Word: religion
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Barrows, D. D., who delivered the Dudleian Lecture in Appleton Chapel last evening, took for his subject "Natural Religion as revealed in Hindooism." Whereas Christianity is steadily progressing, said he, Hindooism has shown a retrogression from its former ideals. The great reason for this degeneracy is to be found in the positive refusal of the Hindoo to recognize in his religion that broad human sympathy which is the basis of Chris tianity. His is a cold, impersonal pantheism, revelling in contradictions, tolerating all forms of religion and even no religion at all; but refusing to tolerate anything which conflicts with...
...clock this evening in Appleton Chapel. The Dudleian Lectureship was founded in 1750. In the earlier years of the college attendance at it was compulsory, and the day of its delivery was otherwise a holiday. Dr. Barrows is now delivering a course of lectures on Comparative Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Dr. Barrows was the organizer of the Congress of Religions held at the time of the World's Fair at Chicago and has since been in India...
Dudleian Lecture. Natural Religion. John Henry Barrows, D. D., Appleton Chapel...
Dudleian Lecture. Natural Religion. John Henry Barrows, D. D., Appleton Chapel...
...William Belden Noble of Washington, has given to the University a fund of $20,000 to endow a lectureship in memory of her husband, a clergyman of the Episcopal Church and a graduate of Harvard in '85. The lectures are intended to perpetuate the influence of religion as represented by Phillips Brooks and may deal with any subject upon which Christianity has a bearing. The selection of the lecturers is committed to seven trustees: President Eliot, Professor Peabody, Bishop Lawrence, Dr. Mackenzie, Dean Hodges, Professor A. V. G. Allen, and Dr. George A. Gordon...