The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-09
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4 ,, that are OF sencral interest. lts
facts and curious information. Questions
OF personal interest only will not be an-
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30 Addressed TO- Tho Letter Beg, care
Houston Post. Owing TO the large nuns
Der OF questions received, answers can noe
Plcase define Arianisnf. Wat.
Arianisn Is tho namc given to a theo-
lcTacal bcf.cf. or doctrine, In the early
Christian church. wiy,oh was promulgated
by Arius. a prcrbytcr or elder. at Alex.
andraa, Egypt. Arius in opposition 10
his bishop, Alexander. assorted that thcrs
was TINA when the Son was not cocqual
with tho Father, because tho Father ncc.
csearily existed before the Son, and that
the latter. therefore. could not be eternal,
Many prominent bishops sided with Arus.
and tho able~t intelleots In the church dis.
cussed the question. Tho general council
OF Nice, A. d. SOS, which wac attended by
200 bishops. condemned Arius and declared
the Son TO be consubstantlal with tho
Father. Arius however gaincd many adj
herents. and after his death the move
ment spread riors papidiy than before.
The discussion extended all over tho
Christian world. but the anti Arian.sm
feeling gained the mastery, and tie Ari-
ans. as n sect. became extinct A. u. ;il
IA q Theological opinion, however, Vt often
rearpcarcd, and after IN reformation, ia
che sixteenth century. many religious de-
nominations held to Il ns tho true doe
trlne OF the person of Christ. Aran views
have had able defenders even IN tho
church of England. ana 10 doubt there
are many who now believe In them
Pioasee tell mo the origin OF the use Of
the word tiger" In tho phrase "threo
cheers and a tlscri' G.n.S,
Tho orlsin rs douhtful. hut the following
story has boon told to account for ". In
1872, the Boston Light Infantry visited
Salem. Mass, and encnmped In Washing
ton square. They indulged In good many
rorght and tumble sports, AMI one day q
W.altor exclaimed to dhcm. "oh. you tger9'
The phu,se became "a sort OF playful re-
proGch. aud on the way To Boston sonic
m'scal member of the company sang q
lire. "oh. you tigcrs. don't You lInowl'
Thus they ACQUIRED the name and they
soon began to initiate the growl of that
be asst. Then, ut tho end OF three cheers.
'thGcr" was always called for. rma
company visited New York In ls@6, and "a
a public festival they astonshed tho New
Workers by giving ahe growl. which
Tackled the fancy of the hosts 30 much
that the custom became liked.
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act-thc Canadian Constitution 1t con-
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