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Word: evangelists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Strange Whistling. The Presbyterian mission named her "Alice" and duly sent a native evangelist back to Kasomo with her, and the villagers began to flock to her hut. Soon she had another word from God. There were two books, He told her, one for whites and one for blacks, and the black book was the right one. Once again Lenshina appeared in Lubwa, this time to demand the use of the mission church to preach in. When the missionaries turned her down, she went back to her village with the story that the missionaries had stolen her African book...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Lenshina Mulenga | 6/25/1956 | See Source »

...Memphis last week California Evangelist Dr. Jack Shuler threw the book at Hollywood ("the best friend the brothel has"). Bible-based movies, he shouted, are "counterfeit Christianity." and movie-colony Christians like Jane Russell have acquired "the dubious ability of juggling a Bible in one hand and a cocktail glass in the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Movie Morality | 6/11/1956 | See Source »

...Talents. In Providence, the Jour nal carried a classified ad: "PREACHER-EVANGELIST, former thief and alcoholic, desires employment. Experienced truck driver. Will consider any honest labor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jun. 11, 1956 | 6/11/1956 | See Source »

...understand there has been a revival of black magic practices in Birmingham," said Evangelist Bryan Green, Britain's Billy Graham. Black magic, he warned Britons, "debases man's desire to love and trust God as his heavenly father and tries to get him to make the devil his source of guidance. My warning is-keep clear of black magic. And if anyone should himself be drawn into a circle that he suspects has black magic links and leanings to perversion, he should talk at once to his doctor or a friendly parson who will respect his confidences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Words & Works | 4/9/1956 | See Source »

Person to Person (Fri. 10:30 p.m., CBS). Ed Murrow interviews Evangelist Billy Graham and M.C. Hal March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Program Preview, Apr. 9, 1956 | 4/9/1956 | See Source »

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