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...Phillips Brooks conducted the service at Appleton Chapel last night. He took as his text Mark ix: 23, "If thoucanst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth," and spoke on the nature of belief. He pointed out that the attitude toward Christ of the father of the child which had the dumb spirit is exactly our own. It is to Christ that the world turns for the solution of its troubles, and yet that solution has not come. It is because there is the same lack of complete faith which there was in the father when Christ addressed...
Prof. Peabody spoke beautifully and earnestly of Shaw, dwelling upon his happy, manly nature which in its unassuming way was deeply religious. He read portions of a letter from Shaw's former teacher, who spoke of his pupil in the highest and tenderest terms. Dr. Brooks' prayer was thankful, sympathetic, and full of hope...
...Professor Francis G. Peabody conducted the services at Appleton Chapel last night. He spoke on the power of the endless life or the meaning of immortality. Immortality, he thought, is the highest motive force of life for righteousness. But he was careful to have it understood that it is not the only motive; immortality might be taken away and still the motives of self interest, of pure happiness, of wisdom in preference to folly would remain. Immortality may even become a harmful motive,- that is when it is sought selfishly...
...Francis G. Peabody spoke briefly on the last hours of the Savior. He said that a great lesson might be learned from our Lord's Supper. Jesus never better showed his mission than at this time. He came to minister, not to be ministered unto; and in performing the menial service of washing his disciples' feet, he set his followers a lasting example. We too should minister. It is not a question of ten talents or five talents, but the use we make of them...
...Stagg was introduced by Mr. Reed, and spoke of the exploded theory which some people once held, that a trained man was no better in this work than any other. While in all professions great advances have been made, a new profession has come up, that of physical director. It is a fact that in all times those nations which have taken the most out-door exercise, have proved the strongest in every way. And now, when so many people are kept all day at their business in the city there is a great danger that they will not properly...