Word: christian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Died. Christian Michelsen, 68, first premier of Norway, who took a large part in securing the separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905; at Oslo...
...people marry? Not-so the Rev. Paul Dresser of Bath, Maine, aroused the National Council of Swedenborgian Ministers, meeting at Cincinnati, last week, by telling them-not solely for the procreation of children. "Marriage itself, in its purity, is the precious jewel of the Christian religion, and is heaven on earth." Mr. Dresser went on to quote Mrs. Margaret Sanger on the race of morons which is threatening our civilization. Said he: ''God only knows, how many hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of children are born every year, of whom it could truthfully be said...
Olden Days. An historically-minded writer in The Christian Science Monitor unearthed a report of Yale's commencement exercises in 1820: "'The day was very fine and an unusual number of visitants from abroad was present. . . . The exercises of the day were received with universal approbation and reflected the highest honor upon the institution and the Young Gentlemen who graduated...
...This year's General Assembly was dominated by a spirit of Christian charity. The new moderator, Dr. Charles R. Erdman, is a man of peace. Thank God for Dr. Erdman...
...step into this pulpit dedicated to the memories of two Christian mothers,* with a deep desire to prove worthy of the high trust. I, too, have a mother in the unseen world. The last time I ever saw her, and the last time she ever saw me with earthly eyes, was here in New York on the night that I was ordained to the Christian ministry. May she, too, join the group that looks down from the battlements of Heaven to bless us here...