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The Light of the East December 1938

1938

Saint Augustine has described it as " the serenity of the mind the tranquility of the soul the singleness of the heart the bond of love the agrement of charity ". These pregnant words do not only define the " peace of Christ ; they also explain the means to acquire and preserve it and thus the meaning of that good will " which according to the Chrismas message itself conditions its acq [...] For the Christians it is the fruit of the limitless reliance which they place on the love of the Father and of the Son : In the world you shall have distress : but have trust I have overcome the world". [...] The success of the transaction is not affected by the error of the agent but it follows as a result of the intrinsic value of the tranaction. [...] Their ordination rite was to create a new order of preachers therefore they cut down from the Sarum rite at least seven ceremonies which convey beautifully the idea of the Priesthood : (1) They omitted the admonition of the Bishop which speaks of the duties of the Priests ; (2) they omitted the specification of office just before the imposition of hands : " the office of a Priest is to offer to [...] Haven't you heard of the bestowing of the sceptre of the insinia of office of the keys of a city of saluting the Union Jack of toasts of prsentingl arms to the King ? Are they not 228 THE LIGHT OF THE EAST"symbolic rites ? England is the only coutry in the world whose King is officially crowned ; is not the coronation ceremony a symbolic rite where the crown and the sceptre are b
philosophy religion
Pages
22
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120063
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-i Rev. Dandoy view
Happy Christmas
222-222 unknown view
And on Earth Peace to Men of Good Will
223-225 unknown view
Disorders in Anglican Orders
225-229 Albert Muthumalai view
Gandhiji’s Religion
230-232 Albert Fraser view
Correspondence
232-232 unknown view
Science and Religion
233-235 unknown view
Worth Rememberinq
236-237 unknown view
The Bookshelf
238-239 unknown view
Backmatter
i-i unknown view

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