American Church
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
作者：Miller, William James, 1850-
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共 147 题- The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- BY THE REV. WILLIAM JAMES MILLER, M.A., B.D.
- NEW YORK THOMAS WHITTAKER
- 2 AND 3 BIBLE HOUSE
- COPYRIGHT, 1901,
- By THOMAS WHITTAKER
- Preface
- W. J. M.
- Dictionary and Cyclopaedia
- Altar Vessels.--(See VESSELS, SACRED). {13}
- THE RELIGION OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE.
- I. The Heavens, verses 2 to 8.
- II. Mid Air, verses 8 to 18.
- III. The Earth, verses 18 to 26.
- Choral Service.--(See EVEN SONG, also INTONE and PLAIN SONG.)
- Christian Name.--(See NAME, CHRISTIAN.)
- I. ADVENT, the Coming of Christ; the Season includes four Sundays.
- II. CHRISTMAS, Incarnation and Birth of Christ.
- VI. EASTER, the Risen Life; teaching of the Great Forty Days.
- VII. ASCENSION, the Hope of Glory.
- VIII. WHITSUN TIDE, the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
- EVENT. DATE.
- Day of Pentecost, Birthday of the Church A.D. 33
- Death of St. John at Ephesus 97
- The Ten great Persecutions of Christians 64-313
- I. General Council, at Nicea 325
- II. General Council, at Constantinople 381
- III. General Council, at Ephesus 431
- IV. General Council, at Chalcedon 451
- Leo the Great revised the Roman Liturgy 492
- V. General Council, at Constantinople 553
- Gregory the Great revised the Roman Liturgy 590
- St. Augustine came to England 595
- VI. General Council, at Constantinople 681
- Venerable Bede died at Yarrow, England 735
- Alfred the Great founded Oxford University 887
- Final Separation of Church in East and West 1054
- Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, revised English Liturgy 1081
- Crusades began 1095
- Bible divided into chapters 1252
- Wickliffe and his work 1377-1384
- First book printed, a Latin Bible, at Mentz 1450
- Martin Luther and his work 1517-1546
- John Calvin 1530-1564 {58}
- English Reformation 1534-1559
- First English Prayer Book set forth 1549
- Present authorized version of the Bible 1611
- Present English Prayer Book set forth 1662
- Church introduced into America 1578-1607
- Name changed to Protestant Episcopal 1789
- American Prayer Book set forth Oct. 16, 1789
- American Prayer Book revised 1883-1892
- Commandments, The Ten.--(See DECALOGUE.)
- Communion, Holy.--(See HOLY COMMUNION.)
- Divine Liturgy.--(See HOLY COMMUNION, also LITURGY.)
- Domestic Missions.--(See DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.)
- Eastward Position.--(See EAST, TURNING TO.)
- Ecclesiastical Year.--(See CHRISTIAN YEAR.)
- Eucharistic Lights.--(See ALTAR LIGHTS.)
- I. The Books of Holy Scripture, in English, Greek and Hebrew.
- Fasting Communion.--(See EARLY COMMUNION.)
- ABSOLUTE FASTS,
- OTHER DAYS OF FASTING,
- I. The Forty Days of Lent.
- II. The Ember Days at the four seasons.
- III. The Three Rogation Days.
- IV. All Fridays in the year, except Christmas Day.
- A TABLE OF FEASTS.
- Foreign Missions.--(See DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.)
- Fruits of the Spirit.--(See SPIRIT, FRUITS OF.)
- General Council.--(See COUNCIL, also ECUMENICAL.)
- Ghost, The Holy.--(See HOLY GHOST.)
- Godfathers, Godmothers.--(See SPONSORS.)
- Government, Church.--(See EPISCOPACY.)
- Guardian Angels.--(See HOLY ANGELS.)
- Holy Table.--(See ALTAR.)
- Hosanna.--A Hebrew word, meaning, "Save, we beseech Thee."
- Hours of Prayer.--(See CANONICAL HOURS.)
- Hypothetical Form.--(See BAPTISM, CONDITIONAL.)
- Innocents, The.--(See HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY.)
- Institution, Letter of.--(See INSTITUTION, OFFICE OF.)
- Lauds.--One of the seven CANONICAL HOURS (which see). {165}
- Letter Dimissory.--(See DIMISSORY LETTER.)
- Linen Cloth.--(See FAIR LINEN CLOTH.)
- Liturgical Colors.--(See CHURCH COLORS.)
- II. The Liturgy of St. Mark, for the Church in Alexandria.
- IV. The Liturgy of St. John, for the Church in Ephesus.
- Mary, The Blessed Virgin.--(See BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.)
- Matrimony, Holy.--(See MARRIAGE.)
- Mid Lent Sunday.--(See FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT.)
- Name, the Holy.--(See HOLY NAME, also JESUS.)
- Obligation, Days of.--(See DAYS OF OBLIGATION.)
- Open Churches.--(See FREE AND OPEN CHURCHES.)
- Orders, Holy.--(See HOLY ORDERS.)
- Parochial Mission.--(See MISSION, PAROCHIAL.)
- Prime.--One of the seven CANONICAL HOURS (which see). {219}
- Prisoners.--(See VISITATION OF PRISONERS.)
- Private Baptism.--(See BAPTISM, PRIVATE.)
- Protestant Episcopal.--(See AMERICAN CHURCH.)
- Purification, The.--(See PRESENTATION OF CHRIST, also CANDLEMAS.)
- Rail.--(See ALTAR RAIL.)
- Reception into the Church.--(See BAPTISM, PRIVATE.)
- Register.--(See PARISH REGISTER.)
- Sacred Vessels.--(See VESSELS, SACRED.)
- Seasons, The Church.--(See CHRISTIAN YEAR.)
- Shell.--(See BAPTISMAL SHELL.)
- Sick.--(See VISITATION OF THE SICK.)
- Sign of the Cross.--(See CROSS, THE.)
- Sisterhoods.--(See RELIGIOUS ORDERS.)
- Spirit.--(See HOLY GHOST; also GHOST, GHOSTLY.)
- Spirit, Gifts of the.--(See GIFTS OF THE HOLY GHOST, SEVENFOLD.)
- Sunday.--(See LORD'S DAY.)
- Sunday Letter.--(See DOMINICAL LETTER.)
- Sureties.--(See SPONSORS.)
- Table.--(See Lord's Table.)
- Ten Commandments.--(See DECALOGUE.)
- Temperance.--(See CHURCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.)
- Thanksgiving.--(See GENERAL THANKSGIVING, THE.)
- Thirty-nine Articles.--(See ARTICLES OF RELIGION.)
- 2. "Let us also go, that we may die with Him."--St. John 11:16.
- 4. "My Lord and my God."--St. John 20:28.
- Thursday, Holy.--(See ASCENSION DAY.)
- Thursday in Holy Week.--(See MAUNDY THURSDAY.)
- 3. The Baptism of Infants.
- 4. The use of Liturgical worship.
- 5. The use of vestments by the ministers in divine service.
- 7. The observance of the seven hours of prayer.
- 8. The sign of the Cross in Baptism and at other times.
- 9. The choral service.
- Turning to the East.--(See EAST, TURNING TO.)
- Unction.--(See ANOINTING THE SICK.)
- PRAYER FOR UNITY.
- Veil.--(See CHALICE VEIL.)
- Virgin Mary.--(See BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.)
- Virtues, Theological.--(See THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES.)
- Visitation, Episcopal.--(See BISHOP'S VISITATION.)
- Wafer Bread.--(See UNLEAVENED BREAD.)
- Wardens.--(See CHURCH WARDENS.)
- Wedding Ring.--(See RING.)
- 1. "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."
- 2. "To-day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise."
- 3. "Woman, behold thy Son." "Behold thy Mother."
- 4. "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"
- 5. "I thirst." {280}
- 6. "It is finished."
- Year.--(See CHRISTIAN YEAR.)
- INDEX.