Word: foreigner
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Aramaic is distinguished by its dentals, its post-positive articles, and its paucity of vowels. All Aramaic dialects borrowed foreign words freely. Many translations were made of Greek works, but very little original writing was attempted. There is hardly any Semitic literature of so little intrinsic interest...
...Thursday.Christian Association. Regular Weekly Meeting. Subject: Foreign Missions. Leader: Mr. H. K. Stanley '97. Holden Chapel...
...speakers from the English Universities. Mr. Sallmon, who succeeded in building up the strong Bible study department at Yale, will again conduct the large Bible study class in his inspiring manner. Mr. Harlan P. Beach, Yale '76, so long a successful missionary in China will have charge of the Foreign Missionary department. In short, the leaders in Christian work for college men in this country will be present to discuss freely the place which active Christianity should play in the life of an educated...
...Egypt is not yet capable of independence and self-government.- (a) Most of the energy it now shows is of foreign origin: Quarterly Review, Feb., 1895.- (b) It is open to the constant threats of invasion from the Soudanese: Rev. of Reviews, April...
...Ibid.- (b) The good of civilization did not demand it.- (1) Mehemet Ali had made travel safe and made Egypt a responsible nation: Pol. Sci. Quar. as above.- (2) Ismail, the successor of Mehemet Ali, had expended more than 46,000,000 pounds sterling upon public utilities: Ibid.- (3) Foreign nations were being consulted in regard to finances and the other matters of policy: Ibid.-(4) Foreign method and ways were being introduced: McCoan, p. 278.- (x) Courts were established in 1876 by Nubar Pasha, which still remain the chief judicial system in Egypt: Quarterly Review, Encyclo. Brit...