They say we have backslidden and gone into a cold lukewarm Laodocean state of the church.
The warnings you have had, have no doubt brought many solemn convictions to yours and their minds, or else we should not find you in this lukewarm state.
Of all this Napoleon knew nothing: he and Lucien were slightly alienated because the latter thought his brother but a lukewarm revolutionary.
His colonel, a very lukewarm constitutionalist, angry at the notoriety which his lieutenant was acquiring, had already sent in a complaint of Buonaparte's insubordinate spirit and of his inattention to duty.
A Liberal who is lukewarm is like a joint half-cooked--of no practical service until possessed of more heat; and it is the duty of every earnest man among us to keep the political oven at baking point.
Some authors are lukewarm in their advocacy of this operation, but we can cite a number of cases in which, after laminectomy, an apparently hopeless paraplegia has been entirely got rid of.
A pint of lukewarm solution containing a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda or of common salt, is then used with a Higginson's syringe, the patient leaning over a basin and breathing in and out quickly through the open mouth.
The patients accorded but a lukewarmwelcome to these offerings, but were unaffectedly pleased to welcome the handsome girl whose coming made a break in the monotonous day.
Even his own lukewarm endearments had proved unacceptable; there was evidently no personal attraction to explain the mystery of her marriage with a man who was an historic failure.
Boiling water is most dangerous for the body on account of its strong heat: is a bath in lukewarm water therefore also harmful?
One small stick warmed the kettle; and the famished men were soon drinking lukewarm cocoa.
Wash all over withlukewarm vinegar and water; then rub well with butter or lard to soften the skin.
Soak the rice in lukewarm water, enough to cover it well—adding warmer as it swells—for one hour.
Beat, a spoonful at a time, into the lukewarm custard, until it is like sponge-cake batter.
Put the soaked tapioca in a farina-kettle, and surround with lukewarm water.
Soak the barley in lukewarm water, after washing it well, and when it has lain in the tepid bath for two hours, put it in the same over the fire to cook slowly, keeping it covered fully by adding hot water from the kettle.
Put in a pint of lukewarm water, and when this has boiled down to one-half, add four quarts and a half of cold water; skim off the top and boil slowly four hours.
Meanwhile, the sago should have been washed and soaked in lukewarm water, for an hour.
Soak overnight in lukewarm water, changing this in the morning for ice-cold.
Wash well in lukewarm water; then, rub all over with butter.
Various robberies having been committed in the city, he had received a hint from the government, that the escape of the perpetrators was considered by them as a proof that he had grown lukewarm in the public service.
In his heart this rather lukewarm pagan had no inveterate dislike to Christianity.
Doubtless he was a very lukewarm catechumen, since at intervals he inclined to scepticism.
When it is all frozen, dip the tin in lukewarm water; take out the cream, and fill your glasses; but not till a few minutes before you want to use it, as it will very soon melt.
Just before you want to use the cream, take the moulds out of the tub, wipe or wash the salt carefully from the outside, dip the moulds in lukewarm water, and turn out the cream.
When it is light, add half a pint more of lukewarm water; and make its with a little more flour, into a dough.
Put it in a tea-cup, and pour on it just enough of lukewarm water to cover it.
The Lukewarm Far worse traits were the indifference of the lukewarm and the narrow-minded stubbornness of the ultras.
With some difficulty he filled the helmets with the muddy, lukewarm fluid, and carrying them like two buckets, he returned to the wounded men, who were watching for him with unspeakable longing.
I know how warmly your heart has beaten for me, it cannot be happy in a conventional love, in lukewarm kisses meted out by custom.
The cracks which arise in wooden objects which have become dried may frequently be closed up by laying them in lukewarm water.
If covered with a film of dirt, or if when in a collection objects of glass or enamel undergo any alteration, they should be washed or steeped in lukewarm water.
I knew that it could do us no damage, but that it would cause the lukewarm to be decided, encourage our friends, and astonish our enemies.
Nevertheless, she seemed to be lukewarm about Che faro, merely remarking after hearing it that it was more like the slow tunes her niece played than the quick ones.
Knowing what a lukewarm sentiment hers is for Sir William at best, I shall not have much difficulty.
But of course that's a sub-species--I may be a lukewarm anything.
I speak with all the respect due to your position, when I ask you to realize how irreparable is the injury you inflict upon the cause here by this lukewarm backwardness.
Knead the little ball of dough; with a knife slash across it in opposite directions and drop it into a small saucepan of lukewarm water.
Like Lamoureux, he has hardly caught the spirit of French romantic works--of Berlioz, and still less of Franck and his school; and he seems to have but lukewarm sympathy for the more recent developments of French music.
