Word: christ
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Wilfred T. Grenfell h.'09 delivered the second of the William Belden Noble lectures on the general subject "The Adventure of Life" in Sanders Theatre last evening. His special topic for the lecture was "Christ and the Individual...
Throughout his lecture, Dr. Grenfell gave examples of how Christ's influence works itself out in the lives of men, with especial relation to the professions of doctors and lawyers. Christ teaches that the effective use of learning is not simply intellectual, but that like our life the important thing is not what we have but what we do with what we have. Christian faith is not only valuable for the soul of man but also for his body, and has succeeded in eliminating many diseases through the use of medicine and in other ways. Cures and remedies have been...
...medical profession a lawyer cannot truly become great unless he has courage of and the willingness to stand up for his convictions. In short, the real object of his life can only be obtained by reincarnating in himself the spirit of Christ...
...follows: 1. Organ Prelude: "Andante Cantabile." Widor 2. Salutation. 3. Choral: "Break forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light," Bach 4. "Lo, How a Rose," Praetorius 5. Carol: "Good King Wenceslas." 6. Scripture. 7. Christmas Hymn: "While by my Sheep." 8. Congregational Hymn: "Adeste Fideles." 9. Motet: "Presentation of Christ in the Temple," Eccard 10. Old French Carol: "At Midnight a Summons Came." 11. Old French Carol: "Bring a Torch Jeanette. Isabella." 12. Choral: "O God of Life." 13. Benediction. 14. Organ Postlude: "Toccata Boellman...
...life must be taken as such on faith, even those things which seem entirely unreasonable. In this connection he cited numerous examples from his Labrador experiences with fishermen,--rough, brutal men, opposed to all that was harmonious in life, whose lives had been completely changed by their faith in Christ. Today men stigmatize as fanatics even those who are benefited by their faith; surely such scoffers are fools in their ignorance. Since faith has been so unanimously approved, certainly it is not irrational to say "Lord, I believe; help Thou my unbelief...