Word: faithful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Earle E. Liederman and the rest of the man-builders may shortly find themselves with a royal client. George V, by the grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India and so forth, has finally taken a good look at himself as others see him and is evidently ill pleased at the spectacle. The royal portrait by Charles Simms, R.A., which was recently exhibited in New York has been withdrawn from the Royal Academy by official request from Buckingham Palace...
...historical task lies ahead and a duty higher than that imposed by party considerations faces us. I have faith in Germany...
Prayer Book Reform. Numerous steps were taken in the process of Prayer Book reform. The "39 Articles of Faith," adopted by the Church in 1562 to distinguish it from other Protestant Churches and the Roman Catholic Church, were dropped. "Obey" and "with all my worldly goods I thee endow" were dropped from the marriage service. Such expressions as "miserable sinners," "the vengeance of God," "the wrath of God" were dropped as medieval. ' The proposal to change "the grin of a dog" to "the snarl of a dog" was defeated. The Litany was amended to petition for those who travel...
...will be substantially all wasted in an effort to enforce the law if there does not exist a strong and vigorous determination on the part of the people to observe the law. . . . Mr. Coolidge concluded with the words: "It is only by a constant renewal and extension of our faith, that we can expect to enlarge and improve the moral and spiritual life of the nation. Without that faith all that we have of an enlightened civilization cannot endure...
Last week, an article in the Boston Herald (allegedly published to anticipate an article in the November Atlantic Monthly) gave as the decision of a minority of the scientists the theory that, in all good faith, Margery had exhibited powers of hypnosis and automatism only; nothing inexplicable or supernormal. Even to this conservative statement, a majority of the scientists, swiftly dissented, declaring there had been "trickery," conscious or unconscious, and retracting their previous agreement with the hypnosis theory...