Word: abbott
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...PAUL, '89,Address Box 17, Cambridge.The officers of the '93 Signet for the second half-year are: F. Townsend, Jr., president; B. L. Hand, vice-president; W. C. Nichols, secretary; E. H. Abbott, treasurer; and G. T. Lapsley, Librarian...
...Lyman Abbott preached at Vespers yesterday afternoon...
...public meeting was held in Sanders Theatre last evening. The subject announced for discussion was "The Condition of the Indians under existing laws and the need of further legislation." Rev. Edward H. Abbott of Cambridge was chairman of the meeting, and he said there were two great forces necessary to meet and overcome the Indian troubles; the first is the law - representing Justice, and the second is the gospel - representing Truth. For that reason gentlemen who stood for each of these forces had been asked to speak. He then introduced Professor James B. Thayer of the Harvard Law School...
...Austin Abbott, Dean of the New York University Law School spoke next. What can a people without land be, except lawless? In the Catholic Church, a man excommunicated is out of the community - almost literally. The Indians are in a similar state, they are excommunicated. It must follow that they are lawless and we cannot complain. We demand for the Indians an amenability to law and the right of appeal to law. The alternative...
...Lyman Abbott followed. Liberty; government; education; this nation offers these three things to everybody except the Indians. We should give them a chance to make men of themselves. In order to do this our demand must be: down with the reservations, National law shall be introduced to them, there shall be no backward legislation. With the realization of these demands will come the resolution of the Indian Question...