Word: gordon
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...introducing Dr. George A. Gordon D.D. '81, who delivered the commemorative lecture on Milton last night at Sanders Theatre, President Eliot said that Milton expresses the aims and ideals of Harvard University by his life more than any other man. He was one of the greatest Puritans of his time, and Harvard College was founded by Puritans to supply a religious education. He was a great writer of prose and poetry, and teaching the English language is one of the greatest aims of the University. He was the apostle of civil and religious liberty, which is what Harvard College...
...Gordon began by pointing out that Milton was born at the beginning of a new age of progress in which there were many famous men, among whom he was one of the greatest. His life can be divided into three parts: his early years as a student and scholar; his share in the struggles of the day; and his retirement and the writing of his great epic poem. Milton went to college to become a minister in the Anglican Church, but he never carried out this intention for he believed that the people should rule in religious matters...
...commemoration of the three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Milton, Rev. George A. Gordon, D.D., '81 will lecture on the poet's life and works in Sanders Theatre this evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be open to the public...
...LECTURE. "John Milton." Rev. George A. Gordon, D.D. Sanders Theatre...
...anniversary will be observed in Cambridge by a lecture by the Rev. George A. Gordon in Sanders Theatre tomorrow at 8 o'clock. The subject of this lecture, which will be open to the public, will be "John Milton: His Life and Works...