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...death we lose one whose quiet, unassuming manners and strict devotion to duty had won the esteem of all who knew him. Though deeply grieved at our loss, we nevertheless feel that the all-ruling God has afflicted us in furtherance of His own wise designs for our good, and therefore we humbly submit ourselves to His will, trusting in His inflinite mercy that is ever with us, and His love that is over...
...Revelations III-8 "Behold, I have set before thee an open door and no man can shut it." In the course of his remarks Dr. McKenzie said, "The truth which these words express could be taken from any book of the Bible and merely means that the power of God is stronger than that of man. Christ, the Son of God, did not drag men into His train, but said, 'Come ye, if ye will.' The one thing, and the only thing that students ask is an opportunity commensurate with their ability, and certainly they have it here. The University...
...attained? Only through the religious life. And what is the substance of religion? The sum of the religious life, the preacher said, is faith. This does not means, as we so often hear it said, a system of belief, but a loyalty to a person, a soldierly obedience to God. It is only through this loyalty and subordination that our lives receive that power which enables them to exert power over those we seek to command...
...iconoclastic spirit is a powerful one; we love to see the old gods dethroned and new ones set in their places. Mr. T. S. Perry has unearthed a new god in the person of Ebenezer Jones, for whose poems he wishes us to make a place, even if we have to thrust aside "some of his more successful rivals, who are admired simply because they happen to be the fashion." Mr. Perry is an eloquent and skillful advocate, but we must not forget that "fashion" in such matters is usually right: if it makes a favorite of one poet...
...William S. Rainsford, of St. George's Church, New York. The text chosen was taken from the eleventh chapter of Deuteronomy, the tenth, eleventh and twelfth verses, and the sermon was clear, eloquent and comprehensive. In the course of his remarks, Dr. Rainsford said that the lesson that God was teaching the children of Israel was one that all nations should learn, and God has been continually trying to teach this same lesson to the different peoples of the world. The land to which the Jews were going was not like Egypt, where the Nile supplied the place...