Word: christian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Jane B. Coates, of the "Spiritualist Church of America," asserted: "I have saved many young girls from marrying the wrong man and have kept others from going wrong. My religion goes back to Jesus Christ. Houdini does not know I am a Christian...
...last week announcement of Sir Henry's benefaction, it probably runs into several millions of dollars, was given to the world by him from the Hotel Biltmore, Manhattan. The significance of the gift lies in the fact that Christian unity has hitherto been one of the most orated and one of the least supported ideals in Christendom. Great churchmen like Bishop Brent, Cardinal Mercier, John R. Mott, have given much of their lives to it, but few philanthropists* have given their fortunes to it. Now there is money, as well as voices, to propagate the ideal...
...John D. Rockefeller Sr. is an exception, but even his benefactions to agencies promoting Christian unity are small in proportion to his other gifts...
...officer" of Marshal Feng's army seated on a bench in a special compartment, and was called in when the officer needed a corkscrew. Thereafter they sat toping and smoking for some time, although "of course [Mr. Morley was] not unfamiliar with the tradition that the soldiers of the 'Christian General' neither smoke nor drink...
...culture of the country of which the adherents are citizens. Its ritual is quite up to date. From the Temple pulpits on Sunday morning (this shift of the Sabbath solemnities is a jibing with convenience) the congregations hear lectures hung on current news topics, as do those of many Christian churches. Yet one must note that the pulpit sideshows so currently prevalent are largely eschewed in Jewish houses of worship...