Word: sorrowful
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...problem is solved in the experience of those who, knowing the sorrow of the world, find it beautiful nevertheless, and even entertain towards it the sentiments usually considered religious. In the feelings which we have towards nature, of awe, trust, and comradeship, and toward one another in the world of humanity, this is a real natural religion, extra-confessional and extra-ecclesiastical, which is the most note-worthy factor in the religious world today and calls for interpretation. Natural theology finds God as the ultimate meaning and implication of this natural religion...
...resolved, That we the members of the Second-Year class of Harvard Law School do take this occasion to express our feeling of deep sorrow and loss. We sorrow as having lost from among us a man honorable and upright in all his relationships, a loyal friend, a cheerful companion, a diligent student who promised much in our chosen profession...
...Great he unquestionably was. Great in his power for work, great in his conception of duty, great in his desire to add to natural knowledge, great in the height of his love, great in the depth of his sorrow, great in his elevated personality, great in his admiration for his University, great in his patriotism, great in his ideas as to the destiny of our race, great in his influence for good, like the genial and vivifying rain from heaven. We know that 'Nature might stand up and say to all the world: This...
...premature death of Dr. Henry Augustus Torrey leaves his many warm friends in deep sorrow. He was chosen in 1903 as instructor of organic chemistry at Harvard because he was believed to command in rare degree, all the varied attributes needed by the successful teacher and investigator. His work immediately vindicated the choice; and he was promoted, in 1905, to an assistant professorship. He succeeded in so illuminating an involved and technical subject as to show clearly the vivid interest of its underlying facts and the ories; moreover, he had already begun to make his mark among the forward looking...
...depth of the ministry demands study for the understanding of a man's own belief and the power to allay spiritual doubts in others. The minister is privileged to see the bottom of friendship and of sorrow. That men and women turn to him in distress, is one of the greatest joys of his life. Such incidents raise the height of the ministry to a level reached by few other professions. Constant contact with the highest ideals leads inevitably to a more satisfying life...