Word: heartly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...longer any discussion upon the subject that adds anything new. We can tolerate elderly men who take their wine, for they were brought up under an old regime, but there is no excuse for a young man who drinks. After dwelling upon the injurious effects of alcohol upon the heart, and so on the whole organism, the desirability of "no-license" was advocated, for it must be wrong to license the sale of any commodity which produces decay of the body and misery to the mind...
...chances of life are of two sorts. Those we strive after and desire to possess, and those to which we turn a deaf ear. The latter are continually knocking for admittance. They are love, truth, tenderness, purity, faith, fidelity, etc. Sometimes they gain admittance to a man's heart, but oftener are driven away by the all-absorbing cares and duties of every-day life. It is so even in religion. Religion is everywhere seeking ingress to the heart of man, and the knowledge of Christ is ready for those who are willing to search. The door is open...
...evening, in order that our delegates may go to New York fully empowered to voice the sentiments of the college at large. If notices are posted early to-day, there will be little trouble in getting together a large number of men. Yale naturally has her own welfare at heart; she must recognize the fact that she will do herself more harm than good, by cutting loose from Princeton and Harvard; and if these two colleges come out strongly in favor of the new league, Yale will doubtless be persuaded to change her opinion...
...other virtues, is a quality for the appreciation of which no cultivation is necessary. A natural instinct calls out for it. Just as a famous singer like Jenny Lind has some songs which appeal only to the musically educated, but at the same time others which go to the heart of everybody. Sincerity is transparency to a higher light; that as a vase, when held against the window, discloses its flaws, so by this light our nature may show its imperfections. Here is ground on which atheists and believers may unite. For light is a relative term. The greatest sincerity...
...point to attend this meeting if possible. A very important step is proposed, and it should be decided upon only after a full discussion of the subject. This question has been under consideration for some time by those who have the base-ball interests of the college most at heart. After mature deliberation they have decided that it would be better to form this association, and it only remains for the college to act upon this decision...