Word: profession
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...settled, it goes without saying that a single strong club will enjoy greater prestige, and receive stronger support than does either of the clubs today. Rivalry between class clubs is an excellent thing, but we do not think that it can ever be made very profitable between clubs which profess to cover exactly the same field...
...Profess R. G. H. Barton of Technology who expected to speak at the Geological Conference tonight will be unable...
...admirable thing to die with, is a hindrance to our peace and success in this life. Our failure to gain a right understanding of our relation to God is not a difficulty of sentiment, but of what we believe to be our best interest. We are afraid that, to profess Christianity, we must resign all hope of being successful in a worldly sense. Yet the command to the young man to give up his possessions was only incidental to the promise of eternal life. Christ knew that the young man's wealth would hinder him in a disciple's work...
...country in particular, with its heterogeneous people, there is no prospect for unity in religion. Here, indeed, are many people who say they profess no religion. It is doubtful if the majority of the people of this country attend church. They must be taken into account when we think of religious union. They think Christ was simply...
...these obstacles is so great as the thought that it is unscientific to indorse Christianity. this will be found an entire mistake. "Science is not Christian or anti-Christian, but extra-Christian," and it is a fact that almost all great scientists, even if they did not openly profess Christianity, yet respected it wherever it appeared...