Word: amenities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep. . . . Make you perfect in every good work to do His will . . . through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever, Amen...
...with us not to take the prisoners. . . . One fellow dropped down on his knees at once in the aisle, and all the rest of us fellows of the gang all knelt in silent prayer. Then the prayer was broken up when a drunk guy in the gang yelled 'Amen, Brother...
...should a preacher pronounce "Amen?" A short, brisk "aymen" or a long "ah-men?" Few laymen care, but Rev. Alfred Merrill Eells of Esperance, N. Y. came out flatly last week against what he called "ahhhhhhmen." In The Presbyterian he declared that it is an imitation, taken by the Methodists from the Episcopalians who took it from the Roman Catholics. Wrote Presbyterian Eells: "It gives the impression of affectation. ........It is contrary to devotional custom. . . . It is ant-Scriptural. . . . Christ never used it, the Apostles never used it, and the New Testament Church never used it, . . . God has abundantly answered...
...kept my mouth shut and let the Bishop talk. The rest did me so much good that I have ever since kept Monday as a day of silence." Dr. Fisher is famed for the way he ends his prayers, looking toward heaven and saying firmly: "For JESUS' sake, Amen...
...road to Thee by means of a Star, grant unto us, we beseech Thee, a journey prosperous and free from harm; that accompanied by Thy Holy Angel, we may arrive safely at our present destination and come at last to the port of eternal salvation, through Christ Our Lord, Amen...