Word: inheritance
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Beline, Argan's second wife, assists in deluding him, by her mock anxiety and feigned affection. In reality she hopes for his death, that she may inherit his fortune...
...Jesus had expected that their master would found a kingdom on earth and they came to him to decide which of them should have the highest place. Christ rebuked them in the words of the text, meaning that their expectations must be wholly given up and that to inherit eternal life their spirits must be born again...
...life of the human race, began President Eliot, has a long infancy. One third of life is spent in preparing for the other two thirds. The first thing that a man must seek is good health; this, however, is not left all to one's self for we inherit many disorders. If we start with feeble bodies we can do much to make them strong. Of this we have a good example here, for not only have we seen improvement in athletes but also in the average physique. Let no man despair because he starts out with some physical error...
...Beach of Cambridge conducted the service in Appleton Chapel last evening and took for his text the 17th to 21st verses of the nineteenth chapter of St. Matthew. The verses tell the story of the young lawyer who asked what he should do to inherit eternal life...
Yesterday afternoon in Appleton Chapel Rev. Lyman Abbott took for his text, "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said: The young man who asked this question is the type of many a young man of the present time who does very little harm but very little good. I decided to speak on this subject today because I thought that my voice might possibly reach such a one. I could not expect this class of fellows to attend the morning prayers or the Sunday service, but the Vespers are so pleasant I thought they might possibly attend them...