Word: wrought
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...moderator of the National Council of Congregational Churches, chairman of the U. S. section of the World Alliance for International Friendship, ardent Prohibitionist. Said the Association: "You have been chosen because the Christian Church for more than 40 years has had in you a demonstration of what can be wrought by a layman who is wholly given to the purposes of Christ." Moderator Smith, Mrs. Smith (his second) will sail for Palestine Feb. 16 on S. S. Calgarie...
Third, the fight against liquor in this country began more than a hundred and fifty years ago. Dr. Benjamin Rush, chief medical officers of the Continental army, witnessing the havoc wrought by liquor among the soldiers, used all his influence against it, but of course, the standards of the time was against him. Benjamin Franklin threw all the might of his influence against liquor. Washington repeatedly warned his officers to use all their influence to curb drunkenness. Shortly after the revolution several churches took up the question seriously, the Quakers and the Methodists leading the way. Other churches soon, followed...
...impression of the University comes in the form of a campus. At Harvard it is called The Yard. The original Yard has expanded its glorious elms dying of the gypsy moth have given place to red oaks or other trees the ancient wooden fence is replaced by delightful wrought iron and brick. Coming out of the subway one crosses riskily the traffic torrent in "Mass" Avenue turns to look across the hurly burly of what was once a quiet country square enters the Yard. There past a copper beech lies a long rectangle of shaded lawn enclosed...
...extremely valuable copies in the collection is the first edition of the "Martyrs" of John Foxe, entitled as follows: "Actes and monuments of these latter and perillous dayes, touching matters of the Church, wherein are comprehended and described the great persocutions and terrible troubles, that have been wrought and practised by the Romishe Prelates, speciallye in this Realme of England and Scotlande, from the yeare of our Lorde a thousande, unto the tyme nowe present." It has the original stamped vellum binding...
...could better illustrate what is vulgarly known as 'coming down to brass tacks.' Professor W. R. Spalding, trained, as he says, by his father not to waste the time of important people, presented Mr. Eliot with a carefully wrought plan for improvement in the Department of Music. 'Mr. Spalding,' said the President, 'your argument is cogent and conclusive. Good morning...