The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-04
DACCALAUREATE OF
SALT LAKE INSTITUTE
Rev, DR.. Paden Addresses Grad
uating Class and Il Large
Audience.

The services at the First Presby-
terian church Sunday evening were of
unusual interest, the occasion being the
baccaaureate sermon by the pastor,
the Rev. DR. Paden, to the graduating
class of the Salt Lake Collegiate lnsti-
tute II was an appropriate sermon
filed with good advice, eloqucntly de
livered. and held not only the class to
which it was specially directed spell
bound but the large audience as well.
DR.. Padcn prcdicated his discourse
upon the words: Behold, / set before
you an open door,
est, Paul, ;" he said, twas n whole
exploration society of himself. His first
reports Of his expeditions were made by
word of mouth. Afterwards by letter.
He asked that tho door Of faith he
opened What he wanted was a good
opening and the courage TO go in and
control the situation Promptncss, de
termination, courage and fidelity are
worth more than ability. Wholesome
youth wants TO 90 out and assume re-
sponsibility, You can remember the
! first piece of money you earned; the
| first opportunity that was gwen You TO
select suit OF clothes. You felt the
responsibility The door was thrown
open and YOU stepped in. Any one
who can find an opening in TINS old
world has himself or herself 10 blame.
| Everywhere you VIII find openings in
| the form of opportunities. There is
nothing so disastrous for n young man
as to he over placed. To undertake
10 fill place for which he is not
! fitted by equipment. The fortunate
| opening is the one you can step into
and step from.
"'The proper thing TO do is to master
| your tasks as YOU 60 along. Accept
! burdens as they came, they will come
! fast enough in lifc's experience Al
WAYS be sure there is an opening some
where Some times the doors will seem
| TO be shut Not so Knock and II
| shall be opened; seek and We shall
| find. Find and make use of oppor.
! tunities and the battle is won Life
ought 10 hr voyage Of discovery The
most valuable asset in life is To find
something Ia do and do t 1t will
! avail hut little if when the door is
open your eyes are closed in sleep
! vour mind dormant. Roads. however
closely hedged. arc themselves openings
So long as you have q road YOU have
| an opening. If you can do all YOU
( would like 10 do, DO what YOU can
| There are openings that lead downward
lots Of them, traps which lead to dark
| ness.
"Don Z waste vour vitality or cripple
your character by following human
| Judgment. Listen TO the will of tn,
all wise Father and choose the door,
that open outward and upward. Walk
upward. You will walk more safely
than downward. The road TO HEAVIER
! is up hill. Youth s longiugs and as
! pirations are a program OF his life
Youth stands at the door of the Fa
!her S house. You have two-threc
score years, whole life to live 10 in
vest. Jesus said, Il am the way; il
any man enters in he viii be saved.
Young people of the class of 1907
| four years ago the door was opened tr
| you through sacrifice. 1t s stepping
up or down Yon have been stepping
up. You are better than You were
four years ago. You We been stepping
up. Keep stepping up in every way
Keep the way open to tho Father Z
house. No one can close that door which
is life, indeed, which is love indeed -