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...choice of Plan A, by the upper groups is intelligible and correct, and needs no comment," Professor Lake continued. "But the choice of Plan B by the weaker brethren is a more difficult question. The figures suggest that for men in the Fourth Group the choice of plan made little difference. . . . But the scale turns with the Fifth Group. This Group largely preferred Plan B, and was justified by the figures, for whereas 53 per cent got C on Plan A, 63 per cent got C on Plan B. Ten per cent of safety is doubtless worth having...
From Shanghai, the National Christian Council of China protested against the playing of Mah-Jongg by church people in the U. S. "Chinese Christians consider Mah-Jongg wicked and are appalled and upset by the example of their American brethren...
...indifferent. Nor can I agree with my friend Mr. McCubbin that Harvard is put to shame by the prayers of other colleges. Every center of thought has its group of atheists, who, strictly speaking, may be termed "godless". It might be interesting to us, and certainly reassuring to our brethren of the Middle West, if we had a third referendum to determine exactly how many men are atheists. As for the rank and file of Harvard men, so far as my observation of them has gone, I believe them to be fundamentally concerned about God. Our precious heritage...
...task which is a special task for the Christian students of the world is this : Help the students. The Pope has just now sent $3,000,000 to Germany. We wait for the action of the great body of our Protestant brethren...
...strikers; the strikers surrounded and disarmed them; the city of Cracow, the storm center of the strike, was in darkness; troops were confined to barracks; police dared not appear on the streets; theatres, cinemas, schools were closed; armed patrols of workers tried to keep order among their more radical brethren. No news of strike negotiation was given; the situation was pregnant with unutterable gloom and vagueness...