Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-16
Sermon TO College Men BY Rev.
Robert Watson. D. III. Filled
With Inspiring Thought
DRAWS LARGE AUDIENCE

Baccalanreafe services for St Johns.
College we're held al the First I,resby-
terrain church of annapolis yesterday.
where an Impressive service was dedl-.
Gated To the graduating class The
order of service was as follows
Doxoiogy
Invocation and Lords Prayer Rev.
Maurice White
Hymn.
Prayer
Scripture Reading.
Hymn
0fiering
Offerfory PRAYER
Anthem 40. E8e Joyful III the Lord
Sermon Rev Robert Watson, ID. D...
pastor Of the Second Presbyterian
church of New York city
Closing Hymn
Benediction
Silent Prayer
AS his text llr Watson chose the
Ithird to sixteenth verses Of the fifth
chapter Of Matthew From these beati-
tfudes he drew 4 sermon which was
inspiring not only ID the graduates
fana students of the college, but 10
The entire large congregation which
filled The auditorium.
After reading the beatitudes Rev.
Watson said 4 am very anxious that
you remember the scripture reading
/ this morning, and | hope that these
viii be marked Words not only IN
bibles, but III your thoughts and lives.
las we'll In particular. il Is we'll that
yon remember the sixth verse Bless
sod are they which do hunger and
Iailirst for righteousness for they shall
=be filed This verse he made the
subject Of more thorough treatment al
the end of the sermon
Iii continuing. Dr. Watson said Of
The opportunity which confronts the
young man today that the world has
never before seen such times as those
Ein which we live They challenge every
faculty Of man, they offer the greatest
Openings for progress that have ever
been known; they try at the same time
both action and resistance It seems
.as il God Il applying The great test
10 humanity 10 see whether or not IL
has proven itself worthy The oppor-|
tunifies are unlimited In all ways
There are things both good and evil
which attract, and II is difficult to tell
which voice to follow of the many
that are constantly calling to us IT.
.is easy 10 lose the voice which Is OF.
real worth To us amid the confusion
of calls that surround US II makes
no difference where we are there al
ways exists this clamor for our at
tentson. Therefore IL behooyes ns TO
discover which voice is worth listen-
ing 10, and once having discovered the
right one II Is just as urgent that we
act.
I'll tile seeking out Of the right way
lies great difficulty, but when It is
once found there should be no hesita-
.tion. Upon the right We may build
safely. as On rock, and the building
will be Of permanence
The words Of the text we're origin
ally spoken 10 twelve men. and they
were spoken authoritativeiy That au-
thority Ii universally recognized to-.
day. The most radical thinker, tAS
most extreme bolsheyist Is willing 70
listen to tie teaching of Jesus. There
ii no man. irrespective oi his philos-
ophy Of life, who Is not willing to ac
cept conditions which have this as q
basis
Iil that willingness 10 listen to.
the teaching We have the greatest hope
OF the world today. and Of the future
|of the world. No less important than
listening Is understanding for the defl-
mite results which God expected from
man depend upon mans action accord
ing TO the way IN which he under
stands that teaching. He expected
man To become the salt and light of
the world: the salt to sWeeten the
world, and the light TO lead It. Il is
the man Who loves light whom we can
follow Id safety, and II is the duty Of
those who can lead To be very careful.
III fs a bad thing 10 walk Id darkness.