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...bove the morning mist; austere towers of steel and cement and limestone, sturdy as cliffs and delicate as silver rods. They were neither citadels nor churches, but frankly and beautifully office-buildings....

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...urdy as cliffs and delicate as silver rods. They were neither citadels nor churches, but frankly and beautifully office-buildings. The mist took pity ... ... the laws against motor-speeding; he paid his debts; he contributed to the church, the Red Cross, and the Y. M. C. A.; he followed the custom of his c... ...ng—and I’m prac- tically cutting that out, by the way. And I belong to the church, and play enough golf to keep in trim, and I only associate with goo... ...ission which contra- 59 Sinclair Lewis dicted all his defense of duty and Christian patience, and at each admission he had a curious reckless joy. He... ...ess, while between them, supporting the state, defend- ing the evangelical churches and domestic brightness and sound business, were Babbitt and his f... ...hem opened with a welcome by the mayor of Monarch. The pastor of the First Christian Church of Monarch, a large man with a long damp frontal lock, in-... ...hich the entire world must tend, if there’s to be a decent, well-balanced, Christian, go-ahead future for this little old planet! Once in a while I ju... ...itorials on “The Manly Man’s Religion” and “The Dollars and Sense Value of Christianity,” which were printed in bold type surrounded by a wiggly borde... ...—shame if he doesn’t take part in a real virile hustling religion. Sort of Christianity Incorpo- rated, you might say. “But with all reverence. “Some ...

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...eling almost certain of your sympathy in my pleasure, I dedicate the book to you. Ought it not to belong to you as the tithe formerly belonged to the Church in memory of God, who makes all things bud and fruit in the fields and in the intellect?...

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...o you. Ought it not to belong to you as the tithe formerly belonged to the Church in memory of God, who makes all things bud and fruit in the fields a... ... mother of a family; no favorite friend was seen at her house. She went to church, reformed her dress, 27 Balzac wore gray, and talked Catholicism, m... ...she had listened to the voice of religion, which told her that neither the Church, nor its votaries, should talk of love or happi- ness, but of duty a... ... was a becoming manner in which to meet her future, she contin- ued in the Church, as though it were the cross-roads of a forest, where, seated on a b... ...ment. “I love you as we love a noble nature struggling against misfortune; Christian charity enfolds both the strong and the weak; its treasure belong... ...he philanthropists; I do not write about it; I simply act; I am pledged to Christian charity. The ambition of our friend Thuillier becoming known to m... ...ot sufficient; there must be some act or acts of great devotion, and truly Christian self-abnegation.” 203 Balzac “Religion enjoins humility upon us,... ...hap- piness to be received by Pere Anselme. He is thought the model of all Christian virtues, and yet the good father is a very learned mathematician.... ...wo qualities were ab- solutely incompatible.” “But you did say that a true Christian could not attend to any species of work on Sunday. If so, Pere An...

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...Bishop by H. G. Wells “Man’s true Environment is God” J. H. Oldham in “The Christian Gospel” (T ract of the N. M. R. and H.) CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER C... ...d suggested this dream the one in the Vatican where all the Fathers of the Church are shown disputing together? But there surely God and the Son thems... ...areer. It was the afternoon for his fortnightly address to the Shop-girls’ Church Association, and he had been seized with a panic fear, entirely irra... ...a Bishop And instead of the discourse he had prepared for the Shop- girls’ Church Association, he had preached on temptation and falling, and how he k... ...accepted all the inherited assurances of his na- tive rectory, and held by Church, Crown, Empire, decorum, respectability, solvency—and compulsory Gre... ...aying of his that the aim of socialism—the right sort of socialism —was to Christianize employment. Regardless of suspicion on either hand, regardless... ...fault that we’ve differentiated.” “But you haven’t understood the drift of Christianity,” said the bishop. “It’s just to assert that men are One commu... ...pularity when he brought down his consistent friend, the dear old Princess Christiana of Hoch and Unter, black bonnet, deafness, and all, to open a ne... ...d consequently a persona grata with the royal aunts, and that the Princess Christiana was merely just one of a number of royalties now practically at ...

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...sire has been to give enough expression of Bishop Patteson’s opinions upon Church and State affairs, to repre- sent his manner of thinking, without tr... ... solid groundwork of religion, such as would now be called that of a sound Churchman of the old school, thoroughly devout and scrupulous in observance... ...melike to Coley, for his grandparents lived at Heath’s Court, close to the church, and in the manor-house near at hand their third son, Francis George... ...an elder 19 Yo n g e sister to her children, and the Vicarage of St. Mary Church, then a wild, beautiful seaside village, though now almost a suburb ... ...ough he never failed to please by the charm alike of natural manner and of Christian courtesy; the same spirit of gentleness and kindness very soon pr... ..., and he was ready to give up all, and content to lead the forlorn hope of Christianity, and perish in the front ranks of the noble army. “And having ... ... different case. Your boy is not fit to come into the com- pany of little Christians! Awful as it is to think of, he is al- ready, at his early age, ... ...a great gift of God, and to be waited for with patience. The motto of “The Christian Year” is very beauti- ful. I sent the roses on T uesday. My best ... ...that what struck him most was the calm balancing of arguments, like a true Christian Judge. Sir John spoke of the great comfort he had in this son, cu...

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...en bells, sud- denly a bell began to toll very much like that of a country church, and on going on deck we found an awning raised, a desk with a flag ... ...ere grey and solemn. Farms and gardens, convent towers, white villages and churches, and buildings that no doubt were hermitages once, upon the sharp ... ...ow fans and eyes, at once sly and solemn, which Murillo painted,—by a neat church into which we took a peep, and, finally, into the Plaza del Constitu... ...he lions in one capital roar very much like the lions in another; that the churches are more or less large and splen- did, the palaces pretty spacious... ...summit, up to which have been piled the most ingenious edifices for murder Christian science ever adopted. My hobby-horse is a quiet beast, suited for... ...e he went upon his sea martyrdom. I felt a love for that soft- hearted old Christian. Ah! let us hope his governante tucked him comfortably in bed whe... ...h and meat fizzing in the enormous pots of the cook-shops are only for the Christians. The children abounded; the law is not so stringent upon them, ... ... is in the Greek and Armenian quarters, and among 51 Thackeray those poor Christians who were pulling figs, that you see the beauties; and a man of a... ...me a private room, and the dragoman left me. My agony at parting from that Christian cannot be described. When you get into the sudarium, or hot room,...

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...e hill, beyond the cleft of the river Avon, he could see the smoke and the church towers of the town of Bristol, and beyond it, the slime of the water... ...ater of the Bristol Channel; and nearer, on one side, the spire of Elmwood Church looked up, and, on the other, the woods round Elmwood House, and the... ...ll well. It was the Vicar, Master Holworth, and his father John Kenton was Churchwarden, so it was no wonder to see him and the Parson together, but w... ... who put her fingers into everything. 6 Under the Storm The Vicar and the Churchwarden looked at one another, and John Kenton muttered, “T rue as ste... ...her,” replied Stead. “And if he, or the folks he is gone to, call that the Christian religion, ’tis more than I do!” rejoined the old woman. “I wish I... ...e, even as Jehu burnt the worshippers of Baal.” Steadfast felt somewhat as Christians of old may have felt when called on to throw incense on the alta... ...clare that if he had not to march to-morrow, he should bring that singular Christian man, Captain Venn, to exorcise the haunt of 92 Under the Storm A... ...into a smile as he sighed and hoped that the same endurance as that of the Christians of old would be granted in this time of persecution. Emlyn was g... ... you are the very lad my friend and brother Jephthah Kenton, that singular Christian man, bade me search out. ‘If you go near Bristol, beloved,’ quoth...

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...together. All these places, however, are quickly closed; and by the time the church bells begin to ring, all appearance of traffic has ceased. And the... ...ic has ceased. And then, what are the signs of immorality that meet the eye? Churches are well filled, and Dissenters’ chapels are crowded to suffocat... ...runken and dissolute populace run riot in the streets. Here is a fashionable church, where the service commences at a late hour, for the accommodation... ...livers an extempore prayer, in which he calls upon the Sacred Founder of the Christian faith to bless his ministry, in terms of disgusting and impious... ...ned to their respective owners, and the beer man having gone his rounds, the church bells ring for afternoon service, the shops are again closed, and ... ...e streets are more than ever thronged with people; some who have not been to church in the morning, going to it now; others who have been to church, g... ...a month afterwards, glorious trophies of the sanc tified enforcement of the Christian Sabbath. Add to such scenes as these, the profligacy, idleness,... ...merits of others — pride, selfish pride, as inconsistent with the spirit of Christianity itself, as opposed to the example of its Founder upon earth....

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...y seeking to pay my debt to T alent, Memory, and Friend- ship. CHAPTER I A CHURCH SCENE OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY IN 1479, ON ALL SAINTS’ DAY, the mome... ... darkness had fallen during the service, and in certain parts of the noble church (the towers of which were not yet finished) the deepest obscurity pr... ...ot be surprised to see in the middle-ages so many tender passions begun in churches after long ecstasies,—pas- sions ending often in little sanctity, ... ...aive superstitions, its sublime devotions, which sympathized with those of Christianity. The manners of that period will also serve to explain this al... ...ould lovers see each other and communicate. The festivals 5 Balzac of the Church were the theatre of former times; the soul of woman was more keenly ... ...ach made it their pride to adorn their own sumptuously,—a vanity which the Church did not rebuke. In this particular chapel a lady was kneeling close ... ...ewhere, a chapel in perpetuity, he was separated even in church from other Christians. A popular proverb of that day, long remembered in T ours, was t... ...ce of the grand provost said to him:— 34 Maitre Cornelius “Come, midnight Christian, who seeks God on the roofs, wake up!” The young man saw the blac...

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... war and policy, so as to receive the title of Comte de Bourke. The French Church was called on to provide for the other two children. The daughter, A... ... Madame. His name is Arthur Max- well Hope; but we call him usually by his Christian name.’ ‘A tall, dark, handsome youth, almost like a Spaniard, or ... ...at was felt to be due to the monstrosity that crowned her. Forbearance and Christian patience may be exercised even on a toilette a la Louis XV . Long... ..., surmounted with tall towers, extinguisher-capped, of castle, convent, or church, the clear reaches of river, the beautiful turns, the little vil- la... ...rn Telemachus Cathedral except Arthur. The time was not come for heed- ing church architecture or primitive history; and he only wandered about the na... ...ugh his Protestant feelings recoiled. ‘Ah!’ said Estelle, ‘but you are not Christian.’ ‘Yes, truly, Mademoiselle.’ ‘ And these died for the Christian ... ... was the simple primitive narrative of the death of martyrs struggling for Christian truth, long ere the days of supersti- tion and division. Estelle’... ...ers out-heroded the Moors themselves in fe- rocity, especially towards the Christian captives; nor was a Dutchman likely to have any special tendernes...

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...m Lohn, oder wohl mit schweren Zinsen, wird’s einst zuruckgefordert. ‘Good Christian people, here lies for you an invaluable Loan; take all heed there... ...cept as appended to my own person, nowhere occurs. Again, what may the un- christian rather than Christian ‘Diogenes’ mean? Did that reverend Basket-b... ...by act and daily reverent look and habitude, her own simple version of the Christian Faith. Andreas too attended Church; yet more like a parade-duty, ... ...itude, her own simple version of the Christian Faith. Andreas too attended Church; yet more like a parade-duty, for which he in the 72 Sartor Resartu... ...here, I indeed learned, better perhaps than the most. Among eleven hundred Christian youths, there will not be wanting some eleven eager to learn. By ... ..., significance enough? “From Suicide a certain after-shine (Nachschein) of Christianity withheld me: perhaps also a certain indolence of character; fo... ... and spreads; and the smoke and ashes thereof (in these Judgment-Halls and Churchyards), and its bellows-engines (in these Churches), thou still seest... ...rom century to cen- tury; he cannot help it though he would. The authentic Church-Catechism of our present century has not yet fallen into my hands: m... ...heir surplices and cassock- 149 Thomas Carlyle aprons girt on; and such a church-repairing, and chaffer- ing, and organing, and other racketing, held...

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...sons knew better than to rejoice in this deadly vengeance, but we, who are Christians, know that it is for us to forgive.” “The English had slain thei... ...never you see the Cross 5 marked on our banner, or carved in stone on the Churches, that it speaks of forgiveness to us; but of that pardon we shall ... ...e wore his white baptismal robes, he had made large gifts to all the chief churches in his duke- dom of Normandy. “Oh, but tell of the paying homage!”... ...urn- ing his horse, when the Count of Harcourt said, “Nay, my Lord, to the Church of our Lady.” 7 It was then considered a duty to be paid to the dece... ...reathe nor move. There lay William of the Long Sword, like a good and true Christian warrior, arrayed in his shining armour, his sword by his side, hi... ...sword of thy blessed father, in the sanctuary of thy Redeemer, let it be a Christian vow.” Richard wept too bitterly to speak, and Bernard de Harcourt... ... to speak, and Bernard de Harcourt, taking his hand, led him away from the Church. CHAPTER III CHAPTER III CHAPTER III CHAPTER III CHAPTER III DUKE WI... ...d 43 Yo n g e Bernard. “Swear it on the faith of a King.” “As a King—as a Christian, it is true!” said Louis. “Here, my boy! Wherefore shrink from me... ...!” said Richard, at once breaking silence in a loud voice. “We are as good Christians as you are—ay, and better too.” “Hush! hush! my Lord!” said Osmo...

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...ome one of the most coveted of the snug clerical sinecures attached to our church. It was now wholly in the bishop’s gift, and though the dean and cha... ... additions of vellum, typography, and gilding, a collection of our ancient church music, with some correct dissertations on Purcell, Crotch, and Nares... ...never quite at ease in money matters. The vellum and gilding of ‘Harding’s Church Music’ cost more than any one knows, except the author, the publishe... ...Commons, with very telling in- dignation, that the grasping priests of the Church of En- gland are gorged with the wealth which the charity of former ... ...those shining lights whose services have been most signally serviceable to Christianity. In answer to this, it is asserted that Henry de Blois, founde... ... Warden many years past, cannot be called shining lights in the service of Christianity; it is, however, stoutly maintained, and no doubt felt, by all... ...alling Eleanor her sister, and would scold her for not calling Bold by his Christian name; and Eleanor would half confess her love, but like a modest ... ...lege, his whole face glowing with a fine theatrical frenzy. ‘And this is a Christian country?’ said he. (Loud cheers; counter cheers from the minister... ...ome doubt as to that, ’ from a voice below the gangway.) ‘No, it can be no Christian country, in which the head of the bar, the lagal adviser (loud la...

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...tugal, and produced a goodly line of men distin- guished in the service of Church and State. Gonzalo himself, and apparently a son of his, followed Fe... ...nand III in the great campaign of 1236-48 that gave Cordova and Seville to Christian Spain and penned up the Moors in the kingdom of Granada, and his ... ...lies of the Peninsula and num- bered among them soldiers, magistrates, and Church dignitaries, in- cluding at least two cardinal-archbishops. Of the ... ... the case of his own. He was born at Alcala de Henares and baptised in the church of Santa Maria Mayor on the 9th of October, 1547. Of his boyhood and... ...icy of Ferdinand and Ximenez the sovereign had been made absolute, and the Church and Inquisi- tion adroitly adjusted to keep him so. The nobles, who ... ..., has a kind heart of her own and “some faint and distant resemblance to a Christian 37 Cervantes – Ormsby’s 1922 ed. about her;” and as for Sancho, ... ...and divine, a sort of motley in 49 Cervantes – Ormsby’s 1922 ed. which no Christian understanding should dress itself. It has only to avail itself of... ...e some share in the invention of the famous Matteo Boiardo, whence too the Christian poet Ludovico Ariosto wove his web, to whom, if I find him here, ... ...the Biscayan returned, “I no gentleman! -I swear to God thou liest as I am Christian: if thou droppest lance and drawest sword, soon shalt thou see th...

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.... “Oh! I hope she will never come in here, by the little win- dow into the church,” cried Grisell trembling. Indeed, for some time, in spite of all Si... ... a visit from St. Edith, who, as she was told, slept her long sleep in the church below. It may be feared that one chief reliance was on the fact that... ... story, and her sweet northern voice was much valued in the singing in the church. She was quite at home there, and though too young to be admitted as... ... of the poor child. The Prioress sent messengers to Amesbury and to Christ Church, but the Earl and Countess were not there, nor was it clear where th... ...r father, nor is it binding otherwise. No! but no one can take away from a Christian maid the power of holiness. Bear that for ever in mind, sweethear... ... dog love the master who beats him, so it is with us, only with the higher Christian love. Service and prayer open the heart to love, hoping for nothi... ... riding-dress was Mistress Hall. Silence was not observed in cathedrals or churches, espe- cially in the naves, except when any sacred rite was going ... ...agger— though it went to my heart, for his good old eyes looked at me like Christians, and my lord told me I was a fool for my pains, for the Elliots ... ...England, without precise definition of her rank, and be only called by her Christian name. She was astonished at the status of Master Groot, the size ...

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.................................................................. 47 John M. Church ....................................................................... ................................................................. 116 Alfonso Churchill .................................................................... ...ons were voted out, Because when I was a drinking man, Before I joined the church, I killed a Swede At the saw-mill near Maple Grove. And they wanted ... ...a fortune I left?— Y ou who hounded me in life, To give, give, give to the churches, to the poor, To the village!—me who had already given much. And t... ...oyd Garrison Standard VEGETARIAN, non—resistant, free-thinker, in ethics a Christian; Orator apt at the rhine-stone rhythm of Ingersoll. Carnivorous, ... ... bearing children. One day lawyer Whitney came along And proved to me that Christian Dallman, Who owned three thousand acres of land, Had bought the e... ... lost my case and lost my place. I left the court room and went to work As Christian Dallman’s tenant. 87 Edgar Lee Masters Richard Bone WHEN I first... ... “He was so wonderful,” “She was the sweetest woman,” “He was a consistent Christian.” And I chiseled for them whatever they wished, All in ignorance ... ...gs—as—they-are: Of money, master and man, made white With the paint of the Christian creed. And then: The bank collapsed. I stood and hooked at the wr...

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... Travail, feminism vs. haremism, Chinese lyrics, nationalization of mines, Christian Sci- ence, and fishing in Ontario. She went home, and that was th... ...he only habitable structures to be seen were the florid red-brick Catholic church and rectory at the end of Main Street. 26 Main Street Carol picked ... ...or any hope of greatness. Only the tall red grain-elevator and a few tinny church-steeples rose from the mass. It was a frontier camp. It was not a pl... ...-cheeked cottagers. What she saw was the side of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church—a plain clap- board wall of a sour liver color; the ash-pile back of... ...h—a plain clap- board wall of a sour liver color; the ash-pile back of the church; an unpainted stable; and an alley in which a Ford delivery-wagon ha... ...rtisement painted on its roof. Ye Art Shoppe, Prop. Mrs. Mary Ellen Wilks, Christian Science Library open daily free. A touching fumble at beauty. A o... ...bs of gilt—an aluminum ash-tray labeled “Greetings from Gopher Prairie” —a Christian Science magazine—a stamped sofa-cushion portraying a large rib- b... ...vely. “There are a great many bright cultured people here. Mrs. Wilks, the Christian Sci- ence reader, is a very bright woman—though I am not a Scient... ...aptist, and a Good Influence. She had so painfully reared three sons to be Christian gentlemen that one of them had become an Omaha bartender, one a p...

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...poor Lirriper being behindhand with the world and being buried at Hatfield church in Hertfordshire, not that it was his native place but that he had a... ...sandwich and a drop of sherry in a little basket and went down to Hatfield church-yard outside the coach and kissed my hand and laid it with a kind of... ... after fixtures and they try you even worse than what I call the Wandering Christians, though why THEY should roam the earth looking for bills and the... ...nts, but now I says “Certainly by all means” well knowing it’s a Wandering Christian and I shall hear no more about it, indeed by this time I know mos... ...ll hear no more about it, indeed by this time I know most of the Wandering Christians by sight as well as they know me, it being the habit of each ind... ...h is a certain sign than I should nod and say to myself You’re a Wandering Christian, though whether they are (as I HAVE heard) persons of small prope... ...lay in it and a kind of a gritty calm and bake settles on it and a peal of church-bells is practising in the neighbourhood it is a trifle dull, and ne... ...ever passed together. Jemmy was never si- lent for five minutes, except in church-time. He talked as we sat by the fire, he talked when we were out wa...

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.... The only meetings among them are on Sundays and feast-days in the parish church. These silent assemblies, under the eye of the rector (the only rule... ...eard by the men, “it is just; haven’t the Blues seized the property of the Church, and our own?” Another murmur, very different from the growl with wh... ...ady, feeling a need of justification. “Why not, madame? In former days the Church approved of the confiscation of the property of Protestants, and the... ...l be in heaven, and you will go to hell.” The possessed of devils whom the Church in former days used to exorcise with great pomp were not more shaken... ...ho meant to kill us sooner than leave their own land; but Hulot is a rough Christian, and he gave them—” “Did you see the Gars?” she asked. “What sort... ...wrinkles and tanned by the sun. “You see,” he said to his victim, “that we Christians keep our promises, which you don’t. That fire is going to thaw o... ...s, my good friends,” screamed d’Orgemont, “you hurt me, you kill me! I’m a Christian like you.” “You lie in your throat!” replied Marche-a-Terre. “You... ...e, the dawning day, gave the primitive charac- ter of the earlier times of Christianity to the scene. Made- moiselle de Verneuil was struck with admir... ...th which to persuade his semi-savage hearers. “These defenders of our God, Christians, have set you an example of duty,” he said. “Are you not ashamed...

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... was smoking on the chimney top—that dog is more to be trusted than many a Christian man; for he never forgets a friend, and loves the hand that gives... ...ense—he knew that the mild prin- ciples of this little nation of practical Christians would be disregarded by their subtle and malignant enemies; and ... ...It is not our task to explain what is or what ought to be the substance of Christianity, but merely to record in this place the opin- ions of Major Ef... ...ries and friends of Penn. His father had mar- ried without the pale of the church to which he belonged, and had, in this manner, forfeited some of the... ...ithout bragging, that it is the handsomest and the most scientific country church in America. I know that the Con- necticut settlers talk about their ... ....” —Freneau. BEFORE THE EUROPEANS, or, to use a more significant term, the Christians, dispossessed the original owners of the soil, all that section ... ...his services were of importance, much noticed and flattered, he had turned Christian and was bap- tized by the name of John. He had suffered severely ... ...he hall—” thou wilt order a repast for this youth before we proceed to the church; and Aggy will have a 80 The Pioneers sleigh prepared to convey him... ...o-morrow is the festival of the nativity of our blessed Redeemer, when the church has appointed prayers and thanksgivings to be offered up by her chil...

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...d that highly, not to speak it profanely, that, neither having the accent of Christians nor the gait of Chris tian, pagan, nor man, have so strutted... ...man’s memory may outlive his life half a year: but, by’r lady, he must build churches, then; or else shall he suffer not thinking on, with the hobby h... ...nds. [Exeunt all but HAMLET .] Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world: no... ...t away moan: God ha’ mercy on his soul! And of all Christian souls, I pray God. God be wi’ ye. [Exit.] LAERTES: Do you see ... ...ed More than in words? LAERTES: T o cut his throat i’ the church. KING CLAUDIUS : No place, indeed, should murder sanctuarize; Rev... ...ill give it start again; Therefore let’s follow. [Exeunt.] ACT V SCENE I: A churchyard. [Enter two Clowns, with spades, &c .] First Clown: Is she to... .... [Enter two Clowns, with spades, &c .] First Clown: Is she to be buried in Christian burial that wilfully seeks her own salvation? Second Clown: I ... ...on’t? If this had not been a gentlewoman, she should have been buried out o’ Christian burial. First Clown : Why, there thou say’st: and the more pi... ... countenance in this world to drown or hang themselves, more than their even Christian. Come, my spade. There is no ancient gentleman but gardeners, ...