Word: worshipfully
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...consciousness of U. S. Reformed Jewry, to improve their congregational singing, a committee of ten rabbis has been working for the last five years on a revised Jewish Hymnal. Rabbi Louis Wolsey of Philadelphia, chairman of the committee, announced last week the completion of "Songs and Prayers of Jewish Worship," to be submitted next month to the Central Conference of American Rabbis, representing 400 Reformed Jewish Congregations. Less "oriental," less burdened with pathos than Orthodox Jewish music,* which Rabbi Wolsey calls "a pretentious attempt to revive the Jewish religious life of Palestine," the new Reformed hymnal aims to reshape oldtime...
...program is as follows: Mighty Lord from Christmas Oratorio of Bach Grant Us To Do With Zeal Bach Creator Alme Siderum Plain Song Jesu Dulcis Vittoria Miserere Allegri Glory and Worship Purcell Sacerdotes Domini Byrd Jerusalem Parry Credo Gretchaninoff Adoramus Te Palestrina Then Round About the Starry Throne Handel
...which they built, and it is extremely unlikely that any such conditions will ever again be approximated. Mr. Baker was one of the last of the economic pioneers whose fabulous wealth and stormy careers have made the American multi-millionaire a world-wide figure of mixed curiosity and worship...
Church & Land. Spain is a Roman Catholic country. Critics of the Inquisition are apt to forget that it was supremely successful in its primary object: the wiping out of heresy, Protestantism. There are a few Protestant churches in Spain and liberty of worship is permitted all sects. But 99% of the people owe spiritual allegiance to Rome. Royal Spain was the only country that still paid state tribute to the Roman Catholic Church: between 5000,000 and 60,000,000 gold pesetas a year (about $12,000,000). The Church owns property of incalculable value, priests exert tremendous influence...
...frequently quoted definition is Thomas Cariyle's: "The true University of these days is a Collection of Books." (Heroes and Hero-worship...