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...must do is to struggle against the spirit of the age which is inclined to agnosticism. The spirit of the age is constantly changing and it is more than probable that at no time is it headed in exactly the right direction. There are a good many men who sneer at religion because not much of it can be strictly proved. Such men stand much higher in their own estimation than they do in that of others. We cannot prove that prayer is directly answered, or that there is a life after death, but in faith, unquestioning and sincere, lies...
...sits on a lofty seat and surveys the religious views of those about him first with doubt, then with contempt. In this process he soon hardens his conscience and then temptations find him an easy prey. There is also a scorn of ungodliness. There are men who sneer at the evils of their time, who vent their sarcasm on the wrong which they see about them and this may be all well enough in itself, but these men seldom actually do any good themselves and their sneering may do infinite harm. Then again we find a scorn of the unfamiliar...
...result of their vote they acted on their convictions, prompted by what they believed would be for the best interest of Harvard. For this, at least, they are deserving of credit. But not for this simply. Time will prove that their action was justifiable. Whether outsiders sneer or not is a matter of no consequence. If Harvard has chosen the right course it is her duty to pursue it. What, then, are the fundamental facts in the matter? Just these: In the past Harvard's athletics have been too important a factor in her life. The same, to be sure...
...college should all the more heartily give them its support. The crew has done its part, has gone to work with a zeal and determination never shown before, but there is a disposition among some inconsiderate men, who think it their part to stand aloof and sneer at the earnest but unsuccessful efforts in the past, to refuse the money which is absolutely necessary...
Under the head of "Wah! Wah! Wah! Harvard," is published in the last number of the Spectator, a piece of writing remarkable for its unprecedented character, in that it is a discourteous, ignorant, and even vulgar attack upon Harvard methods in athletics. Worse than the sneer at Harvard's ill-success of the last three years, is the implied accusation of insincerity on the part of the of the leaders in athletics. We do not wish further to characterize the article in question. Harvard men may read it for themselves...