The Oberlin Jubilee: 1833-1883 |
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Abolitionists Alumni American Anti-Slavery Society American Missionary Association anti-slavery asked barouche blessed brought building called Christ Christian church Dascomb Deacon decade Divine doctrine duty early earnest Elyria emancipation faculty Fairchild faith fathers favor fifty years ago Finney founders freedom friends George Whipple gospel graduates grand Hall hand heart honor hope human ideas influence institution John Morgan jubilee labor ladies land Lane Seminary learning living look Lord Mahan ment mind mission missionary moral nation ness never Oberlin Oberlin College Ohio Phi Kappa Pi prayer President principles Professor question reached reason reform religion religious revivals road to perdition seemed Shipherd slave slavery society soul spirit stand sympathy Tabor College teachers teaching theology things thought tion to-day took truth Union army West wisdom woman words young women
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Page 48 - Were a star quenched on high, For ages would its light, Still travelling downward from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight. So when a great man dies, For years beyond our ken The light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men.
Page 214 - Say not thou. What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Page 248 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen ; But, seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 318 - New occasions teach new duties ; Time makes ancient good uncouth ; They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth ; Lo, before us gleam her camp-fires ! we ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea, Nor attempt the Future's portal with the Past's blood-rusted key.
Page 59 - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Page 226 - MUST Jesus bear the cross alone, And all the world go free ? No, there's a cross for every one, And there's a cross for me.
Page 314 - Get but the truth once uttered, and 'tis like A star new-born, that drops into its place, And which, once circling in its placid round, Not all the tumult of the earth can shake.
Page 113 - When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Page 204 - Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well whose branches run over the wall. The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him : but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob...
Page 122 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest I will go; thy people shall be my people and thy God my God.