Word: christly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Before the erection of the Dionysiac Theatre in the fifth century before Christ, a wooden scaffolding was used for the performance of the early dramas. The exact arrangement of stage and orchestra in the theatre is not fully understood, and archaeologists still differ widely in their views about essential features. False notions have sprung up about the appearance of the theatre through the descriptions which late Roman writers made of it. To dwell carefully on the details of this grand structure, in which the greatest of the world's dramas were performed, is one of the most grateful tasks...
...rather to foster sectarianism, than by a working union between all Christians in college, to spread unfeigned religious thought. They think that by snubbing some of their "Brethren," they will set before the rest of the world a fair pattern of the kindliness and brotherly love preached by Christ. This movement of exclusion, a bit of mediaeval intolerance must appear strange here in the most liberal university of America, - while Dr. Peabody, the patron saint of the Christian Brethren, still lives in our midst. In closing, it may not be out of place to quote from one whom Matthew Arnold...
Here is a story of Prof. Sophocles which has possibly never been in print. The old Greek was catechising his class one day on the ancient history of his native country. "When did Theodophilus live?" he asked of one sophomore. "Before Christ." "Wrong!" shouted the professor. And then the next sophomore: "When did Theodophilus live?" "After Christ." "Wrong!" shouted the professor again. And then he repeated the question to the third student: "When did Theodophilus live?" "Neither before nor after Christ!" "You are right, young man!" said the professor. "There never was any such man as Theodophilus...
...Bible in Christian work. Mr. W. C. Douglass, secretary of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Associations, spoke of the relation of the college Y. M. C. A. graduate to his home association. Rev. Richard Montague, of Providence, spoke in the evening. His topic was, "Christ the Completer of a True Manhood...
Moreover, several of the colleges of higher reputation, such as Corpus, Balliol, Oriel, New College, Christ Church, make that examination sufficiently severe "to be a test of the candidate's being likely to pass the honor B. A. examinations of the university in at least one school...