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...greatest. This is abundantly illustrated in our own political history. Henry Clay, in spite of his brilliant abilities lost the presidency. Seward who was sure of the nomination failed, and Lincoln, who sought only to be true to his political principals, was brought to the place where God's best thought for him and the country was made fruitful. Illustrations of this same truth can be drawn from literature. Byron refused to bow to the moral order. He tried to reign supreme in the kingdom of the poetry of pleasure. The world has begun to pass him by. Milton faithfully...
...general can contain a particular truth does not seem to have yet entered his head. "Abstinence in the economic sense is never thought of by Christ." And why? "Because it is plain that self sacrifice was considered admirable only in relation to a particular ideal, viz.: "Love of God and one's neighbor." Is then economic abstinence contrary to the love of your neighbor? Does the love of your neighbor preclude the love of yourself? If so, for what have Butler and Hartley and Mill lived? Again, "Saving is not a virtue at all in the Bible...
...occupation necessarily enters into his life, as his life into his occupation. But one must not let his religion be subservient to his daily work. Religion comes before all, and a man who is upright before God will be upright before men and need not fear for his success in life. A man's religious views enter into his daily work and determine, to a considerable degree, his character. Before all, a man must be true to God, and his earthly affairs will arrange themselves in order; just as a ship whose position is correct in regard...
...Brooks Herford of the Arlington-street Unitarian Church, addressed a large audience in Appleton Chapel yesterday evening. The singing by the choir was worthy of a keen appreciation, and the solo of Mr. J. D. Merrill, '89, in the hymn, "Oh! For a Closer Walk with God," was especially well rendered. The text was taken from the 96th Psalm, the 9th verse, "Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." In the old Hebrew usage this was taken in its liberal meaning, and a beautiful dress was considered necessary in worshipping the Lord. The beauty of holiness makes...
...pledged birthright and Paul his misdirected zeal. yet the objects of our regret remain as facts. But repentance can be of use here. It may raise up in our souls such a repugnance to these inexorable evil actions of ours, that in this very repugnance the power of God will act most mightily. Could we realize that in each act of disloyalty, impurity and insincerity we were shaping irrevocably the past, our conduct would be different...