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The Protestant church is not only split by sectarianism, but suffers the further weakness of conflict between the sects. Many Protestant preachers realize this but avoid the subject as unpleasant. Many others are busy adding to the confusion. Not so Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, curly-headed, fat-cheeked, dynamic pastor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: 'Scandal, Disgrace | 8/19/1929 | See Source »

Henry Ford dilated on diet and divines, in the June Red Book magazine out last week. Said he: "Instead of cluttering up religion with a lot of things that do not belong to it, why doesn't the clergy teach people how to eat? ... The desire to drink is a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: may 20, 1929 | 5/20/1929 | See Source »

Under the inspiration of Dwight L. Moody, the Northfield intercollegiate conference assumed a form intended to accomplish two things: to convert college men to Christianity and a better interpretation of that intangible essence; and to offer them the inspiration necessary to carry the light of their discoveries into the colleges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXCELSIOR | 4/17/1929 | See Source »

Indomitable Divines. Scottish clerical dignitaries vigorously protested, last week, against the scheduled date of the British General Election, May 30. They pointed out that from May 21 clear up through Election Day the minds of pious Scots will or ought to be engrossed in following the proceedings of the annual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Election | 4/8/1929 | See Source »

Since the three British parties (Conservative, Liberal and Laborite) have all booked their halls and arranged their radio broadcasts on the basis of May 30 as Election Day, the indomitable Scotch divines could not well have devised a more cunning means of embarrassing God-fearing Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin (Conservative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Election | 4/8/1929 | See Source »

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