Word: stilling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...constant supervision and care of them. The redemption of Jesus Christ is another reason which shows that we belong to God. We are through sin in the bondage of sin and Christ comes to free us, to redeem us from this bondage. Then again, perhaps in some still moment of prayer, we have yielded ourselves to the interest of religion, so that this also holds us in the service...
...kindly interest in the students by which it was prompted will be a cause for great gratitude toward him. It is his purpose to put within reach of the students matter which shall be of both immediate and permanent value,- immediate, because the lectures will treat of questions still open, much discussed and of weighty import; permanent, because the words of the lectures will always have the ear of Harvard men and because their wisdom will be found helpful under very varying circumstances...
...statement in regard to the Law School made by the Dean brings out more clearly still the line of development upon which the school is moving. It has been made plain to us all before that to raise the standard must increase the permanent, as against the transitory, welfare of the school. Reputation for ability of graduates and not notoriety for number of students is always to be sought...
...This fact troubles many people and they think that if we cannot know all we can know nothing. But Paul says "now I know in part;" partial knowledge is not to be despised. Our light now is reflected light, but while it comes through a mirror and is imprefect, still what is reflected is none the less true light. The first thing we must learn about God is that we cannot know him perfectly. We must realize that reflected rays are often more useful than the direct. Where the direct light would dazzle or confuse, we may often learn much...
...acting and the delivery of the lines. A little more than half the play is written in verse, and this is difficult enough for a modern to deliver if he keeps strictly to the metre and the rhythm. But when the music comes in, the task becomes harder still. Music to accompany all the parts other than the senarii has been composed for the occasion by Professor F. D. Allen, and these accompaniments follow the rhythm of the Latin verses and are in the main confined to two clarinets. If the ancient usage was followed exactly...