Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-28
i, Excellent Sermons Were De-
w ,iTsrsd During Sunday.
...-.sss7lNa PROGRAM MONDAY

-.oon--OrdtoTiCai
s..oioo. All Well Attended.
poccalaureate sermon TO the
lns .,ing class Of the University OF
giAu U...o Of Florida was delivered on
ins rev. orr'0 morning, May 20, by Reverend
% Jameson, D. D., President OF
s , - University The services were
n the Tabernacle, and the build
= l',' was completely filled indicating
ns .ndlsnce of about one thousand
~ The pastor of the Methodist
s..h reverend T, ]. Nixon, opened
!. service with prayer, after which
~ congregation sang the Italian
ssmn come, Though Almighty
Ping The music was lead by a
male choir from the University as
sisted by the orchestra
President sledd introduced the
,Dssker who read a portion of the
mind Chapter of the Acts of the
,nostles and chose for his text the
.,rds of Peter, such as / Have
Given Thee" DR., Jameson is a pleas
bg and forcible speaker and as he
vriolded and developed his theme the
audience realized that it was listening
a sermon OF great power. The fol
bving are some Of the leading
thoughts presented;
All young people indulge in fond
dreams Of what they would do If they
possessed great riches and the
dreams provide for great benefciencies
% the world. We imagine we speak
the truth when we say what we would
Do we're We as rich as Carnegie, but
he real test Of what we win do in
he future is the use we make OF
our present possessions. If we are
Rct faithful in what we now have we
VII not be faithful in our posses
dODs in the future.
What, then, does a young man
without wealth possess that he may
4 give to the world, and by which he
nay Judge Of the sincerity of his de-
IIe to benefit his fellow men? There
sFe certain things which we all pos
iess in common, and which it is our
duty to give TO the world.
lst The God given capacity to
thhk While all possess this capac-
b. few really use it, and the express
son % did not think" Is a common
excuse for failure in life. The ma
iorty Of people are content to follow
b thepaths made by others, accept
hg the results Of their thinking and
iaopung their customs, thus failing
Q use the God giyG' power to blaze
0a' path Of their own. Let all young
hea form a life plan for the purpose
o Developing the power to the service
|d The world.
md The capacity 70 work. All
ltople are endowed with the native
loiiity to direct energy along wisely
w plans, but few use this ability
lle'' forced to do so by dire neces-
y. Let Young men early adopt the
-'' OF discharging fixed daily tasks
{ order TO train themselves for in
sagent service. II we cannot give
. world Libraries, we can give II
l.e hl.ed with painstaklng efforts"
- me power 10 love and sympa-
~ Man s greatest need Is sympa-
y Va' too often We allow the fOun-
-l' Of love and good win 70 dry
Affection unbestowed always
-lisaes Numerous instances were
~ where sympathy bestowed al
''snt time had saved young men
y. " ME Of despair 70 a life Of use
-, aao power Sympathy Is the
- greatest asset In his work
''.'aing men and women. Garfield
t'a INTO the halls Of a college
Young man BY the sympathetic
i. .,' Of lis president. I'VE VIII
saa to have you
ae5on closed his address with
r. aileal 10 the young men OF
---a- ing class 70 60 OUT into
and use these God given
\. 10 the spirit Of the words
-. such as / Have I Give
49,, nd Hay Of the Presbyterian
H.. Es7ed the closing prayer and
tIE the so.-fr-.. a.