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Word: sin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Stamboul"; of the children paid to stare into a store window at September Morn, upon her debut in this cold world, until Anthony Comstock came and raised the fuss that sold Miss Morn into the millions; of "Lot's Wife," sculped in salt to advertise The Queen of Sin and left lying about with a note of introduction from Sodom and Gomorrah. The police discovered her-and the hole in her back showing her wooden spine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Hoaxer | 11/17/1924 | See Source »

Evening. In the tabernacle-tent of the evangelist, every yellow chair and all the sawdust aisles were filled. Six weeks had he labored for this hour. Half the town (Elmira, N. Y.), as they sang hymns of salvation, saw their sins stand horrible and naked before them. The evangelist leapt to the rostrum, proclaimed his text: "THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH." Finally, said he: "No person in whose heart reposes guilty knowledge need expect to make peace with God until full confession is first made." Dawn. In police headquarters, a night captain leaned drowsily over his desk. He felt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: In Elmira | 11/10/1924 | See Source »

Scope. Under the general direction of its London headquarters, the Army is fighting in 61 countries. Its personnel numbers nearly 85,000 officers and men, not including 28,150 brass bandsmen. The Army's morale is fed by 80 periodicals in 35 languages; and its annual victories over Sin range from 225,000 to 275,000.† Its financial resources are not correspondingly great. The Eastern territorial division of the American Army, for example, lists 18 millions of assets against seven of liabilities; its headquarters building in the wholesale district of Manhattan represents 15 of the 18 millions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Salvation Army | 10/20/1924 | See Source »

November 28.--Sin. Conversion, Forgiveness, Atonement, Professor Angus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PLAN SUNDAY LECTURES ON RELIGION AT P. B. H. | 9/29/1924 | See Source »

...John Gardner, of California, conducted a course on "Some of the Great Doctrines of the Christian Church, especially Sin and Redemption, from a Modern Point of View...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Northfield | 8/18/1924 | See Source »

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