Word: orthodox
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...birth of Venizelos, two Greek Orthodox priests and two Mohammedan hodjas had prayed in four different languages for two days and two nights that he might have a long life; for his mother had lost her first two children. On the third day, now 60 years ago, a boy was born and a priest named Yarotheos (old god) on account of his miraculous powers baptized him, saying: "I baptize, thee Eleutherios (Liberty), for thou shalt deliver our long suffering Crete from the tyranny of the Turk...
...invaded by Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, Austria. Her independence was again declared in 1917 and since then the Government has been in the hands of a Constituent Assembly and a Council of Regents, composed of representatives of the following religions : Bektashi Moslem, Sunni Moslem, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Catholic. Since 1920 Albania has been a member of the League of Nations...
Communicants of the Church of Christ's Resurrection, Eastern Orthodox Religion, Rome, N. Y., led by Rev. D. Mykytiak, marched to a stream on the outskirts of the city and celebrated the baptism of Christ, performed 1,900 years ago by John the Baptist in River Jordan. A cross of ice was cut from the stream and candles placed about it. This ceremony, indigeous to Europe, is rare in America...
That the members of these colleges should get down on their knees each day in prayer for "Godless Harvard" I resent as a piece of unwarrantable impudence,--of sanctimonious smugness,--of orthodox whipper-snappery. To me their prayers sound strangely like the prayers of that Pharisee, who "went up into the temple to pray" and stood, saying "God, I thank the I am not as other men are." W. J. NICHOLS...
...those well-grounded in the ancient history of the College, this is neither surprising nor alarming. Yale was founded in the hope of turning out a race of orthodox ministers because even then, Harvard had progressed so far toward godlessness and heterodoxy. The Harvard tradition has survived and waxed strong; presumably Yale with her compulsory morning services still clings resolutely to her ancient purpose...