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Yesterday afternoon in Sanders Theatre M. Rene Millet gave the second of the series of Hyde lectures. He took as his special subject "Rupture de l'Unite. Le Christianisme et l'Islam...
Continuing from where he left off in his previous lecture, which dealt with the early history of the Mediterranean races and the Roman empire before its dissolution. M. Millet showed what an important role Christianity and Mohammedanism played in breaking up the unity of the old world. The philosophy of Christianity differed greatly from the Roman cult which demanded no personal reflection and did not address itself to the heart. The early Christians were to a great extent in the same position as the socialists and anarchists of the present day, who, on account of their unorthodox inspirations are rightly...
...Millet will give his third lecture on Monday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock...
Under the auspices of the Cercle Francais M. Rene Millet will give, the second of the series of Hyde lectures at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon in Sanders Theatre. His subject will be "Rupture de l'Unite. Le christianisme et l'Islam...
...Millet contrasted ancient Europe, where nations considered that their task was merely to take possession of unoccupied lands, or to give the world their own civilization, with the world today, where there is no longer any unoccupied space, and where we are ever in the presence of original and refractory civilizations which cannot and will not be modified. This problem, said M. Millet, brings us back to the history of the Mediterranean when Egypt and Assyria 2500 years ago found themselves in the presence of the forming European societies. Finally M. Millet discussed the more important races of this region...