Word: judah
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...sixth chapter of Jeremiah: "Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your should." These words were spoken in a time when the kingdom of Judah, threatened with invasion from Babylon, was torn within itself by adverse theories, by doubt, by hesitation, by the impulse at one moment to follow any leader and at the next the cynical distrust of all. then the prophet came to the nation, halting as it were at crossroad, with his counsel...
Heredity furnishes a man with his equipment; environment, with his company; but the man himself has choice, and can use his equipment as he will and leave his company if he desires. At the times of choice he needs what Jeremiah urged on Judah--deliberation. Not every way of life that is suggested to men is true; not every way that is novel and interesting is safe to follow. Originality is not a mark of truth, but rather indeed are those ways of conduct most likely to be true which are not devised ready made by the brain...
...teams lined up as follows: HARVARD. BROWN. Macleod, f. f., Chase Lovering, f. f., Mackinney Souther, f. f., Marble Foster, f. f., Hunt Clothier, c.p. c.p., Judah Carr, p. p., Carpenter Manning, g, g., Francis...