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...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 continue...
...deter anyone from joining. Last year the sport was so popular as to call for two runs a week; and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons were given up to them. Why not have two runs a week again this season on every pleasant Tuesday and Friday afternoon? By this method every one in college who cares anything about this form of exercise would get at least one chance a week to take part...
...Republican party proposes an effective and desirable method of reducing the surplus.- William Whitman, The Abolition of Internal Revenue Taxes (in Bulletin of Wool Manufacturers, Vol. XIII...
...prevailing custom, the freshman class will meet this afternoon to elect their class officers and the captains of the various class teams. In former years these offices have been permanently filled at this election. If the subject be considered a little, it will be readily seen that this method of electing the athletic officers, at least, is not to be recommended to the incoming class, and is, in fact, a method not practised by any other large college...
...elected by the individual teams whenever they may see fit. A few weeks later on the men will have become better acquainted with each other, and it will be easy to discover who is best fitted to fill each position. Not only will the class, by adopting this method, avoid the risk of having a wrong man to fill a captaincy, but also it will induce greater exertions on the part of all the men trying for the various teams...