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...first time since the fall of Rome Italians were beginning to feel an interest in science and philosophy, to look to reason rather than to religion for explanation and for truth. Still the age was in a way a religious age, though the religion was of the intellect rather than of the heart. But while the character of the race was rising from an intellectual point of view it was deteriorating as fast in morals. Every virtue was counterbalanced by some vice. It was at the same time the best and the worst of ages...
...should put his belief to the test at times, to see if it satisfies his ideas. Religious truth is unlike all other truths. A mathematical truth is proved by a set of fixed rules. Legal or historical truths are governed only by hearsay. Religious truth, however, is proved by intellect and reasoning. Its foundation is in its appeal to our sentiment of love. It springs from the best there is in us. Our hearts and souls, alone, can satisfy us of its truth...
Bishop Vincent preached last night at Appleton Chapel. He took the text, "Thy commandment is exceeding Broad." Science, he said, appeals to the intellect, religion to the moral nature. Science deals with what we see around us, with what is tangible; religion is something that has to do with the unseen and the future. Thus it is but natural that science should be the more popular among men. It is often objected against religion that it is narrow. There can be no doubt that in the church there is some narrowness. Different sects are always quarreling and with regard...
...have held full sway in college life for a good many years and have been the sole subject for intercollegiate competition; but as the all-important factor in college life they have had their day. They will continue to be important, but they must share importance with contests of intellect and oratory. In the organization of this new movement for the equality of brain and muscle, Harvard adds one more to her long line of important initiatives...
...closely knit than most Americans, but his body, though so compact, was grace itself. Every muscle, every feature was under perfect control, and it was this that enabled him to be his best characters rather than to act them. His beauty was of a manly kind and showed the intellect which lay behind it; but his voice was perhaps his chief charm. He was a model for all speakers of English, and he gave Shakespeare's lines with as little effort as if they were his mother tongue. It is not pessimistic to say that they will never be given...