Word: steadfastness
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...eternal truth and duty, the essential unity of all good things shall be made manifest and clear. How can we better close than with these words out of the same epistle to the Hebrews: "We are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast into the end." There is no break in such a history as ours. To ever larger duty, to ever larger truth, the old college goes forth under the perpetual inspirations of faith in God and faith in man. Those two together make the faith of Christ. May He who has been...
...greater credit to the editors. The process of evolution here has been going on so steadily within the past few years, that the time does not seem far distant when we shall see at Harvard those papers, occupying distinct fields, the CRIMSON, a daily, the "Monthly, for our sober, steadfast thought, and a "Lampoon-Advocate" for our lighter moments...
...extend our heartiest birthday congratulations to the Advocate, our eldest sister. She first saw the light in those stormy days at the end of the great Civil War, when the changes, which have since made Harvard a university, were beginning. Through change and storm she has remained steadfast. During her life one college paper and another has risen, flourished, and died; but she alone, among all untouched, has held her sway. Our best wish is that she may be worthy to stand as the oldest paper of "Fair Harvard," our oldest seat of learning. For if the Advocate ever fairly...
...there was between officers and men, since both in private life were in many cases of equal position, the men obeyed and respected their commanders, and to this must attributed much of their success. The officers themselves, although at first unskilled in military life, by their earnest and steadfast work soon geined the necessary knowledge, and generally proved able men than the greater part of the regular line greater part of the regular line commanders. The discipline of the volunteers was admirable, since a bond of friendship bound together men and officers. It is said, indeed, that only seven military...
Edward Everett Hale has long been known as the most steadfast and uncompromising champion of compulsory chapel among the overseers of the college. He as much as any one else, it should also be said, has been foremost in devising and suggesting new plans whereby the services might be rendered more impressive and less irksome. At the close of the service Wednesday, Dr. Hale took occasion to comment upon some features of the exercises and to suggest improvements in some minor details, especially urging upon the students as a matter of mutual courtesy, punctuality in attendance and greater decorum...