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There is no more tragic phenomenon in this vale of tears than the deliberate perversion of an idea or a philosophy out of its original meaning in order to serve the base purposes of its enemies. Does a Christ preach a creed of peace on earth, good will to men, some Kaiser will pervert his words into " Gott mit Uns." Does a Nietzsche drive himself into madness transvaluing all the moral values, some nimbled-witted George Creel will reduce his works to a cheap credo for footpads. Does a serious-minded Bernard Shaw spend fifty years writing serious plays...
...acquiring proficiency in the English language. For about a year it seemed that he would have an opportunity to go to college through the assistance of an unknown man but the scheme falled and he went back to lecturing again. It was now that nea first began to preach and for several years be became a pastor in Michigan and Ohio, but he finally decided to settle down in Boston where he is still preaching...
...Reverend John Wallace Suter D.D., lecturer in the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, will preach the Easter sermon in the University Chapel tomorrow morning. The service is at the usual hour of 11 o'clock...
Bishop Charles H. Brent of Western New York will preach on April 23 and conduct prayers for the rest of the week. The public will be welcome at the Sunday service as usual...
...would be superfluous to preach a sermon on this text. The facts preach it loudly and often enough. This awarding of prizes for criminal merit must stop. Criminals must be punished, not coddled. Ball must be made a good deal stiffer. The suspended sentence should be most intelligently used or itself be suspended. The parole business should be greatly reduced and watched with the utmost carefulness, if any carefulness suffices. Instead of throwing its arm lovingly around the poor, dear criminal, justice should put him, where the community will be safe from him, and keep him there. He is sure...