Word: power
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...neglect the cultivation of that which will enable them to make good use of their knowledge. Men who have greatly developed their spiritual side are better men than those who are merely intellectual. This is shown by the fact that uneducated, but spiritual, men are a far greater power for good in the world than purely intellectual...
Brander Matthews."The Staying Power of Sir Rohan"- A Christmas Story, Frank R. Stockton...
Jesus had the freest spirit and the gladdest heart which has ever rejoiced the world. In his character were blended two rare gifts-the great power for men and service, and the repose shot through with the fire of divine and religious zeal...
...nature was such that he had either to make an organized crusade against wrong, or an organized sacrifice. It was the only possible expression of his life that he should urge endless war against the forces of evil. Civilization was a vast Roman empire, making one great slave-power of the earth. Suicide was the only escape for fettered and despairing humanity. If a man dared to act there was Rome to punish him. Had Jesus been a fanatic, he might have gathered followers and overthrown the political and religious despotism, for with fanatics all things are possible...
...double the attention it did then. A noticeable growth in many departments is indicative of a new feeling. The musical department is one of these, which under professors Parker and Fisher has made great progress. Its last step is the acquisition of an unused church of very fine acoustic power for recitals and lectures...