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...Literary History of America," by Professor Wendell, which is the out-growth of his work last year as lecturer in English 20h. The book is the third volume in a series being published by Scribers to include finally literary histories of India, Ireland and the Jews. As a text book and book of reference it will undoubtedly take a position of importance in this country such as Bonnetievre's "Literary History" occupies in France...
DEAR SIR:--I am authorized by the Woman's Army and Navy League to address you in behalf of our soldiers in the field, who are greatly in need of reading matter. Many of the men are studying for commissions and have appealed to us for text books...
Chapel services were conducted last night by the Rt. Rev. W. N. McVickar, D. D., of Providence, who spoke from the text: "But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee." (Acts: 26; 16.) He said in part...
...theologian, or as a man of letters can pay the needed tribute to the man. His personality will always be reflected in the work of the many young men who studied under him and who learned from him much more than could be taught by precept, thesis, or text-book...
President Tucker spoke from a text taken from Romans XII-15: "Rejoice with them that rejoice." For the average person it is harder to rejoice with others than to share in their sorrows. It is of course true that one is as much a duty as the other, bnt rejoicing is often a matter of conscience, and the dictates of conscience are never so strong as those of the heart. It has been said that "Life is neither a pain nor a pleasure, but a serious duty to be taken up, carried out and laid down." This is not true...