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New Jerusalem, Church of the

(Encyclopedia) New Jerusalem, Church of the, or New Church, religious body instituted by the followers of Emanuel Swedenborg, who are generally called Swedenborgians. Knowledge of Swedenborg's…

Fallows, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Fallows, Samuel, 1835–1922, American clergyman, bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church, b. England, grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1859. He served with the Union army in the Civil War and…

Cambridge Platform

(Encyclopedia) Cambridge Platform, declaration of principles of church government and discipline, forming in fact a constitution of the Congregational churches. It was adopted (1648) by a church…

sacramental

(Encyclopedia) sacramental, in the Roman Catholic Church, aid to devotion that is not a sacrament. Sacramentals are commonly divided into six classes: prayer, anointing, eating, confession, giving,…

Brewer's: Dying Sayings

(real or traditional): ADAMS (President): “Independence for ever.” ADAMS (John Q. ): “It is the last of earth. I am content.” ADDISON: “See how a Christian dies,” or “See in what peace a…

Gerhart, Emanuel Vogel

(Encyclopedia) Gerhart, Emanuel VogelGerhart, Emanuel Vogelgârˈhärt [key], 1817–1904, American minister of the German Reformed Church and educator, b. Freeburg, Pa. Gerhart was president of…