Word: savings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...idea was that the world and worldly things were evil; that the flesh must be crucified to save the soul; that the things of this life must be forgo ten in contemplation of things eternal. It is true the Bible seems to teach such ideas in certain places but we must consider the times of the writers, the local coloring given to divine inspection. But we have grown out of these old ideas. We realize that man can be as truly religious in the counting room as in the prayer-meeting, that he is as much in God's service...
...lack of sympathy with real life. He lived in a dream-world rather than in the world of real men and real women; and it is the dream-world, with its iridescence of beauty and its simplified and intensified characters, that he portrays for us in his poetry, save where he shows us the distorted pictures of life to be found in the minds of men half-mad with disappointed passion. His impatience of conventional life, his lack of interest in concrete character, and his intense subjectivity, mark him out closely akin to the Romantic poets, and as not having...
...iron moulder. His fondness for drink proved his ruin, and seven years ago he was a wretched outcast of the worst type. He struggled in vain against his terrible failing, till through the efforts of Mr. Hadley he was brought to pray to Jesus Christ. That alone saved him and Mr. Griffin says that is the only thing can save others...
...anthems sung were: "Sing to the Lord"; Bunnett; "Save us, O God;" Webbe; "Holy Spirit, Come" Martin...
...same tendency, to leave their places before the ball was snapped back, as they have shown in practice for the last few days, and consequently several times the signals had to be changed. This fault should be corrected if for no other reason than to save time. Then again at times several of the men would not enter into the play but just stand by and watch the other men do the interfering or tackle the opposing backs. There was also too much holding in the line and off side play. Harvard loosing the ball several times for these offences...