Word: christian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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General Feng, "Chinese Christian Soldier," entered the legation quarter in Peking to dine at the U. S. Legation...
...Christian Buddenbrook. The brother of Thomas. At the age of seven a skillful mimic of Marcellus Stengel, his schoolmaster, he is pronounced "witty and brilliant" by Jean Jacques Hoffstede, the poet. He continues a skillful mimic to the end. But beyond that he accomplishes nothing?except to spend Buddenbrook money and to irritate the steadier Thomas...
...Harvard Christian Association, under whose management the address has been arranged, had hoped to have some theologian of less liberal views than Dr. Grant debate with him on religious, topics of the hour. The logical person, however, Rev. John Roach Stratton, rector of Calvary Church, New York, has declined the invitation to be on the platform at the same time as Dr. Grant. Nevertheless there is a possibility that he will appear at the University at some later date...
...worthy of note that he became rector of Trinity Church, Boston--in front of which his statue now stands--in 1869, after an active career of vigorous, successful preaching, particularly during the Civil War. In 1881, he declined an invitation to become the sole preacher and professor of Christian ethics at Harvard, but for a long time he exerted a deep influence upon the religious life of the University--a greater influence, probably, than anyone else has ever wielded. Incidentally, and with all respect, it may be of interest that he was six feet four inches tall--which was considered...
Both of these addresses have been arranged by the Christian Association and the president of that organization, R. H. Sears '24 will introduce the speakers at both meetings...