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...midst of all of us, by showing its faith, hope, and patience. As the practical outcome of it all, we observe that Christ's heroism was not shown for Himself alone. It means the emancipation of us all. The little Hill of Bethany is the steppingstone to that Heaven whither He would lead us in His love. As we think of this consummate hero and share His fraternal love, we begin to feel all the more like Him and to benefit by His example...
...text of Rev. Henry Van Dyke's sermon yesterday evening was Hebrews xi : 8, "And he went out not knowing whither he went." He said: (1) Faith is an adventure, it is going out into the unknown future under the guidance of God. Faith recognizes that life is a pilgrimage whose course and duration can not be forseen. The man who has no faith either accepts the uncertainty of life as a necessity of fate, he is caught in the net of a hidden destiny which to him can never seem anything else than a blind chance because there...
...singing was much enjoyed, the old piece of Croft's being especially good. The anthems sung were: "The Radiant Morn has passed away." - Woodward; Solo, "Jesus Lover of My Soul." - Tours; "Whither Shall I Go." - Croft. Soloist, Mr. E. F. Webber, of Temple quartet...
...Lyman Abbott, preached in Appleton Chapel last evening, taking as his text the sixty-sixth and sixty-seventh verses of the sixth chapter of Saint John. Christ asks the disciples if they will leave him and Peter asks whither they should turn if they did. Before a man turns aside from the Christian religion let him seek out carefully what those who are tempting him away have to offer that will compensate for the precious belief he already holds. He will find that worship of man himself, disbelief of all forgiveness, of reward of virtue and punishment of vice...
There are two pieces of verse in the number, "Of all the things her voice bath seemed," and "Whither?" Both are conventional but both are decidedly above the average. The second one in particular contains sever 1 delightfully musical lines. A book review and the Brief complete the number...