It has been seen that he first began to take an active interest in spiritual matters in 1833, the year after his call to the Bar.
While holding the office of Dean he took an active interest in the Volunteer force, being chaplain of the 1st or Prince of Wales's Regiment.
He also took an active interest in ocean telegraphy, and in the improvement of the harbours of Canada.
He is enthusiastic in his views as to the future of Manitoba, and of the North-West generally, and takes an active interest in promoting the welfare and prosperity of that part of the Dominion.
He is in no degree a politician, but always takes an active interest as a private citizen and voter, in the discussion of political questions.
Mr. McDermott has taken an active interest in all that relates to the stone business, and also to whatever tends to build up the prosperity of Cleveland.
Mr. Baldwin has been connected with the Second Presbyterian church about thirteen years, and has taken an active interest in the Sunday school.
During the building of the Euclid Street Presbyterian Church, he was a member of the building committee, and has taken an active interest in the affairs of that church for many years.
By this plan, we have the responsibility resting where it ought to rest, and yet the boys are trained to business, and led to take an active interest in the welfare of the school.
Sir Edward Clouston was also well known as a sportsman, taking an active interest in early life in football and lacrosse, and he was also a well known racquet player.
He took an active interest also in the well-being of our hospitals, and as they are in a sense university institutions, his bequests to the Royal Victoria and Maternity Hospitals may be cited here as additional reasons for gratitude.
He took an active interest in yachting and was the owner of the Glencairn, which won the Seawanhaka-Corinthian cup for half raters in American waters in 1896.
By this plan we have the responsibility resting where it ought to rest, and yet the boys are trained to business, and led to take an active interest in the welfare of the school.
He possessed considerable musical talent and took an active interest in religious work.
She belongs to the Congregational church and takes an active interest in its work.
She is a member of the Christian church and takes an active interest in promoting the church work.
He takes an active interest in all public affairs but has never been an aspirant for office, and if asked the reason would probably answer that he has never had the time.
Not long after he had begun to practice law for a livelihood he commenced to take an active interestin political affairs and was at length elected city attorney of Louisiana, Mo.
Mr. Ogden takes anactive interest in the welfare of the young people employed by him and his partners.
He has produced a number of works whose chief characters are almost all of the Creole type, is a successful lecturer, and takes an active interest in religious affairs.
He takes an active interestin the larger questions of the day, such as international arbitration, psychological problems, etc.
The distance of the colonies would make it impossible for them to take an active interest in your affairs if they were as well affected to your government as they once pretended to be to your person.
He was almost forced to take an active interest in public affairs, but as soon as he was permitted to do so he retired to private life to engage in large business undertakings, and finally to become the head of the Pullman Company.
My friends in different parts of the State took an active interest in my behalf, for which I want to avail myself of this opportunity to express to them my appreciation.
I took an active interest in the order, and was at one time Noble Grand of the lodge.
I alone took an active interest in the bill, and at the very moment your editorial was received I was pressing a Republican caucus to make it an exception to a resolution not to take up general legislation at this session.
He is worthy of mention as a type of the pioneer who took an active interestin the upbuilding of the county and in preserving order and enforcing law.
She took an active interest in the poor, and was interested in education in general.
The Woman's Tribune, established in 1883, circulates largely in the State, and maintains an intelligent if not an active interest.
Everything indicated a favorable termination to the effort, as it became evident that all sections of the State were being aroused to active interest.
Cooper was besides a keen politician, and took an active interest in the discussion of the important questions then agitating the public mind.
The former, notwithstanding his declining health and the frequent return of his malady, continued to take an active interest in the Soho coinage.
He next tried the wealthy men of the Parliamentary party, and succeeded in obtaining several advances of money from Colonel Copley, who took an active interest in the prosecution of various industrial undertakings.
During that long period he has taken an active interestin all that relates to the welfare of the city.
Another school is just in course of being erected at the east end of Coatbridge, the expenses of which will be entirely defrayed by Mr. James Baird, who has all along taken on active interest in the progress of education.
Buchanan took an active interest, and his sound practical advice was on all occasions of financial embarrassment consulted by his colleagues.
It was not until the year 1845 that he took an active interest in horticultural pursuits.
Mr. Blackett was the first colliery owner in the North who took an active interest in the locomotive.
From a very early period in his history he had taken an active interest in these valuable institutions.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "active interest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
