Word: aims
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...England by Sheed & Ward, a distinguished Catholic firm. Author Noyes made no attempt to whitewash the corruptions, ecclesiastical and otherwise, of Voltaire's time; he agreed with Voltaire's observation that "to receive the Host from certain hands would be like swallowing a spider." Author Noyes did aim, however, to prove by Voltaire's own statements that he was by no means the cynical atheist he is commonly considered; that he was, in fact, a Deist without quite enough insight to become a full Christian. Voltaire, thought its author, presented an "overwhelming" case for Christianity. The Holy...
...bill introduced in Bermuda's Legislature barring ship-hotels from St. George and Hamilton harbors. But when the Governor-General, Lieut.-General Sir Reginald J. T. Hildyard, opening Parliament to consider the legislation, mentioned Eastern as the chief offender, the U. S. State Department protested such direct aim at U. S. shipping, and the bill died...
Nonsectarian, incorporated in 1935, the Federation construes the word "churches" broadly, to mean a group of people with a common aim. The Federation's aim, shared by 20,000 people in the U. S., is to apply the principles of the Sermon on the Mount "scientifically" to modern life. The Federation considers the lilies of the field, how they grow, and it accepts Christ's words: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works. To grow like the lily or to shine like the light is to use the "creative essence...
...sufferers in 1920-21. But that was back in good times. This year, two Red Cross campaigns for China have fizzled like dead Chinese firecrackers. Nine months ago was set up the National Emergency Committee, under the chairmanship of Lawyer Paul Drennan Cravath (Cravath, deGersdorff, Swaine & Wood), with the aim of raising enough money so that the 13 colleges might continue. Last week, as the aim became a reality and plans for a second drive ($330,000) were announced, Chinese Ambassador C. T. Wang wired the Committee: THIS IS A CLEAR DEMONSTRATION OF THE INTEREST OF OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS...
...Deal opinion. The New Deal is the name given to F. D. Roosevelt's political, social and economic program which has for its aim the conservation of America's human and natural resources, guided by the principle of "the greatest good to the greatest number...