Journey Toward Independence: King's Chapel's Transition to Unitarianism : the 1989 Minns Lecture

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Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, 1993 - 103 oldal
A small Anglican church in colonial Boston, founded in 1686, becomes the first Unitarian church in America.

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12. oldal - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. What, though in solemn silence all Move round...
12. oldal - The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great original proclaim. The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the...
11. oldal - I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you and the State over which you preside, in his Holy protection; that He would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow citizens of the United States at large...
12. oldal - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found ; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice ; Forever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.
62. oldal - The Lord bless you and keep you : the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you : the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you, and give you peace now and for evermore.
41. oldal - That the said Church shall maintain the doctrines of the Gospel, as now held by the Church of England; and shall adhere to the liturgy of the said Church, as far as shall be consistent with the American revolution, and the constitutions of the respective states.
7. oldal - We covenant with our Lord, and one with another. We bind ourselves, in the presence of God, to walk together in all his ways, according as he is pleased to reveal himself to us in his blessed word of truth...
11. oldal - ... dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind, which were the characteristics of the divine Author of our blessed religion ; without an humble imitation of whose example, in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation.
54. oldal - God, and for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers of piety, religion, and morality, in all cases where such Provision shall not be made voluntarily.
59. oldal - Church, and to receive him as a regular ordained Minister, which step in our opinion is unprecedented, irregular and contrary to apostolic and primitive usage, and to the common sentiments of almost every sect and denomination of Christians, a step which may be attended with fatal consequences to the interests of religion in general and that of the Episcopal church in particular. We therefore the subscribers in behalf of ourselves and other original proprietors of this church, who have authorized...

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