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...boasted civilization and culture, is an age of mental incertitude, social destraction and moral confusion. The daily excitement which prevails unfits the soul for meditation. If we could but be transferred to the age of Abraham, or David, or even Cotton Mather, it would be easy to live a sober and godly life. But now the lust of the eye and the lust of the flesh, and of vain glory undermine the higher aims and motives. And then, all the world meets at our door - people of different habits and ways of life. There is no unanimity of thought...
...which the following are mainly taken, one section of the first chapter refers to the scholastic requirements for admission and the other five sections to the payment of bills. Regulations concerning a religious, virtuous life occupy a whole chapter, eleven sections beginning "All scholars shall behave themselves blamelessly, leading sober, righteous and godly lives" and continuing to impose lines for disorder in the meeting house and for "profane and irreverent behavior at prayers...
...which were served, two in every three were bad, absolutely bad. Is it not absurd that the famous dining hall of the largest and most respected university in America should offer to its seven hundred boarders potatoes, of which two out of every three are bad? In sober earnest, we think the proper authorities should look into the matter at once, if for no other reason than personal pride, and endeavor to furnish reasonably edible potatoes. They should know, if they do not already, that so long as the waiting list is as large as it is at present, just...
Fifty years later came another contest resulting in a new enlargement. In 1736 there was a "great awakening" in Northampton, where Johnathan Edwards was preaching. In 1740 George Whitfield came like a great wind of God across the land. The college life was stirred. The sober souls grew fearful of enthusiasm. President Holyoke preached against Pharisaism. And Dr. Wigglesworth, the Hollis professor, wrote a strong letter to the great evangelist, protesting against his aspersions on the college piety. It is not necessary to take sides in the old dear dispute. Certainly it is not necessary for us to praise...
...Monday a couple of valorous Frenchmen, or Italians, for some one hundred and twenty eight consecutive minutes, made day hideous with their mournful lays, or rather with their Marseillaise, and with other tunes of merry France, and awakened tender memories of "dear Parce," in the breast of many a sober "grind." Imprecations in spite of the memories came in showers from adjoining windows upon the singers' devoted heads. Many more discordant noises could be mentioned, but we refrain. So did the Italians, but in a different way. Now, in sober earnest, what are we going to do about it? There...