Word: churched
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that suits wilted and hairdos straggled. It was made hotter still by the vociferous opposition to the merger, led by big (6 ft. 4 in.) Dr. James Fifield Jr., 49, pastor of the denomination's largest and most prosperous flock-Los Angeles' 4,526-member First Congregational Church...
Cried Preacher Fifield: "We think Congregationalism has a unique genius to contribute to the cause of freedom in the U.S. The merger will destroy that-the autonomous, free, local church in contrast to the capital-C church on the national level...
...answered by President Ronald Bridges, 43, of the Pacific School of Religion at Berkeley, Calif.: "Some churches," said Bridges pointedly, "get economically self-sufficient. They don't really feel they need the rest of the world . . . I'm a Republican conservative from Maine, and it's difficult for me to say this: freedom is a dynamic thing . . . Long discussion reveals the anemic spirit of the church, and long discussion seems to keep it anemic...
...what local churches do or do not do about the new United Church of Christ is, according to the terms of the merger, up to them. Following good Congregational practice, all must vote individually whether to change names, merge congregations, or just go along as though nothing had happened. The two denominations will definitely become one only on the national level, in their programs for Home Missions, Foreign Missions, Christian Education and Social Action...
...asked less of its chaplain: only legislative days were opened with prayer. But in 1939 the Senators decided that they should make a plea for divine guidance every time they met. Dr. Harris does not let his duties on Capitol Hill interfere with his regular work at Foundry Methodist Church, where next fall he will celebrate his 25th anniversary as pastor...