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Word: prays (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Atlantic Monthly spoke ignorantly of the "parable" of the Widow's Mite. TIME showed just as profound ignorance [Sept. 26] when she corrected Mr. A. F. Higgins' misquotation of Scripture in a footnote, but failed to correct Mr. Higgins' second Scripture reference. "PornoGraphic" can humbly pray with the Samaritan: "Oh, Lord, be merciful to me a Samaritan," and his words were "God, be merciful to me a Sinner." Nor is this the first occasion that TIME has shown ignorance of Scripture. However, I will not burden you here with other incidents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 24, 1927 | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

George Washington started the idea of Washington Cathedral. He believed in God, but he was never known to pray in church, although he attended services at times. He never knelt when there were prayers, nor did he ever take communion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Washington Cathedral | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

...lived with his parents and his many brothers in factory towns of Massachusetts & New Jersey. His career as schoolboy differed little from that of any other intelligent schoolboy except that at an early age Author Durant received an invitation from a Roman Catholic Priest: "You must study more, and pray more, and always bear in mind that the church has chosen you to be one of our servants. . . ." For some years Jack (as Author Durant has chosen to call himself in these pages) accepts the invitation to be a priest if he does not always follow the advice which accompanied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rare Ben | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

...Italian and French Gardens in Relation to Present Day American Ones. Illustrations of French Style Outside France," Professor Pray, Robinson Hall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 10/19/1927 | See Source »

...There is under consideration," added Professor Pray, "the giving of certain courses for the first time next summer on the estate of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fall at Scituate, a valuable property which is some day to be bequeathed to the school. We are also proceeding with the survey of the school's land at Cedar Hill, Waltham, given some years ago by the will of Miss Cornelia Warren...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In the Graduate Schools | 10/11/1927 | See Source »

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