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...decided gain in certain moral qualities is also noted by Professor Shaler, side by side with the physical gain. Between 1864 and 1870 it was not uncommon to find Harvard students seriously the worse for habits of drinking. Since then, especially since the foundation of the Hemenway gymnasium, the vice has rapidly diminished. At present, Professor Shaler, whose acquaintance extends to perhaps half the students in the university, does not know of a single one who can be called a drunkard. The use of tobacco he also finds to have largely diminished, and even the use of tea and coffee...
...their own vices and sins, but for ours. We are responsible, and it is the duty of each of us to help where we can. It is true that the statistics of Political Economy are beyond our control, but the dynamics are in our power. As Mill said, the moral forces of Political Economy are now coming to the front...
...Women will improve the moral condition of politics.- H. W. Beecher, "Women in Politics," pp. 11, 15; G. W. Curtis, "Equal Rights of Women," p. 17; J. S. Mill, "Subjection of Women...
...theory that all women or majority of women would vote for the purification of politics and society has been contradicted by actual experience in Utah.- Forum IV, 1-15. 2. Women suffragists have an exaggerated idea of the power of the ballot and legislation to remedy moral and social evils- New Englander...
...Lawrence then made a short address, pointing out that the value of the Christian church is not in the fact that it acts often as a sort of moral police, but rather because its true object is to bring to light the truth. The church has more than once adopted the spirit of condemnation and has failed; the spirit of approval of things that are excellent can alone give permanent strength to Christian organization. The service closed with the singing of Pflenger's anthem, "How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord...