Word: gain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...power to a fellow soul. God inspired us to do this, and yet we find response only here and there. Under such hard conditions what would a brave man do? Have faith, work on and learn to wait. The truth will come and at any rate he will gain high virtues in the ministering of the Word, and every true word shall bring salvation...
...total registration of Williams College is 355, a gain of 25 over that of last year...
This higher view of religion, that one should push on, past the mere signs, to the power which lies behind them, is too often forgotten. Much as men will labor for mental civilization, they wish to gain easily, at a single step, a perfect faith and thorough understanding of the truth. They forget that no valuable result can be won without a struggle, and become discouraged at the very first difficulty...
Down on the 25-yard line in front of the Harvard goal the two elevens faced each other again. Dunlop made a beautiful gain of 12 yards through the centre. After one more rush. Dunlop had to quit on account of physical weakness. Brown took his place...
...Brewer played his last game for Harvard after four years of faithful service on the eleven. His nervousness was the cause of his failure to do as well at critical times as he would have done on another occasion. He did not gain so much ground as usual, but he played a hard, conscientious game...