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...Bible for the authority of the Roman Pope, and it held that the Bible is " the only infallible rule of faith and practice." But who shall decide what the Bible means? One group today insists on a literal interpretation. They are Fundamentalists. They claim that not one jot or one tittle of the Word of God can be wrong. And they seek to oust Liberal preachers who interpret the scriptures in the light of modern thought...
...many years the Reds, under one name or another, have been gulping at the fountain of American civilization. Fertile soil, high wages, the protection of the law--all these, together with numerous other advantages offered by America alone, have been their privilege without one jot of sacrifice on their part. And in the face of all this they continuously vomit a volley of contemptuous statements about our government. They secretly concoct plans for the overthrow of law and order. It is to be regretted that there are some ministers and editors in the country who, in spite of absolute proof...
That trust has not been shaken one jot. That enthusiasm has not waned, although it has become tempered and sobered. It is not that a possible defeat is staring us in the face and that it is consequently good for our national morale. Such theories may be effective with an athletic team, but they do not apply to nations. Yet it is incontrovertible that an appreciation of the real gravity of a situation is a source of strength. To carry on a good fight one must know what the measure of his antagonist is. Now for the first time...
...managerial offices to hunt dramatic talent through the quiet byways of Cambridge. Should such a scout happen upon the Harvard Dramatic Club's spring production of four one-act plays, he would witness the work of at least one new writer whose name it would pay him to jot down in his note book. But let us begin at the beginning...
...business of those who have these matters in charge,--the cheerers as well as the cheered,--to see that intercollegiate contests shall not become detrimental to both participants and spectators? Without abating one jot of spirited emulation in testing one another's mettle, may we not pursue these contests in a spirit of fair dealing and mutual concession, without the loss of chivalrous temper, and with the cultivation of cordial relations and of a common esprit de corps...