Word: endeavoring
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...think of but one way. As the hostility of Europeons to the British policy has grown more bitter, British public opinion has grown more and more sensitive to criticism from this country. Every endeavor has been made to conciliate us and to purchase our acquiesence. The repeal of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is one example, and another is the unnecessary announcement of yesterday of the British government concerning the services which it claims to have rendered to the United States at the beginning of the Spanish...
...second great power of Jesus is His power of helping us to do what is right. He not only shows us what we should do, He powerfully helps us to do it. And the man of the highest aspirations and truest endeavor cannot but feel every day the need of a power, greater than himself, to help him to be what he desires to be. Christ not only helps us in our own development, He helps us to be of service to others. We are too apt to be satisfied with polite unselfishness instead of the great, robust sacrifice which...
...directors of Memorial Hall have decided to appoint a student inspector, who will keep in close touch with the steward, the market and the desires of the students, will endeavor to buy food at lower prices and improve the quality of the board. He will receive a salary of $50 a month and will begin his duties in February...
...hoped that a team may be developed which will be able to defeat the Freshman team of Columbia. In addition to this game contests will be arranged with Dummer Academy and other available teams. As usual the class games will be held in the spring. This year, however, an endeavor will be made to play off these games at an earlier date than heretofore in order that there may be time to pick a University team before the April recess...
...clerical action. In dealing with individual souls, he must always impress the truth that to be a Christian is to join in working for God and for men. He should be the president of a body of associated workers, whom he trains and trusts. He should, with his associates, endeavor to instil the Christian spirit into every social organism, such especially as the family and the press, not trying to dominate but to inspire them. He should look upon all who are working for the good of the community as being, like himself, ministers of Christ. He should...