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In addition to his gifts at pulpit oratory, he has a talent for organization. His 4,677-member flock is broken down into 85 sub-flocks of 20 to 30 families, each under the spiritual supervision of a "shepherd" who is an elder of the church. An elaborate system of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Presbyterian in Hollywood | 8/25/1947 | See Source »

One final word on the question to which Walker saw fit to devote two thirds of his letter: was the demonstration Communist? Certainly there were Communists among the demonstrators. So what? Is it surprising that the Communists, who are always the first, but by no means the only victims of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 8/12/1947 | See Source »

. . . There must be something more important going on in Latin America that you could devote this precious space to. . . .

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 4, 1947 | 8/4/1947 | See Source »

The explanation is easy: derring-do, however fabricated the target, titilates the public. To devote President Truman's projected 25 millions, and staff of bright people, to promoting the economic solidity and self-assurance that make Communism look silly to workers, would be a much too unsensational way out.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Don Quixote Revisited | 7/22/1947 | See Source »

Gordon, since last July, has been obliged to devote all his time to the demands of his post as head of the department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Medical School Names Heart Specialist from New York to Faculty | 7/3/1947 | See Source »

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