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...Sunday closing movement has no basis in the Christian religion. - (a) None in the fourth commandment: Unity Pulpit, Oct. 28, 1892. - (b) None in the Jewish Sabbath: Unity Pulpit, Oct. 28, 1892. - (c) None in the teachings of Christ: Luke VI. 1; XIV, 5; Forum, Oct 1892. p. 196. - (d) None in the early Christian Sabbath: Colossians II. 16; Forum; Oct. 1892, p 197: Arena, Dec. 1892, p. 46. - (e) None in the true American Sunday, which demands open parks, art museums, and libraries; Nation, IV. 142. p. 425 (Dec. 8, 1892). - (f) Rests entirely upon Puritanical observance, which...
...George Harris, of Andover, conducted the service in Appleton chapel last evening. He chose as the text of his sermon John vs 17; "But Jesus answered them, My Father worked even until now, and I work." In these words Jesus justified himself for healing the lame man on the Sabbath. He had a flash of insight into the purpose of God, and understood that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. But His words have a larger significance than this. They show how deeply conscious Jesus was of God's working everywhere in the world...
...substituted for the coat. But the undergraduates are permitted to wear black gowns, in which they may appear on all public occasions. Night-gowns, of cotton or linen or silk fabric, made in the usual form, or in that of a frock coat, may be worn, except on the Sabbath, on exhibition and other occasions when an undress would be improper. The neck-cloths must be in plain black or plain white. No student, while in the State of Massachusetts, shall, either in vacation or term time wear any different dress or ornament from those above named, except that...
...extent, whose effects happily have not yet entirely disappeared. This commotion which stirred college sentiment so deeply and attracted quite general notice from the press of the country, was occasioned by an editorial in the Courant protesting in earnest language against the system in vogue at the Sabbath services. The genuine truth of its ideas combined with their strong expression, are what earned for the article its universal attention and approbation. There is a rumor - so indefinite as to almost fail of being a rumor, except that it is not denied by persons of authority - that a new and entirely...
...Peabody presented the report of the committee to consider the vote of the president and fetain students at a religious service on the Sabbath, with the recommendation that the board should concur with said vote. The report was accepted and the recommendation was adopted. The Rev. Dr. Peabody presented the following resolution...