Word: blowing
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...went abroad to study. Later he returned home and was attacked by consumption which was the cause of his death. Although he was in college so short a time, many of his classmates will remember him with feelings of sincere affection and his death will be a sad blow to them. The following resolutions have been adopted by the Class committee...
Luther's first great blow at Rome was the Theses, written in 1517 against the Indulgences. "No one can step between me and my conscience," said Luther. "Only by regeneration of myself can I come to salvation. The Theses were followed in 1520 by the Address on the Improving of Christian Society, In this pamphlet Luther attacked the whole body of canonic law, and preached, as he knew well, nothing less than a complete revolution in the church and in society. Two more pamphlets published in the same year entitled "The Babylonian Captivity," and "The Liberty of the Christian...
...death we feel that we have suffered a personal loss. We desire-to express our deep sympathy for his family upon whom this heavy blow has fallen...
...death of Charles Haven Goodwin son of Professor Goodwin, in the early part of last July was a sad blow to all who knew him. Though his extremely retiring disposition prevented his forming a large circle of acquaintances, yet his few friends seemed to hold for him in no ordinary degree a deep respect and love. As a scholar he ranked among the the first of his class, and his breadth of character, strengthened and nourished by travel, was a marked feature in his life. He always took an active interest in all college affairs, but especially in those...
...annual reports presented at the annual meeting of the Harvard Union last evening show an encouraging progress in the society during the part year. The need of a debating society in the college is so well recognized that a blow which might have proved fatal to another organization produced but little effect upon the Union, and even this has almost entirely disappeared. The attendance showed a marked increase over last year, and the debates have been not always confined to the principal disputants, as often happened formerly, but shared with animation by the other members. If the Union continues...