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... democracy , hereby set forth the things most surely believed among us concerning faith , polity , and fellowship : FAITH We believe in God the Father , infinite in wisdom , goodness , and love ; and in Jesus Christ , his Son , our Lord ...
... democracy , hereby set forth the things most surely believed among us concerning faith , polity , and fellowship : FAITH We believe in God the Father , infinite in wisdom , goodness , and love ; and in Jesus Christ , his Son , our Lord ...
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... makes especially to the churches of our own country for a Holy Alliance " to make the world safe for democracy . " We would place on record our acknowledgment of the heroic fidelity of many of our missionaries 1917 ] 59 MINUTES.
... makes especially to the churches of our own country for a Holy Alliance " to make the world safe for democracy . " We would place on record our acknowledgment of the heroic fidelity of many of our missionaries 1917 ] 59 MINUTES.
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... democracy is once again proven inept and incapable . Refusing to admit the claim , I am ready to admit with all possible energy of emphasis that democracy must loyally submit itself to this test when justly applied . Can it do the ...
... democracy is once again proven inept and incapable . Refusing to admit the claim , I am ready to admit with all possible energy of emphasis that democracy must loyally submit itself to this test when justly applied . Can it do the ...
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... democracy . I grant that it is in defiance of logic and ethics that it should be so . But logic and ethics must give way to the fact . And the fact is that all church democracies have had experience of this weakness we perhaps most of ...
... democracy . I grant that it is in defiance of logic and ethics that it should be so . But logic and ethics must give way to the fact . And the fact is that all church democracies have had experience of this weakness we perhaps most of ...
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... democracy . I shall not stay to illustrate from our history . You will find that the clue to the understanding of every important event in that history is found in its bearing upon our effort so to order our common life as to enable us ...
... democracy . I shall not stay to illustrate from our history . You will find that the clue to the understanding of every important event in that history is found in its bearing upon our effort so to order our common life as to enable us ...
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Page 384 - Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Page 395 - twere better to be deep Pillowed in silk and scented down, Where Love throbs out in blissful sleep, Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breath, Where hushed awakenings are dear But I've a rendezvous with Death...
Page 19 - It is understood that all acts and utterances shall be devoid of authority and that for them shall be claimed and to them given only such weight and force as inhere in the reason of them. 4. The Moderator shall preside at the opening of the stated meeting of the Council following that at which he is elected, and may deliver an address on a subject of his own selection. IV. — THE SECRETARY The Secretary shall keep the records and conduct the correspondence of the Council and of the Executive Committee.
Page 390 - Whom do you blame, brothers ? Bow your heads down ! The sin has been yours and ours. The heat growing in the heart of God for ages — The cowardice of the weak, the arrogance of the strong, the greed of fat prosperity, the rancour of the wronged, pride of race, and insult to man — Has burst God's peace, raging in storm.
Page 17 - IV. By-Laws. — The Council may make and alter By-Laws at -any triennial session. V. Amendments. — This Constitution shall not be altered or amended, except at a triennial session, and by a two-thirds vote, notice thereof having been given at a previous triennial session, or the proposed alteration having been requested by some general State organization of churches, and published with the notification of the session.
Page 14 - Christ and revcaleth them to us, renewing, comforting and inspiring the souls of men. We are united in striving to know the will of God as taught in the Holy Scriptures, and in our purpose to walk in the ways of the Lord, made known or to be made known to us. We hold it to be the mission of the Church of Christ to proclaim the gospel to all mankind, exalting the worship of the one true God, and laboring for the progress of knowledge, the promotion of justice, the reign of peace, and the realization...
Page 14 - ... steadfast allegiance of the churches composing the Council to the faith which our fathers confessed, which from age to age has found its expression in the historic creeds of the Church universal and of this communion...
Page 379 - We deem it the duty of all Christian people to concern themselves directly with certain practical industrial problems. To us it seems that the churches must stand — "For equal rights and complete justice for all men in all stations of life.
Page 15 - Scriptures, and in our purpose to walk in the ways of the Lord, made known or to be made known to us. We hold it to be the mission of the Church of Christ to proclaim the gospel to all mankind, exalting the worship of the one true God and laboring for the progress of knowledge, the promotion of justice, the reign of peace, and the realization of human brotherhood. Depending, as did our fathers, upon the continued guidance of the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth, we work and pray for the transformation...
Page 387 - WHEN wilt Thou save the people ? O God of mercy, when ? Not kings and lords, but nations ! Not thrones and crowns, but men ! Flowers of thy heart, O God, are they ; Let them not pass, like weeds away — Their heritage a sunless day. God save the people ! Shall crime bring crime for ever, Strength aiding still the strong ? Is it thy will, O Father, That man shall toil for wrong? "No...