Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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WILLIAM HERBERT PERRY, an American educator; born in Worcester, Mass., Jan. 15, 1859; was graduated at Brown University in 1880, and at the Newton Theological Seminary in 1884; held pastorates in Springfield, Mass., and New York City; was long a trustee of Brown and Rochester Universities; lecturer at the University of Chicago and at Yale. He was made president of Brown University in June, 1899. He wrote "The Educational Ideals in the Ministry" (1908); "What Does Christianity Mean?" (1912); "Social Aspects of Foreign Missions" (1914); "Religion and War" (1918). He has fre quently contributed to various periodicals. a

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