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Harvard showed that the preservation of the Chinese empire would mean war for the United States; that a single war would precipitate international war; that the commercial gain was not sufficiently great; and that the United States was under no moral obligation to China...
...Aposties' Creed is praised because it is a statement of facts; but the facts need to be shown as having a spiritual import. The Father must not mean Creator merely, but the Righteous Friend and Lover of men, the source of all beneficence. The position we claim for the Son must not be so much a metaphysical as a moral supremacy. The old creeds, if moral interpretation be given them, even the Athanasian Creed may be used for the support of a moral and social faith. Coming to the Confessions of the Reformation period, we must understand their watchword, "Faith...
...Would it not be better to have a place kick at goal, if successful, score 4 instead of 5 points? It certainly does not mean so much as a touchdown and should not rank with a goal from the field...
There is constant and inexcusable fumbling, and a marked inability to recover fumbles of their own or their opponents. There is too much easy-going spirit shown which will mean certain defeat unless eradicated. The team seems to expect some one else to do its brain work for it, and is constantly caught napping on a point of rules. The team has the power to make a creditable showing if it will have some determination to correct its own faults and work together...
...attendant difficulties. There are four great sources of error which are to be avoided in securing statistics. First, observation is not trustworthy; there must be reliable figures and they should cover a considerable space of time. Second, the distinction must be kept in mind between "average" and "arithmetical mean." Third, in dealing with percentages the basic numbers must be carefully considered. Fourth, there is great danger in the use of concomitants; that is, arguing that one thing results from another because it is contemporaneous...