Word: constant
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Professor Hyde, of Bowdoin College where Dean Everett was once a professor, explained in detail the Dean's philosophy and theological beliefs. Dr. Everett clearly realized that the spiritual life is one of constant self-surrender to the dictates of conscience and knowledge of the truth. He had little faith in sudden conversion, and believed true religion to be the slow, gradual growth in moral character that comes from babitual obedience to the highest ideals. His theology rested on the practical nature of religion; he believed that things are good in the measure that they are helpful, that things...
...Divinity School Alumni Association, presided and made the introductory speech. The purpose of the service, he said, was to pay a tribute to the important position which Dean Everett had held among religious thinkers of his day. To the ministry and to theological students he was of constant help in the wisdom, and the keen analysis with which he explained the doctrines of religion. Mr. Stewart spoke also of Dean Everett's poetic imagination and warmth of nature that gave whatever he dealt with life and interest...
...spiritual mysteries and truths of theology and poetry; he was one of the pure in heart who "shall see God." "Simplicity of character, charity of mind, purity of heart," were Dean Everett's characteristics. "The life of the spirit was his habitual abiding place, the pursuit of truth his constant aim, and he was ever ready to accept the promise that to be spiritually minded is life and peace...
...There is constant and inexcusable fumbling, and a marked inability to recover fumbles of their own or their opponents. There is too much easy-going spirit shown which will mean certain defeat unless eradicated. The team seems to expect some one else to do its brain work for it, and is constantly caught napping on a point of rules. The team has the power to make a creditable showing if it will have some determination to correct its own faults and work together...
...same state of affairs, only in a more noticeable form, exists in the offense. Practice in this began very late, and has been greatly retarded by the constant changes in the back field due to injuries received by the regular players. As yet the men are uncertain about the signals, start slowly and form ragged and loose interference...