Word: civilization
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...selection of the bishop by the apostles, or even of diocesan episcopacy. The bishops were not priests, but officers of the church, charged with preserving order and repressing heresy. The imposition of hands, upon which so much stress is often laid, was a Jewish custom used in inaugurating both civil and religious officers. The universal verdict of scholars is that episcopacy arose from presbytery. In the early anglican church no effort was made to put the biship on a higher level than the rest of the priesthood, and it was even admitted that the church had the right to abolish...
Since the completion of his "Memorial History of Boston," Mr. Justin Winsor, at present the librarian of Harvard, has devoted his attention to editing a "Narrative and Critical History of America." The work covers the ground up to the civil war, and the first of the eight volumes is devoted to the period before the European discoveries. The book is a collection of articles by various writers, with critical essays and notes by Mr. Windsor. The history is not continuous, and only the salient points of each period are treated. A knowledge of American history is requisite for the reader...
...Bronson, L. S., claimed that the Mills bill was a jump at free trade. The country has flourished under the tariff to a remarkable degree. The speaker then touched upon Cleveland's attitude in civil service and the fisheries question...
...President Cleveland's civil service pledges have not been fulfilled.- Letters of Grover Cleveland, dated August 18, 1884, Dec. 25, 1884, Sept. 11, 1885, and Dec. 8, 1885; inaugural address, March 4, 1885 (in the daily press); speech of Senator Hale, Jan. 11, 1888. (in the Congressional Record...
...cause of civil service reform will fare better under Cleveland than under Harrison.- Civil Service Record...