Word: christian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...does it require any studied argument to make a Christian of John Tyler. As a member of the Episcopal Church he talked the language of Jesus. When being solicited to help the son of one of his political persecutors he said, "I would seek no sweeter revenge over my enemies than to do them favors...
...general, U. S. Christian missionaries deplore the instantaneous affinity displayed by pragmatic young Chinese for Dewey doctrines. To him and to many of them the Kingdom of Heaven and the Prince of Peace seem nearly destitute of practicality...
...High Princes") toward the Western nations had been maintained for centuries in accordance with the following typical Shogun's proclamation: "So long as the sun warms the earth let no Christian be so bold as to come to Japan. Let all know that if King Philip † himself or even the very God of the Christian contravene this prohibition they shall pay for it with their heads. Let them think no more of us, just as if we were no longer in the world...
Presently the Child-Governor was sent to school in England, where he quickly became Occidentalized, even to the extent of always using by preference an "underground" or subway when one is available. He has not, however, become a Christian...
...trying to interest Preacher Straton in atheism, because he "wanted to convert the leader of the opposition." The nude pictures were intended to appeal to "his aesthetic side if he had any." Atheist Smith pointed out that it would be quite natural for a clergyman to send an atheist Christian propaganda. After so doing, Atheist Smith was found guilty of sending letters with intent to annoy. The judges sentenced him to $100 fine or 30 days in the workhouse. Atheist Smith paid the fine, but appealed their verdict...