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...large crowd at the Chapel last night found the curiosity which had prompted them to come soon changed to intense interest by the sermon of Protap Chunder Mozoomder. His bearing was impressive, and its effect was admirably borne out by his remarkable command of English. In forcible language, but with almost no reference to his notes, he delivered a sermon which will probably not soon be surpassed in the Chapel. He said...
Last evening at Appleton Chapel, Rev. Washington Gladden took for his text: And there was evening and there was morning, one day. The sermon was a protest against the too common error of studying natural life by analytical methods, of investigating one side of man's character in the hope of gaining thereby a clear understanding of his whole nature...
...Leighton Parks opened the service. Dr. Lyman Abbott, who preached the sermon, his last as a college preacher, took as his text, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph." From their earliest history down to Christ's time the Jews had looked with a broader or narrower vision for a deliverer of their race. This forward looking was the distinguishing feature of the Jewish religion. So that when so simple men as the shepherds heard the angels' song they needed no interpretation of the message. Confucius...
Appleton Chapel, 7.30 p. m. First religious service of the year, conducted by Rev. Leighton Parks, D. D. Sermon by Rev. Lyman Abbott, D. D. Addresses by Rev. E. W. Donald, D. D., and Rev. Francis G. Peabody...
What has become of Harvard's courtesy. Dr. Rainsford preached the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday. He came here at great personal inconvenience, sacrificing more than a week of his vacation in order to be present. Neither the University preacher nor the president of the University was present at the services, although President Dwight of Yale was there. Dr. Rainsford received no sign of hospitality from anyone other than members of the class, and left town Sunday evening, after having dined at a student club table...