Word: baptists
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Kaiser-Damm Hall in Berlin this week gathered 7,000 German Baptists, 3,280 Baptists from 60 other nations. Six years ago the Baptist World Alliance had picked that time and place for its Fifth Congress. When Germany went Nazi many a Baptist wanted to switch the meeting to Zurich. But Baptist leaders stuck to their plans because they believed they were confronted with "a challenge to Christian courage and faith...
Whether or not Nazi Germany had time or inclination to hearken to Baptist words last week, the Fifth Congress set out to do its level best to meet the challenge. Treasuring a written promise of freedom of speech from Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, the Baptists talked about nationalism, war & peace, separation of Church & State. A U. S. Negro heading a delegation of 30 black Baptists was all primed to present a resolution on racial equality...
...late William C. Bitting Sr. was a Baptist minister in St. Louis, a warm friend of John D. Rockefeller Sr. Never an active churchman, rotund, convivial, energetic Son Bitting specializes in church and religious bonds. In 25 years he has floated $90,000,000 worth. To most of his clients he points with pride. But when he comes to the Methodist Episcopal Church, largest U. S. Protestant denomination, Bondman Bitting begins to splutter...
...American Baptist Publication Society...
TIME erred. Of the American Baptist Publication Society's chapel cars, four are currently in use-"Grace" in Wyoming, "Messenger of Peace" in Oregon, "Emmanuel" in Colorado, "Good-Will" in California. Reader Reilly also errs. Notre Dame's chapel car is not maintained by the university, but chartered from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which owns two for Catholic services. These are fitted with altar and rail at one end, with collapsible chairs seating 60 or 70. Nearly every year (but not this year) a wealthy Philadelphia contractor named Joseph Mack assembles about 75 friends, including several priests, hires...