Word: appealed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...some of us wonder why so many war-charity campaigns have been carried on among Harvard students, let us remember that these campaigns are national affairs and that Harvard is a part of this nation. The University has its share of work to do in every appeal made to the American public, and we shall expect to be called upon so long as we remain a national institution. If we are able to give, the appeal should be made; if we are able to give, the appeal will not be made in vain...
...admire your people greatly. The splendid spirit of the women who have suffered such terrible losses and still keep their lively, friendly ways, the stern determination of the men and the bright, happy little children all appeal strongly to me. I am proud to be among them...
...that the call has come to those who have been unable to go, to back up their fellows by means of the splendid work carried on by the War Council of the Y. M. C. A., they have proved themselves ready and have responded to the appeal of John R. Mott to give the fellows in the camps at home and over the sea some of the home comforts and joys they are voluntarily depriving themselves of, by contributing liberally for the support of this work. By this expression of spirit our men will not only receive great material benefit...
...share. To those who heard the lecture last night we need say nothing; every man in that audience realizes his responsibility in this universal campaign to make life more bearable to the soldiers, sailors and prisoners of war. If the men who listened to Dr. Mott's inspiring appeal are still unmoved, nothing we can say will have any effect upon them. To those who had the ill fortune to be absent, we must insist upon the importance of immediate action. The Y. M. C. A. is the one home influence, the one place of rest, the one amusement resort...
...programme is in commemoration of the service of Martin Luther to the cause of Church Music. Several of his hymns will be sung, and their persistent appeal to composers of organ music, from Luther's day to our own, will be seen in the Choral Preludes, all of which are based on Luther's own melodies or on melodies associated with his hymns during his life-time...