Word: outgrowth
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Among the many organizations which claim time and attention from college men, there is one whose work is so unique and whose relat on to the College is so intimate and prculiar that it morits special consideration. For the Prospcct Union is a direct outgrowth of some of the best life of the Univcrsity, and is a splendid expression in concrete form of the finer Harvard spirit. The story of the birth and growth of this, "Harvard's evening college for workingmen," may be unfamiliar to many of the newer members, at least, of the student body...
...architecture of the Renaissance in Northern Europe an outgrowth of popular needs and tastes...
...American pilgrimage which is to be made along the line of Washington's itinerary from Philadelphia to Boston and return, and up the Hudson as far as West Point, is an outgrowth of the series of historical excursions which were a unique feature of the University Extension summer meeting, held in Philadelphia last July, under the auspices of the American Society for the Extension of University Teaching. Independence Hall, the battlefield of the Brandywine, Germantown and Valley Forge were visited and historic addresses delivered...
...with which began the growth of asceticism and belief in pantheism. At this time there came a number of sects, each one of which offered its own way to heaven. There is no doubt that there was much that was holy and noble about many of these teachings. The outgrowth of this period was the idea of the Supreme Being. The Indian pantheism made each soul not a part of, but identical with, this being. The tendency of this belief is to drown all personality. That is why so few names of great men have come to us from India...
...lecturer then discussed the Protestant outgrowth from the Catholic Church. The Protestant idea was to get rid of any artificial mediator between man and God. Luther and others opposed the authority of the Pope as against this Protestant idea and started the revolutionary spirit by condemning the sale of "indulgences." The case became a perfectly clear one. The Catholics held that a third party must interfere for the salvation of the individual soul, while the Protestants would not submit to have their opinions meddled with; they wanted free expression of their own belief. The Bible was the authority...