Show I I I I f Tako Advantage o of ur Opportunity Now o Preset Present t Dr last t night In Inthe Inthe the time Ic First Presbyterian church tIme the tle line bac baccalaureate sermon before the this graduatIng Ing InK class ela of ot the Collegiate Institute a U sermon which excited favorable com coin comment meat ment erlon because of Its Is practical nature The file text was Ins Aa As A thy tim th days no so o shall shah thy th strength be lie Deut 33 Si 55 In the course of oC his discourse the tIme doctor fold said COUII Each days strength st Is for tor that t days uses Notice the time first exclusion of or such luch sucha lucha a promise e It excludes all nil sorts of ot mw UH less lese waste of feeling alii thought over oer what might have been blen It line Ims nothing encouraging to say a 50 to 10 those who spent client their present In useless efforts to lix up the lime past pnat po t for the time past Thackeray used to soy say ay that lie he always alwayn made his best beat after aeter dinner speeches us as he lie went home from the thc dinner In his him cab In other words his power holmer as am a post host speaker was Willi too post to give gle lila his audiences any an pleasure or olt honor of having a n speech for forthe forthe forthe the hour of time the day tiny which demanded It II ho spent his best beet lI Ht thought In fixing up ft a speech which was no longer of ut use u e for tor foran toran foran an occasion which was no longer an nn op opportunity So 80 most of us Ui waste too luo much live time reviewing dead Its ifs We Wo spend time In lii discussing dead options I which would better belter be given to 10 live IIvo ones We say ty wise tImings things or make wise moves for tor day before yesterday and neglect the time duties dulle of ot tho timo day We Wego Wego go RO back to get oil for tor our Gilt lamps nod and the procession goes goell on anti ami an leaves leav s us We rush ru h to time the feast with bluing blazing lamps when the time time for tor Illumination Is over anti and our lights are not nut wanted Enough I of ot strength to meet life lite ns RS It conies comes There Is no promise here that we wo shall be given strength today for the duties of lit next week or next your On the tho contrary the promise Is 19 meant to tu shut almut off needless anxiety about tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row as It Ills Is so framed trained as to exclude me less breedings over what might have been It also excludes forebodings ings lags concerning what possibly may ma b bIts be Its promises fur for the future tutule arc arp In terms of ot today Time The best way WOY to prepare for forthe forthe forthe the future Is to entertain the opportunities ties which knock at nt the thc door We e cnn can only be bl sure lure of ot grace for tor the morrow by using the grace which Is l offered today There are Ir times when we mill all need ned Syd Bd Sydney ney Imey ne Smiths advice alvice mail and toke take short views of ot life lite Nothing Is b to cc ns as asto to lit alt down clown anti and wring your our hands handa be because boo because cause oil all the time good which may happen to you yell In 20 years has hns not nut taken laken place nt itt this precise moment Near views of ot duty dut are practical they lead to action Distant views lewA encourage delay Imme In doing ones IInes st Is the bet best betone one can ever do Some of ot us UI mire lire always looking so 10 far ahead that we ive cannot we see wethe seethe the only tImIng thing which Immediately con concerns concerns cerns UI us That Is a n wIse Saxon proverb which tabs says sa Do time the duty lies lIell nearest thee do the next thing He lie II who does lIt first timings things first tIme the duties of ot time the day ulay on omi the day da they belong helon It to will b bP 10 w v M 1 from Crom the discomfort of oC getting get ling through ether The man who WilD makes the of oC his hla strength II Is neither be behind behind hind his times or ahead of ot his times but hut he meets meeta his hl times limes face front to the time minute for Jor he lie whose wh strength lit fit his hll day has hag only himself elt to blame At the close of his hll sermon lIrmon Dr laden Paden Immediately addressed the graduating class CIRRI of nf eight gIrls and mid three boys boy who sat at In front of ot him He hI said 1 In part Young people of ot the graduating elu God has h favored fared you To you OU are given grace charity and line wisdom It H li is I love lave that thaI ha hat h made It for tor you ou to be here and It makes makell the lite heart tender lender to think what has hll been beton done that list you ou may maybe ma mab be lit b here hore You have hae shown by your our live lives that you are lire In earnest If It In III 10 or 20 10 years sn from now I hear that any of you have not nut been living up tiP to the Ule opper opportunities God has h given liven you I shall U be surprised I do not think there it II a one In this class clau who Is Im not Bet on tender r speaking terms with the time divine father tather one who ho does not pray Dr lr closed clowd with practical Instructions to the thedus clas dus to aim at t the true tle the practical the noble In life expressing n a tender t sail and affectionate a hope for Cor this the bat liott wel welfare we fare fal of ot his him young h hearers The Westminster college coli commence commencement meat ment exercises will be held hick this evening In iii the First Presbyterian church |