Word: laymen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Religious Union will hold its first meeting of the year this evening at 7.30 in Brooks House. Professor F. G. Peabody and Dr. Samuel Crothers will speak. It is the plan of the union to hold occasional meetings throughout the year, which will be addressed by prominent pastors and laymen. All members of the University who attend liberal churches are especially urged to be present...
...been received and all indications point to a large and enjoyable reception. Bishop Lawrence, Dr. Donald, Dean Hodges, Rev. William B. King, Rev. Charles Perry, and Rev. Edward Abbott will be present of the clergy, Professors Shaler, de Sumichrast, Morgan, Wendell, and others of the University, and several prominent laymen of Boston and Cambridge...
...occasion promises to be even more complete and enjoyable than the former. Bishop Lawrence, Dr. Donald, Dean Hodges, Rev. Wm. B. King, Rev. Charles Perry, and Rev. Edward Abbott will be present of the clergy, Professors Shaler, de Sumichrast, Morgan, Wendell, and others of the University, and several prominent laymen of Boston and Cambridge...
...however, the relation of religion to civil authority is precisely opposite. As laymen could pretend to no authority over members of the clergy, so now the church holds no power over the civillaw. The church is, in a sense, "established." It is recognized and protected by the law. The constitution of our country makes no requirement of religious belief to make a person eligible for office. Moreover, it forbids the passage of any laws for the benefit of any sect. All beliefs are tolerated, and the law that offers them its protection is independent of them, just as the church...
...prominence which Bishop Keane has received in New England, and the marked attention which men of all creeds have heretofore paid to his utterances, is assurance of a large audience. Invitations to seats on the platform have been sent to members of the faculty, to prominent clergymen and laymen...