Word: belief
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...says that it is to awaken an interest in Harvard. It would indeed be delightful to believe that our musical clubs were doing such a great work in the west as to influence people to come or send their boys to Harvard. But it must be acknowledged that this belief would be rather Utopian. A set of musical Harvard men giving concerts and being lionized, however agreeably they might appear, could hardly be expected to have much influence in the weighty matter of education. Probably the principal thing that the musical clubs do accomplish, besides having a very pleasant time...
...Icelandic Sagas differ from European literature both in their style and in the circumstances which prompted their composition. Iceland, during her development lived in peace. The Icelanders were proud of their traditions and thus old tales were preserved in their integrity. Consequently the Sagas impress the reader with a belief in their truthfulnes...
These statistics can of course show only the general direction of the religious belief. They are not a statement of the division of the whole class as only two hundred and thirty-four men out of the three hundred and seventy who registered, signed these slips...
...committee on city missions does work on Sundays among the sailors both on board ship and in mission houses in the city. The foreign mission committee seeks to interest men in the general idea of missionary work. It is founded on a belief that most of the indifference toward this work arises through ignorance of it. The committee on Bible study has charge of the classes for systematic study of the Bible. A new branch, the visitation committee has for its aim, the care of members of the University who become sick during the college year. This is a very...
...public and nursed by weak minded men are most fatal and are the very ones which the teachings of the University tend to destroy. "The University is the last place to weaken faith in the worth of character" and is the place above all others to strengthen the belief of spiritual forces and to trace the history of Christianity to the Almighty...