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...task of defining the present state of natural religion leads to the question,--"how has modern knowledge affected the treatment of the subject?" All religious problems depend upon ideals and facts. Facts take the form of determined objects, ideals of undetermined. Facts may or may not permit ideals to be realized; and there are many ideals which may or may not be embodied in facts. Ideals are seeking a place in the world of facts, and thus we naturally look for a supreme Being there. Is there such a Being? Is the knowledge which we have enough to warrant such...
...during the early days of the Revolution. The great men of the day appear upon the scene, though he author has been singularly temperate in the parts which they are made to play. A love story of no great power runs through the book, but the most striking features depend upon the number and the depravity of the villains, the great mortality among the characters and the stage-setting afforded by such events as the Boston Tea Party and the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. the story moves briskly and at times forcefully. Though it could never be called...
...basketball team will play Cornell tonight in the first intercollegiate game in the Gymnasium, at 8 o'clock. As Cornell has an unusually strong team this year the game will probably be very close. Both teams are about equal in weight and individual ability and the result therefore will depend almost entirely on team work and trick plays. Harvard's chances of winning the intercollegiate championship can be largely determined by the outcome of tonight's game...
Representatives from the cities of Cambridge and Newton, from the Metropolitan Park Commission, Associated Board of Trade, Boston Chamber of Commerce and from several private concerns spoke briefly at the hearing. They were united in the belief that the advisability of building the dam should depend first, upon its effect on the general health; second, upon its effect on the harbor and commerce of Boston; third, upon its effect on the park system...
...second term frequently broke through the line and threw the runner before he was fairly started. The tackling was poor, and the quick playing and good team work which were so encouraging at the last practice were almost entirely lacking, and the men seemed to depend wholly on individual effort. The second eleven's winning score was made on a drop kick by Wheeler from the 25 yard line after his long run from the other end of the field...