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...evening. The service was opened with the anthem "Let all those Rejoice," from the oratorio of "Abraham" by Molique. After the responsive service, the soloist of the evening, Mr. C. F. Webber, of Boston, sang Mendelssohn's "Then shall the Righteous." Dr. Brooks read a portion of the fifth chapter of John, and selected as the text for his remarks Christ's question to the impotent man: "Wilt thou be made whole?" He emphasized the fact that there is a spiritual side to every man's nature; that it is not a special gift but is inherent in every character...
...service was opened with the singing of the anthem "Alla Trinita." Dr. Andrew P. Peabody preached the sermon from the text found in the forty-second verse of the twenty-second chapter of Matthew: "Whose son is he?" It is often possible to learn the traits of a father from a close knowledge of the character of a son. Christ himself said, "If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also," and in the life of Christ we have had a perfect likeness of God's goodness and purity. In these days the trouble is that those...
...chapter speeches were made by representatives of the University of California, Colby University, Bowdoin College, Brown University, Dartmouth College, and Yale University...
...People Praise Thee," sung by Mr. D. M. Babcock, '77, with the choir. Dr. F. G. Peabody offered prayer, and led in the responsive reading of the ninety-first Psalm. The Rev. M. Gordon preached a short sermon, taking his text from the passage in the first chapter of John in which John is questioned about himself by the Jewish priests. He answers, "There standeth one among you whom ye know not." In our minds "education" means the training of our intellects or hearts to some high and noble ideal. We often succeed, in a partial degree, in gaining this...
...McKenzie conducted the service at Appleton Chapel last evening in place of Rev. Thomas G. Milsted who was unavoidably hindered from being present. The text chosen by the speaker was from the Epistle of paul to the Colossians, chapter I: 16. Paul was truly inspired in his work and what he spoke was profound and came straight from the heart. He was an energetic man in whatever he did, and was thoroughly alive to all that surrounded him, thus being able to appreciate and take in the spirit of God when it was revealed to him. We, in whatever work...