Word: gospeller
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...then "Trotskyite" was a dirty word among orthodox Communists, but small bands of followers in many countries, grandly calling themselves the "Fourth International," remained faithful to Trotsky, claiming that he alone had preached the old Marxian gospel. One of the largest of the Trotskyite groups: the Socialist Workers Party in the U.S. Natalia appointed herself guardian of the true word and, like a medium, held forth on what Trotsky would say on various issues were he alive...
...Devil Theory. The roadblocks stayed put. A proud Japan chose to make war; a confused China floundered into the hands of the Communist undertakers. "In each country the United States set out to preach a doctrine of peace, freedom, and plenty; yet in each country it left a gospel of might, efficiency, organization, violence, and face." Stung by the unexpected, many Americans invoked the "devil" theory of history, i.e., villains sabotaged Uncle Sam's good intentions. Reading between the headlines, Maurer sees instead the serene profiles of two old Chinese sages of the 6th Century B.C., whom the West...
...went over to Kanorado and hired himself a preacher, the Rev. S. H. Mahaffey of the Full Gospel Church. Then he plunked down part of his savings for a $3,600 solid copper casket. When the word got around, some folks didn't think it right that Jim should have a funeral when he wasn't even dead. The singers Jim had engaged suddenly backed out and the school board wouldn't let him have the Community Center auditorium. But the publisher of the town's paper was on Old Jim's side. "Some church...
...preached the Truman gospel once more during the week; rising in a snowy white tuxedo at the capital's Armed Forces Day dinner, he remarked that while "we sit here tonight . . . partaking of food on white tablecloths and enjoying ourselves in other ways ... men are baring their breasts for liberty . . . You must quit your bickering here at home . . . you must quit playing petty politics...
Token of her new status was last month's commission to design the new convent's windows. She is giving the project much thought, but there is no hurrying her. Instead of beginning sketches at once, she went right ahead with her etchings to illustrate the Gospel of St. Luke. "I have ideas, yes," she said. "But I am not ready to begin...