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...George A. Gordon preached in the chapel last evening from the text found in the 91st Psalm: "He that dwelleth in the secret places of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." The striking comparisons of the Psalm were enlarged upon by the speaker. Evil is likened to a snare. As the hare speeding along its accustomed path is caught suddenly in the noose of the hunter, so human beings are assailed unawares through their desires and habits by temptations of every kind Again, evil is like a pestilence. Society is filled with moral corruption...
There was an unusually large attendance at vespers yesterday. The Rev. Phillips Brooks conducted the services, assisted by Dr. McKenzie. Dr. Brooks based his remarks on the x. Psalm, which had been read by the congregation. He said that as there were regions in space of which mortals have no cognizance, so there were heights of morality and truth of which the wicked were ignorant. Unrighteous men prostrate themselves before the throne of pleasure, or profit, or reputation, unaware of the grandeur and beauty of the throne of Heaven, which is the source of all true happiness and lasting benefit...
There was an unusual small attendance at vespers last evening. The galleries were well-filled, but the pews in the body of the chapel were for the most part empty. After the opening voluntary by Mr. Locke, Dr. Hale made the introductory prayer and read the xci. Psalm. The Rev. Mr. Gordon then delivered a short sermon, taking as his text, "Seek and Ye Shall Find." A portion of the speaker's remarks were substantially as follows: "Many men come near certain moral truths in the course of their lives, but because they are not in search of these truths...
There was an unusually large number of students and visitors present at vespers last evening. After Dr. F. G. Peabody made the introductory prayer, the cxxxviii. Psalm was read by the congregation. Dr. Phillips Brooks spoke very feelingly of the incident of Christ in the wilderness. He said it was at this time that the Saviour of men first recognized in himself that inherent power of resisting evil which He observed other men did not possess. The speaker cautioned his hearers to beware of turning the powers they did possess to base ends, but to devote them to the development...
...expect from the bad weather. The congregation, however, consisted chiefly of Cambridge citizens, as the approaching mid-years prevented many students from coming. After the introductory prayer by Dr. F. G. Peabody, the choir sang the selection "Lovely appeared over the Mountains," from Gounod's Redemption. The for thieth Psalm was read, and Shelley's "Christian, the Evening waits before Thee," was sung. Rev. Dr. McKenzie spoke briefly of the importance of developing our spiritual natures. He alluded to the religious lives lead by earlier members of the University, and exhorted his hearers to profit by their example. His words...