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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...reply to William T. Howe's defense of Dr. Straton's address, lauding the supernatural and miraculous, and condemning the material and analytic point of view of Harvard students toward religion,--it might be well observed that any doctrine or religion which betrays muddled thinking of the type that asserts that America entered the World War purely because an omnipotent God put in our hearts a spirit of altruism to defend Europe from the clutches of a nation which had turned its heart against this same omniponent God,--it may be well observed that such religion scarcely merits serious consideration...
...valuable as the best of these pictures are in exemplifying the art of painting, the great classical schools of art, for instance Greek sculpture. Italian Renaissance painting, and paintings of Flemish, German, Spanish, Dutch, French and English schools fit in better with the type of instruction in a University...
America has the highest type of religion in the world today. America is also a very intolerant people. The highest type belongs only to about 1 percent. 50 percent are a bunch of slaves to creeds and fears and superstitions. The rest, the so-called "irreligious" are not so bad off however. I refrain from condemning them. A religious from condemning them. A religious bigot is worse than an American heathen...
...anyone can mention a color, lighting effect, or type of costume, which did not appear in the "Topics of 1923," he should apply for a job as dramatic critic to the Timbuctoo "Advertiser." But it is doubtful if he should see any more varied colors and costumes even in the antipodes...
...would like to see a virile type of Christianity brought within reach of students," he said. "If religion was the right thing, students would be the first to attend services, I have been to services that I don't see how people sat through. I believe we need apostolic Christianity. If we could have a slice of New Testament religion anywhere near Harvard, I think the men would go. I don't wonder they balk at much that is handed them today...