Word: peter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...mentioned several fine views of the Coliseum, showing its construction and the recent excavations, the Aqueducts, the Arch of Constantions, the Aqueducts, the Arch of Constantine, a view from the Capital looking back over the Forum, the Via Sacra, several views of the Tiber, and, last of all, St. Peter's, showing the dome in all its beauty...
...yesterday afternoon was opened with the hymn by the choir "Hark! hark the organ. Dr. McKenzie offered a prayer, after which the choir sang the anthem "A bide with us," by Whitney. The address was made by Rev. William Lawrence. The speaker read from the Bible the account of Peter's attempt to persuade his Master not to go to Jerusalem and of Christ's answer to the tempter. Peter, the speaker said, had been the first to realize the meaning of the Saviour's mission, but when the time came for self-denial and for action the disciple hesitated...
Another valuable article announces the discovery last summer of a portrait of Washington hitherto unknown and uncatalogued, belonging to a Mr. Peter de Vries, of Arnhem, Holland. The circumstances in regard to the discovery of the portrait are very singular and are well worth the reading. An unpublished fac-simile letter of Washington to James Duane in 1780 also appears. The other papers contributed are: "A Canadian-American Liaison," by Watson Griffing; "The Oriental Account of the Discovery of America;" by A. J. Hall; "The Mound-Builders and the North American Indians," by J. H. Patton; "Slavery in New York...
...service. After the first hymn, Dr. McKenzie offered prayer, after which he led in the responsive reading of the 91st Psalm. Dr. Francis G. Peabody preached a short sermon, basing his remarks upon the 19th and 20th verses of the twenty-first chapter of 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...
...midst. Certainly the most unmusical man could enjoy such a programme as given last night. It was not of the heavy classical compositions which the ordinary person cannot appreciate, but every selection was particularly musical, and interesting. The first number was the overture "Barber of Bagdad," by Peter Conelius. It was given first in Boston three weeks ago, and has had the most favorable criticism. It is unique and rather characteristic, but its form is not definite, nor its melodies interesting. Miss Marguerite Hall was the soloist for the evening. She appeared twice, singing an aria from Judas Maccabaeus...