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...rectitude and piety. He said that piety is too often assumed. There are too many young men who think that religion is superficial, that it may be put on at will, and put off at will as best suits his convenience. But a true, deep-feeling religious life consists rather in a life of just relations to man and God, the appeal of the heart of the child to the heart of the Father. A man's rectitude of life is no less important, for if a man is destitute of justice he will be destitute of religion for "Whoever...
...understand that the attendance of the Pierian Sodality at rehearsals has been rather lax of late. Both of this year's concerts have been successful, but the members must keep in mind the fact that they still have several concerts before them. It is only by careful training and conscientions attendance at the rehearsals that they can fit themselves to represent Harvard creditably...
...religious life in the universities is alive and in some vigorous. It is not, however, an inward life, but takes rather the external form, and very much good is done among the poor quarters in the cities. On the Continent it is theoretical rather than practical...
...John T. Morse is exercised over the annual graduation from Harvard of a "solid phalanx of free-traders," he should rather attack the spirit of the university which enables men to form their own decisions, than advocate the appointment of professors of Protection, whose aim would be to impose upon Harvard students certain doctrines opposed to the results of those students' reasoning...
...Madame Bovary," by J. B. Fletcher, is a discussion of Flaubert's method. The writer finds it to be that of a surgeon, rather than of an artist-for both treatment of life and description lack literary perspective. The minor characters, however, he considers excellent. The article is interesting and vigorous. It would be improved by omitting Flaubert's description of the beggar...