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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...William Lawrence. His text was Mark vi: 56. After narrating the story of Christ's second visit to Nazareth and of His seeming powerlessness to do many wonderful deeds then on account of the unbelief of the people, the speaker turned to examine the reasons for the slow progress the world has made since Christ's time in realizing the ideal of true Christianity. The chief trouble today is that there is an almost universal skepticism as to the possibility of perfect spirituality, of complete subjection to God's law. Earnest men may work an immense deal of good...
...society blossomed forth into one of the most active of literary societies at Harvard. The successful performance of last year gave a great boom to the society, and its immediate result was a large increase in the number of members, all taking a great interest in the welfare and progress of the society. We trust that this, the second attempt will meet with the same success as the initial one did, and will firmly establish an institution towards which Harvard can only look with pride...
...University Catalogue, which will appear today, contains few changes from last year that are worthy of notice. Itgives, however, indications of growth and progress which augur well for Harvard. Not only has the number of students increased in all the departments, (with the exception of a slight decrease in the Veterinary School); but our Scientific School has made a wonderful gain. Under the shadow of Technology, it is difficult to maintain an institution of this character. We are not only holding our own but actually progressing. This impetus can only be accounted for by the recent introduction of new courses...
...Peabody, Mr. E. Atkinson, Professors Emerton and Channing of Harvard, Mayor-elect Hart, and Rev. John G. Brooks, who has addressed many previous college conference meetings, and who will address the next one. After dinner an interesting essay on "Creeds considered as an obstruction to the progress of religion" was read by Mr. Edward Atkinson, the principal guest of the evening. Rev. Dr. Peabody made a short address, and after a few other speeches the meeting adjourned...
...know from experience that a nine with scientific coaching can make more progress while the frost is coming out of the ground than any untrained team can make in an eternal summer of practice. It is the beginning which counts and is so vital to base-ball, and this is especially true of a college nine, for development must needs be very rapid...