Word: bearings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Besides the stigma which these men have put upon themselves, they will have to bear the responsibility of having set the worst example to the under classmen that has ever been put before them. That two seniors of experience and trust should be guilty of action which would never be forgiven in even an untried freshman seems incredible...
...contrary He had faith that conquered the world. Christ means simply not to look ahead and dread what is to come. A man thinks for instance that he can't spare a very dear friend. Yet when that friend is taken away he finds himself able to bear the loss, for there are resources in us unknown, and, in such trying circumstances, these come to our aid. Most people dread death, yet at the last moment they are generally willing to meet it. We come to a difficulty in life and at the same time we acquire the energy...
...Leighton Parks spoke on the necessity of carrying our religion into all that we do. No one day, no one profession is any more sacred than another. What makes anything sacred is God's presence, and God ought to be present with us at all times. We ought to bear in mind that we are men come here to enlarge our lives. We ought to put away the "childish things" of life, and vulgarity, blasphemy, immorality, are childish things...
...late James Howard provides that, after deducting numerous bequests to relatives, the residue of the estate is to accumulate until it shall reach $40,000, when $10,000 each is to be given Yale, Amherst, Dartmouth and the Minnesota State University, to found four scholarships, which are to bear the names, respectively, of Mr. Howard's father, mother and two brothers...
...desire to tell men of his restored happiness of mind. And here there seems to be a lesson for us. The man who has been delivered from a burden of perplexity and sorrow must not forget that there are other men still finding there loads almost too hard to bear. Let him who is joyful carry his gift of good tidings to his fellowmen and show his gratitude by giving up his life to them...