American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Georgia (1906) religious affiliation, as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, published in 1911, stated that the total membership of the Churches in 1906 was about 1,029,037, of whom: <Baptist-596,319 Methodist-349,079 Presbyterian-24,040 Catholic-19,273 Disciples of Christ-12,703 Episcopal-9,790 Congregationalists-5,581.> 1906GA001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. 1906GA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Georgia, 1906, religious affiliation as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, published in 1911. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Georgia.

Delaware (1906) religious affiliation, as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, published in 1911, stated: <The principal Churches, in order of their membership were, in 1890, the Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Protestant Episcopal, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Quaker and Lutheran.> 1906DE001 The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company, stated as of 1908, a census listed Delaware's active Church membership and the Sunday-school membership of the leading denominations as: <Methodist Episcopal-40,000 Protestant Episcopal-6,280 Baptist-5,000 Presbyterian-12,700 Catholic-25,000, with 20 Churches with 34 priests and 12 parochial schools with an attendance of 3,100. Among the African American Church membership in...

William Joseph Brennan, Jr. (Apri 25, 1906-July 24, 1997) was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1956-90, appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower. He served on the New Jersey Superior Court, 1949-50; the appellate division, 1950-52; and Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1952-56. In the 1963 case of Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 225 (1963), Justice Brennan concurred with the majority opinion, stating: <The holding of the Court today plainly does not foreclose teaching about the Holy Scriptures or about the differences between religious sects in classes in literature or history. Indeed, whether or not the Bible is involved, it...

Charles Habib Malik (1906-December 28, 1987) was the Ambassador to the United Nations from Lebanon. He was a member of the U.N. Security Council, 1953-54, and President of the 13th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1959. The Honorable Charles Habib Malik, in his Farewell speech upon his retirement, stated in 1958: <The good (in the United States) would never have come into being without the blessing and power of Jesus Christ....Whoever tries to conceive the American word without taking full account of the suffering and love and salvation of Christ is only dreaming. I know how embarrassing this...

Denver Post (January 20, 1905) reported the revealing article: <Remarkable Outburst of Gospel Sentiment....Noonday Meetings Draw Congregations Unprecedented in Numbers. <For two hours at midday all Denver was held in a spell....The marts of trade were deserted between noon and two o'clock this afternoon, and all worldly affairs were forgotten, and the entire city was given over to meditation of higher things. The Spirit of the Almighty pervaded every nook. Going to and coming from the great meetings, the thousands of men and women radiated this Spirit which filled them, and the clear Colorado sunshine was made brighter by the reflected glow of...