Word: church
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Kerman I. Heuser, Professor of Exegesis in St. Charles' Theological Seminary, Overbrook, Pa., will preach tomorrow evening in Appleton Chapel. Father Heuser is the editor of the American Ecclesiastical Review, and is a distinguished representative of the Roman Catholic Church...
...present managing committee of the School is composed of the following: Theodore F. Wright, of the New Church Theological School; George F. Moore, President of the Andover Theological Seminary; William H. Ward, editor of the New York Independent; John P. Peters, the Oriental explorer; and Professor J. H. Thayer, of Harvard. For next year Professor H. G. Mitchell of Boston University has been elected director in Palestine...
...widely read German history of civilization says this about American scholarship: American universities are hardly more than ordinary schools in Germany. It is true they receive large sums of money from rich men; but they cannot attain to anything, because the institutions either remain under the control of the Church, or the professors are appointed on account of their political or personal connections, not on account of their knowledge. The professors therefore have, naturally, more interest in money making than in the advancement of science. Not a single one of these institutions has reached a scientific position...
...Grecian actor held a high place in Grecian society, and in the middle ages the stage was supported by the Church. Later, the standards of the stage became lowered and by the time of Moliere, when French comedy reached its culmination, the stage was held in general disrepute. Moliere himself was banished by the Church. This prejudice has decreased but even now some of it remains. Comedians are admired but are held at a distance...
...uninterrupted line of thought from the beginning to the end. More than usual stress is placed upon the period of the emperors and the author, following the recommendations of the committee of seven, continues the narrative to Charlemagne, including an account of the growth and organization of the Christian Church, of the invasions and settlements of the barbarians, and the Germanic life and institutions under the influence of Rome. The book contains many illustrations of landscapes, art and customs, with plans and maps for the study of epochs as well as for general reference...