On several occasions we have mentioned the indebtedness of the University to one and another of the ministers who have conducted services in Chapel. As the year is reviewed, their work, as a whole, is seen in its large significance.

The religion of Harvard is not paraded. There are, to be sure, always some weak-kneed men who believe they are religious because they are sentimental and who wish to have their emotions appreciated, but the spirit of Harvard is not favorable to the increase of such men. As it is not forced upon students, religion is, as a rule, so healthy as to be unconscious of itself.

The religious system which gives such immense benefits to the sincerity of the religious life, is, by its very nature, in danger of making this life too inconspicuous. From this it can be saved only by the character of its services, and it is for their contributions to the services held during the last year that the University is deeply grateful to who have spoken in Appleton Chapel, and particularly to the appointed preachers.