The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . y are acceptable thereto. The Westminstersymbols as modified by the Cumberland Presby-terian Church constitute the only type of Presby-terian doctrine which one could wisely promul-gate from the pulpit; and on this type of doctrinethe Cumberland Presbyterian Church would, nodoubt, cheerfully agree to become organically onewith the other Presbyterian Churches of America,thus constituting
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . y are acceptable thereto. The Westminstersymbols as modified by the Cumberland Presby-terian Church constitute the only type of Presby-terian doctrine which one could wisely promul-gate from the pulpit; and on this type of doctrinethe Cumberland Presbyterian Church would, nodoubt, cheerfully agree to become organically onewith the other Presbyterian Churches of America,thus constituting one great Continental Presby-terian Church of America. This ought to be theobjective point of all Presbyterian movements inour country, but no argument is needed to showthat if this point is reached, it will be on the basisof some such modification of the Westminster asthat held by Cumberland Presbyterians. R. V. F. CUM1 480 CURE CUMI (kumi), (Gr. kov/ju, koomee, from ^P, koomee),-arise (Mark v41). And he tookthe damsel by the hand and said unto her, Talithacuiiii; which is, being interpreted, Damsel (I sayunto thee), arise. CUMMIN (kummin), (Heb. P2, kam-mone,preserving; Gr. kv^ivov, kooviin-on).. Cummin. This is an umbelliferous plant, mentioned bothin the Old and New Testaments, and which, likethe dill and the coriander, continues to be culti-vated in modern, as it was in ancient times, inEastern countries. These are similar to, and usedfor many of the same purposes as the anise andcaraway, which supply their place, and are morecommon in Europe. All these plants producefruits, commonly called seeds, which abound inessential oil of a more or less grateful flavor, andwarm stimulating nature, hence they were em-ployed in ancient as in modern times, both as con-diments and as medicines. Cummin is first mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii:25) : When he (the ploughman) hath made plainthe face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitch-es, and scatter the cummin; showing that it wase
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