Word: christs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Andrew J. Volstead clapping his hand to the shoulder of Jesus Christ in the manner of one who makes an arrest; William J. Bryan spilling a jar of wine made by holy miracle out of water; William H. Anderson at the doorway in a derby hat. This parable?a raid on the marriage feast of Cana, painted by J. Francois Kaufman and exhibited last year in Manhattan?led to the arrest and conviction of Abraham S. Baylinson, Secretary of the Society of Independent Artists, for "violation of public decency." Last week an Appellate Court reversed the decision, returned...
...that, somehow, it has a prescriptive right to nominate a presidential candidate. It has met for this purpose; and the right requires no definition. When the College of Cardinals assembles behind closed doors, the layman knows well what its business is. Last week, the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America met in Atlanta. One of the reasons for its meeting was to define and redefine its purpose. Follows an attempted definition in the light of history: General History. Since the 1st Century, there has always been more than one society or "church" calling itself Christian. But about...
...Conditions have changed more in the past ten years than in any other such period since the birth of Christ," he said, "and each change brings about closer contact with our fellow men at the other ends of the earth." He stated that on this account there is a greater need for sympathy among peoples, which might be founded on the broadening type of education...
...study of Jesus of Nazareth. The blurbs talked about Jesus with that striking familiarity that characterizes the sermons of the Humanists. There was nothing misleading or misrepresentative about this, for it was the view of the article itself. Strictly orthodox folk were shocked, perhaps, and liberals delighted, to hear Christ spoken of as "the most popular dinner guest in Jerusalem . . . criticized because he spent so much time in the company of publicans and sinners and enjoyed society too much...
...general subject of the course, which consists of six lectures and is given annually by some eminent clergyman, a last year. "The Life of Christ". This evening Bishop Headlam will discuss "The Teaching of Jesus...