Word: religion
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...following character sketch of the late Professor Sophocles, who was a famous member of the Classical Department of the University many years ago, was written in 1891 by Professor George Herbert Palmer, now Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity, Emeritus. It is reprinted from "The Story of Fay House," a book by Mrs. George Plerce Baker, recently published by the University Press...
...used as capital by professional anti-Einsteinians. These have had a recent recruit in a churchman of prominence, who has made his inability to understand it sufficient cause to utter a warning to the layman not to be misled by such tempting obscurities. Without prejudice to the cause of religion I may remark that theological discussions have not at all times been distinguished by their character of lucidity...
Last week, therefore, the Soviet Central Executive Committee passed two potent anti-Baptist laws. One law declared that "the activity of all religious units be confined to the exercise of religion, and be not permitted any economic or cultural work which exceeds the limits of their ministry to the spiritual needs of Soviet citizens." Forbidden, therefore, is all Baptist social welfare or recreation work; permitted is nothing but Sunday preaching, hymn-singing...
...they came. Distinctly evangelical at its birth, the conference has more recently come down to the practical plane of college life in general. At the present time, the purpose is, in the words of ardent supporters, "to provide a week given over to intelligent, broadminded, consideration of the part religion can play in the complex life of the undergraduate." With this in mind, eminent divines have wrestled moderately with science and religion, and attempted to determine the values and standards, which it is said, youth is so desperately seeking...
...Mormon Church is a business as well as a religion. Reed Smoot busied himself with its finances, pulled them out of a rut, made its beet sugar and woolen enterprises return good profits. His industry, in 1903, was rewarded with an election to the U. S. Senate...