Week End Editorial on Lincoln Faith by Edgar De Witt Jones
A review of Edgar De Witt Jones’s Lincoln and the Preachers. The work argues Lincoln held orthodox Christian beliefs, attended church, studied scripture, trusted prayer, and hoped for immortality, while noting his views were intellectual and evolving. It cites ministers and quotes Lincoln’s letters to support the portrayal of his spiritual life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Beveridge
John Marshall
Lincoln
Beveridge
Carl Sandburg
J. G. Randall
Bloomington
Illinois
Jones
Edward Ames
Matthew Simpson
Methodist Church
Owen Lovejoy
Benjamin H. Smith
Archbishop Hughes
Breckinridge
Phineas D. Gurley
Henry Ward Beecher
Lincolniana
Henry C. Deming
Connecticut
Lord
Sherwood Eddy
United States
Dr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln
Will of God invoked as final in doubt and dispute
An article warns against using the will of God as a final answer in contentious cases. It cites a minister opposing a denominational action and a mother pressuring a suitor with prayer to deem a marriage contrary to God’s will. The piece urges continuing discussion and prayer to seek truth.
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God
Church Tower Christian Morale High in Manchuria
A Religious News Service summary from Shanghai outlines harsh Communist restrictions in Manchuria. Morale among Chinese Christians is high with crowded churches, yet worship often blocked by scheduled public meetings. Pastors cannot raise funds, mission schools may not charge fees, and hospitals cannot bill for care. Survival hinges on courageous leadership, negotiated concessions, expanded social work, and unpaid pastoral service.
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Manchuria
Shanghai
R. N
Non-Catholic Leaders Protest Mindszenthy Arrest
Protests against the arrest of Joseph Cardinal Mindszenthy, Roman Catholic Primate of Hungary, were led by Rev. E. Benson Perkins of The Methodist Church in Great Britain and Dr. Israel Brodie, Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, with the British Council of Christians and Jews also voicing concern. The Methodist leader called for recognition of the rights violated by the arrest and imprisonment of Mindszenthy and Bishop Louis Ordass in Hungary, while Ordass faced charges of currency manipulation.
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Joseph Cardinal Mindszenthy
Hungary
E. Benson Perkins
Methodist Church
Great Britain
Israel Brodie
British Empire
British Council of Christians and Jews
Cardinal Mindszenthy
Louis Ordass
Ordass
Archbishop urges morals campaign in Britain
In the House of Lords Dr Cyril Forster Garbett Archbishop of York proposed a state run drive against crime sources. He urged using the press films and advertising to expose dishonesty and untruthfulness across professions. He warned it would not convert criminals but would make the nation aware of crime's harm.
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House of Lords
Cyril Forster Garbett
York
Lincoln quoted as mountain sea and star in homage
The Topeka Daily Capital recalls Lincoln with high praise, comparing him to mountains, seas, and stars. It quotes Tolstoy and others praising his gentleness, virtue, and enduring national devotion, noting that there is no new thing to be said of him yet his memory remains deeply loved.
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Christ
Tolstoy
Robert G. Ingersolle
Edwin Markham
Rachel Lindsay
Lincoln
Republic
Liberty
Homer Hoch
Topeka
Speeches of Lincoln and cites to the nation
The excerpt compiles renowned lines from Lincoln and other leaders. It echoes dedication to duty and enduring peace. It references the Gettysburg Address Second Inaugural Address and a Cooper Union Institute Address closing line and notes a ministerial reassurance of faith in God guiding right.
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Cooper Union Institute
Lutherans Report Jobs for 10 000 D P s
Assurances of job and housing for 10000 displaced persons have been received by the United States Resettlement Service of the National Lutheran Council. By Feb 1 nearly 3500 assurances from 38 states were sent to headquaters. New York led with 489 assurances, followed by New Jersey 440, California 330, Minnesota 237, North Dakota 189, and Ohio 159.
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United States Resettlement Service
National Lutheran Council
New York
New Jersey
California
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ohio
Boston Shrine of St Anthony Becomes Busy Urban Church
The Shrine of St Anthony in downtown Boston, a small gray cement building, hosts 24 Masses on weekdays and 44 on Christmas and New Year. Holy Week draws up to 20,000 visitors daily, with 25 Franciscans hearing over 250,000 confessions in ten months. A new $500,000 structure will be built across the street to ease crowding as the church remains a busy urban center.
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United States
Boston
St. Anthony
Bevin Urges Unity For Europe At London Lunch
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told a London luncheon hosted by the Foreign Press Association that Europe must become one entity to be saved. He spoke emotionally of forming a practical European organism in which nations unite beyond individual English or French identities to pursue common policy and peace.
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Ernest Bevin
London
Foreign Press Association
Europe
Bevin
Heropesn
Pew
Disciples of Christ Yearbook Shows Growth in 1948
The Disciples of Christ in the United States and Canada reach 1,724,905 members, up 21,895 from last year, per the 1948 International Convention yearbook. Bible school enrollment rises to 1,062,204, with 7,877 churches and 157 ministers reported, and church offerings totaling 13,124,289.37 dollars.
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Disciples of Christ
United States
Canada
Churches of
Disciples Crusade hits 27 nation world reach
The yearbook shows a rise of 2,747,744.52 dollars or 26.48 percent from the prior year. Total giving includes 1,675,997.83 toward the fourteen million goal of the Disciples Crusade for a Christian World. Present world membership in 27 nations stands at 1,872,049.
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Disciples
World Council of Churches to Hold First Meeting
The USA conference of World Council of Churches member churches will convene its first constituent meeting March 21 to 23 in Evanston Illinois. About 100 delegates from 29 USA member churches and their successors who attended Amsterdam Assembly last summer will participate to establish the conference as a working organization.
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USA Conference of Member Churches
World Council of Churches
Evanston, Il
World Council
U.S.A
Amsterdam
Lutheran Unity Urged by Council Head
Dr. William G. Lott of Milwaukee, president of the National Lutheran Council, urged greater Lutheran solidarity at the annual meeting in New York. He warned of unfinished tasks facing the church including rehabilitation in a war torn world, support for young churches and missions, and resettlement of distressed European brethren. He cautioned against internal bickering and schism as the church confronts domestic and foreign problems.
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United Lutheran
William G. Lcott
Milwaukee
Wis
National Lutheran Council
Itatist
New York
Christ
Gandhi Lives on in India One Year On
W. G. Graham writes from Bombay on the first anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death. He notes Nehru and Patel as new shepherds guiding India, praising Gandhi’s ideals and the ongoing influence in the nation’s push for unity, reform, and peace.
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Gandhi
W. G. Graham
Christian Science Monitor
Bombay
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Atle
Pandi Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Patel
Pandit Nehru
Civil Liberties in Germany by Arthur Garfield Hays
In a report to General Clay I urged posting Bill of Rights placards across the American Zone and in a reply Clay said such rights will be publicized with the Occupation Statute and Provisional Constitution. The Military Administration will create a civil liberties department, reflecting a democratic approach over force.
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Germany
General Clay
Pilgrims Reach Lourdes Shrine in 1948 Visit
The Lourdes shrine in France drew 1.5 million visitors in 1948 including 16 200 sick and crippled pilgrims. Eighty three reported cures are under investigation by the shrine medical bureau, according to Religious News Service.
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Lourdes
France
Georgia Clergy Fight Ku Klux Klan Masked Parade
In Atlanta the drive by Protestant ministers ended with the Georgia Legislature voting 89 to 65 to kill a bill to outlaw masked Klan parades. Rev. Kenneth Brown led the crusade after denouncing a masked procession near his church. The Atlanta Journal praised the move and a Fulton County grand jury urged banning masks at parades.
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United States
Atlanta
Georgia
Kenneth Brown
Underwood Church
Atlanta Methodist Ministers Association
Mr. Brown
Atlanta Journal
Fulton County Grand Jury
Brown
Chiang Kai-shek in decline after failed land reform
The Manchester Guardian assesses Chiang Kai-shek as a republican who weathered troubles without seizing autocratic power. His reluctance to push land reform, urged by the League of Nations mission, aligned him with conservative social policy and small landowners, yet enabled a massive peasant-led uprising that toppled him.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Cromwell
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang
League of Nations
China
Ciang
Sun Yatesen
Kuomintang
Party of
Party
Jacquerie
Catholic Population Rise in England and Wales Report
The 1949 Catholic Directory reports the English and Welsh Roman Catholic population at about 2,648,000 with a rise of 120,000 from 1947 to 1948. It records 10,594 converts in 1947, an increase of 221 from 1946, according to the directory.
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England and
Wales
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World Council Churches
Lutheran Unity
Council
Arthur Garfield Hays
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Manchester Guardian
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