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...become a popular organ. . . ." But Founder Godkin would have suffered a severe shock could he have seen last week how far The Nation had gone along the road on which he started it. For Godkin's politics were fairly spongy compared to The Nation's present devout and single-minded Leftism...
...World War I, many a devout Briton believed that, during the Battle of Mons, Aug. 23, 1914, a heavenly host of angels appeared on the side of the British Contemptibles whose magnificent rifle fire was almost as effective as that of a machine gun, and saved them from complete annihilation. World War II has begun sprouting its crop of miracles. Last week...
...spiritualization? I think that Christianity will bitterly resent the gratuitous inference. . . . Dr. Witt pursues his blundering and ill-considered way by gratuitously unitarianizing most of Christendom [i.e., by remarking that Christians no longer believe Jesus divine]. As a Jew, I unqualifiedly condemn Rabbi Witt for this affront. . . . The truly devout Christian of whatever denomination has far more respect for the Jew who, conscientious to his own religious loyalties, does not observe Christmas, than for the Witt type of Jew who tries to crawl into Christmas observance, salving what remains of his Jewish conscience by endeavoring to water down and compromise...
Saint Nicholas & Black Peter. Slow in some respects, the Dutch had outspeeded other Europeans in the matter of Santa Claus last week, as they do every year. To strict Calvinistic subjects of devout Queen Wilhelmina it would smack of blasphemy to observe Dec. 25 otherwise than with solemn thanks in church for the birth of their Savior. They figure, however, that Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas, the patron saint of Generosity, was born on Dec. 6, do their giving then. Dutchmen conceive the Saint as a bishop whose ecclesiastic dignity is above lugging presents around in a sack. This...
...World-Helen C. White - Macmillan ($2.50). The vicissitudes of an idealistic young Catholic priest in the French Revolution. Studious and devout, it will most interest Roman Catholic readers...