Word: baptiste
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Many unionists share Meany's opinions of Powell, pastor of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, husband of Entertainer Hazel Scott and congressional eight-termer.* They also fear that Powell, by using his old technique of tacking hopeless civil rights riders on to favorable labor bills, will effectively block the bills. Despite this sound suspicion, Meany's public blast against Powell backfired, brought to the surface some old inter-union disputes that threaten to split the A.F.L.-C.I.O. In particular, it rekindled a smoldering feud between Meany and able, aging (70) Asa Philip Randolph, head of the Sleeping...
...year 1960 may be the most important period in Africa's history," said Baptist Graham just before he took off last week on a preaching tour that will take him to 16 cities and nine countries-Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika, Kenya, Ruanda Urundi, Ethiopia (South Africa is not included because Billy Graham insists on unsegregated meetings, which are illegal in the land of apartheid). Continued Billy: "We believe God directed the launching of this undertaking at the opening of Africa's year of destiny. We hope to be able to make some contribution...
Wheaton students, predominantly Baptist (702) and Presbyterian (211), are fervent hymn singers and zealous doers of good works in nearby Chicago's hospitals and slums, but the lipsticked coeds and moccasined young men look as trim and handsome as those on any U.S. campus. The restrictions of Wheaton life seem to be no hardship; no more than five or ten students a year are asked to leave for breaking their pledge not to dance, drink, smoke, play cards or go to the movies...
...Signed by the Rev. Loring D. Chase of the Congregational Church, the Rev. Oscar H. Wyche of the Community Baptist Church, the Rev. Grant A. Morrill of St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church, the Rev. Charles L. Austin of the Methodist Church, and the Rev. T. Guthrie Speers Jr. of the Presbyterian Church...
...Western imperialism." Under the leadership of World Council General Secretary Willem Visser 't Hooft (Dutch Reformed), the delegation consisted of: British Anglican Francis House; U.S. Lutheran Dr. O. Frederick Nolde, director of the W.C.C.'s Commission on International Affairs; Greek Orthodox Dr. Nick Nissiotis; and Burma Baptist U Kyaw Than, administrative secretary of the East Asia Christian Conference...