Word: strength
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...acts often as a sort of moral police, but rather because its true object is to bring to light the truth. The church has more than once adopted the spirit of condemnation and has failed; the spirit of approval of things that are excellent can alone give permanent strength to Christian organization. The service closed with the singing of Pflenger's anthem, "How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord...
...Gordon occupied the pulpit in Appleton Chapel. His text was the ninth verse of the sixteenth chapter of Judges: "And she said unto him. The Philistines be upon thee Samson. And he brake the withes as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known...
...question is often asked why our lives are so fettered by conditions hostile to the advancement of spiritual goodness; the answer is that without opposition there would be no stimulus for us to exercise our full strength in the attainment of perfect lives. Only by opposition was Samson stimulated to break the strong cords which bound him. God is ever filling our lives with temptations and doubts in order that we, by overcoming these forces, may make our souls heroic, and get an unshaken trust in the Almighty who rules over us. As long as we become stronger fighters...
...McClung, both are playing remarkably well. Bull still fills his old place of full-back and will doubtless take all chances to kick goals from the field. The substantiates are Newell, Harvey, McBride, Pike and Brewster. Most of the men are of medium weight but will depend on their strength and agility to make up for their lightness. They are playing a very similar game to that of last year, a combination of rushing and kicking...
...half-backs, a swift runner and a sure tackler, has been laid up on account of sickness for a fortnight. It is expected that he will be so far recovered as to be able to play against Harvard next Saturday; still the loss of practice and the loss of strength attendant upon his illness will be a severe handicap upon his good play. Irvine, another strong player, of whom it is said he is the steadiest man upon the eleven, having had an experience of five years as a player, has retired on account of an injury to his ankle...