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...contrary to devotional custom. . . . It is ant-Scriptural. . . . Christ never used it, the Apostles never used it, and the New Testament Church never used it, . . . God has abundantly answered the Biblical method of prayer. Is there any evidence that He prefers the recent innovation?" The Oxford and Webster dictionaries give preference to "ay-men," Webster stipulating that when sung it should be "ah." Stemming from the Hebrew through Greek, Latin, French and Old English, "amen" means "truly" or "verily"; "Be it so really!"; "It is so in truth"; "finis." Europeans and Russians all use the same word. Its liturgical...
HARVARD DARTMOUTH England, g. g., Shea Wemple (capt.), r.f.b. l.f.b., Harvey Gummere, l.f.b. r.f.b., Watts Morrill, r.h.b. l.h.b., Webster Dorman, c.h.b. c.h.b., Werner Vincent, l.h.b. r.h.b., Allabough Manheimer, r.o.f. l.o.f., Brabbee (capt.) Stork, r.i.f. l.i.f., Shelmire Grover, c.f. c.f., Curtis Clos, l.i.f. r.i.f., Gidney Baxter, l.o.f. r.o.f., Gilbert...
...chairman of the Law School committee for the coming year will be Albert M. Webster '31, Amazeen also reported...
...Review" When Hackett left, Dell succeeded him. In 1913 he felt successful enough to seek his fortune in the wilds of Manhattan's Greenwich Village. He became Max Eastman's assistant editor on the Masses, was a member of the committee that started the bohemian revels in Webster Hall, wrote plays for his friend George Cram ("Jig") Cook's Provincetown Players. In 1917, with the rest of the Masses board, he was tried for conspiracy; the jury disagreed. Next year, having changed his mind about Germany, Dell allowed himself to be drafted and sent to camp...
Stoughton 22: Albert N. Webster '31, of Lexington, Mass. (Lexington High School). Harvard University Crew, 1929. Now a second year law student. To assist Freshman Crew Coach...