Word: deaconal
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...young man who has been educated out of his station, and returned, priggish and conceited to his humble parents. The fall of his pride and his final humility are the themes around which the play is built. V. P. Williamson Unc., as Peer, who is a pretentious deacon, also plays an important role. Jeppe, Nille, and Jacob, in the parts of rustic country people, take a large share in the plot...
...other leading parts of those of Peer, an omniscient deacon, whose pretensions to learning afford comic opportunities; Jeppe, the father of Erasmus, whose paternal pride adds a sympathetic touch to the play; Nille, an old peasant woman; and Jacob, a country bumpkin. They are played by V. P. Williamson Unc., D. T. Eaton Unc., Miss Tripp of Radcliffe, and R. H. L. Skinner '22, respectively...
...about the inscription. Stevenson gave the volume in 1886 to his dear friend and collaborator in his dramatic works, William Ernest Henley. Four plays were written by the two writers, but most of the plays of Stevenson were unsuccessful. The four works were "Admiral Guinea," "Bean Austin," "Macaire," and "Deacon Brodie." The inscription Stevenson wrote on the fly-leaf is as follows...
William Cunningham, D.D., F.B.A., fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, England, and arch deacon of Ely, will deliver the seventh of his series of lectures on "Christianity and Politics," at the Lowell Institute this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The specific topic of discussion this afternoon will be "Positive Christian Duty." The lecture is free and open to the public...
...served as deacon and priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church of Boston. He was rector of the Trinity Church. Lowville, N.Y., of the St. James's Church, Keene, N.H., and of St. Paul's Church, Drewsville, N.H., respectively, and was later, made rector-emeritus of the two latter churches...