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Three hundred persons attended the opening lecture in the extra-curricular course, "Outlines of Christianity," last night in Harvard 1. Dean Hanford introduced the speaker, who was James B. Munn '12, professor of English...
...friendly brotherhood in anticipation of any embarrassment on the part of the discussion group. Thursday night's display of enthusiasm must have sent these apologists home with their tails hanging low, if indeed they recall one whit of hesitation on their own part as of five months ago. Professor Munn has started the ball rolling with a force that may even neutralize and overbalance future Thursday distractions such as hour exams and deb parties. By coming, out in sincere, forthright fashion behind the theme that the "world is too much with us", Professor Munn gave embryo philosophers something to test...
...been one of the burning questions of man's life is not open to debate, but the fact that our rapidly changing development, scientifically and materially, has produced distraction resulting in a considerable flight from God, whatever the word may signify, personally or externally, has been much asserted. Professor Munn's opinion that we trust too much to human intellect, and will not learn to pray until some overwhclming experience forces us to our knees, is applicable to many of us in this age which considers itself so self-sufficient. Even more significant is the common acceptance of the past...
...first of a series of lectures entitled "Outlines of Christianity" sponsored by the Phillips Brooks House James B. Munn '12, professor of English, will give an introhuctory speech in Harvard 3 this evening at 7:30 o'clock...
...this year there is an imposing list of men who will expose their ideas, and then throw the floor open to debate and an exchange of varying viewpoints. Among this list of notables are Professors Munn, Sanders and Wild, and also Doctors Friedrich, Dunn and Nash. All of the lecturers will emphasize the extremely and practical useful role that the Christian Church can play in leading this chaotic world back to some degree of sanity, and they will lay particular stress on the present-day values of Christ's teachings...