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Last evening a very large number of people attended the service at Appleton Chapel. Rev. President Hyde of Bowdoin College was the preacher. He based his discourse upon the text, "Except man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God " (St. John iii: 3). Man cannot experience more than he is. We cannot feel the blessings of God and the joy of His presence in our lives unless we, in whatever walks of life we be, lay aside selfish aims and devote ourselves to His glorification by making every work a deed of love...
...chaotic third declension, by grouping the consonant stems simply according to their behavior to the letters, and by presenting the i stems in progressive series, thus greatly simplifying the difficulties. Other equally original changes have been introduced, which add greatly to the value of the grammar as a text book...
There was a large congregation at the regular Sunday evening service in the chapel last evening. The preacher was Rev. William Lawrence. His text was Mark vi: 56. After narrating the story of Christ's second visit to Nazareth and of His seeming powerlessness to do many wonderful deeds then on account of the unbelief of the people, the speaker turned to examine the reasons for the slow progress the world has made since Christ's time in realizing the ideal of true Christianity. The chief trouble today is that there is an almost universal skepticism as to the possibility...
...account of the unfavorable weather last evening, only a very small congregation was present at Appleton Chapel. The pulpit was occupied by Rev. William Lawrence, who, after reading the service, delivered a short but earnest address intended mainly for the students. He illustrated his remarks by a text from the 19th chapter of St. Luke, verses 39 and 40, in which Christ's triumphant march into Jerusalem amidst the rejoicing and glorification by his disciples is told. Truth, said the speaker, is bound to be spoken in some places or other, and it is our duty to find...
...Chapel was well filled yesterday afternoon at the Vesper Service. The Rev. Dr. Gordon conducted the meeting and after the reading of the nineteenth Psalm, gave a short sermon. He took as his text the incident of Mary being excluded from the inn prior to Christ's birth. He said if men would only consent to come into real contact with Christianity it would have the effect of an electric battery, establishing a complete sovereignty in their thought, interest, and being. The choir sang the anthems, "It came upon the midnight clear," by Sullivan; "Thus said the Lord," from...