Word: thoughtful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Salvation is thought by some to be an escape from hell, and by others to be a state of pleasurable emotion; but its real significance is in changing the permanent element in a man, which we call character. Thus salvation is a transfer from the world of inward confusion to the world of peace and serenity. It is wrought by human decision and by grace through faith...
...thought by those who were in the midst of the agitation over this question of the advisability of intercollegiate contests in athletics, which culminated in the appointment from the Faculty of Dr. Hart's Committee, and in the putting forth by that committee of its admirable report on the subject; and by those who watched the struggle of the college authorities to fairly guide and control athletics through the offices of advisory committees and what not, that the final net result of this process, the present committee of athletics, had been formed in the light of the experiences gained; that...
Homer, Shakespeare and Dante are closely bound together, though their methods of expression differed widely. Homer is plain and direct in the substance of his thought, and in the expression of it. With Shakespeare it is different. His characters have lost the simplicity of the older race. He is neither plain and direct in thought, nor in expression. Each of these poets, however, showed to us the scene of life without the interference of their own personalities. They showed us nature as reflected in a mirror. Dante is both a poet and a moralist. He is not content to give...
Beside requiring us to pay attention to our physical well-being, Christianity enjoins upon us a broad and deep intellectual culture. The old idea was that the true faith could only be preserved by the suppression of free thought, but we find Christ Himself reasoning with men and asking them their opinions. In these days, as always, every seeker after truth is following Christ's teaching. Our colleges and universities have been founded by Christian men for the advancement of Christianity, and built up with Christian toil and sacrifice...
...member of the Faculty, they have decided to abandon the project, and no conference will be held. They desire to state explicitly that the football question was not to be discussed and that no idea of a senate or anything approaching to or resembling it was even broached or thought...