Word: moralize
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Lawrence then made a short address, pointing out that the value of the Christian church is not in the fact that it acts often as a sort of moral police, but rather because its true object is to bring to light the truth. The church has more than once adopted the spirit of condemnation and has failed; the spirit of approval of things that are excellent can alone give permanent strength to Christian organization. The service closed with the singing of Pflenger's anthem, "How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord...
...Surbridge, '89, closed for the negative. Even on an estate it will not do to have laborers and tenants hostile to the owner. The whole system must be in accord. Men of bad moral character should never be retained, even if efficient. The so-called convict appointees of Cleveland should be replaced by Republicans, even if they can do their work. The civil service rules should be extended so as to cover all the offices. Under this system no questions are asked about political beliefs. If the present incumbents can pass the examinations, and are men of honor, integrity...
...George A. Gordon preached in the Chapel last evening from the text found in Matthew VIII, 34. Putting aside all questions of history the preacher searched for a moral significance in the casting out of devils. The speaker said that few people are willing today to give up their insanity at the expense of their service, or in other words, were willing to give up their sins if they were compelled at the same time to give up the pleasures...
...From Moral Standpoint., (a) Unremunerative labor is demoralizing.- U. S. Report, 1886, p. 311. (b) The contract system is eminently humane-Nation, August 4th 1887. (c) The constant employment of the convicts by the contract system has proved a great advantage in reforming the lives of prisoners...
...pardonable under the enthusiasm generated by a crowded political meeting and a brass band. But it is worse than bad taste for either party to claim Harvard as a protecting Deity in a quarrel which no sane man a week from election day would regard as having the same moral weight as the Rebellion. How the honorable Democrats found out so conclusively that old Harvard men from 1636 to the present era would have voted for Cleveland and Tariff Reform can be referred to the same source that inspired the assertions of Friday night...