the le: leg ana other injuries, He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. During an aitercation yesterday between James McGeary, of No, 69 Muiberry street, and Dante! McCarty, the former received a severe gash in the mouth, inflicted by a jackknife in the hands of the latter, The wounded man was sent to Bellevue Hospital, His assailant escaped. BROOKLYN. The Board of Aldermen will meet to-day and confirm the Mayor’s nominations .or Members of the Board of Education, Tae suit of Miss Minnie Conway against Fanny Janauschek, the actress, for breach of contract, was decided on Saturday by D. P. Barnard, the referee. He awards Miss Conway damages to the amount of $2,300. # Tne Police Commissioners will, It 1s sald, ap- point ex-Cblef of Police Patrick Campbell to the Superintendency of that department. Uther ap- pointments wii aiso be made, should tue pro- gramme of the leaders ve carried out, Edward Danscomb, twenty-one years of age, was taken into custody on Friday night by Detec- tive Roach, on complaint of Stewart Anthony, of No, 44 Presideat street, who cuarged Dunscomp with the larceny of a watch and pistol. The property was recovered, At an early hour yesterday morning 4 qnarre) occurred between Jeremiah Collins, Henry Major aad T, Evans on the corner of Tompkivs avenue and Monroe street, during whici Major was staobed twice in the right breast with a penkniie by Collins, The laiter, who Was arresied, was jocxed up to answer the charge O1 felouigus a»- saul, The wounds are not fatal. At hall-past twelve on Saturday night, Benjamin Rauthslein, thirty years old, of No. lv4 Henry street, this city, attempted to jump on a Grand street ferry boat after tt had staried from the foot of Broadway, and Jeli into the water. He was rescued with great difficulty aud sent nome « wetter If not & wiser man, At forty-five minutes past two A. M. yesterday the small frame stadle on the corner of Noriu Fourth and Second streets, owned and oc- cupied by Kiaus Tiedemaa, was destroyed by fre together with & horse Valuca at $20 and adour $200 Worth of harness, feed, &c. The buliding was only worth $100, There Was uo tnsurance aud the fire 18 supposed to have beea Of invendiary origin. The Auditing Committee of the Church of St. Mary's Star of the Sea (Roman Catholic), Cours Street, near Luqueer street, South Brookiyn, have just renderea their report of the expenditures 4 receipts in account with the pastor of that cburch, the Rev. Eugene Cassidy, jor the fiscal year ending May 1, 1875. The receipts for tne past year amounted wo $14,674. The expeuditures were $12,345. LONG ISLAND. Burglare broke into the liquor saloon of Mary Hickey, on Lincuin street, west of Main, Flashing, on Saturday nigot, aud stoie Several boviler of liquor and $8 50 in money. Tuere will be a reaita at Little Bayside, on Tuesday, the 29th imst., at twelve o'ciock, the course to be to and around the Stepping stones, then to City Isiand and around the | arogg's Neck buoy to the home stakeboat, wear Tony Milier’s— to be suiled over twice. ‘he Caribbean, intended for a trader among the islands in tue Caribbean Sea, and @ first class vessel im every respect, was launched from the yard of D. T, Bayles, sony Brook, oa Saturday. Her dimensions are:—Length of keel, 94 f FY breadth Of pea, 27 jeet; depta of bold, 9 feet, Robert Canten, of Flushing, who, about two | years ago, sbot John Jenkins, at Newtown, bus been surrendered by Bis Donasmen, and will ap- ar before the County Court, wnich convenes at Rortn Hempstead to-day. Comstabdies swith and midt broagat him over from New York asu jodged him in Wwe Fiushing fowa Hail, A pigeon match was shot om Saturday at Tony Miller's, Flashing, between Charles Hance ant Lewis P, Roe, for $50 @ side, twenty-five biras each. Hance was the winner, Killing twenty-four to Roe’s twenty-one. Koe missed ils second, ninth, twenty-second and twenty-toird hirds, and Hance bis second only, Another maton i@ ar- ranged for Wednesday a:teravoa, cack Ww shoot at ten douvie birds, Jonnson Brotners are at present making exten- improvements at the old Suffolk Course, avout two miles south of Huntington, prepara- vory (0 having some tmportaat races there during the season, They are putting up a lich feace ground the track, vutiding a number of commoai- ous bOX stalls Tor the use of parties from a dis tance, and erecting 4 new judges’ stand. STATEN ISLAND. —e Bishop Potter will administer the rite ef con- Ormation at Christ Church, New Brigutoa, on the first Sunday in July. The Sea Ww Part Association announces a g@tand trotting and Dorticuitural exhibition to take piace on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next, at their grounas at New Dorp, There will be two trots each day, for purses oi $100 to $209 each, and premiums will be gived for vegetabies, iruits, howers, &e, The Excise Commisstoners of the town of West- field have, thus far, granted only five jicenses, and these are alleged to b been granted con- trary to law, on the ground that the signatures or twenty freenojders were not ched to the ap plications, and that taey were granted by onty two members of the board, Benedict, the third member, having sont nis resignation to the Board of Supervisors, althyvugh 16 as HOt yeu nee Examinations, Sub. A United states Uistory.” DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. The stucents at this veneravie iastitution (mtn- one Of them that you wou ther apridge or enlarge. “You would said the no} ated at Manover. N. H..) will lneugurate Com been acted upon, The committee appotated by twe churen congregations of the town say that they meau to prosecute tie Board of Excise ior all tegal a tne money tkeon for the | licenses has wot, it is alleged, yet been seus te | tue Coumty Vierk as the law direets,