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...divorced the church and State, and may inquire if there is any reason why the property of that institution shall be exempted from taxataxation, which is so burdensome upon us, while they use the alms of the State, so bestowed upon them for educational purposes, in an endeavor to control the politics of the State...
...certainly does not compare favorably. It is illiberal and expensive. The English university is not national property in the true sense. Being under the control of the church of England it is necessarily sectarian in its character, and does not by any means heed public sentiment at all times. On the other hand the German university is liberal to the greatest extent, meets the intellectual wants of the people and is less expensive...
...goal, however, by the same Yale umpire who had made the former decision. Soon another goal was made by a swipe from Spencer. At this point there were only thirteen minutes left for Harvard to tie the game. As soon as the ball was drawn off, Harvard kept control of the ball until Noyes passed the ball to Nichols, who threw a fine goal from forty feet off. Time, two minutes. Strange to say, this goal was counted. Although Harvard played a wonderfully good game for the next ten minutes, no goals were secured, and Yale was declared the winner...
...Would you favor granting a petition that church attendance on Sunday be left (a) purely voluntary, or (b) subject to parental control...
...Sunday, it seems to me that the same principle would govern my action. Whatever influence in religious matters parents would seek to exercise over children after the latter have left the paternal roof should, in my opinion, be by precept and example only; certainly by no further attempt at control...