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...early bid for pious votes through the Good Neighbor League of Dr. Stanley High, who issued 60,000 copies of The Social Ideals of the Churches and the Social Program of the Government (TIME, June 1). The Rev. Dr. Walter Wofford Tucker Duncan of Cleveland's Lakewood Methodist Episcopal Church, promptly pooh-poohed Dr. High as a New Deal hireling. Church Management, pastors' trade journal, criticized the Good Neighbor League for its silence regarding the New Deal's liquor, disarmament and college military training policies. The League moved its headquarters from Washington to Manhattan, where it began...
Rapped the Methodist Christian Advocate: "Common decency should suggest that they let the churches alone...
...piety-in-politics was concerned, last week left Governor Landon well in the lead over President Roosevelt. Never adept at bringing the name of God resoundingly into his speeches, Episcopalian Roosevelt has all but given up mentioning his Creator. In his acceptance speech last week Methodist Landon showed himself in the evangelical tradition of Republicans Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, all expert at invoking God from the rostrum. Began Nominee Landon: "In accepting this leadership I pray for Divine guidance to make me worthy. . . ." Concluded he: "God grant us, one and all, the strength and the wisdom to do our part...
...world rights" to a cleaning fluid called "Evernew," announced he had "thoroughly investigated the cleanser and found it to be the best on the market." "Evernew" also had a sorry ending. Its sponsor had to defend two of his salesmen who were haled into court by members of a Methodist Missionary Society who claimed the fluid had ruined their clothes. By last week Grocer Saunders had Keedoozle publicity well in hand, even if his store was still abuilding and may not open until next January. Keedoozle stores will be run by electricity. All articles for sale will be displayed behind...
Last week Religionist Rodeheaver turned up in Manhattan, told newshawks about a trip he had made in the Congo with Methodist Missionary Bishop Arthur James Moore. Inviting his interviewers to call him "Reverend Trombone" or at least "Homer," Mr. Rodeheaver explained that Negro spirituals had taken him to Africa. Raised in Jellicoe, Tenn., birthplace of Soprano Grace Moore, he knew black amoor harmonies and rhythms early, claims credit for popularizing them as early as 1917. In the Congo, in which he traveled 1.500 miles by Ford, bicycle, canoe, litter and on foot, Missionary Rodeheaver played hymns and spirituals...