| 1828 Noah Webster's Dictionary | 1981 Webster's New Dictionary |
| Marriage: The act of uniting a man and woman for life...Marriage was instituted by God himself..."Marriage is honorable in all..." Heb. 13. |
Marriage: ...man and woman are joined in a special kind of social and legal dependence for the purpose of founding and maintaining a family...an intimate or close union. |
| Education: Education comprehends...instruction and discipline intended to enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, and form the manners and habits of youth, and fit them for usefulness in their future stations. To give them a religious education is indispensable. |
Education: The action or process of [developing mentally or morally] |
| Mercy: That benevolence, mildness or tenderness which disposes a person...to treat an offender better than he deserves. "The Lord is long-suffering and of great mercy." Num.14. |
Mercy: Compassion or forbearance shown esp. to an offender or to one subject to one's power...an act of divine favor or compassion...a fortunate circumstance. |
| Truth: Conformity to fact or reality...We rely on the truth of scriptural prophecies. "Sanctify them through thy truth..." John 17 |
Truth: Sincerity in action, character, and utterance...the body of real thing... a judgment...that is true or accepted as true. |
