Word: christs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Apostles' Creed affirms that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, that he descended into Hell, that he rose (bodily) from the dead, and now "He sitteth on the right hand of God." These statements have been stumbling blocks to many within the Church and without. The bishops emphatically pronounce that belief in these statements has been, is and shall be required of all those who desire baptism or ordination in the Protestant Episcopal Church...
Teaching of these facts concerning Jesus Christ is obligatory upon every deacon, priest and bishop...
...self-mortification. On a visit to Alexandria he meets Thaïs, beautiful courtesan who worships Venus. Nicias, a young Sybaritic philosopher, has bought her love for one week. The monk Athena? perceives in a vision that his mission is to spiritualize Thaïs, to make her the bride of Christ. His ancient comrade, Pelamon, says: "My son, ne'er mingle with the people of this era"; Nicias laughs in scorn; the mob throws stones; yet he succeeds in reforming Thaïs. Thaïs sees the emptiness of pleasure, is led in ecstacy to a convent. Then Athana? leaves...
...Prayer. Papini* has sent to America " The Prayer of Papini for the Second Coming of Christ." It is in the manner of a dramatic soliloquy. Thus...
...manifesto is in the form of a symposium collected by the American Academy of Political and Social Science and edited by Rev. John A. Ryan, a director in the National Catholic Welfare Council, and by Rev. F. Ernest Johnson, a secretary of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America...