Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN,
: ADVICE TO GRADUATES
But Have Right Attitude to Almighty,
DIR. It. a. Smoot Cautions
In Sermon.
BAcCALAUREATE ATCENTENARY
Students of Medical College Occupy
Special Tiers of Seats-Dr. Cary r.
Grayson Addresses Alumni Society
Tonight.

We arc dying every day sooner than
we ought because we do not know the
laws of God, and the great quest of
YOU men is not only to gather what is
known. but to push out into the UNI
known said Rev T. \. Smoot d. D..
pastor OF the Centenary Methodist
Church. last night in preaching the
baccalaureate sermon to the gradual
ing class of the Medical College of
Virginia. The subject of the sermon
was The Value and the inspiration OF
tho Unknown"
AS you try to pursue the thoughts
of the Almighty" he continued, las
YOU go out into the world. what shall
he your attitude toward the Almighty?
] would have you consider Him as the
great unknown. but with the concept
OF the unknown as n person to soothe
your heart when it achcs-and IL will
ache-to steady your hand when il is
confuscd-and il Will he confused-to
hold Him as your personal friend BE
true 10 the ycarn!ng OF your heart af-
ter the Almighty"
Or. Smoot took as his text the words
How precious also are thy thoughts
unto me. o God, how great is the sum
Of them,
1T does not make any difference" he
said where these words were from.
they were from. They might have been
from tho l3ath Psalm. They were writ
ten by David. but they would have been
just as true If they had been writ
ten by someone else"
EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE
OF MEDICAL. CALLING:
DR.. Smoot emphasized the importance
OF tn" calling of tho young professional
men before him. The distinction be-
tween sacred calling and the secular
calling is not nearly so marked as IL
used 10 he, in tho opinion of DR. Snoot
as expressed las; night. The calling
OF the ministry is as sacred as il ever
was. he said. but il is clear that all
callinEs in life have become more and
more sacred as those following them
have realized their Importance to hu-
manity and the world
The time when the conception Of
the religious life n life in the
desert has passed. 1t is in the throng.
among the multitude. that men are to
work out their salvation"
Red blood and powerful muscles
used Ia be connected with cruelty"
said the speaker. But it is different
now. The saint is man VINO can
carry heavy load and tho Christian
a man who can WELD a slcdgehammcr."
The graduating students. wearing
caps ana gowns. occupied the front
tiers of seats At the conclusion Of the
service tho congregation stood while
the young graduates filed out In
opening his sermon, DIR. Smoot OK
pressed the honor he felt in being in
vited to address the graduates, and
said that II was a satisfaction to the
whole church to have them there as
the guests of the church.
The program for the remainder of
the commencement of the college fol-
lows:
Meeting Of the board Of visitors this
morning at II o'clock at the college:
meeting OF Alumni Society to-nicht at
$40 o'clock in the Chamber of Com
merce Auditorium, with address b., Dr.
Cary T. Grayson, physician to the
President; smoker and buffet luncheon
at 10 o'clock tonight at the Common
wealth Club; meeting OF the Alumni
Society at 10 o'clock Tuesday at the
college: commencement exercises Tues
day night at the City Auditorium, with
address by Stanyarne Wilson