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...some form or other the Pastorate is a necessity. But no special form of "the Ministry" has the authority of Christ or of Scripture. Each of the earliest ministries, apostles, prophets, teachers, bishops, priests, and deacons, have either been superceded or undergone many changes. "Presbyter," seems originally to have been a general name for those in authority, as it was among the Jews. The Episcopal principle, that of one man as the head and director, is recognized everywhere and is a necessary part of social life; the Diaconate as an office designed for the care of the poor, is also...
...beginning, as at Pentecost, no form of adherence was required: Afterwards some simple form like, "I believe that Jesus is the Son of God," was the condition of baptism. Then the words of our Lord about baptizing in the Name of Father, Son and Holy Ghost became a baptismal confession; and these were drawn out into the creeds which lasted through the Middle Ages. At the Reformation and since, many confessions have been framed, though we all feel, with Harnack, that the time for fresh ones is passed. We have to consider; the value of creeds and confessions, their danger...
...Sacraments are not, in their outward form, to be viewed as essentials of Christianity. They have been altered again and again, and by the Friends and others, discarded. Yet in some form or another they must abide. We may dwell on the Sacraments generally, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper...
...Congress of Boston at Association Hall, Boston, Saturday night. The question was "Resolved, That the granting of full manhood suffrage to the emancipated negroes of the Southern States was unwise." The Harvard speakers, A. J. Hammerslough, H. A. Rich, and G. W. Hinkley, defended the affirmative and excelled in form of presentation and analysis of the subject. The Young Men's Congress failed to present a well-united case, and their rebuttal was loose...
...made out by groups of examiners from the colleges and schools, according to the definitions of requirements laid down by a committee of the National Educational Association on "College Entrance Requirements." The board will appoint readers, and the results will be sent to the colleges in the form of a certificate, giving percentage attained, which the college may accept...