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...Birmingham, as in Atlanta, the police force is the sole governmental agency having regular, direct contact with the very poor. It is contact that now produces a great deal of bitterness. During the second straight night of rioting in Atlanta, a Negro minster sadly shook his head as he watched heavily armed police confront small groups of jeering youths. "The cops just don't seem to realize that these kids aren't afraid of them. They're saying, 'You've done everything else to us. Now go ahead and shoot...
...creed will supplement, not abolish, the Westminster Confession, says Dowey. His committee will propose to the general assembly that the church constitution include the West minster Confession, the Confession of 1967, and six other historical statements of belief, such as the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed, which predate the Protestant Reformation and are accepted by most Christians. The Westminster Confession will thus be de-emphasized and set in its historical place as the expression of 17th century Presbyterianism. "A confession is not a monument, but the tool for the present mission of the church. It is not good...
...nine years after his ordination, he took a private vow of chastity-which he kept for only a year and a day. But in the casual atmosphere of the Swiss Church, Zwingli's sin was no bar to advancement, and in 1519 the canons of Zurich Minster appointed him preacher of the cathedral; his chief rival for the post was a German priest who admitted to fathering six children...
...potential security risk, but that he lied to the House of Commons in initially denying any relationship with Christine. Moreover, he lied stupidly, since he might have saved his dignity and his seat as an M.P. by admitting his misstep. As a limerick that made the rounds of West minster last week...
...department reproduced a painting by Frederic Remington and in 1962 one by Winslow Homer. National Gallery Director John Walker persuaded Day to try a live artist this year, got Art News magazine to give $500 to each of the contestants chosen to enter. The five artists-Buck-minster Fuller. Herbert Bayer. Josef Albers. Bradbury Thompson and Frasconi -were brought to the capital for a tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to learn the limitations of the department's presses. They submitted a total of 14 entries, all designs intended to put the abstract theme of science...