Word: sermonic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After the sermon of the outgoing Moderator came the elections. Mr. Bryan began: "The world needs the supernatural Christ, of whom the Bible tells, the Jesus whose blood has colored the stream of time." He concluded by saying that the Presbyterian Church needed Dr. Macartney "whose vigilance first detected the insidious attacks on the doctrine of the Presbyterian Church." Dr. Stone began: "Dr. Erdman has no commitments or alignments. His loyalty to the creeds and standards has never been doubted." He concluded: "This is a conference, not a political meeting...
...communion service - otherwise known as the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper-was conducted by radio for the first time in history. The service was broadcast from the West End Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, through WJZ, after a sermon by the British evangelist, G. Campbell Morgan. The elements, bread and wine, were blessed by the pastor, Edwin Keigwin.† The invisible audience did not partake until all had been served, so that all present in the church might partake simultaneously with those who served themselves bread and wine at home. While the elements were passed, the organ was audibly played...
...sermon of the week was issued by the Harvard Committee which is raising $10,000,000 for the departments of Business Administration, Chemistry, Art. It was an apologia by Bishop Lawrence, liberal, Bishop of Massachusetts, stating why he, a clergyman, should rightfully assist the committee. The Bishop's points...
...sermon of the week was delivered-on this subject-by Col. William Cooper Procter, whose family, together with the Gambles, makes Ivory Soap in Cincinnati. (The Gambles are famed Methodist philanthropists.) Col. Procter, stern, swarthy and big, was known four years ago as financial "nunky" of General Wood, presidential aspirant. Speaking as chairman of the money-raising committee of which Bishops Talbot and Gailor are honorary chairmen, he said...
When Dr. Straton was offered the opportunity to attend the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, and write his impression for a news agency which guaranteed not to cut his article, and to give it circulation in over 600 daily newspapers, he saw an opportunity to preach a sermon. His report of that encounter was widely read, and provoked national comment, for among the charges he brought against the exhibition were that it was founded on fraud and dishonesty, and that it was similar to the gladitorial fights which debauched the Romans and ruined Rome...