Word: sermons
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pews of Appleton Chapel were well filled, on Sunday evening, with students and visitors. The Rev. Dr. Hale conducted the services. He did not confine himself to any one text, but took the third chapter of the Gospel of St. John as a basis for his sermon. He stated primarily that he would discuss the chronology of the first part only of the life of Christ, leaving the chronology of the second part until the following Sunday. He spoke in substance as follows: "The narrative of the first half of the life of Christ was so gloomy and apparently unproductive...
...large attendance of students and visitors. The selections of hymns consisted in "Let all the World in every Corner Sing," Watson's "O Worship the Lord," and that beautiful effort of Mozart's, "O Great Jehovah." Mr. Babcock, the soloist, sang with his customary skill and finish. The sermon was delivered by Dr. Gordon, in which he tersely compared the influence of the race of life upon the runner to the influence of spectators upon the various athletic contests...
...spite of the snow storm last evening, the number of people at the Globe Theatre was not perceptibly smaller than assembled there a week ago. Rev. George A. Gordon conducted the service, and preached a short and interesting sermon. The chapel choir sang three times during the evening-an anthem, "Lift up your Heads," by Hopkins, and the Christmas carols-"His Star Shineth Clear," by O. B. Brown, and "The First Nowell," an old English melody. The chorus of college men was not quite so large as last week, and did not sing with as much spirit as they...
...into Greek, but this was only customary when the president conducted the service. This exercise was very distasteful to the students and in about 1700 they threatened rebellion, if the custom was not discontinued. On Sunday evening any one of the students might be called upon to repeat the sermon preached that day in the parish church...
...what a large proportion of students were present. The services were opened with a hymn by the regular choir, followed by a prayer from Rev. E. E. Hale. Dr. Gordon, who expected to be present, was unavoidably detained, but will be at the chapel next Sunday. The sermon was given by Dr. A. McKenzie. The text was taken from the Revelations III-8 "Behold, I have set before thee an open door and no man can shut it." In the course of his remarks Dr. McKenzie said, "The truth which these words express could be taken from any book...