Word: heard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Lane of Tufts College. Recently, two meetings relating to the religious controversy Dr. Percy Stickney Grant and Reverend John Roach Straton, both of New York, spoke. In general, the attendance at most of these gatherings has been very good. Dr. Fosdick spoke to about 400, while 700 and 400 heard Dr. Grant and Dr. Straton respectively. In addition to the meetings, five informal Bible Study groups, a total of seventy men, have been holding discussions each week in the dormitories. A number of professors and students of the Episcopal Theological School, have acted as leaders. The chairman of the committee...
...Truly, we have heard of the great faith of your people, of the magnificent development of their Christian life, of their flaming devotion to the holy faith and the holy see, to the Vicar of Jesus Christ and to the eucharistic Jesus Himself...
...true that some of the students disagreed with me and, indeed questioned me sharply. But, they did so with courtesy, in good spirit, and in general I was treated with the utmost respect. ... At the conclusion of the meeting there was great applause, but I heard no jeering...
Last year it was performed by the New York Symphony Orchestra. Since then it has been heard in Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia. Only last week the Philadelphia Orchestra again brought it to New York, and it is to be a feature of the next appearance of the new American-National organization. Then it is going to London...
...years wealthy Pittsburgh has heard symphony concerts only at the hands of strolling bands of players from other cities. But soon, if all goes well, it will have a high grade orchestra of its own. Under vigorous leadership of Mr. Oscar W. Demmler, its Musicians' Club has inaugurated 2,000 for the support of a permanent organization. The appeal is being widely broadcast, for its designed to attract many patrons of moderate means, rather than to be dependent upon the generosity of a few wealthy individuals...