Word: council
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...annual meeting of the Andover House Association of Boston held last June, a resolution was adopted proposing that the name of the House be changed. No action was taken, however, until a short time ago, when the council reported in favor of a change of name and proposed that the house should thereafter be called the "South End House." The report of the council was accepted and adopted...
...Council feels, therefore, that it would be of great advantage to change the name of the House in such a way as to have it appeal without doubt or hindrance to the different types of college men, and to young men in general who may be fitted for the work, whatever their education has been. The Council believes also that such a change would make it possible for the House to secure the interest of a far larger number of people-residents of the city and suburbs-who would be glad to support, on its own merits, a piece...
...Confederates attacked again with renewed fury and though unable to gain an important point, the Round Forest, fully expected a Federal retreat next day. Rosecrans, however, declared in council his intention to win or be killed on the spot, and next morning he actually accomplished his original purpose, turning Bragg's right and compelling him to retreat...
...confounded with uniformity, and hence arose most of the religious persecutios. This dominant conviction assumed three different forms,- dogmatic, ritual, or ecclesiastical. It is a well-known fact, however, that none of the three have ever been fully successful. The dogmatical uniformity failed first of all. Even the famous council of Nicea, the first oecumenical council, ended in a strife that effectually split the church...
...that a good woman was rarer than a white blackbird, and complained that a man had nevertheless to marry without such a trial as would be expected if he bought even a beast of burden. The question whether woman was a human being was also soberly discussed at church council. It was finally decided that she was; but with so much favor as that, her situation was still most unhappy...