Word: hymning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...churchman is exceeded in England only by that of lean little Dr. Ernest William Barnes, Lord Bishop of Birmingham. Before he became Bishop Dr. David was for twelve years headmaster of Rugby School. Bishop David has not only startled Anglicans by leading his congregation in vigorous hymn-singing and joining with other prelates in urging that Christ be depicted as "strong and muscular" (TIME, March 6), but he has also scandalized them by habitually inviting Non-Conformists to preach from his pulpit. When lately Bishop David announced he was bringing in, of all people, a Unitarian, it was too much...
...Emporia, Kans. Gazette, described a "concert" he had with Boston's William Henry Cardinal O'Connell on the Vulcania returning from Europe: "The Cardinal and I happened to be in the conservatory alone. I was plugging at the piano, and I happened to play the 'Hymn to the Evening Star.' Then the Cardinal played the 'Pilgrims' Chorus' from Tannhäuser. Then it was my turn and I played 'Cavalleria Rusticana.' The Cardinal popped up and said he wanted to show me how it ought to be played...
When these speeches have been given, President Conant will ask for A. Lawrence Lowell '77, president emeritus of the University, to address the meeting. Following the singing of a hymn, the gathering will adjourn to the Faculty Club for luncheon...
...kangaroo court, exact his confession to both murders by dunking him in a rat-infested well. The conclusion is an amazing scene, presumably a DeMil-lenium, in which the schoolboys parade through the streets singing such songs as "The Old Grey Mare" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" while riding Garrett on a rail to the courthouse...
...incorporated where state laws require it. Hence they may perform religious marriage ceremonies (which do not differ from those of other Christian sects). Spiritualists resent being classed with fortune-tellers and crystal-gazers (while professional magicians delight thus to classify them). Church services are usually on Sunday night, with hymn-singing, invocation, Bible-reading, lecture and-central feature which Spiritualists regard as their "Communion"-a séance. With the minister or a visiting medium officiating, messages are received from the other world. The congregation may applaud, chat. Cheeriness is the note...