Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-22
TAKE HEED HOW YE HEAR
THEY WHO DO NOT
In Times of Temptations Fall
Away From Righteousness.
THE MATRlCULATION SERMON.
The Rector Rev. DR.. Joseph P. Nc
Comas breaches to St. Johns
College Students.

4 QenIS OF ol. JOHN OOliSSS VINO at
tend St. Anne's Church The tex
was taken from the Parable of til,
Sower, the Gospel according to St
L axe (viii :lS) "In time of tempta
tion (they) fall away" The subjec
of the sermon was of shallownes!
and superfciality-
The Rector spoke OF naturalization
as a simple act, but significant oi
intellectual birth and life. He whC
sigus the coll 'ge register matricu
lates (from the Latin word matrix
significant of motherhood) and will
in due time, be graduated by his alma
mater foster motherl an alumnus
foster SOM just as we owe natural
life to our parents. The alumni con.
stitute family of sons which this
mother never denies and death is but
an iucidenc to her; the roll of alumni
is immortal.
Because of these names, as we'll as
for other reasons, young men choose
their colleges and universities, find
ing the ties of this brotherhood more
binding, often, than those of blood
and they find the association benef-
cial and creditable. Where the as
sociation is of disadvantage and dis
creditable, il is always traceable to
shallowness and superficiality.
The preacher then returned to the
parable of the seeds sown and of the
kinds of soil into which they fall,
emphasizing that il is a matter of
greater Importance how men hear
than what they receive, "Take heed
how ye hear. The seed which fell
upon rock, as soon as it was sprung
up withered away, because il lacked
moisture; in a shallow soil thinIy
covering the stone. Such soil makes
for rapid growth, but the energy
which should have sent the roots deep
for reserve force has gone into a
fiourishing stem.
This same influence, heat, which
brought about the fair showing also
de stroyed. This same influence which
would have made for fruitfulness.
which ripens where there is reserve
causes to wither away In time
of temptation (they) fall away. -
Matriculants are put into the way of
receiving seed for growth, myster-
les made plain, and their education
is changed from statements of
facts; it has now less to do with
facts than with the philosophy of
facts. Where there is depth to re-
ceive they realize, with learning,
there is more to learn and the uni
verse is profound.
Where there is a shallowness in
reception, the simple one wonders
who can be so learned as he and
1.-The fool says in his heart, there
is no God. The same influence pro.
duces both. Tn ,se are the times of
temptation. 1t is as when new wine
is put into old wine skins (bottles)
by its fermentation it bursts what
has not capacity for receiving it and
itself is wasted. while the receiver
is destroyed.
The times of tempt alton prove us.
The preacher spoke Of a youth in
every way qualified for the baseball
nine or boats crew, yet not being
chosen fer place, but compelled to
watch others play the game He is
not chosen because his associate $
have learned he cannot play the game,
he is of quick temper and cursed with
foolish pride. His occasion of wealth
is his occasion of falling. Loss of
nerve wasillustrated by the way noun.
tain climbers and guides in the Alps,
| through the excitement of success oil
failure hesitate to climb again and
sit craven and helpless by the
doors of village inns. Humiliation
through loss of honor, overesti
| mating the end and under
estimating self, was illustrated from
the biography of public man, WHIT
found his moment Of humiliation
when he looked for his triumph Ii
these things shallownss and super
ficiality reveal Themselves and mer
are self-deceived.
Take heed how 'you receive
this is of more Importance that
what you receive. Do this bS
practicing self control, by calm
ness in the face of success or failur,
and true to yourselves. let not the ent
be the repository Of yo1r honor. Lift
is before you. The world will tr.
you, and if you fell, cast you asid
to ride roughshJd over you.
Eternal life is before you. Co
will net tempt you, but lead you int
the way OF temptation, lead temp
tations up to you. He, will also pro
vide way to escape, showing yol
where you are shallow, and how super
fetal; humbling you to exalt you
Then follow His steps who came Il
| make you heirs of life. Value Hi
church, set nothing of your own or o
another mans system against it, fo
if any other system was equal to j
thea would il be unnecessary and mel
would need no Saviour.
We are passing by faith through
darkness and growing light int
fullness CT light. Times of tempta
tion will come, but he who believes
the Son of God became the Son oi
Man to make the sons of men to b.
the souls Of God will triumph, hs
I icannCt fall away.