At Flood Tide

'l'hU is the great week for Ann Arbor, the week that her university and universiiy pi-ople have been looking forwaril to fnr inmiy months. The cxeroUefl of the weck opuned Sund even Ing ut University huil, when Ur. Angel] ilclivercu the anuual Uaeoalaureaie uddress before the graduatlng eins-es, consisting of 558 student?. There were upWMtto of 2,800 people present, t!ic linme :se hall being uaable to accoinniiul itc ui i vt ho came. Dr. Aiiiroll diseusscd upon the theme: "Tiic llemic Spirit In Life." Commeucing wit li the II mea i our Suvluur, be smil ilial winlc luvltlDg men to becomedlsclples Jesua Cbrlsi plalnly told tbem that to do good serviit in in name a necessary requislte was a bruve and herolc spirit. They must practlce ell-deulul, mustmako pleasure subservieiit U) duty, Ihcy mighl possibly bc obliged to ver tue iifMii frlcndship and love, and to siiiiir cvon come a violent death. Yet he (lui Dut laek for dlsclples, for he practiceU no devices to oiitiiin them, and onlyalmel lo make known the trutli. Thls fa cl we see reoorded uverywhere. The cali for men of berolG .spirit brlngs héroes to the front. Dunger lwelf bas a obarm for the brave, and mus wheu a coinmaoder calis for a "tmioni iiope," the cali l newr unanswered. The very pcriisof the sea are a facluation to the tmilor. The soulier who caunot be bired to serve In tune of peace and safety gladly voluuteeru tor the service of dealh. Tliero Is a beroió spirit in men of brave and noble soul tiiat makea tbein welcome brave and honorable service. Ubedlence to iliity is the reguniit spirit ol tille hearls. Pile up ohstacles ui tbe patti ot'duty, and you stimiilaterather man qoaaoh tln-ir zeal. If our Lord bad prouüsed easy and luxurious service he nr.L-hi have been followed by an army of W6ttkllugS aiul sy luiritcs. President Angelí thcngavoa little j)ersonal sxperienct: The young gradúate, wlth his teacher" diploma In liuiid, sits scanning the horizon round tu quest of thal ideal school board wlilob is tviiring to tuke n teacher "without experience," and he sadly wonders how ouo is ever to gala auy experience, except that of bope tleferrcd. The most wretched weeks nf all my Ule were those immediately followiiiB my gradualiou, whca 1 sought In vam an nppoi'tuhliy to glve lnstruction on any sulijvi-i lo auy body. Uut my trial came to au end by my recelvlng alter a time aiul glatlly ucceutiug a cali to teach a half-blind boy, at asalary of $IO0ayear, so I galned experlcuce, il nol weulth. 1 counsel you in BUch poslt'ons to take any posltloD, however hunible, if you are competent to tin it, ratber liian tu slt In iilloness bemoaniug your bad lotuiiie. To illl au humble position well is the best way to Recure a cali lo a hlgher position. lïtit wbatever pursuit you undertake, you will do well to enter upon lt wlth the heroic pui p se to maintain your courage and pt'tsisience through those trylng days of Blow progress, which are generally encountered al the begtMinng of a professional career. If patience Is required at the bezinning, a heroic spirit of trial is necded to carry one on the lielghts of eminent success. In the sharp aud pililess competitions of American life, even ihe most llted men can hold posltions al tlie front in such catlings as most of you are likely to folio w only by sirenuous, systemiitlc, lncessaut toll. l'erhaps no error Is more couiinon to persous at your stage In lire ihan to suppose that brllliancy of intellect wlll sultlce for them without hard work. The Dr. then elaborateil upon the duty of the gradúate iu a moral way. The Sjradiiütes will becoine leaders and to becouie such must never swerve from a hijrli moral plañe, no matter what tbe teuiptatiou. Ditfcrent questious were brought ap and wisely treat-d, to the great delight und Instructlon to those present. The closing paragraph of the address is as follows : Does the phllosophy of llfe whlch underlies our exhorlalions seem lo be siern aud exactlug? Surely lt is no more so Ihan that which brealhes Ibroagh the teachings of our Lord and .Manier. 11 auy one of you has no higher uim than to drift lazily down the stream of exlHUsiice, perhaps you can so drift, but the quentlou is whether nucIi a voyage is worlh maling. I am sure tliat to-day loltier purposes inspire your heartH. rne.st and strenuous views of tlie smuillcauce and opportuulties and rcsponslbililies of lite ure nol UMwelcome to you. The challenge whlch life Illugs dowu to you to-day, you are ready lo accept wlth a daniitless spirit. Your brave bearta grow wltb tbe gaudia certamina. Tbc coulest auracis you rather than rcpels ytiu. FosMbly the peril ol some ot you prioga from conndeuce aud untried cournge. Bul I would not utier oue syllable to abale ihat oonfldeuoe or shake that courage. Press bravely lorwaid. Choiish your in.b est and most beroic purposes. IfGod Renda you lo the thlckest of the fight lor righteousness and truth, remember tliat he does lt because he would brlng your character to lt.s blgbest develoiuneut, nnd beciuse ihe vlotory of rlgbteousnesa and trutb la the supreme end he has Iu view. The hall w;is handsomely adorned wiih yellow and blue. The inuic was furnii-hed bj' the Clioral Union, asistril by Mrs. Idu Belle Winchell, of Minueiipolls. The bove Is a faituful portrait of Assoeiate Justiee John M. Harían, of tl e United States Supremo Court, wlio delivers tlie address to tlie alumni and law studfiits this Wedoesday, afternonn it 4 o'clock p. Dl. He beats the dlstlnotlon of being the only mmuber of the supreine court, w!th one exceplion, Justice L Q C. L: unar, of UissUsIppi, who comes from a southerii stute, and is aceredited one of the ablest members of the beuch. Judgu Harían was bom in Kentucky abunt 1834 In 1855 he was a whlgcandidute lor Congres?, but was defeated. He entered the Union iiriny at the commencement of the late civil war and servcd two years as Colonel of the lOth Kentucky Infantry. In 18C3 Mr. Hurlan was elected state attorney-getieral on the union ticket. At the completioti of ti is term he starled a business and practiced law in Lnuisville, Kentucky. He was ui unsuccessful candidate for governor of KiMitucky in 1S71 and 1875. Mr. Hurlan became ju9tice of the United States Siipreme Court In the year 1877, and has held that posltlOD witli dijjnity and lidi lity for the last thiitocn years. Judge II;irlan arrived in the city Monday eveninjf and is the guest of President Angelí cltiiïi;;i bi stny In the city. On Tuesday evening he was initiated as a member of the lnw society, the Phi lelta Phl. While here he was also sliown courtcsies by the Beta Theta I'i society of which he was a member while in college.