Guest Preacher In the course of his ministry Father Tanton was very much in demand as a guest preacher and missioner. His widespread reputation throughout Nova Scotia and beyond as a forceful and dynamic individual whose impact in his parishes extended well beyond his religious responsibilities into the social and economic welfare of the community, always guaranteed a good attendance. Here are some examples of the notes he prepared for several of these occasions. Encaenia Sermon, King's College May 12, 1968 As one of King's longest living graduates - that is, 1 probably spent more time living at King's before I became a graduate than many -1 must thank the members of the graduating class who have done me the honour of asking me to preach this sermon. It is a temptation to make this an occasion for nostalgic memories, and to become sentimental, to recall great Kingsmen like Dr. Vroom , Dr. Hunt , Dr. Prince , Dr. Burns Martin , and others, some of whom happily are with us today. Professor Bennett and Dr. Page , and to recall the great traditions of this, the oldest English-speaking university in Canada , and the King's way of life. Her ideals of manhood, learning and gentleness, and the implications of her motto - Deo, Legi, Regi, Gregi - the initiations of the past, and the pranks we played. But these are themes for the Haliburton Club, the President's Dinner, and such like occasions. This morning we have come to think on this occasion of graduation in a special way - though not detached from these things just mentioned - and to pause for a moment of dedication, before leaving King's to go out into the world or to go on to further study, to think what our vocation in life is. In January I was struck by the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury (a graduate of this University, and its Patron) when in his New Year's Message he said, in part, "There has been much to worry us, war and the misery war causes in several parts of the world, and here at home our economic frustrations, our behaviour problems. But the biggest worry is just this: while there is plenty of unselfish service, and plenty of idealism among young people, we seem to be caught in a kind of vicious circle and we can't get out of it. We lack as a people some great purpose to inspire us, and there is a good deal of cynicism. It is real liberation we need so badly." 34