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...visit during his sojourn in this country and delivered her students a short informal address, tinctured by none of that formalism and stiffness which the uninformed are liable to attribute to greatness, but marked by that geniality and whole heartedness which is so distinctively an English characteristic. Canon Farrar, Matthew Arnold, and Lord Coleridge, all have spoken from the college pulpit, and each has charmed with his own individuality yet through each address ran a strong exhortation, an appeal fervent and ringing for higher aims and loftier aspirations and the pursuance of that ambition which is the foundation, the fundamental...
...house was taken, and at 7.15 the doors were closed, and throngs of people were obliged to turn away. The attendance of college students was very large, and the seats reserved for them were far from adequate. Rev. Phillips Brooks conducted the services preliminary to the sermon. Canon Farrar's text was, "By Faith," taken from the fourth chapter of Hebrews, and the substance of his remarks was as follows...
...opportunity which was offered last evening of hearing one of England's greatest divines, was taken advantage of by many, not only of the students but of the residents of Cambridge. Canon Farrar possesses a peculiar faculty for holding the attention of students, and his influence upon them is always very marked. His recognized scholarly attainments lend a deep significance to his words. His sermon last evening in Appleton Chapel was received with great attention and excited a profound interest in all who ere fortunate enough to hear it. We trust that the students may enjoy an opportunity of hearing...
Dean Gray will entertain Canon Farrar...
...Canon Farrar will officiate in Appleton Chapel on Sunday next, not in St. John's as reported...