Word: earthly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Henry Van Dyke, chose for the subject of his talk the story of the man possessed of devils. He said: Jesus cared not what became of the devils; He made the man whole and sent him home. This is simply a parable of Christ's whole work on earth, a work of restoration. This work of restoration should serve as three tests for us; (1) As the test of the true type of religion. True Christianity is humane, social and friendly, and the true church is the church most full of God, consequently nearest man. (2) As the test...
...with stereopticon views, the different kinds of waterfalls classified according to a physical basis. The first case is where a stream comes to a cliff in its natural course and plunges over; second, where a stream falls over a bluff and gradually cuts its way through a layer of earth in certain places and thus causes a water fall. Every water power in New England is of the last class. This is the kind of knowledge that a teacher needs before he studies how to teach his subject. He should have a solid foundation and should not stop with...
During the evening the choir sang the following anthems: "The Pillar of the Earth" - Tours. "All That God May give to Thee" - Richter. "Hear Me, When I Call" - King Hall...
...moves the earth and sun for man, prepares warmth and food and clothing and gives him opportunities. Man accepts the gifts but refuses to do anything more but struggle to be free from the duties. By this he loses the key to life. His danger is that of the man who had driven out one devil and had swept and garnished the house but, though free from crime, no life was in the dwelling and it was seized again by more evil than before. Activity is the true safeguard. Let the man who thinks he does not sin take heed...
...formed lime-stone and sand stone about their edges and the strata of these rocks is therefore much thicker here than in regions like the Mississippi basin which have been often submerged. One of the great theories of mountain formation takes these sedimentary rocks and their overloading of the earth's crust for the cause of the uplifting. The study of such movements and their influence on neighboring formations well explains the existence not only of many of the mountains and valleys but also basins and river-systems...