Word: religion
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...tell of his work abroad. Sherwood Eddy, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in Asia, has just completed a tour of evangelism through India, and his experiences there will furnish him with very interesting material for discussion. Dean Charles R. Brown, of the Yale School of Religion, will make four addresses on the question of a vital and rational faith. Fletcher S. Brockman, former secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in China, and Robert E. Speer will also speak of certain phases of Christian service. Harry Emerson Fosdick, author of various religious books, will again be present...
...that it is of comparatively recent origin, and that its growth has been extremely rapid. The first chair of Political Economy was not established until 1871, and prior to that time the only instruction offered in the subject was one short course given by the Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity. The growth of the Department during the last half century can best be shown by the following statistics: Year. No. of Teachers. No. of Courses. Hours of Instruction per Week. Students. 1867-68 1 1 1 26 1887-88 3 9 221/2...
...House. Here a man has a wide choice of serious work whereby he may devote a part of his life to the service of his God and his fellow-men. In short, I think that the Phillips Brooks House Association is composed of men who embody the personality of religion. It is not a Sunday religion, but actually a part of them, and it is most gratifying to note the seriousness, eagerness, and enthusiasm displayed by all the men who have been connected with the Association this last year...
Professor Josiah Royce Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy and Civil Polity in the University, has accepted the first honorary membership to the Flying Corps. A number of graduates have also signified a desire to join. A board of honorary members will probably be formed later to act as an advisory committee...
...gifts and bequests since the last meeting, items of which include $60,000 on account of the former bequest of Mrs. Morris K. Jessup; $1000 from Thomas De Witt Cuyler for the Yale Record Endowment; and $1000 from William Sloane for the general endowment of the School of Religion...