Word: reverend
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...great feature of Tuesday, the first day of the Cambridge celebration was the meeting in Sanders Theatre in the evening, at which there were fully 1500 people present. Dr. John Fiske '63, was the orator of the evening. Other speakers were President Eliot, Reverend Dr. Alexander Mackenzie '59, Hon. John Read '62, and Bishop Lawrence '71. The Cambridge Orchestra rendered a variety of selections at intervals during the evening...
...exercises of the Grammar Schools in the forenoon the Reverend George H. Whittemore '60, spoke on Harvard, and at the exercises of the High and Latin and Manual Training Schools in the afternoon, President Eliot was the principal speaker...
...current number of the Illustrated American contains an article, "When Furness was at Harvard." The Reverend William Henry Furness, who died recently at Philadelphia, was the oldest living graduate of Harvard. He was graduated in 1820. The article is illustrated by a picture of Dr. Furness and cuts of Holden Chapel, Hollis, Holworthy, and University Halls...
True conservatism, however, in just proportion, makes memory possible; preserves faithfulness, and with reverend hand upholds to us noble examples of the heroes and the saints who are gone. It stores up for succeeding generations the knowledge and the moral worth of the past. Thus also wise radicalism is a power for good because it is truly progressive, creative, affirmative...
...Reverend S. M. Crothers of the First Parish Church, preached last evening in Appleton Chapel. His text was taken from St. Luke XII, 40: "Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not." Mr. Crothers pointed out the necessity of being prepared to meet temptations which come in an unexpected form. The battle ship which goes to sea is proof against the missiles of the enemy, but founders in a heavy storm. So it is with human beings-they succumb to those temptations for which they are not prepared...