Word: reasonableness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...making its members acquainted with prominent guests, and for its success in imparting to the organization a truly German atmosphere. The celebration this evening is indicative of the spirit in which the Verein is conducted. Possibly the unusual activity this year is due to peculiar causes; but whatever the reason, the other foreign societies will do well to follow this plan, and endeavor to be really representative of the countries for which they stand. Our foreign societies are too much inclined to feel free from their responsibilities after the presentation of a stereotyped annual play. We believe that their organization...
...accordance with Professor Francke's suggestion, we hope that Professor Clemen's last few days at Harvard will be peculiarly pleasant. He has devoted to our interests a half-year of untiring work, and for that reason, even more than for his position as Germany's representative in the annual interchange of professors, he deserves our heartiest admiration. How can we show this better than by attending the last lectures which he will deliver before this University-at least in his present capacity? We thus qualify this statement because we hope that the representatives of the German universities will...
...years. In advance of his generation, and through his wide survey of the spiritual life of mankind, Professor Everett recognized that religion has been man's supreme interest. He saw, too, that the degeneration of this interest has been man's deepest affliction. He deplored equally the isolation of reason from faith, and the isolation of faith from reason. He devoted a life of uncommon power and loftiness to the illumination of religion by the intellect, and to the inspiration of the intellect by the ideals and passions of pure religion...
...exert their influence. The first is the interest excited by suspicion. We have heard of the Presbyterian Elder who usually slept during the sermon when his own minister was the preacher, but who, when a stranger occupied the pulpit, remained wide awake and keenly alert. He gave as his reason for this change of attitude, his assurance of the soundness of his minister, and his conviction that when a stranger came, he needed watching. There are many dormant minds to whom this Review with its new and unknown character and possibilities will supply a wholesome awakening stimulus; and doubtless, their...
Coach J. G. Lathrop said that there was no reason for being confident of a victorious team this spring and the men must work hard and get out new material...