Zbc THnit>ersit$ of (CbicagoPfiCC $J#00 FOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Single CopiesPer Year 5 CentsUniversity RecordPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYCHICAGOZbe TELnivexBitv ot CbiaiQO pressVOL II, NO. 31. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. OCTOBER 29, 1897.Entered in the post office Chicago, Illinois, as second-class matter.CONTENTS,I. The Missionary Outlook. By the Rev. AmoryH. Bradford, D.D. 251-252II. Official Notices 25aIII. Official Reports: Beecher Hall - 252-253IV. Recent Numbers of University Periodicals - - 253V. Honor to Head Professor Michelson - - - 253-254VI. Monthly Receptions at the Women's Halls - 254VII. The Calendar 254The Missionary Outlook*After remarking on the significance of the factthat Chicago University invites Christian workers tomeet in the consideration of the problem of missions,Dr. Bradford called attention to the fact that intellectual and spiritual unrest are always signs of life,and that every great advance in the missionary servicehas been coincident with periods of theological conflict and controversy. The illustrations of this truthwere found in the Protestant Reformation in Germany, the Evangelical Revival and Oxford Movementin Great Britain, and the Unitarian controversy inthis country. There is no room for discouragementin the missionary outlook. The old theology and thenew equally believe in the kingdom of God and seekits advancement. Nevertheless there are certain factswhich need to be faced. In this country there iswidespread scepticism as to the value of foreign* Abstract of an address delivered by the Rev. Amory H. Bradford, Mont Clair, N. J., at the University Conference,Assembly Room, Haskell Oriental Museum, Monday,October 4. missions. It manifests itself especially in the tone inwhich the subject is discussed by individuals and in thepublic press. There seems to be a feeling that theethnic religions are better for the people who holdthem than Christianity would be. In view of thesefacts it is important that we should ask why this condition exists. One cause is an imperfect knowledge ofthe ethnic religions. Another is the incorrect reportsof those who make the tour of the globe who presumeto speak with authority, but who see only what theyare led to see by hotel guides. They do not study themissionary work. Another cause is the pressure ofother work at home. People are giving in so manyways that there is no longer the concentration whichformerly existed.A study of the foreign field shows that the outlookis altogether encouraging. In India, Japan and Chinathe kingdom of God, if not any ecclesiastical organization, is making distinct advances. This is especiallytrue in India, where the missionaries are serving thepeople so heroically in a time of famine ; in Japan,where a period of healthful growth has succeeded oneof unnatural enthusiasm ; in China, where even theofficials are taking counsel of the missionaries. Concerning the whole subject the following suggestionswere made :There is a broad difference in nations and peoples.The work cannot be done in civilized but non-Christian lands, as it would be among barbarians.The man and the method must be adapted to thepeople.252 UNIVERSITY RECORDThere are common elements in all the faiths of theworld, and these ought to be gladly recognized. Somephases of some of them are as near to Christianitythat a change only of one or two proper names woulddeceive any who were not familiar with their interiorworking. But while that which is good in the ethnicreligions should be unreservedly and gratefully recognized, care should be taken not to convey the impression that their systems of morality are to be compared with the revelation of grace as given by JesusChrist.In all missionary work there should be patience, forin proportion as men are near to Christianity they willbe loyal to their old views. The missionary has tocontend not only against a religious faith but againstthat faith supported both by heredity and environment.A few more practical suggestions were then offered.In some way influence should be brought to bearupon Christian people who make the tour of theworld to induce them to intelligently study and honestly report the work of the missionaries.In all civilized non-Christian lands the greater partof the teaching, preaching and publishing in thefuture must be done by natives, while our work shouldbe to develop and train native leaders.The next step forward in the line of missionarymethod should be a common movement for sendingChristian teachers of world-wide prominence andpower to lecture in such lands as India, China andJapan. Second-rate men will not do for this service.The people there know our best, and will listen to noothers.There should be a clearer appreciation of theessential nature of the ethnic faiths by all religiousteachers. Preachers of today must help their peopleto understand that Christianity is better than otherfaiths, and they can do so only as they intelligentlystudy those faiths.Of even greater importance is the duty of allChristians to present a united front to the world.Missionary work is hindered by sectarian division.The people are beginning to ask very seriously whetherthere is not a wicked waste in the administration ofmissionary affairs caused solely by denominationalrivalries, and the people abroad are asking which formof religion is really Christian when so many of themare presented to them. There should be a united front.Never was there more enthusiasm or consecrationin the service than today ; and never were more youngmen and women offering themselves for the mostdifficult fields. There is no reason why any shouldjong for the good old days. They were not so good as we sometimes imagine, and they will never comeagain. Commerce has changed ; industry has changed;travel has changed ; and missionary methods must beadapted to the progress which the world has made inall other departments of thought and life, and theyare being so adapted, and the immediate future willshow the result in such a movement of the nationstoward the kingdom of God as this world has neveryet seen.Official Notices.Senior Division Lectures. — The Division Lectures before Senior Divisions II-VI will be given byAssociate Professor James H. Tufts. Subject, "TheSignificance of the Chief Factors in Human Progress," Wednesdays, at 10:30 a.m., Lecture Room, CobbLecture Hall.The Divinity School Council. — The members ofthe council for the ensuing six months elected at ameeting of the Divinity School, October 16, are asfollows :O. J. Price, President.E. D. Varney, Vice-President.J. M. P. Smith, Secretary.J. G. Briggs, Jr., Treasurer.H. S. Gait, Chairman of Devotional Committee.D. E. Miller, Chairman of Missionary Committee.Frank Woods, Chairman of Public Speaking Committee.F. D. Elmer, Chairman of Athletics Committee.W. P. Behan, Chairman of Social Committee.The council will meet with President Harper on thesecond Friday of each month, from 2:00-2:30 p.m.Official Reports.The Report of Beecher Hall for the SummerQuarter 1897 is as follows :Head of the House. — Associate Professor Julia E.Bulkley.Counsellor. — Assistant Professor Frank JustusMiller.Residents. — Misses Allen, Alldred, Burnham, Burgess, Bell, Conway, Dudley, Duurloo, First, Greene,Griffith, Maud Hamilton, Rene Hamilton, Hechtenberg,Hofer, Hubbard, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, King,Krembs, La Tourette, Leary, Levy, Lutz, Mack,Jeanette McDonald, Cora McDonald, McGuire, McVoy,Mering, Merriam, Mitchell, Morris, Newman, O'Conner,Pettigrew, Perkins, Persons, Poole, Pound, Reid,Reynolds, Rupp, Smith, Turney, Van Benschoten,UNIVERSITY RECORD 253Wallace, Williams, Mary Wilson, Wealtha Wilson,Weichard. Mrs. De Bruler, de Jarnette, Gray, Henderson, Minckwitz.Events. — Lawn fete and State rally, Foster, Kelly,Beecher; Lawn reception with Foster and Kelly toFaculty and students of the University; Tally-horide ; Chaucer reading, Professor Hempl of MichiganState University ; address, " New York City Government," Rev. Dr. Faunce of New York City ; dinner byHead of the House to Vacation School Teachers of theUniversity Settlement and prominent visiting andresident educators; House entertainment of musicand readings; address, "Oxford University," ProfessorPoulton, of the University of Oxford, England ; lawnreception by women of the Quadrangles; entertainment of the University Choir and college songs ; addresses and entertainment by various members of theFaculty and of the House ; Subjects : " Travels inPalestine," two evenings; Readings from Kipling;selections from Walter Pater ; Children' Songs.Recent Numbers of University Periodicals.The School Review for October has as its introductory article "The High School course in Chemistry." This is the statement prepared by theDepartment of Chemistry of the University whichwas mentioned at a recent conference of the secondaryschools. There are suggestions as to the best methodsof work in the high school, and also a valuable bibliography of the works best suited for the use ofteachers of chemistry. Other articles are, " The Preparation of the High School Teacher of Mathematics,"by Paul H. Hanus; "Field Work in Geology andPhysical Geography," by Ralph S. Tarr ; " PhysicalGeography in Secondary Schools," by Albert PerryBrigham; the second article on " History and Geography in the Higher Schools of Germany," by JamesE. Russell ; the Outlook Notes by the editor, and theusual book reviews and notes.Vol. XIV of the American Journal op SemiticLanguages and Literatures begins with the Octobernumber. Dr. R. F. Harper gives the third series ofpapers on " Assyriological Notes." C. Levias continues in a third paper his " Grammar of the AramaicIdiom contained in the Babylonian Talmud." Thereare twelve pages of book notices and five pages ofSemitic bibliography covering the publications inthis department of literature from July to Septemberof the current year. These bibliographical notes,representing a vast amount of labor in their compilation, make a valuable feature of the publication. The Astrophysical Journal for October will nodoubt be received with special interest by astronomers,owing to the recent dedication of the Yerkes Astronomical Observatory. The table of contents is asfollows :"Changes in the Wave-Frequencies of the Lines ofEmission Spectra of Elements, their Dependence uponthe Elements themselves and upon the Physical Conditions under which they are produced," by W. J.Humphreys ; " The New Series in the Spectrum ofHydrogen," by J. R. Rydberg ; "On Triplets withConstant Differences in the Line Spectrum ofCopper," by J. R. Rydberg ; " Re'sume' of Solar Observations made at the Royal Observatory of the RomanCollege during the first half of 1897," by P. Tacchini ;" Heliographic Positions," I, by Frank W. Very ;Minor Contributions and Notes ; Recent Publications.Honor to Head Professor Michelson.Head Professor Albert A. Michelson has justreceived a letter announcing his selection as a memberof the International Committee of Weights and Measures, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofBenjamin F. Gould, United States Representativefor the last ten years. Membership in this committeeis for life. The business of the organization whichconsists of representatives of fourteen nations, is tosecure for the world uniform standards of weights andmeasures. The distinguished honor of election tothis committee came unsolicited to Professor Michelson, in recognition of his successful experiments indetermining the length of a meter by wave-lengths.The official letter of notification reads :Comite International des Poids et Mesures.Berlin et Neuchdtel, le 25 septembre 1897.Monsieur et tres-honore collegue,Nous accomplissons le plus agre'able devoir en vousapprenant que le Comite international des Poids etMesures, prevenu par son bureau, dans la stance du15 avril dernier, d'avoir a remplir les deux vacancesqui s'etaient produites dans son sein par la mort duDr. Gould et du prof esseur Ferraris, vient de proc£dera ces elections par correspondance, et qu'il resulte dudepouillement des treize bulletins de vote queVous avez 4t4 nomme', a Vunanimite', Membre duComite' international des Poids et Mesures, commesuceesseur du Dr. Gould.Assures que vous voudrez vous rendre h cet appelunanime de vos collegues, qui a rencontre' dgalementl'approbation du Gouvernement de Washington, noussommes persuades que vous continuerez h rendre,comme Membre du Comite, les plus grands services hnotre ceuvre scientifique internationale, qui a dej&bene'ficie' de votre beau travail sur la relation entre lalongueur du Metre et celle de certaines ondes lumi-neuses. 254 UNIVERSITY RECORDNous saisissons cette occasion pour vous exprimer,Monsieur et tres-honore" collegue, avec nos sentimentsd'amicale confraternity, l'assurance de notre hauteconsideration.Le President,Le Secretaire, Foerster0Dr. Ad. Hirsch.Monsieur le Professeur Michelson,Membre du Comite' international des Poidset Mesures, a Chicago.Monthly Receptions at the Women's Halls.The monthly receptions at the Women's halls, towhich all members of the University are cordiallyinvited, will be resumed in November in accordancewith the following schedule :First Monday, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Beecher Hall.Second Monday, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Kelly Hall.Third Monday, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Nancy Foster Hall.Miss Julia E. Bulkley,Head of Beecher House.Miss Marion Talbot,Head of Kelly House.Miss Myra Reynolds,Head of Nancy Foster House.The Calendar.october 29-nov ember 6, 1897.Friday, October 29.Chapel-Assembly : Graduate Schools. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10: 30 a.m.Special Meeting of Board of Student Organizations,Publications, and Exhibitions, 4:00 p.m.The Mathematical Club meets in Ryerson PhysicalLaboratory, Room 35, 4: 00 p.m." On Implicit Functions of Several Variables," by Dr.Hancock.Notes : " Computation of fba log x dx as limit of a sum,"by Mr. Emery ; " On Cantor "II, by Professor Bolza.Saturday, October 30.Administrative Board of Libraries, Laboratories, andMuseums, 8:30 a.m.Faculties of the Graduate Schools, 10:00 a.m.Faculty of the Divinity School, 11:30 a.m.Sunday, October 31.Vesper Service. Kent Theater, 4:00 p.m.Union meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,Haskell Oriental Museum, Assembly Room, 7: 00 p.m.Monday, November 1.Chapel -Assembly : Junior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Junior CollegeStudents). Germanic Seminar meets in B 11, Cobb Lecture Hall3:00 p.m.Miss Bronck : " Lenau's Briefe an Sophie Ldwenthal."Mrs. Eaton : " Fragment eines Gedichts von Frauenlob.*'Tuesday, November 2.Chapel-Assembly: Senior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m. (required of Senior CollegeStudents).Informal Talks on Books of Today by Assistant Professor Crow, Lecture Room, Cobb Hall, 3 :00 p.m.Hall Caine : The Christian.Botanical Club meets in the Botanical Buildings5: 00 p.m. Review of recent papers :Head Professor John M. Coulter: "Germination of thepollen grain and the nutrition of the pollen tube,'*by J. Reynolds Green.John G. Coulter: "Groom: Leaves of Lathrsea and alliedScrophulariaceee."Henry C. Cowles: " Warming: Halophyte Studies."University Chorus, Kent Theater, 7:15 p.m.Wednesday, November 3.Lectures before Senior Divisions II-VI, 10:30 a.m»(see p. 252).The Zoological Club meets in the large Lecture Roomof the Zoological Building, 4: 00 p.m.Mr. Packard will review some recent literature on Spermatogenesis and Mr. Hunter a paper on the Structure ofthe nerve cells of the Nimerteans.The Geological Club meets in the Lecture Room ofWalker Museum, 4:30 p.m.There will be a lantern exhibition of views of glaciers.Prayer Meeting of the Y. M. C. A., Lecture Room.Cobb Lecture Hall, 7:00 p.m.The Political Science and History Club meets in theFaculty Room, Haskell Museum, 8: 00 p.m.Dr. Boyd: " The Amendment of the State Constitutions. '*English Club meets in Lecture Room, Cobb LectureHall, 8:00 p.m.William Norman Guthrie, of Cincinnati, will give anaddress on " Symbolism of Shelley's Prometheus Unbound."Thursday, November 4.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Meeting of the Y. W. C. A., Assembly Hall, HaskellMuseum, 10:30 a.m.Friday, November 5.Chapel-Assembly : Graduate Schools.— Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Saturday, November 6.Administrative Board of Physical Culture andAthletics, 8:30 a.m.Administrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, 10: 00 a.m.The University Senate, 11 : 30 a.m.Material for the UNIVEKSITY" RECOKB must he sent to the Kecorder by THURSDAY,, 8:30 A.M., inorder to be published in the issue of the same week.