Word: modernizing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Clark, who has been for 14 years a missionary in India, will address a meeting under the auspices of the Harvard Mission, and open to all members of the University, in Peabody Hall, Phillips Brooks House, Thursday evening, at 7.15 o'clock. His subject will be "The Spirit of Modern Missions and Reconstruction Work." In his talk Mr. Clark will explain the great changes which have taken place in the purpose of the missionary movement during the past 25 years, and will show the broad nature of the work performed by missions overseas and the great tasks to be accomplished...
During Mr. Clark's stay in India he was head of the Normal College near Bombay, which gave instruction in all branches of modern education. He was also the editor of a newspaper, which reached all the Indian Christians in the empire. At the present time he is the candidate secretary of the American Board and is visiting the colleges and universities of this country to explain the true spirit of the missionary movement...
...years, owing to the war, the Harvard Wireless Club will resume its activities next week. A license has already been taken out by the club, and a station has been established in the basement of the Union, on the Quincy street side. This station is equipped with a complete modern transmitting set, and the club expects soon to have the most recent type of receiving apparatus. The club will hold its first meeting in its new quarters on next Wednesday at 4.30 o'clock...
...Kostcs Palamas: The New World Poet," is the second book on the list, being translated by Aristides E. Phoutrides '11. Kostes Palamas, the Secretary of the University at Athens, has been awarded a place as one of the greatest modern European poets by French Critics, although his works have been little known in America. Dr. Phoutrides provides a long introduction, giving an account of Palmas and his works, as well as a translation of most of his poetry...
...attracted by the scholastic philosophy he created when still young the Institute of Philosophy at Louvain, and possessing the strenuous industry of a scholar he took as his motto "Labor as a good soldier of Christ." His philosophic system comprehended the thought of all ages and the discoveries of modern psychology; and his fame, with that of all ages and the discoveries of modern psychology; and his fame, with that of his school, had spread into all lands, when he was called away from his cherished studies to be an archbishop and a cardinal. A dozen years later his country...