Word: baptiste
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Rockefeller family has contributed to the school since its founding in 1881 as Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary. In gratitude for gifts made by John D. Rockefeller Sr., the founders a few years later renamed the school Spelman Seminary in honor of John D.'s wife's parents, Harvey and Lucy Spelman, who maintained a station on the Underground Railroad...
...Baptist Tambourines. The Ward Singers were drawing audiences of 20,000 nearly 20 years ago, and many of today's good gospelers were trained under Clara Ward...
...little (5 ft. 3 in., 105 Ibs.) woman with a big voice, Clara started singing in the choir of Philadelphia's Ebenezer Baptist Church when she was five, soon was singing in a trio with her mother and sister, formed her own group with several other singers in 1941. The best pianist in gospel, she also represents the best of the unadulterated Baptist-style singers who work in the old hymn-singing tradition. In Washington her singers appeared in flowing white robes with purple sashes from shoulder to knee. They often move into the audience slapping tambourines while singing...
...Billy Graham (in Chicago) At the age of 43, Baptist Preacher Billy Graham has been conducting crusades for Christ for 13 years. According to his statistics-minded aides, he has completed 115 crusades, preached to more than 27 million people, accounted for 875,000 "decisions for Christ." Last week Billy was busy conducting his first crusade in Chicago-and something of the old platform magic was still at work. After seven days, Billy had spoken to 220,000 people, recorded 5,521 decisions, and, as usual, he found himself overwhelmed by the response. "There is a depth to the meetings...
Died. Northam Warren Sr., 83, pioneer U.S. cosmetics manufacturer, a Baptist preacher's son who first introduced liquid nail polish to the U.S. in 1916; of a heart ailment; in Stamford, Conn...