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...missions, Mr. Roots said that there are at present 3,000 men who are preparing to be missionaries. The aim of the volunteer movement is the evangelization of the world in this generation, to provide that there shall be no place in the world that a man may not listen to the preaching of the Gospel. There never was a greater demand for educated men in the Christian ministry. Mr. Roots closed with an appeal to the members to become missionaries...
...World's Fair in Chicago, where he has frequently spoken to large and distinguished audiences. Owing to his sudden arrival here, it has been impossible to give sufficient notice to ensure a large attendance, but it is hoped that all will take advantage of this opportunity to listen to one so eminent. The lecture will be open to the public...
...back-ground. The time from half past six to eight is leisure for a large part of the students. It is seldom, if ever, that the yard is more filled than then. It is the one time in the evening when men would gather most willing to listen to the old and new college songs which, when sung on such occasions, are so full of suggestion and even of inspiration. Unless there is some very good reason to the contrary, we feel that the Glee Club is making a great mistake to grow slack in maintaining this idea of informal...
...last Harper's Weekly speaking of the matter says: "Yale can show no good reason for refusing to listen to Harvard's sportsmanlike proposition for a game in case of a tie. It is disappointing to Yale's friends to note a repetition of last year's insistence, against all precedent, of a game on neutral ground being played first." This too is the opinion of every fair minded person who is capable of judging a question impartially. If Yale's plan had been a reasonable one, arbitration would have given her all that she now claims...
...college events, to see the continued interest in a course like this. The audience is not one which changes every week; on the contrary a large portion of the men are those who have attended with considerable regularity. The close attention and the willingness of all to listen for an hour or an hour and a half, as the case may be, speak volumes for the interest which Mr. Copeland has aroused. It is a pleasure to assure men of the success which has been met with so far and we strongly urge those who have not been present...