Word: performances
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...John, Jesus' seeming rebuke to Peter for his hesitation. Peter's hesitation and apparent wish to yield to another the responsibility of the call "Follow Me" probably arose from a sense of his own intellectual and morality incapacity. Thus it is with us. When we are called to the performance of some sacred duty, we first turn to the examination of self, and find that we have few of the qualities for a successful leader. Therefore we turn away and say that another must start the work and then we shall give our help. If we would only surrender self...
...Krebs, L. S., then spoke for the negative. There are three reasons why women should not vote, namely: Because of their religious fanaticism, their ignorance, their inability to perform the duties of citizens. Woman is controlled in her actions by prejudices, passions, and sympathy, and therefore cannot be trusted to affairs of high import...
...autumn examinations. In the statements concerning honors, that in regard to honors in natural history no longer demands summer, field or laboratory studies. Among the scholarships, the Merrick scholarship is added, and the statement is also made that recipients of the Price Greenleaf Aid may be called upon to perform a certain amount of service as monitors or laboratory assistants. The prices of a few rooms in Wadsworth House have been increased, and no hint is given as to rent of rooms in the new dormitory...
...does not believe in the methods of the former landlord, it is proper for him to select new servants to carry out his ideas. These men must know their business, and, besides, must be interested in the success of the owner. Under these, however, are the laborers who perform routine work. Is it wise to turn these men out even if they do not belong to the owner's political party? The longer they have worked, the better they know their business. Only the efficient Democrats, however few, should be retained. Perpetual rotation is hostile to the best interest...
...Luther's cardinal doctrines that there was no separate pries ly order and every Christian was his own priest, and the clergy were only appointed to perform certain functions as the delegates of the congregation. The chosen priest is equal to the ordained, and the divine institution of episcopacy must follow after the kindred dogma of the divine right of kings, otherwise there can be no liberty in the church...