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...their fathers, deeds of chivalry were celebrated in their songs. It was of such stuff that they were made, of such a history that they came forth, therefore the prophet felt and had a right to feel that an appeal to the past would rouse in them the noblest ambitions. 'Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn,' is his cry, 'and unto Abraham your father.' Such an appeal is the privilege of those nations that have behind them a long and noble history. Other peoples have their sources of inspiration, new countries have the great stimulus of youth...
...same way, when a man has been reformed from a life of evil, his first impulse is to seek a new and more congenial environment. His noblest course, however, is to stay where he is and to build up a new existence for himself. Christ detached from himself the man who needed to stand alone. So ought we all to live patiently where God has called us, and to find our resources in him. There is a kind of isolation in all profound experience, but this isolation is only temporary. All true souls meet at last. John Hall once said...
...that of science; if it were to be named for its last quarter, in would be called the woman's century. Even though the new movement offends their vanity, men should take the right and generous view of the subject. The higher education of women is of the noblest and most characteristic movements of our time. In the state of Massachusetts there are forty thousand more women than men. When one considers that many of these women will in all probability have to support themselves, one should be very glad to aid in any work which will help them...
...most fitting that the Vesper Service this afternoon should be a memorial of Judge Hoar. Though few of the students have ever had the privilege of meeting him personally, he has been known to most of them as one of Harvard's noblest sons, and they will be glad of this opportunity of paying a tribute of respect to his memory...
...University will unite in the sentiment expressed by Mr. Irving that yesterday will long be memorable. The double opportunity in a single day of contact with the noblest man and the first genius of the stage is likely never to be given again. Delightful and inspiring were the words Mr. Irving was so kind as to use in regard to the day's events, and delightful and inspiring they certainly were...