Word: loved
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Philosophers have said that the existence of pain and wrong is hard to reconcile with the idea of a God of love. In fact, ever since men began to seek for truth this matter has been the burden of their thought. The result has usually been that in order to defend the infinity of God's goodness they have had to admit that his power was finite. This was the position of John Stuart Mill, - the Manichaean view, though Mr. Mill did not go so far as to personify evil. The Calvinistic view is really nearer to modern thought, when...
...Christ never said exactly what it was. He compared it to many things but never defined it. If we study his teachings we learn that he is preparing a kingdom of all those who are trying to lead a pure, true life, and who seek to serve God, and love Him with all their hearts...
...into the work other men who were not members of any religious organization, but were ready to help in the common charity. The reason that brought men of different creeds and doctrines together to work side by side lay in the fact that they all felt the same deep love for God and man, and they knew that these sentiments were best expressed by philanthropic work...
...embodiment of aspiration. There a man lost all sense of self and turned his thoughts to the life to come. The chief purpose of the association was to afford a man an opportunity of continuing his early home training in religion, and to increase daily his knowledge and love of God. The society did not stand for stagnation, but for perpetual learning...
Professor Carpenter spoke of the difference between England and America in the fellowship of their churches. At Oxford he was not allowed to address the Y. M. C. A. because he was a Unitarian. He urged the members to cherish and love this fellowship between churches of all denominations, which he had noticed as so remarkable at Harvard...