Word: tracing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...were called indiscriminately elders, in Greek, presbyters, or bishops, and were all on an equality. There was no bishop above the elders, and the only higher officers were the apostles. In later times, one of the elders was given the presidency and was often called bishop. We find no trace, however, of the selection of the bishop by the apostles, or even of diocesan episcopacy. The bishops were not priests, but officers of the church, charged with preserving order and repressing heresy. The imposition of hands, upon which so much stress is often laid, was a Jewish custom used...
...happy thought to collect those pieces, in the presentation of which Mr. Riddle has made his reputation, and publish them in the form of a book. The volume is made up of the writings, humorous and otherwise, of several of the best known authors, and there is no trace of the cheap literature which some readers make use of to amuse their audiences. The book is tastefully bound and is as well an ornament as a real companion. We heartily recommend this little volume to all, not only as of interest in itself, but as a fitting souvenir of pleasant...
...methods of reading and practical study of illustration are combined, rapid advance is possible. The library of the University is poverty striken as far as classical and contemporary art is concerned. Of artists now living or of those belonging to the last generation, there is not a trace. Classic art is represented only by a few wood cuts and copies of drainings. The deficiency in modern art might be supplied to some extent by art journals which often contain valuable pictures. But strange as it may seem, the library of Harvard does not possess an art journal. In fact...
...with their lightness and durability, would excite our wonder even without the pictures with which they are decorated. The Greek artist was above all a craftsman, and delighted in showing his skill on household vessels. By means of the 20,000 or more specimens which we possess, we can trace the progress of art from the stiff archaic types up to the highest perfection. There are two color schemes: the earlier consisted of black figures on the red surface of the vase, and later, the vase was covered with a black glaze upon which the figures were incised so that...
...Stars in our Flag," a brief paper by Schuyler Hamilton, is an attempt to dissipate idle stories and to trace the adoption of the thirteen stars to its original source...