Word: according
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...unless returned must lie degraded; the violin that hangs on your wall can not when once out of tune give forth strains of harmony till you tune it again. This is what Christ would do for us all; will you not let Him bring your lives into perfect accord...
...undersigned, members of the faculty of arts and sciences of Harvard University, desire to signify our accord with the views expressed by the honorable secretary of the navy in his annual report for 1891, wherein he recommends the adoption of legislation to place the naval observatory at Washington under the direction of a competent practical astronomer...
...that everything is running on of itself, and that the world needs no urging or even directing. Experience in managing any one of the college organizations, be it the Botanical Club or the 'varsity eleven, does a great deal to destroy the illusion that things run of their own accord. The duties of an officer of one of these clubs may not be very heavy, but they teach him the important principle of responsibility which is all important in after life. This training in management and responsibility which the clubs give, is not, we believe, offered by any other branch...
...other great system is the bringing of good news and in return for the gift the receiver, will wish to make some return or at any rate ought to. Often the return is made unconsciously. The revelation will of itself influence the character and, shining of its own accord, will make the receiver himself a bearer of the good news. In such a case all the effort it costs to give such eloquent thanks is merely that of comprehending the splendor of the gift...
...Leighton Parks followed Dr. Brooks, speaking from the text "O sing unto the Lord a new song." The perfect religious man. said Dr. Parks, in perfect accord with the Lord, to grow in harmony with God, and to keep others, is worth the trying for every son of man. Each man is here with his own religious traditions, gotten in his family connections. What is one to do with this tradition? Here at Harvard other traditions are heard, and then will come the discord, and so it will be necessary to sing a new and better song. The greatest benefit...