Word: religion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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When the chapel petition was first circulated, it was opposed on the ground that it betrayed a morbid sense of discontent on the part of men who were too young to know what they wanted; and a painful lack of religion in men who did know. It was claimed by many that the chapel petition was started by men who were insincere in purpose, and that making chapel voluntary would be equivalent to destroying the chapel service altogether. Even men like Dr. Brooks and Dr. McKenzie hesitated a long while before taking the step which was sure to come some...
...after its rays are extinguished. A helmsman during a temporary lifting of the fog sees a light upon the coast; once seen, the fog may again fall over it and hide it from his sight; enough, he has seen his light, and now has his bearings. What part can religion have in a university life? It cannot interfere with neighboring churches or set up individual creeds. No, it must have a prophetic office; it must say to the religious experiences "this is God." Many people, especially parents, think however good a university may be for the wits...
...their utmost, this is education. In history, there have always been those who spread faith and those who purified it. We purify it by casting out what was foreign to it, compulsion. Our appeals mast be to your humanity, not so much to your student nature. The quantity of religion is not to be changed as much as the quality. We call not upon the religious societies, but upon...
...TUESDAY.Divinity School. Meeting of the Alumni at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Divinity Hall. At 4 p.m. at the same place, an address by Rev. John W. Chadwick, of Brooklyn. N. Y. Subject: The Foundation of Religion, Collation in the Upper Lecture Room of Divinity Hall...
...fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the university are a pleasing sign of the interest taken by the students in the success of this plan. The oldest and most famous institution of learning in America, numbering among her alumni the most eminent representatives in literature, science, art, politics, and religion will hold an anniversary celebration next fall, which will be a noteworthy event in the annals of the college. The students should remember that the success of the celebration depends, to a great extent, upon the character of the committee chosen by the different classes. Therefore the greatest care should...