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Archbishop John Hughes (1797-1864)* was in Rome on Dec. 8, 1854 when Pope Pius IX proclaimed the new dogma and instructed Catholics to believe ''that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first instant of her conception, was, by a most singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the human race, preserved from all stain of Original Sin. . . ." Catholics also believe that "she had at least the graces of the first Eve before the Fall and "more." The dogma invigorated the ancient veneration of Mary. The woman Mary became...
...didn't occur to me when I composed the sentence that it might have a political bearing. It was used solely because it aptly illustrated use of the singular subject and plural verb...
Issue of July 29 contains a rather grating error on p. 21 second line under the third mention of the name STIMMING. "Mein herren"' is very poor. It should be "Meine Herren." Nouns are always capitalized no matter where they occur. "Mein" is singular but must agree with the plural of the modified noun in number, "Herren." You are giving yourself repeated boxes on the ears with such expressions...
Those who never knew him will find his writings a small but particularly illuminating glimpse of the man and of the subjects to which he gave his life. Those who had the good fortune to be his intimates will cherish a host of memories of expansive evenings when his singular mind, Greek in its scope and freedom from bias, illuminated and gave new value to a world of ideas...
...command all and singular archbishops, dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, barons, baronets, knights, citizens and burgesses and all our other officers, ministers and subjects that in everything appertaining to the matters aforesaid they be attendant, counseling and helping our said consort, the Queen, and our said counselors, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Hailsham and Stanley Baldwin, as it behooves them...