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...language and spirit, the revised services resemble those contained in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, which Methodism first used. The order takes account of the contemporary liturgical revival by providing a greater variety of seasonal prayers for the Christian year. Last week delegates approved the first new Methodist hymnal in 29 years. The songbook drops some familiar samples of 19th century hymnody, such as Rudyard Kipling's Recessional, which Negro Methodists claim has an unmistakable racial slur in its reference to "lesser breeds without the law." Added are 122 new texts, including such non-Methodist favorites...
...ECUMENISM. Although it is traditionally wary of church-union proposals, the Methodist Church is almost ready to approve a formal merger with the 756,600-member Evangelical United Brethren, who are German in origin but close to the Methodists in doctrine and discipline. The conference will consider a proposal that the merger should be carried out in stages during the next twelve years, but it faces a sharp conference-floor fight. Some younger ministers believe that the timetable for union is too slow, while Southern Methodists are wary of the Midwest-centered Brethren's adding numerical strength...
...also considered a shrewd judge of personnel, with a knack for appointing the right man to the right pulpit-and for trading off weaklings to unsuspecting brother bishops. Kennedy seldom takes work home from the office, spends much of his evenings reading contemporary novels, which he reviews for the Methodist monthly Together...
...Methodist first and an ecumenist second, has long had grave doubts about Dr. Eugene Carson Blake's proposal that the Methodists should join with five other faiths to form a great new denomination, both catholic and reformed. "I don't use the term 'sinful' about our separation," he explains. "Our unity must be of the spirit. I don't think it demands one organization." Kennedy firmly believes that the sermon should remain at the center of Methodist worship. He has no patience with what he calls a "sloppy, unbuttoned service," but he is skeptical about...