Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Next he spoke of the duty of the American Church in the Islands. The natives are a people with Oriental ideas, who cannot be expected to accept at once our Christianity with its distinctly western spirit. The Christian missionaries must be able to get hold of the spirit of the people. The next duty of the Church in the Philippines is to the American population. There are, exclusive of the Army and Navy, about seven or eight thousand Americans in Manila alone, and from them the natives get their ideas of our country. No official promises or reports can have...
...American colleges and universities could satisfy themselves that success in athletics is not indispensable to college growth, or better still, be persuaded that too much attention to athletic sports, or a bad tone in regard to them, hinders college growth, there would probably result a great improvement in the spirit in which intercollegiate contests are conducted: they would come to be regarded as the by-play they really are, and would be carried on in a sportsmanlike way as interesting and profitable amusements...
...book, the essays were not written to be read in Germany, and should not be compared with the essays of a similar character which Professor Munsterberg has written for German readers. All through the book the author's point of view is fearlessly critical, but always marked by a spirit of fairness and common sense...
...free access and to make every reader sign for his book, would be still more effectual. Or, of course, if the worst came to the worst, the Library could be closed. Altogether such measures would go far to destroy the present charm of the Library and the general spirit of freedom prevailing at the Union. These, however, are only the disagreeable consequences of allowing thieves access to the club...
...musical programme for the Vesper Service this afternoon is as follows: "Ring Out Wild Bells," Hall; "Holy Spirit Come," Martin; "Judge Me, O'God," Buck. The soloist will be Mr. Arthur Beresford...