Word: joinings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...JOIN THE WORKERS PARTY AND FIGHT...
...From this comparative table it appears that while wage earners make 77% of Chicago's total gainfully employed population, they comprise 67% of the gainfully employed church members. It would appear that professional people join the church in greater proportion to their total numbers than any other vocational class; that clerical workers come next, that skilled workers follow; then comes the businessman, and last, with about the same general average as the business man, comes the unskilled worker...
...Roman Catholics will not officially join this movement. The reason: the Roman Catholic Church presumes exclusive religious authority delegated from God. From that viewpoint, Protestant sects are but erring scions. "Orthodox" churches subordinate phenomena. *Dr. Cadman's feature column continues in that newspaper while he visits abroad...
...convention sessions no matters of strong controversy came up. Christian Endeavor is too well organized for that. Young people join the societies because they sincerely believe in its simple principles. Two important matters the delegates decided on-one of rote, one of note. They re-elected as president Dr. Daniel Alfred Poling, pastor of Marble Collegiate Church, Manhattan; and they changed the name of their organization from "United Society of Christian Endeavor" to "International Society of Christian Endeavor." Union in their work they knew that they had accomplished. Henceforth they wished to emphasize its international aspect, influence...
...father, a distinguished surgeon of Puritan spine, wanted him to join the Navy. But his mother was musical and did water colors. Besides, he was brought up traveling abroad, where talented young pencils itch in the art galleries. So John Singer Sargent* became a painter...