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...mediaeval. The inhabitants have retained the same traits of character that marked them when, fleeing before the Saxon invasion of Britain, they came to the continent in search of new homes and new fortunes. Their primitive language, moreover, is practically the same today. With these people the dead still live; they have remained faithful to their ancestors in habits, customs, and traditions...
...held in Christ Church, Garden Street, tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, under the auspices of the St. Paul's Society, at which the Rev. Dr. W. H. Van Allen, rector of the Church of the Advent, Boston, will preach on the text "If a Man Die Shall He Live Again...
...lead the chosen people out of captivity, and this is an instance of his devotion to God. Devotion to God gives us an unconscious glow and influence more powerful than genius. The Puritans were a people who had genuine devotion to God, and they accomplished marvels. If we live up to God's laws, we will be true men, and not shiftless members of society. The measure of the man's usefulness is not what he accomplishes, but what he is. The good works of bad men are vitiated by their bad influence, but the mistakes of good...
...Sangerbund" in a small German town. Dr. Scheffler is greatly interested in this celebration, but his wife, Bertha, remembering his condition after the celebration of the previous year, does all she can to prevent him from attending. This leads to a quarrel, and she leaves the house to live with her uncle, Bolzau, whose home is in the suburbs. Meanwhile Scheffler's friend Hartwig, who is an intolerable talker, appears with his friend Dr. Steinkirch, for whom he wishes Scheffler to provide a lodging. But Scheffler, having just quarrelled with his wife, is in despair, and accompanied by Hartwig...
...certainly is not universal acquaintance. The man with the broadest acquaintance is not always the deepest man. Class feeling is built on propinquity and contemporaneousness, which is common to every college worthy of the name. At Harvard this spirit is broader than elsewhere, because the system of studies and living fosters acquaintances, which, though contemporaneous, are not restricted to one class. This is my opinion is an enormous advantage, and this is my ground of objection to one class being given preference in one dormitory. Men of contemporaneous interests should be permitted to live together; always to my thinking there...