Word: baptiste
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion" to invigorate a staid, scholarly convention. Though accomplishing it purpose, the society was short-lived; it lasted only three days and three nights. But, as most of his students will testify, Owen's capacity for enlivening history has survived. A descendant of two Baptist ministers and one teacher, Owen lectures in a style reminiscent of both the preacher and the scholar. He adds, characteristically, a strong dose of humor, often sardonic, to keep the state of British history in lively repair...
...Spencer Parsons, executive secretary and director of the Massachusetts Baptist Student Foundation has been named new acting chairman of the Board of Preachers at Memorial Church, it was learned yesterday...
...eloquent plea brought in some unexpected results-a gift that will boost the Divinity School's kitty to $2,000,000, plus an additional $500,000 from the Harvard Corporation.* The gift had come to Pusey in the form of a personal letter from a notable Baptist layman...
...Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to recommend a budget of $9,200,000 for 1955-a $350,000 increase over the previous record-breaking budget...
JUNE-Sinner in Our Midst. In Fort Worth, while the Rev. Arizona Brisco, assistant pastor of the Rising Star Baptist Church, was waist-deep in the crowded baptismal pool, a thief made off with his trousers, wallet...