The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
All f1allows BacCalaureate Sermon
Delivered by Father Leo [. Dubois

The baccalaureatc sermon to the stu
dents of All Hal!ows college was deliv.
cred at the school Sunday morning by
the Rev. Father Leo l.. Dubois All
OF the students of the institution wero
Peeseht, In addition to a large number
OF their relatives and friends In part
the hoV. Father Dubois said:
And He sent His servant at supper
I'm, vi1IS 70 say to them that they were In
things arc ready no YOU. also He has
sent an invitation, the Invitation to take
in in 9SVn ibo part IN the life of your country:
things are ready" You have prepared
yourselves for this life by years Of Of study.
uiidde,pnnq inds,Ioant ana training. and by the
Juugmeht or those under whose guild :
e ance this preparation has been made.
You nave been declared capable OF under
,aHthg va tilg tne work that shall be your lot
You have all accepted the invitation
Whlch the Lord has sent you, The ques-
non IS. VIII you. when the tIIno comes
pfaVciy take up your share In active life
or VIII you. like the unfalthful friends OF
tne Gospel; turn away from your duty
lnropsh indolence, lack Of energy or love
ol pleaSure and send word that you may
be excused?
Evidently, your mind is made up. You
intend 10 do your share of work in this
world; but II you wish to be faithful to
lnls reSolution II you wish to perform
your allotted task well. il you wish 10
pcIs,cvere to the end with the good In
,3 ,pr a purpose. aim al something. have
throughout your life an object in view
Time to Change.
II Is no longer time for you TO float
WIN the current, as young boy is too
often inclined TO do. Young boys seldom
SIMPLY FOLLOW, more or less willingly, the
impulse given 10 them; but 1t Is time
ior you TO row up stream toward we'll
defined object and a set purpose. Life
is race, not a drift Look around you
among the young men who before you
havo graduated from college and now are
clear cut division between those for
whom life is a race and those for whom
NE Is DRIFT Those who are making
their way onward and upward and those
who are simply at the mercy OF circun-
stances those who live for a purpose
and those who live without purpose. A
success, nothing can take It's place.
neither wealth nor talent. nor luck. nor
even education. Education is a tool
placed I'm the hands of young man TO
use II or allow II to become rusty and
worse than useless There Is no road
strong purpose. But let 1t be the right
KIND OF a purpose.
How many young men have left college
with the idea that at last restraint was
enjoy themselves. That was their Ideal.
The enjoyment was OF short duration:
they made the discovery that pleasure
and self-indulgcnce are In no way sy
nonyms OF happiness, that "a merry
evening brings a sad morning; and that
the cup Of pleasure however sweet Il
may appear at first, leaves behind 1t only
bitterness and regret.
Be on your guard against companions
who have no other standard than the
most fun with the least work. Before
YOU become too friendly with anyone, find
out. as you say SO well. what kind OF
a fellow he, Is" r his ideals in life
beware Of him; " his thoughts and con-
do not rise higher than money.
lreSs. society, faces and amuSements he
IAN do little for you, and the chances
lre that you can do little for him. except
pleasure in deriding the ambitious and
he successful. the honest and the pure |
minded the virtuous and the religious. !
you can not afford TO class yourselves
with him.
A Sad Tragedy.
IL Is the beginning OF a sad tragedy
when young man just out of college |
lis own: the set that drinks little and |
CANDLES a little: the set that wants at |
Ill cost TO be amused: the set that has |
% be provided with some sensational |
oastime every twonty-four hours. Re- |
member that You can not meet with such |
company without injury To yourselves. to |
iour moral ideals. 10 your standing IN the |
10 your success In life, TO |
'our eternal welfare.
Beware OF beginnings. You know that |
Il railroad switch, II the cars dcyiate |
iut an inch from their original position
hey are thrown into a very different di- |
ectton. Upon this slight change depends
he rest OF the Journey. SO IL IS In your
ife- when the sad opDortunitv of leaving '