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...wish peace and happiness, but how can we secure it. The conflict between the good and the bad is torture, and Christ's pure life is a terrible reproach to us. Too often a man can't stand the struggle, and sinks himself deeper in his lusts to stifle conscience. This is the true killing of Christ...
...positions of man while speaking often tell us very much about the feeling and his interest in the subject. Whatever improves a man's susceptibility improves his delivery...
After some discussion of the way to know men, and the necessity of sympathetic friendship if we wish to understand them, he went on to maintain that society must not be allowed to crush individuals. The individual himself, however, is often full or conflicting desires and must choose between them. The moral law given by the nation is wisely obeyed unless we see clearly something better. Among the best things the thought of duty requires especial study. Duty, Necessity, and Pleasure must be contrasted as motives. Our duty always shows itself to us as the best thing, yet one which...
...upon them. It is unfortunately true that for years the interest in the Union has not been what it ought to be. Many college in this country have flourishing debating societies; and in English universities debating is considered of the utmost importance. But here we have rather neglected it, often time sneered at it, and the result has been a steady decadence of the Union. Since its resuscitation five years ago it has been sometimes fairly successful, and sometimes almost a complete failure. It is now under the management of men who are determined to make it a success...
Seriously something ought to be done. Men now have to spend an inordinate amount of time in waiting for a chance to bathe; indeed they often have to be satisfied with splashing before the set basins. Then when a man finally does get possession of some bit of apparatus he has to hurry through his ablutions so as not to keep the crowd waiting. All is hurry and confusion, and all is unsatisfactory. The college has long since outgrown its wash-tub, and another must be bought...