Word: righteousness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...service needed, has his energies paralyzed, and does not even strive for the desired end. Jesus answers the question by action simply, working through faith in God the fullness of His mercy. The choir also sang, "Christian, the evening waits before thee," by Shelley; "The souls of the righteous," by Foster...
...teachers and writers. These are the books of Job, Ecclesiastes, and Proverbs. Any intelligent reader will notice their clear cut individuality, and the absence of that overweening nationalism so apparent in the Old Testament. In them the patriot is sunk in the man, and persons are distinguished only as righteous or sinful. The more elevated position of parents, the higher idea of marriage, and the dawning thought that virtue and vice bring their own natural consequences are other characteristics of these books, All these things point conclusively to the existence and prosperity of a well-defined school of natural religion...
...Brooks had charge of the vesper service last evening. The service was opened with the anthem "Let all those Rejoice," from the oratorio of "Abraham" by Molique. After the responsive service, the soloist of the evening, Mr. C. F. Webber, of Boston, sang Mendelssohn's "Then shall the Righteous." Dr. Brooks read a portion of the fifth chapter of John, and selected as the text for his remarks Christ's question to the impotent man: "Wilt thou be made whole?" He emphasized the fact that there is a spiritual side to every man's nature; that...
...actions of that party. We must have our ideals towards which all our struggles should be directed; but there is no likelibood of our being able to have any hope of reaching our own place unless there is given to us for our aid, three great factors, liberty, righteousness and courage. No people or class ever existed which was so righteous as not to be tempted-if if had the power-to oppress any other class or people which it was afraid to trust. Therefore it is, that righteousness is a demonstrable necessity to governments. But we must be careful...
...yield to authority since they know the law will be enforced and for no other reason. We should in every case give obedience to the laws, and always hold them sacred. The choir rendered in an appropriate manner, the following anthems: "There is spring up a light for the righteous," by Armes; "For his wrath endures but for a moment," by Smart; for adult voices; "God who madest earth and heaven...