Word: broader
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that they should be seen of men, and they had their reward in the gratification of their vanity. Our own charity is often governed by the same motive and receives the same reward; and the same is true of many of our actions. In drawing some of the broader lessons from the thought, Dr. Tucker spoke of the effect of the principle upon the judgment, upon the conscience, and upon the work of the spirit of God in men. In closing he urged that there be more of quality and less of quantity in our religion, that we drop...
...does not rise out of the man himself, as an isolated being, but out of his consciousness that only from his associations with those about him can there arise anything to cause in him a worthy self-respect. Dr. Peabody applied the thought to the student, and in a broader sense to the University. He spoke also, of the ideal Harvard, which shall be, not a bulwark against ignorance, not a hall of learning, but a temple...
...church members. Again, of the 352 men at Amherst, 147 belong to some church, while nearly the same proportion at Williams are church members. The Globe, in an editorial, says that these statistics show first that college men have been misrepresented, and secondly that the churches have themselves become broader and more hospitable...
Anthropology also enables us to study history and religion more intelligently, but we must remember that if Nature does not answer our questions, she does what is better, by telling us how we may lead a broader life. And we may rest assured that Nature understands our nature better than...
...measure this consummation by earthly standards, but by ideal ones. And in this is to be found its lessons for us. He then applied the value of ideals in the life of man as an individual, then in his narrowest circle of association-the home; and next in his broader association with his fellow man-the city. He also said that in our very ideals we find a pledge of their reality, and that faith furnishes a still more satisfactory pledge. The last lesson drawn from the text was that with our ideals, the uplifting of our souls, comes...