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Thanksgiving, Then And Now. An After-Thought, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1919-1924

Davis argues for a more liberal view of acceptable activities for Thanksgiving day. Evidently, there were complaints about people engaging in various kinds of recreation (such as theatre, baseball, etc) instead of going to church. Davis sees no harm here, and thinks the recreational approach is truer to the Pilgrim Thanksgiving.

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Letter To The Editor Of The Lancaster Public Ledger, Earl Clement Davis

Manuscripts & Correspondence

A letter to the Lancaster Public Ledger expressing concern about the recent coverage of Armistice Day where, evidently, the Russian revolution was described in hostile terms. Davis seeks a more balanced representation, one that supports the workers.

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Remarks At The Unveiling Of The Frieze Of The Prophets, Earl Clement Davis

Manuscripts & Correspondence

Brief remarks by Davis for the reproduction unveiling of John Singer Sargent's Frieze of the Prophets at the Church in Lancaster.

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True Meaning Of The "Coming Crisis", Earl Clement Davis

Publications, 1919-1924

An editorial in The Christian Register in which Davis responds to an earlier piece titled "Interchurch Leaders See a Coming Crisis." Davis identifies two streams of thought and action -- absolutism and democratic engagement. The 'crisis' in question refers to worries of an ascendancy of absolutism in all domains, politics, business, religion.

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Letter Exchange Between C.E Haupt And E.C Davis, Earl Clement Davis, C.E Haupt

Manuscripts & Correspondence

Dr. C. E. Haupt, Priest of the Lancaster Lutheran Church, wrote Earl Davis with concerns about the religious views that Davis espoused (Man is not fallen; The death of Jesus is not a vicarious atonement. etc.). Davis' response is a reasoned reply to the "older" more "transcendental" approaches to religion, and why he thinks a creedless, less transcendental approach fits the modern age.

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Notes On The Book The Behavior Of Crowds By Everett Dean Martin, Earl Clement Davis

Manuscripts & Correspondence

This appears to be a book review draft on Everett Dean Martin's The Behavior of Crowds, which brings a Freudian analysis to crowd behavior and propaganda. An interesting thing to note; Davis mentions having to "talk down" a mob of 2,000 striking miners bent on violence.

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