Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-30
SERMON TO COlIEGIAKS
Rector Of St. Anne's breaches %
Church Subad-The College
Mans Responsibility

At fns II O'Clock service yesterday
Al 81 Anne's Church t5e Rector
ureacf1ed 10 the s4uzL Cf church sfu-
deutg from IT. Johns College. Dr.
Pe,f. the President 81 ~. John :, ,oces-
pied > place in the eisznceI. lie spoke
10 All. bat more especially % these
inst n1atriculzfed. Tie text Wzs Ep8.
fv, i. II beseecb you that ye walk
worthy Of the vocation wbereWith ye
are called"
After speaking 81 EpIIesisns ard the
Rpheslzn Christians. 70 whom tisese
words had been addressed. the preacher
applied them 70 college men, ~ = pe-
cuilar class. lie said that college
meant association. ana that under
grzduztes and alumui were associated
in a class demanding ard expecting
privileges and bonoEs from their gen
GRAFTON. These privileges belong of
right 70 college men IL they walk
wOrthily Of their vocation bat if they
neglect their obligations the priVI-
Ieges fs1ust lapse The college man :
life fs 4 vocation q religious life.
Il j. religious, wbethsr Pagan or
Christian, for IL Is a life which relies
upon something higher and rscOg-
nizes the claims u others, less prIvi-
Ieged. For this vocation there are
biudrances, for some men more and
for some less, and because Of these
difficulties We have our Christian re-
IfgI0n. TIE mysterious IncarDa-
Il M 10 make the sick whole and 70
enable as 10 fulfill our VOcatiOns. 10
be strong 10 bear the burdens Of the
weak.
In this religion tbers is mans part
and Gods. Man can do much Levi
the Publican, with all Of Politicians s
temptations in the system whereby
taxes were faTmed out BY the Romans,
tried 10 be an honest Publican. Ma
pOleOn BOBaparte, ''tbe little cOrsi-
can,' became the Emperor and De-
mOstbenes, the sfutteTeT, became the
Atbenian orator. Mans part - 70
have his ideal and strive for IL. Now
comes Gods part. Man can only do
so much and no more. God has given
Us power 10 do 50 much that lie has
left nothing for Himself to do, up 70 =
certain point; there, mans extremity
becomes Gods opportunity. Levi
was prepared TO hear CbrisEs ''FOilOw
Me- and here Gods part began 70
make Of him Saint Matthew the Ap0s-
tie and Evangelist. How does this
grace Gomez Not by evidence we
have not time 10 discover the truth
Of Gods grace 50. Nor by demon
strati0n; for this We have not time
and training, for We must act upon
ghe moment. The knowledge " the
truth Of Gods grace 70 help comes IN
4 present experience Of sympathetic
understanding. Hereby is the voca-
ffOn fulfilled. We know this grace
and have this sympathetic understand
ing by living near to God. No man
appreciates good music who does not
constantly hear good music. The same
is true OF objects Of art. No man
knows what good manners are who
has not known the environment u p0-
lite people. And to know and End
Gods grace in tie necessary D1Omsnt
is 10 ever live as In Gods presence
and near TO him. The intellectual
life - religious. II that religion Is
Christian IL has the Creator for our
Father, a Redeemer for our Elder
Brother and the Holy Spirit for our
constant influence and all " Gods
angels for our companions. For sucls
men, all eternity and the universe
and all power arc theirs and AZ com
uand in the fnI1Ilment Of vocation.
The singing by the vested choir
yesterday At this service was espcc-
tally good. The anthem was Deauti-
fully rendered. THE choir made \
splendid showing AZ both services for
the opening Of their winters work,
and CbOirmastcr Williams should feel
encouraged for tlIe future.