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...What in the nature of things can be assumed to correspond to our moral needs, to offer them encouragement and religious support? Two or three theories will be passed in review under this head, notably the modern doctrine of progress as an universal law, and the doctrines in general that regard the world as showing us some kind of historical process. Then another view will be suggested as giving us another and higher sense in which we can assume that reality answers our moral needs. Finally, since all views in these matters involve faith as an element, the last discussion...
...affords but little consolation to the Harvard student who grieves over the present system of compulsory chapel attendance in vogue at this college, to think that the students at other colleges in general are worse situated in this respect than we ourselves are. It is but a melancholy satisfaction at best to contemplate the case of the Williams student, regularly driven to two chapel services a day - morning and evening - or of those others who have to hurry, winter and summer, at 7 o'clock or earlier every morning to the cold precincts of the college chapel. Nevertheless these comparisons...
...recent discussion carried on in the Nation and other papers has aroused a considerable general interest in the subject of religious discipline in American colleges, and a good deal of discussion has lately been going on in the papers at many colleges over grievances in this respect. In order to present a comparative view of the matter of religious training in the various colleges, we present below descriptions of the several systems in vogue, in some cases joined with comments by our correspondents...
...compulsory church system at Amherst consists of attendance at chapel at 8 A. M. every day in the week, except Sunday, and at two church services on the Sabbath. In addition to these required exercises, class prayer meetings are held Sunday evening, and a general college meeting Thursday evening, at which from one-third to one-half of the students are present. The new system allows the student to cut one-tenth of the required exercises, e. g., seven out of the seventy chapel exercises this term, without rendering an excuse. The trustees and faculty are practically unanimous in supporting...
...through party feeling entirely. The tariff of 1846 was a free trade tariff, and it was framed by Robert J. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury. Thus specific duties were shown to be better than ad valorem duties, on account of the easiness of collection. In 1857 there was a general reduction from the tariff of 1846, in order to lessen the revenues of the country, which were overflowing. This was the last tariff act passed before the civil war. The faults of specific duties Mr. Taussig explained to be as follows: They weigh heavier on the cheaper than the better...