Word: idea
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...idea of a University Club at Harvard which has been mentioned in the Graduates' Magazine and has been under consideration for some time, has materialized to the extent that a circular has been issued giving in general terms the aims of the proposed club and calling a meeting of graduates to consider the subject...
...spite of failures Jesus saw that an idea of humble service was dominant in all social evolution. He stood for the kingdom of Heaven, which meant the communion of all human lives and interests. He had to loose the world before he could save it. He could only lodge his idea in the world through individual failure. It was absolutely necessary that he should choose either the cross or the sword, by which to get his idea into the world. Jesus gave himself up to sacrifice, believing that his idea, once in the universe, would become the most powerful factor...
...believe at all that Jesus's idea of sacrifice was true, we must make a radical change in our modern order of things. If the religious leaders of our day were willing to become failures in the eyes of the world, that they might invest their life in a moral idea, we should reach what the apostles called the Thousand Years of Peace...
Stroke. H. Sampson, weight 150 lbs. Has an excellent idea of keeping the stroke long, but is inclined to hang at the full reach and swing out badly away from...
...crew, as a whole, has a fair idea of the way to use their legs, but there is a strong tendency to hang at the full reach. The blade work is necessarily poor, considering the short time the crew has been on the water...