Chremhild
krem'hilt, the beautiful heroine of the Nibelungenlied. In the Edda and Volsunga Saga her counterpart is Gudrun. See Nibelungenlied
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Each of these 18 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Chrisoletus
Is stone, which if bound round with gold and carried in the left hand drives away night-hags and pre-. serves from melancholy, illusions and witches. Its virtue is the greater if a hole be made in it, and the hairs of an ass passed through.
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Christ's College
a college in Cambridge, England, founded in 1506. It has about 200 undergraduates, 15 fellowships, and 30 scholarships.
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Christadelphians
a body who believe that God will raise all who love Him to an endless life in this world, but that those who do not shall absolutely perish in death; that Christ is the Son of God, inheriting moral perfection from the Deity, our human nature from His mother; and that there is no personal devil. In the United States they had about 70 organizations with about 2,000 members. Their founder fused to become partner in the Jewish was Dr. John Thomas, an Englishman, who came to the United States in 1844.
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Christensen
PARLEY PARKER, an American politician; born in Weston, Ida., July 19, 1869. He was educated in the public schools of Utah and was graduated from the State university in 1891. He took a further course at Cornell University, receiving from that institution the degree of LL. B. in 1897. In September of that year he was admitted to the bar of Utah and in 1905 to the United States Supreme Court. In 1895 he was the district attorney of Salt Lake co., Utah. He was a member of the House in the Utah State Legislature in 1915. He was nominated for president of the United States by the FARMER-LABOR PARTY (q. v.), July 15, 1920.
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Christian Brothers' College
a Roman Catholic institution for higher education in St. Louis, Mo., chartered in CHRISTIAN II., the Cruel, succeeded 1855. It includes collegiate, scientific, commercial, and preparatory departments. The library contains about 20,- 000 volumes. The annual enrollment is about 500.
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Christian Catholic Church
a denominational organization, founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Alexander Dowie, a former Congregational minister in Australia. He attracted a large following by preaching faith healing and announcing himself as the reincarnation of the prophet Elijah. He established the center of activities in Zion City, near Chicago, where a large amount of property was acquired and many institutions and business enterprises were founded. Dowie was successful in securing a large number of believers, until 1903, when he attempted to carry on a missionary campaign in New York. This was a failure and the ridicule which followed it led finally to his deposition and death. He was succeeded by W. G. Voliva as Overseer of the Church. The religious aspect of the organization decreased, while its industrial development at Zion City continued. Difficulties arose, however, which resulted in financial complications and in 1910 the enterprises of Zion City were sold at auction. The denomination has branches in Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, and in various parts of Europe.
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Christian Era
the era or epoch introduced by the birth of Christ.
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Christian Reformed Church
a religious denomination in the United States, the result of the secession movement from the Reformed Church in 1822, in 1857, and again in 1882. There are about 40,000 communicants, chiefly in Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa. The denomination maintains the Calvin College Theological Seminary at Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Christian Union Churches
an American denominational union, organized in 1865, composed of members of all varieties of orthodox belief. Their creed is simple, covering the headship of Christ, sufficiency of the Bible, and right of local church government.
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Christiansand
a seaport of Norway, situated near its S. extremity, on a sandy plain. It is a garrisoned town; was built by Christian IV. in 1641; and has been the capital of its province or stift since 1684. It has several dockyards, and a good harbor much used for refuge. At the mouth of the harbor is the beautiful island of Odderö, laid out with public gardens and promenades. Christiansand has a considerable trade in timber, pitch, stockfish (salted cod), fish-oil for curriers, salmon, mackerel, and lobsters. Shipbuilding is a considerable industry. Christiansand has a cathedral and grammar-school, and is the residence of a bishop. It suffered severely from fires in 1880 and 1892. Pop. about 18,000.
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Christianso
a group of three small islands in the Baltic, belonging to Denmark, named from the chief island, which has a harbor of refuge and a lighthouse. CHRISTIANS OF ST. THOMAS, the name of a sect of Christians on the coast of Malabar, in India, to which region the apostle St. Thomas is said to have carried the gospel. They belong to those Christians who, in the year 499, united to form a Syrian and Chaldaic Church in central and eastern Asia, and are, like them, Nestorians.
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Christianstad
a city of Sweden, the capital of the province of the same It is on the Helge river: Its chief name. industries are the manufacture of woolen goods, tobacco, iron, and gloves. It has a considerable trade by river. The city has an arsenal, a church, a museum, and other notable public buildings. Pop. about 15,000. Norwegian
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Christiansund
a coast-town, built on three wooded is- 32-Vol. II-Cyc lands, Kirkelandsö, Inlandsö, and Nordlandsö. It has a considerable trade in salt-fish. The chief public buildings are the grammar school and custom house. Pop. about 15,000.
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Christmas Island
ND, a British island in the Pacific in 1° 57′ N. lat., and 157° 27' W. long., with some guano deposits. It was discovered by Cook, December, 1777. Another Christmas Island, annexed to Great Britain in 1888, lies about 250 miles S. W. of Java (11° S., 105° 30′ E.), is 6 miles long by 4 broad, partly volcanic, partly coralline in structure, with rich phosphate deposits (worked since 1897). There is a third Christmas Island off Cape Breton.
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Christmas-Rose
a plant, Helleborus niger, order Ranunculaceæ, so called from its flowering at Christmas; also called Christmas flower.
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Christology
that branch of the study of divinity which deals directly with the doctrine of the person of Christ.
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Christophe
HENRI, a King of Haiti, was an African slave; born in Grenada, West Indies, in 1767, he received his freedom as a reward of faithful service. On the outbreak of the negro insurrection in 1801, he became one of its leaders, and attracted by his energy and ability the attention of Toussaint l'Ouverture, who conferred upon him a divisional military command. After the deposition of Toussaint, Christophe served under his successor, Dessalines, and waged a war of increasing ferocity against the French, who, in 1803, were compelled to evacuate the island. In 1811 1811, Christophe obtained undisputed possession of a portion of the island with the title of King of Haiti. His reign was that of a sanguinary despot, occasioning ultimately a successful revolt of his black subjects, whereupon he committed suicide in 1820. Christian
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