Word: africa
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Trouble in South Africa, A. C. Coolidge...
...results of foreign missions in this century justify their continuance. A. In heathen lands.- (a) Africa (Century, Feb. 1896, article by H. M. Stanley).- (b) India (McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, pp. 344-382).- (c) Japan (International Journal of Ethics, Jan. 1896, pp. 202-304).- (d) China (N. A. Rev. Jan. 1896, p. 28).- (e) South America (J. H. Dnnis, p. 160).- (f) Islands of the Pacific.- (1) Sandwich Islands.- (2) New Hebrides (J. H. Dennis, p. 90). B. On Christians at home.- (a) They emphasize the essentials of Christianity.- (1) Universality (Bishop Littlejohn, sermon...
...circumstances of St. Augustine's life were radically different from those of St. Ambrose. He was born in Africa and was designed by his father to become a professor, not a bishop. At Milan, however, he met St. Ambrose and, influenced by him, entered the clergy. On his return to Africa he was elected Bishop of Hippo. This office he held until his death. Influenced by a desire to get at the heart of things, he eventually took up the question of the source of evil and enriched the church by philosophical writings. As St. Ambrose was characterized...
...lecture room of the Fogg Art Museum under the auspices of the Engineering Society, Colonel H. G. Prout addressed a large audience on "General Gordon and the Soudan." The lecture was particularly interesting for the reason that Colonel Prout had himself served under Gordon in Egypt and Central Africa. Colonel Prout had intended to speak of Gordon's work as an engineer; but as such a talk would have been chiefly technical, he changed his mind and spoke of Gordon's character and his achievements in the Soudan. The following is a short summary of Colonel Prout's lecture...
...Fogg Art Museum at 7.45 p. m., by Col. H. G. Prout on "General Gordon and the Soudan." Colonel Prout will speak of Gordon as an engineer more than as a commander and will probably tell of some of his own experiences when under Gordon in Egypt and Central Africa. The lecture is certain to prove very interesting and is open to the public...