Word: faithfully
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...temple officials are almost universally gracious and hospitable toward Christianity, and most of our summer student conferences are held in Buddhist and Confucian temples. I could pray that some of our learned Christian leaders might have more of the spirit of Christ and of the Gautama?might have more faith in God, and not be so fearful of their little brand of religion being overturned by tolerance toward other faiths. Intolerance will never make the world Christian, but sympathetic understanding of God-likeness wherever we find it will redeem the world. DRYDEN L. PHELPS...
...Majesty George V, by the Grace of God King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, had donned the uniform of a colonel-in-chief of the Royal Horse Guards. Her Majesty the Queen-Empress shimmered majestically, clad in a gown of silver tissue overlaid with tulle embroidered with pearls, wearing a tiara of diamonds, the blazing Order of the Garter, many another twinkly gem of price and a train of Irish point lace. As the supreme moments ticked on, many...
...fence to hoot at volleyball and Christianity. Came a troop of well-organized students from a nearby Chinese government school and joined the hooligans, broke down the fence, swarmed upon the volleyball field. The converts, attacked, left off their game, flew with their fists to the defense of their faith...
...putting too much emphasis on material things. . . . But no doubt a most conclusive answer to such criticism lies in the fact that material prosperity cannot be secured unless it rests upon spiritual realities it is impossible to create a commercial system which is not built on credit, confidence, and faith. Without the elements of honor and honesty there can be no economic advance. If the requirements of character be withdrawn from our business structure the whole fabric would collapse. IF AMERICA IS ADVANCING ECONOMICALLY. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE DEEP RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS OF ITS PEOPLE...
...wealth Mr. Coolidge thus informs us, is the measure of our faith. We are rich because we are honest. The entire structure of industrial America is builder upon ultimate spiritual realities and only because it is so builded, does it endure. So speaks the man who told Europe that if it had conducted its affairs as intelligently and efficiently as we have conducted ours, it would be as happy and prosperous...