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403 DAVISON HOUSE
VASSAR COLLEGE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
May 8, 1922
Dear Mother, Father,and Pete:
I managed to get in 8 hrs& on the second topic yesterday, and 2 this morning. I am glad it is under way. At last I see my way clear to finishing without rushing to death. It is in-tensely interesting, "Religious Consciousness". I am very much relieved to find that I am not abnormally heathenish in my views!
Heard an excellent speech last night by Sherwood Eddy on "The Challenge of the Present World Situation". He made among other significant remarks the one that he had just returned from Europe and came away fearing French Militarism greatly more than he had feared German Militarism in 1913, that it is just as alarming as that was then. He also said that_Europe is drifting rapidly back to war--a pleasant prospect! He
said that there was everywhere good feeling toward the U. S. and growing good feeling to England, but a rapidly intensity of bitterness and hard feeling toward France. I certainly reaped a harvest of information for my psych topics from him -- having just been working on crowd leadership, revivals, etc. I bet he could "revive" a crowd.of any size!
Buy a copy the Vassar number of ”Judge" - I think you will enjoy it. If you get it, send it
to me when you are through with it.
VASSAR COLLEGE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
May 8, 1922
Dear Mother, Father,and Pete:
I managed to get in 8 hrs& on the second topic yesterday, and 2 this morning. I am glad it is under way. At last I see my way clear to finishing without rushing to death. It is in-tensely interesting, "Religious Consciousness". I am very much relieved to find that I am not abnormally heathenish in my views!
Heard an excellent speech last night by Sherwood Eddy on "The Challenge of the Present World Situation". He made among other significant remarks the one that he had just returned from Europe and came away fearing French Militarism greatly more than he had feared German Militarism in 1913, that it is just as alarming as that was then. He also said that_Europe is drifting rapidly back to war--a pleasant prospect! He
said that there was everywhere good feeling toward the U. S. and growing good feeling to England, but a rapidly intensity of bitterness and hard feeling toward France. I certainly reaped a harvest of information for my psych topics from him -- having just been working on crowd leadership, revivals, etc. I bet he could "revive" a crowd.of any size!
Buy a copy the Vassar number of ”Judge" - I think you will enjoy it. If you get it, send it
to me when you are through with it.
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403 DAVISON HOUSE
VASSAR COLLEGE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
Viola Wolfert showed me the debate picture her mother sent her from the St. Louis paper. Most of us are unrecognizable -- in addition it was beautifully inaccurate -- eight of us the team that beat Brown, having the last word. I should think eight against three would win any debate.
I expect to seclude myself on topic most of the week.
Miss Washburn told me if I took a psych course at Pitt she would let me take Abnormal Psych without any other course with it next semester. Do you know anything about their summer school. If we were home all July, and the thing lasted only a
month, there certainly would be no difficulty in so doing. I don't suppose you would let me, though.
Love,
Fannie
Another possibility, I may take Miss White's "Victor Hugo and his Times” next semester instead of English. However, we shall see. I am going to work the thing out in good earnest tomorrow,
VASSAR COLLEGE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
Viola Wolfert showed me the debate picture her mother sent her from the St. Louis paper. Most of us are unrecognizable -- in addition it was beautifully inaccurate -- eight of us the team that beat Brown, having the last word. I should think eight against three would win any debate.
I expect to seclude myself on topic most of the week.
Miss Washburn told me if I took a psych course at Pitt she would let me take Abnormal Psych without any other course with it next semester. Do you know anything about their summer school. If we were home all July, and the thing lasted only a
month, there certainly would be no difficulty in so doing. I don't suppose you would let me, though.
Love,
Fannie
Another possibility, I may take Miss White's "Victor Hugo and his Times” next semester instead of English. However, we shall see. I am going to work the thing out in good earnest tomorrow,
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A special meeting of the National Federation of Religious Liberals will be held [A Special Meeting of Religious Liberals] in Chicago, lll., May 17 to 18, following the annual meeting of the Western Unitarian Conference. The hours and places of sessions will be:
Wednesday, 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. (Chicago time), First Unitarian Church, Woodlawn avenue and East Fifty-Seventh street; Wednesday, 7.30 P. M. and Thursday, 10 A. M., 2 and 7.30 P. M., St. Paul’s on the Midway (Universalist), 6010 Dorchester Avenue.
The address of welcome at the opening session will be given by Rev. L. Ward Brigham, Chicago, followed by an address by the presiding officer, Rev. Marion D. Shutter, Minneapolis. The other speakers of the morning will be Rev. Preston Bradley of the People’s Church, Chicago, on “Liberalism in the Middle VV-est,” and Rev. Harry Adams Hersey of St. John’s Universalist Church, Muncie, Ind., on “The Call to the Liberal Ministry.”
The addresses at the afternoon session will be as follows: ““What Is Liberalism?”, Robert B. Day, Mid-West secretary Unitarian Laymen’s League, St. Louis, Mo.: “From Old to New,” Rev. M. M- Mangasarian, Chicago, and “Shall We Have War or Peace in Industry?’’. Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer, Moines, Io.
At the evening session Rev. Albert C. Dieffenbach, Boston, editor of the Christian Register, will speak: on “The Present Crisis in Protestantism," to be followed by Rev. Charles E. Snyder, Sioux City, Io., on “Our Opportunity in the Present Crisis,” and Rev. Frank C. Wicks, Indianapolis, Ind., on “Our Constructive Work."
Thursday morning “A. League of Churches -- For What?"’ will be discussed by Rev. Frank Durward Adams, Elgin, Ill., Rev. Fred M. Eliot, St. Paul, Minn., Rev. James W. Vallentyne, Oak Park, Ill., and Rev. W. Waldemar W. Argow, Cedar Rapids, lo. The
discussion of the topic will be continued in the afternoon and Rev. Charles H. Lyttle of the First Unitarian Church, Omaha, Neb., will speak on “The Prophetic Function of the Church and the Modern Demand for Efficiency.”
At the evening‘ session an historical address will be given by Rabbi Jacob I. Meyerovitz, St. Paul, Minn., on “Liberal Judaism, and the Jewish Contribution to Liberal Religion.” and the closing address will be given by' Rev. Augustus P. Record, Detroit, Mich.
Rev. Kaufman Kohler, president of Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, has been invited to preside at the Thursday sessions. All sessions will be open to the public.
A special meeting of the National Federation of Religious Liberals will be held [A Special Meeting of Religious Liberals] in Chicago, lll., May 17 to 18, following the annual meeting of the Western Unitarian Conference. The hours and places of sessions will be:
Wednesday, 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. (Chicago time), First Unitarian Church, Woodlawn avenue and East Fifty-Seventh street; Wednesday, 7.30 P. M. and Thursday, 10 A. M., 2 and 7.30 P. M., St. Paul’s on the Midway (Universalist), 6010 Dorchester Avenue.
The address of welcome at the opening session will be given by Rev. L. Ward Brigham, Chicago, followed by an address by the presiding officer, Rev. Marion D. Shutter, Minneapolis. The other speakers of the morning will be Rev. Preston Bradley of the People’s Church, Chicago, on “Liberalism in the Middle VV-est,” and Rev. Harry Adams Hersey of St. John’s Universalist Church, Muncie, Ind., on “The Call to the Liberal Ministry.”
The addresses at the afternoon session will be as follows: ““What Is Liberalism?”, Robert B. Day, Mid-West secretary Unitarian Laymen’s League, St. Louis, Mo.: “From Old to New,” Rev. M. M- Mangasarian, Chicago, and “Shall We Have War or Peace in Industry?’’. Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer, Moines, Io.
At the evening session Rev. Albert C. Dieffenbach, Boston, editor of the Christian Register, will speak: on “The Present Crisis in Protestantism," to be followed by Rev. Charles E. Snyder, Sioux City, Io., on “Our Opportunity in the Present Crisis,” and Rev. Frank C. Wicks, Indianapolis, Ind., on “Our Constructive Work."
Thursday morning “A. League of Churches -- For What?"’ will be discussed by Rev. Frank Durward Adams, Elgin, Ill., Rev. Fred M. Eliot, St. Paul, Minn., Rev. James W. Vallentyne, Oak Park, Ill., and Rev. W. Waldemar W. Argow, Cedar Rapids, lo. The
discussion of the topic will be continued in the afternoon and Rev. Charles H. Lyttle of the First Unitarian Church, Omaha, Neb., will speak on “The Prophetic Function of the Church and the Modern Demand for Efficiency.”
At the evening‘ session an historical address will be given by Rabbi Jacob I. Meyerovitz, St. Paul, Minn., on “Liberal Judaism, and the Jewish Contribution to Liberal Religion.” and the closing address will be given by' Rev. Augustus P. Record, Detroit, Mich.
Rev. Kaufman Kohler, president of Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, has been invited to preside at the Thursday sessions. All sessions will be open to the public.
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... church is devoting itself to a spiritual and medical ministry and to the operation of a hospital. There are two church buildings, twelve miles apart, at which Sunday and Wednesday afternoon and evening meetings are held every week, largely attended even “when the temperature falls to thirty degrees below zero. The hospital operated by the mission is the only one within a radius of a thousand miles and is doing wonderful work rescuing the natives from the ravages of tuberculosis and other dreadful diseases.
Twelve publicity conferences will be held this year under the auspices of the national department of publicity of the Episcopal-Church. Last year three conferences were held, one in New York. one in St. Louis, and one in Salt Lake City. This year, in order that representatives of the various dioceses and districts may more conveniently attend, the number was increased and will be held according to the following schedule: May 23, Richmond; May 24, Philadelphia; May 26, Boston; May 30, Utica; May 31, Cincinnati; June 2, Atlanta; June 6, Dallas; June 9, Denver; June 13, San Francisco; June 16, Portland; June 21, Minneapolis; June 23, Chicago. The conferences will consist of diocesan representatives appointed by the bishops, but other persons actively interested in church publicity are invited to attend and participate. At the conferences last year fifty-three dioceses and districts were represented. It is hoped that this year every diocese and district will have at least one representative present.
The anniversary of the Newton Theological Institution will occur June 4--6. President George E. Horr will preach the baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning, June 4, in the Baptist Church, Newton Centre. Monday i-at 10.30 A. M. the Society of the
Alumni will meet with the Boston Baptist Ministers’ Conference as guests. Rev.
Charles L. White, executive secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, will deliver the address. This will be followed by the alumni dinner, which also is open to members of the Ministers’ Conference, and will occupy the afternoon. Monday evening the Boston Baptist Social Union will entertain the faculty and senior class at “Newton Night” in Ford Hall. Rev. Harry E. Fosdick of Union Theological Seminary, New York, will deliver the address. Tuesday at 10.80 A. M. the Society of the Alumni will hold its memorial service for alumni who have died during the year. At 11 A. M. the oration before the alumni will be given; at 2 P. M. the alumni business meeting will be held, and the Commencement exercises come at 4 P. M., to be followed by the trustees’ dinner at 6 o’clock.
The 150th. anniversary of the founding of the North...
Twelve publicity conferences will be held this year under the auspices of the national department of publicity of the Episcopal-Church. Last year three conferences were held, one in New York. one in St. Louis, and one in Salt Lake City. This year, in order that representatives of the various dioceses and districts may more conveniently attend, the number was increased and will be held according to the following schedule: May 23, Richmond; May 24, Philadelphia; May 26, Boston; May 30, Utica; May 31, Cincinnati; June 2, Atlanta; June 6, Dallas; June 9, Denver; June 13, San Francisco; June 16, Portland; June 21, Minneapolis; June 23, Chicago. The conferences will consist of diocesan representatives appointed by the bishops, but other persons actively interested in church publicity are invited to attend and participate. At the conferences last year fifty-three dioceses and districts were represented. It is hoped that this year every diocese and district will have at least one representative present.
The anniversary of the Newton Theological Institution will occur June 4--6. President George E. Horr will preach the baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning, June 4, in the Baptist Church, Newton Centre. Monday i-at 10.30 A. M. the Society of the
Alumni will meet with the Boston Baptist Ministers’ Conference as guests. Rev.
Charles L. White, executive secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, will deliver the address. This will be followed by the alumni dinner, which also is open to members of the Ministers’ Conference, and will occupy the afternoon. Monday evening the Boston Baptist Social Union will entertain the faculty and senior class at “Newton Night” in Ford Hall. Rev. Harry E. Fosdick of Union Theological Seminary, New York, will deliver the address. Tuesday at 10.80 A. M. the Society of the Alumni will hold its memorial service for alumni who have died during the year. At 11 A. M. the oration before the alumni will be given; at 2 P. M. the alumni business meeting will be held, and the Commencement exercises come at 4 P. M., to be followed by the trustees’ dinner at 6 o’clock.
The 150th. anniversary of the founding of the North...
