Year of Church Federation and Creed Reform
A Chicago New York report highlights a year notable for federation and consolidation in church life. Presbyterians North revised their creed while Catholics formed a Bible commission, signaling shifts in doctrine and study. Federation trends extend across denominations, with unions discussed among Presbyterians, Methodists Protestant, United Brethren, and Congregationalists, aiming to reduce duplication and expand mission.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York
Dec. D
St. Jerome
South
United States
Vatican
Rome
Lambeth
United Brethren
Middle West
General Synod
Reformed Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Reformed Churches
Reformed Church
Congregational
Presbyterian North General Assembly
Church and religious bodies mark a year of change and unity
A long year in religion saw the Archbishop of Canterbury propose a modern creed adopted by presbyteries, Vatican moves on scriptural questions led by Cardinal Parrochi, and broad Catholic, Lutheran, and Protestant activity. Major events include missionary advances, lay leadership growth, and new organizational efforts across denominations.
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Vatican
Pontifical Commission
Church of Rome
Cardinal Parrochi
Charles P. Grannan
Sacred
Catholic University
Washington
Robert F. Clark
Archdiocese of Westminster
England
David Fleming
Mexico
California
United States
Curia
Missionary Society of the
Roman Church
Propaganda
France
Austria
All Save
Rockefeller
Morgan
Carnegie
Rome
Disciples of Christ
Omaha
Brooklyn
Philippines
Congregational Home Missionary Society
Presbyterian Foreign Board
Robert E
Newark News Explains Col. Bob Bobo Hounds Denial
Newark Ohio reports Col Bob Bobo of Bobo Mississippi refused to lend his hounds to President Roosevelt due to Mississippi hospitality laws. He says guests at the time claimed a firation on the dogs, clearing him of disrespect accusations. If the President seeks hounds for a bear hunt he would host at the Bobo residence.
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Newark
Mississippi
Col
Bob Bobo
Bobo, Miss
Roosevelt
Life features of worship under Shinto and Buddhist faiths
Correspondent for the Indianapolis Journal surveys a Tokyo temple scene. He notes torii gates mark shrine approaches, cryptomeria trees, sacred rock and horse, guardian Nios, and prayer rituals. The piece contrasts Shinto simplicity with ornate Buddhist sites and includes a sermon sample and a note on women’s path to merit.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tokyo
Japan
Nikko
Tokaido
Fuji
Yokohama
Omawari
Amaterasu
Nios
House of Mary in Ephesus Reported by Ayasaluk Visitor
Correspondent from Ayasaluk describes a small brick house on a cliff near Ephesus claimed as Mary’s final home. The writer, guided by a Smyrna cathedral vicar, details the simple interior and lack of marble encasement, contrasting it with Loreto. The site draws about five hundred pilgrims on All Saints Day.
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Indianapolis
Ayasaluk
Ephesyon
Smyrna
St. John
Turkey
Rome
Propaganda
Vatican
Ephesus
Temple
Croes
Crescent
Asia Minor
Constantinople
All Saints
Smyrna Cathedral
Paul
Bulbul
Ephraim
John
Jesus
Palestine
Blue Sea
Mary
Apostle
Eusebius
Loreto
Joseph
Nazareth
Santa Casa
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