Arthur Middleton
Arthur Middleton
Arthur Middleton, of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 June 1742
CountryUnited States of America
Arthur Middleton quotes about
church christ form
Priesthood is not a convenient, historically conditioned form of Church organisation, but is rooted in the Incarnation, in the priesthood and mission of Christ himself.
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Gladstone, at the end of the 19th century, said that the task of the priest had become much more difficult than it had ever been. Today it has worsened rather than improved, in a Church that is divided and in a culture where God has been pushed out of many lives and is not given the opportunity to influence scores of others.
built herbert life priest principles task universal
The task of a priest, in some respects, may be different today, but the principles upon which Herbert built his life as a priest are of universal application.
country decay general god rising
There is a rising generation in this country who do not know God because of a general decay of religion.
angels ascend becomes bread broken celebrate cloud earth great heaven house ladder linking living shared surrounded
The bread which is taken, blessed, broken and shared out, is Christ, who is that ladder linking heaven and earth and on which angels ascend and descend. The place in which we celebrate becomes our Bethlehem, a house of bread in which we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, the living and the departed.
integrated life man priest teacher teaching understanding
Herbert's life integrated prayer, study, teaching and pastoral care, embodying his understanding of the priest as a man of God, a teacher and pastor.