Word: belief
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...which refuse to recognize the Methodist as a legitimate branch of the Church of God. It is natural to look up to the power and splendor of churches so long established and to be dissatisfied with the newness of the Methodist sect. Yet the creeds of these denominations express belief in the Holy Catholic Church and the Communion of Saints. The Catholic Church denotes in its broadest sense all who are saints in Christ. The phrase, "Communion of Saints," also should be taken in its broadest meaning. It does not refer to monks and anchorites alone...
...denomination can claim to be exclusively Christian. Since the Holy Catholic Church embraces the whole body of the church of God, it must include every branch. The communion of saints implies no identity of denomination, but sympathy of purpose and belief. We must recognize our relation to the disembodied spirit of saints in Heaven. It is from them that our true succession comes, a succession far more important than an apostolic transmission of sanctification. It is better that we cannot hold intercourse with them. Our belief in them and reverence for them gives inspiration and strength to our Christian faith...
...earliest religion of which there is any trace, was one in which the principal manifestations of nature were personified and worshipped. This was the period of the Vedas. The early religion of nature degenerated into a degraded ritualistic system with which began the growth of asceticism and belief in pantheism. At this time there came a number of sects, each one of which offered its own way to heaven. There is no doubt that there was much that was holy and noble about many of these teachings. The outgrowth of this period was the idea of the Supreme Being...
...communicating this vote the Athletic Committee desires to express its belief in the principle, sanctioned by an almost unbroken line of precedents, that captains of athletic teams should be chosen from undergraduate students...
Finally, in living a Christian life, we must make it the expression of a noble and confident belief. We should put the spirit of our religion into our every act in such a cheerful and manly way that others will be attracted to it. We must be careful not to repel men by obtruding our religion upon them...