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...these harsh terms, 200 Methodist preachers in Los Angeles, Calif., protested the plan to have onetime heavyweight champion (1919-26) Jack Dempsey, box in an exhibition fight of which the receipts would be used to prevent foreclosure upon the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church...
Observers reflected that this action was in interesting contrast to that adopted by the official representatives of the Methodist Episcopal Church, meeting in Kansas City (see p. 26), who, a fortnight ago, invited a prizefighter to address their conference. The prizefighter was famed Jack Johnson, onetime (1908-15) heavyweight champion, in 1912 convicted of white slave trafficking, a month ago battered, by an unknown Negro, out of a prize ring, who said...
...Methodist support of church unity, which was so forcibly demonstrated last week (TIME, May 21), was again emphasized when the bishops gave their approval to moves for merging the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Korea. With pleasure, they received messages from Congregationalist State Conventions which endorsed the proposed union of Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationalist Churches. They learned, too, that in New York State the Congregationalists and the Disciples of Christ were planning a local merger which they hope later to make national...
...Chicago, dark faces with wide lips and narrow eyes were in evidence. The faces belonged to African Methodist Episcopalians. For a time, these solemn people emulated their white brethren in Kansas City; with commendable dignity as well as wisdom they voted to "amalgamate" with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, but decided to refer the matter to the people of their congregations for "ratification...
...Indianapolis climbed to the rostrum and charged Bishop Sampson with injustice. "You are a liar, sir! Get off this rostrum at once or I'll have you thrown off and out of the building!" Bishop Sampson screeched. A jungle fury lighted the faces of the well-dressed Methodist Negroes...