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The Slidell Mission To Mexico, John H. Walker

Graduate Thesis Collection

Historical events are very likely to make impressions upon contemporary writers of their history quite different from those upon the historians of later times. The intervening years are essential for the proper perspective, the appreciation of their significance, and the separation of associated events. A more accurate view of any historical event should come to those whom time has carried beyond it. In case the event be the result of governmental policies, political bias will then be less influential. The original researches and secondary complications of later writers of American history have resulted in a much better understanding of the …

The Works Council, George J. Bottkol

Bachelors’ Theses

The Works Council idea is somewhat of an innovation in American industry. It received its greatest impetus during the World War and has sinoe been adopted by many of our largest industries. Although all Works Council plans aim at the fundamental principles of joint management, employee representation, and collective bargaining, the forms or constitutions of the various private Councils vary in detail.

Die Identitaet Der Person Des 2, 3,7,12-16 Geweissagten Davidssamens Und Gottessohns Mit Jesu Christo Aus Dem Neuen Testamente Erwiesen, Henry E. Proehl

Bachelor of Divinity

The testimony of the New Testament not only justifies that Bible-believing exegetes, the interpretation of the Old Testament passages to seek in the words of the evangelists and apostles, but rather, drives and compels him to do so.

St. Peter, The First Bishop Of Rome, Roberta Helz

Bachelors’ Theses

From the beginning of Christendom, when Christ Himself designated Peter as the rock of invincible strength, and the chief foundation atone of the Apostolic Church, Matthew 16: 18, 19, up to the Reformation, the Primacy of St. Peter had met with no opposition. After the Reformation a partisans spirit in the interest of orthodox Protestantism against the Roman Church called into question this fact so universally admitted. The leading opponents were U. Valerius (1520), K. Flaccus (1564), Blondel (1641), and later Baur (1831), all champions of the Reformation. They further contended that Peter never resided in Rome, nor could that …

The Social And Historical Background Of Eighteenth Century English Neo-Classicism, Thomas A. Byrne

Bachelors’ Theses

It is almost a platitude to say that literature is a reflection of life and that authors are the spoksemen of the age in which they live. Literature is the mouthpiece of a nation, a mouthpiece which speaks the commonest reflections and the highest meditations of a people. Else if this were not true why should scholars regard as valuable historical evidence the comments of contemporary writers? To the literature of the Greeks and Romans we owe what knowledge we have of the life and thought of those ancient races. This is not the less true of our modern nations. …

Balaam And His Prophecies, Carl Manthey-Zorn

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The subject of this paper is "Balaam and His Prophecies". We intend to divide the discussion of this subject under two main heads as already indicated in the title, "Balaam and His Prophecies". The first of the two will be a study of the character of Balaam, while the second will be a comprehensive exegesis of his prophecies.

The Compatibility Of Church And Science, John H. Casey

Bachelors’ Theses

The intellectual fashion, if such there be, obtained quite a few years ago to maintain that there was no such a thing as compatibility between religion and science. Like all fashions, it has passed out of vogue and the inherent and foolish fallacy behind it has been repeatedly an effectively exposed. However, it has exhibited another characteristic of all fashions by returning and finding favor in some quarters. Fortunately, its second inaugural is not so auspicious or general since the original style, while it caught the popular fancy, was too unmercifully denounced and derided to allow for a second successful …

Protestantism In China, Yaotong C. Lee

Graduate Thesis Collection

The religions of China and the works of Protestantism have been written by many scholars both American and European but most of them were incomplete in mind or written with a special interest of a certain denomination. The aim of this thesis is to present (1) the religious conditions of China before the entrance of Protestantism (2) the historical facts of Protestantism and (3) the present condition of the Chinese Christianity. Special attention will be given to the beginning, the growth, the persecution and some characteristic facts of Protestantism. The materials are almost all mined out of the Chinese records …

The Offerings Of The Old Testament, Otto P. Schmidt

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The idea or offering is a universal one. It is embodied in every religion under the sun. Almost every religion is built up around the idea or offering. But as the religions vary. so also the nature and purpose or the offering. And as men were led farther and farther away from the truth, they were also led farther and farther away from the true idea and purpose or offering.

Colonel Fielding Lewis, Emeline Lee Stearns

Honors Theses

There is a two-fold reason for the assertion that to the student of American History, and especially of those chapters dealing with the Old Dominion, a study of the life of Fielding Lewis should prove one of value and intense interest. First, there is the contribution which this colonial patriot made to the Revolutionary cause. To too great an extent we associate heroism in a time of strife with courage on the battlefield. The life of Fielding Lewis is a story of courage on the side lines, a courage none the less true because it lacks military glory as a …

The Christology Of Acts, George F. Horn

Bachelor of Divinity

The book of Acts was written mainly for history so we would not expect to find much doctrine in it. And yet it is full of doctrine. For this we must thank the Holy Spirit who has preserved it to us by inspiration. St. Luke was inspired with the information necessary to the recording of the speeches we find in the book. These speeches are the chief sources of doctrine in this book though not the only ones. A study of the book for any one doctrine reveals incidentally many other doctrines. This is brought out especially clearly when we …

The Trichotomy (Of Soul, Mind, Body) According To Scripture, Richard Albert Jesse

Bachelor of Divinity

It was therefore as a consequence of this controversy that the latent heretical tendencies of the trichotomous doctrine were for the first time fully discovered, and dichotomy was urged by the Church not only as true doctrine, but also as the antidote for this specific heresy. Especially has dichotomy been championed by the Western Church, whose teachers have been, as a rule, advocates of the two element view. This is true also of Luther and the older dogmaticians. While the question is today scarcely a burning issue, yet it seems still to have champions for each side.

Die Eschatologischen Grundgedanken Der Thessalonicherbriefe, Walter Buszin

Bachelor of Divinity

The basic eschatological ideas of the letters to the Thessalonians

Chronology Of The Life Of St. Paul, P F. Plunkett

Bachelor of Divinity

Though properly an historical rather than a theological problem, the chronology of Paul's life is important in the field of Bible study, and is closely related to several theological questions, including that of the reliability of Scripture and the authenticity of several books accepted by the church as canonical. Its treatment is historical, but much of the freedom for specualtion indulged in by the average student of history is denied the scholar who treats this subject. Anything which cannot be established with reasonable certainty must be left an open question, and the integrity of the Scripture must remain unmolested.

A Compairison Of Dr. Carl Ferdinand Wiilhelm Walther And Dr. Joseph Agusustus Seiss As Preachers, E H. Buchheimer

Bachelor of Divinity

In making a comparison between Dr. Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther, (1811 - 1887) and Dr. Joseph Augustus Seiss,(1823 - 1904) as masters of sacred rhetoric in the American Lutheran pulpit, we must, in order to come to a clear understanding of these men as preachers, take into consideration their early training and the times in which they lived, when the Lutheran Church was just beginning to take root in this country and when preachers and sermons played a different part in congregational life, than they do today.

A study of the early years of their lives shows that a divine …

Mormonism And The Bible, Edwin G. Guebert

Bachelor of Divinity

The inception or Mormonism took place in 1830, when on the 6th of April of that year Joseph Smith Jr. organized the “Church of Jesus Christ or the Latter Day Saints" at Fayette, Seneca County, New York. In November of the same year Sidney Rigdon, a preacher of the Reformed Baptists or Campbellites at Mentor, Ohio, joined the new sect with the majority of his congregation. Since the West seemed to the Mormons to be the land of their future destiny, Smith and his followers moved in that direction and settled at Kirtland, Ohio. This took place in the year …

Miracles Are Not Only Possible But Have Actually Occured, Ralph J. Altstadt

Bachelors’ Theses

Miracles! What are they? Are they possible? Do they actually occur? Can they be explained?

The Doctrine Of The Sacraments In The Apostolic Fathers, Louis Breitenbuecher, Louis F. Brighton

Bachelor of Divinity

What is the teaching of the Apostolic Fathers concerning the sacraments? What do they teach of Baptism and of the Lord’s Supper? Is the number of sacraments restricted to two or is there reason to believe that the Romish Church finds in these writings ground for its teaching of seven sacraments? In treating first on Baptism and then on the Lord’s Supper these questions will be taken care of.

The Doctrinal Contents Of Acts, Walter G. Dippold

Bachelor of Divinity

Our aim in this work shall be, to present Luke's stand on the main heads of christian doctrine and at the same time, to show that his teaching is wholly in harmony with the other New Testament writers. As was stated in the opening words of our thesis, the source on which we shall base our discussion is solely and specifically, the book of Acts. It is therefore selfevident, that when limited to one specific book of the Bible, not every detail in the field of christian doctrine can be treated. In accordance with the limitation of our theme, we …

Christian Doctrine According To The Book Of Acts, Arthur William Klinck

Bachelor of Divinity

The first point which strikes the reader of this book is that it purports to have been written by the author of a "former treatise” (Acts 1:1) addressed to the same person, Theophilus; a treatise which gave an account of all the Acts and words of the Lord from the beginning to the conclusion of His earthly ministry, terminated by His ascension. There is only one Gospel which this description will fit, the Gospel of Luke, which is dedicated to the same man, Theophilus. The progress of thought from Luke to Acts is quite logical. Luke ends with the ascension …

The Limitations Of Impressionism In Literature, Thomas J. Campbell

Bachelors’ Theses

The farmer on plowing a field for the first time, almost invariably, marks out the course of the first furrow with stakes. That is, he must plant at least three stakes by which he may strike out straightly the first furrow upon which the condition of all the following furrows depend. Now we are not going to plow a new tract of land, because literary criticism has been hashed over again and again, but we do need a little of the farmer's prevision and precaution in entering such a large and diverse field as literary criticism embraces. We too, must …

Virginia's Attitude Toward The Compromise Of 1850, Anne T. Gordon

Honors Theses

As with an individual, a great conflict develops character and causes expression of ideals, so in the life of a nation conflicts develop the people, and give us a knowledge of their ideals and principles. It is mainly with the latter aspect of one great conflict - the struggle over the Compromise of 1850 - that this paper will deal. In this short article an effort will be made to show the attitude of Virginia - one section, small in territorial expanse when compared with the whole, but large in influence, as she faced this problem on the solution of …

Life Of John Warwick Daniel, Ruth Lazenby

Honors Theses

John Warwick Daniel was born on the 5th of September, 1824, in Lynchburg, and died on the 29th of June, 1910. Only sixty-eight years of life, a short period when one measures the span of a lifetime and yet he crowded into these years so much that he has rightly come to be called soldier and orator, jurist and lawgiver, statesman and senator. As a soldier he was brave, loyal and devoted to duty, winning many honors for courage and gallantry. As an orator he was noted for his eloquence, charm and unsurpassed beauty of language, and it was perhaps …

Eugene O'Neill And The Advance Of The English Drama, Margaret Flower

Bachelors’ Theses

Being a narration of the life of Eugene O'Neill, American. dramatist,and of the varied circumstances therein, education travel and occupation, which may have some bearing on his dramatic work.

The Doctrine Of The Resurection In The Old Testament, Arthur E. Neitzel

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

Abraham, as well as the other believers of the Old Testament era, believed in the "God who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they, were.”(Romans 4,17 )

The Christian Religion Vs Philonism And Stoicism, Otto P. Kretzmann

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The study of Comparative Religions and the application of the evolutionistic principle to the field of religion have in the last decades lent tremendous impetus to inquiries into the origin of Christianity and the philosophical background of the New Testament. Every remnant of the ancient philosophic literature has been carefully examined by writers with a naturalistic tendency in order to discover some natural explanation for the thought and phraseology of the New Testament. An examination of these alleged points of contact, which are supposed to have exerted such a tremendous influence on nascent Christianity, together with a critical estimate of …

The Human Will Is Free, Richard V. Carpenter

Bachelors’ Theses

The freedom of the will is one of the most important questions in philosophy. So much has been written on the subject that it hardly seems worth while to treat it in a thesis in which nothing can be said which has not already been said a number of times. The two opposing parties in the controversy have completed their respective cases; they have fully entrenched themselves behind volumes and volumes of weighty libraries and are now but waiting new recruits. As a matter of fact, though both sides of the debate seem to have exhausted their arguments, though they …

From Cape Town To Cairo, Leslie L. Jones

Honors Theses

Cecil Rhodes has been dead twenty-two years. The flesh of the man has long since become dust; his dreams are about to become realities... two slender streaks of shining steel form Cape Town to Cairo. For the red now cleaves the heart of Africa, north and south, from the Inner Sea to The Cape of Good Hope. A great splash of red up and down this vast continent where fifty years ago but little red was to be seen.

And this is the simple task I have set myself in the present paper: accounting for the red, this astonishing growth …

Pauline Eschatology, Luther A. Schuessler

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The purpose of this inquiry is to present a brief resume of Pauline Eschatology in the narrow sense as it is represented in the thirteen Epistles of Paul and in the discourses attributed to him in the Book of the Acts. Since these Epistles and discourses comprehend the cardinal truths of eschatology, the value of this inquiry is obvious.

The Christology Of The Apostolic Fathers, Carl J. Spilman

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

It is the aim of this study to gather all material in the Apostolic fathers that has any bearing upon Christ, His person and His work; to examine in detail the Christological teachings of .each writer; and finally, in conclusion, to show that there are no stages of development, and that no thought is found in the writings of the Apostolic Fathers that has not been set forth by the New Testament.