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...ordinances of religion as the same hath been practiced in New England, from the first beginning of it, and so continued at this day. Not that I would any ways invalidate Episcopal ordination as it is commonly called and practised in the Church of England; but I do esteem the method of ordination as practised in Scotland, at Geneva and among the dissenters in England and in the churches in this country to be very safe, scriptural, and valid; and that the great Head of the church, by his blessed spirit hath owned, sanctified, and blessed them accordingly and will...
...repellent force of steam. Later a high pressure engine was contrived by Leupold. Single acting atmospheric engines came into use in 1775. These were used entirely for pumping water, as rotary motion had not yet been discovered. In 1800 James Watt, whose memory will ever be held in high esteem both by scientific students and the world at large, invented the double-acting engine, operated by a sliding apparatus, which let the steam into opposite ends of the cylinder. Watt introduced what is termed the expansive work of steam. He contrived to get more out of the steam than heretofore...
...during his lifetime, but it was only after the publication of the first folio in 1623 that an adequate realization of his talents was arrived at. In society his reputation was great. He possessed the quality which we now call personal magnetism and he had the love and esteem of companions He moved in a Bohemian world, but he was not of it. He was closely connected with his celebrated contemporaries and he was in favor at court. His unobtrusiveness is a noticeable trait. He had an unusual shyness of all publicity and was a quiet stately actor. His favorite...
...devote their efforts to elevating Harvard in popular esteem perhaps those who accomplish their end most effectually are those who merely present the college to the public gaze just as it is and let it speak for herself. This is the very valuable work which the Secretary of the University has just performed. In his little pamphlet on Harvard University, Mr. Bolles has put forward in a very clear way the true position of the University, the methods requisite for entering it, and especially the nature and opportunities of the college when once entered. A great deal of eulogistic writing...
President Low of Columbia has subscribed a hundred dollars toward the erection of memorial to the late Herbert Mapes. He gives it as a token of the esteem in which he held this noted athlete and also of his interest in the movement...