Sermons and Biblical Studies

(September 15, 1857–March 8, 1930), was the 27th President of the United States, 1909–13; Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1921–30; Kent Professor of Constitutional Law at Yale University, 1913–21; Joint Chairman of National War Labor Board, 1918; Secretary of War under President Theodore Roosevelt, 1904–08; appointed by President McKinley as Civil Governor of … Continue reading “TAFT,
WILLIAM HOWARD”

(May 31, 1857–February 10, 1939), whose given name was Achille Ratti, held the position of Pontiff from 1922–39. He exclaimed: Christian teaching alone, in its majestic integrity, can give full meaning and compelling motive to the demand for human rights and liberties, because it alone gives worth and dignity to human personality.2989 In light of … Continue reading “POPE
PIUS XI”

(February 22, 1857–January 8, 1941), was a British General who founded of the Boy Scout movement. Educated at Charterhouse, London, he joined the English hussars in 1876, and served as adjutant in India, Afghanistan, and South Africa. In 1895 he commanded native troops in Ashanti, and later served in the Matabele campaign. During the South … Continue reading “BADEN-POWELL,
SIR ROBERT STEPHENSON SMYTH”

(December 28, 1856–February 3, 1924), was the 28th President of the United States, 1913–21; married Edith Bolling Galt, 1915, after death of first wife; Governor of New Jersey, 1911–13; president of Princeton University, 1902–10; professor at Princeton University, 1890–02; professor at Wesleyan University, 1888–90; instructor of history at Bryn Mawr College, 1885–88; married Ellen Louise … Continue reading “WILSON,
(THOMAS) WOODROW”

(July 26, 1856–November 2, 1950), was an acclaimed British dramatist, novelist and critic, who became popular for his satirical attacks on the conventions of his day. He wrote more than 40 plays, and in 1925 won the Nobel prize for literature. George Bernard Shaw helped found the Fabian Society, became an active socialist, and spent … Continue reading “SHAW,
GEORGE BERNARD”

(April 5, 1856–November 14, 1915), was a Black American educator, writer and reformer. Born a slave, he taught at Malden, West Virginia, and at the Hampton Institute. He founded the Tuskegee Institute and recruited George Washington Carver as a professor. He wrote Up From Slavery, 1901; and The Future of the American Negro, 1899. He … Continue reading “WASHINGTON,
BOOKER TALIAFERRO”

(1856–1931), was a minister from Boston who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance. He was ordained in the Baptist Church, 1879, and served as the pastor of the First Baptist Church, Little Falls, New York. He was a member of the staff of The Youth’s Companion, which first published his Pledge of Allegiance on September 8, … Continue reading “BELLAMY,
FRANCIS”

(November 21, 1854–January 22, 1922), whose given name was Giacomo Della Chiesa, was the Pontiff during World War I. On August 1, 1917, Pope Benedict XV, in his offer of mediation to the European Powers wrote from the Vatican: Do not, then, turn a deaf ear to our prayer, accept the paternal invitation which we … Continue reading “POPE
BENEDICT XV”

(1854), in the case of Donahue v. Richards, 38 Me. 398 (Me. 1854), stated: The common schools are not for the purpose of instruction in the theological doctrines of any religion or of any sect. … No interference, by way of instruction, with the views of the scholars, whether derived from parental or sacerdotal authority, … Continue reading “MAINE
STATE COURT”

(November 13, 1850–December 3, 1894), was a Scottish author and novelist. He wrote: New Arabian Nights, 1882; Treasure Island, 1883; A Child’s Garden of Verses, 1885; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1886; and Kidnapped, 1886. He suffered from tuberculosis, and in an effort to improve his health, sailed with his American wife to the Island … Continue reading “STEVENSON,
ROBERT LOUIS”