Word: unto
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...musical programme of unusual interest. The service opened with the anthem "Behold now, praise the Lord." Prayer was offered by Rev. Alexander McKenzie. The congregation read responsively Psalm xxvii. Mr. Geo. W. Watts of Boston then sang a tenor solo by Sterndale Bennett, entitled "His salvation is nigh unto them that hear Him." His singing is worthy of unusual comment. Rev. Phillips Brooks then spoke of the three notable visits which Christ made to the Temple: the first as a child when He was recognized as a child of God, the second, when He was found disputing with the doctors...
Last evening Rev. George A. 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...
...human weakness but from His sense of power. He felt himself a king and was tempted to claim His kingdom. Should He use His power for himself or for the world? On His decision rested the future. He chose the noblest, the best course, and became a minister unto men. Then there was proved the law of the sovereignty of service. He who serves the world rules it. Christ by serving the world became the acknowledged king of all future generations...
...deeds are sure to follow. In all our large cities there are many deserts of vice where any young adventurer in Christian work may find plenty to do. The music of the choir was more elaborate than usual. Mr. G. L. Osgood of Boston sang the beautiful solo "Come unto Me," by Coenen, and the choir sang the anthems "I am Alpha and Omega," by Stainer, and "Seek ye the Lord," by Roberts...
...anthems "Oh, for a closer walk with God," by Foster, and "O give thanks unto the Lord," by Watson, were sung by the choir, Mr. J. D. Merrill taking the solo parts...