Word: footstool
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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People who are accustomed to think of New York's Bishop William Thomas Manning as an extremely formal, frigidly aristocratic little prelate would have been amazed to behold him last Sunday morning. His pulpit was a footstool, set up amid shavings, lumber, scaffolding, tarpaulins, in a little Harlem church. His sermon was a fighting talk. His congregation of 250, pressing close upon him, was three-quarters Negro...
...with him a lock smith. While Bishop Manning waited, they went through the basement, sanctuary and nave, removing hinges, picking locks, at last smashing the padlock on the front gates of the church. "You are all welcome," beamed the rector, and all entered. Bishop Manning stepped to a footstool beneath the scaffolding, preached firmly on the rights of the rector to serve his neighborhood, ending, "I request, and as Bishop I instruct, that this church . . . shall be open for services at such times as he shall direct." Then Bishop Manning shook hands all around, patted the heads of children, said...
...London Times, into which he dips his own nose every day except Sunday,* George V perceived last week that Greater London, his royal and imperial footstool, still has most noses...
Blinking and winking, the small scrawny Mahatma peered up at the rich Indian woman's big servants, holding respectfully the silver throne & silver footstool...
While the throne-giver hung her head. Auctioneer Gandhi worked up the bids of those present to $1,500 for both throne & footstool. Cash was paid by the successful bidder on the spot. Beaming, St. Gandhi turned over the cash as a contribution to the coffers of his Nationalist Party...