Word: contact
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Christian Associations have been established in the Japanese army through co-operation of certain government officials. These associations endeavor to minister to the physical, social and moral needs of the soldiers in camps on the main lines of supply, and thus a large part of the troops come into contact with them. The effect will be to spread Western ideas among the peasant class from whom the soldiers come...
Moral standards, Mr. Fisher said, are among the higher classes almost on a par with those of any Western nation. The mass of people, however, are largely lacking in moral control. Hence the significance of the common soldiers' contact with the Christian Associations. The destruction of feudalism took away with other restraints moral restraint on the masses of people. Japan is thus in as moral as well as political crisis. Its result will depend largely on the West, to which Japan is looking for leadership. In conclusion, the speaker called attention to the opportunity for influencing the destiny of Japan...
Professor Fenn, the next speaker, in speaking of friendships, warned men from drawing away by themselves, out of contact with other...
...wish to express to you our sorrow at the death of your son and our classmate, Henry. Those of us who knew him appreciate only too well the great loss you have sustained. He was loved and respected by all who came into contact with him. Be assured of our deepest sympathy in your great affliction...
There will be no contact between the floors, and patients, nurses and visitors must enter by an outside staircase open to the air. Each ward will have its own system of ventilation and heating, with a large open fire-place in the centre, and adjoining the colonnade there will be a laundry and a sun-room of iron and glass. An attempt will be made to complete the building by next winter...