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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Most Southern churchmen are theological, economic and political hard-shells. Eleven years ago one of the oldest and richest churches in Chattanooga, Tenn., Third Presbyterian, called a Scottish-born-and-burred clergyman who was anything but shellbacked-Rev. Thomas B. Cowan. In 1934 Pastor Cowan held a meeting of a new, radical organization, the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen, later became its president. Thereupon 22 Chattanoogans seceded from Third Church. More left when Mr. Cowan helped organize labor unions, worked among sharecroppers, invited a Negro to a church dinner. Of late the chief listeners to Pastor Cowan's Sunday sermons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Southern Prophets | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

...show we are willing to do our part in the present crisis of unemployment, we offer to Mr. Hearst, through you, a room here at Franklin & Marshall College's oldest eating club...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 27, 1939 | 3/27/1939 | See Source »

...Oldest son, Joe Jr., could not get to Rome from Madrid. ÷245,000 copies printed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Mar. 27, 1939 | 3/27/1939 | See Source »

Frederick H. Thompson and John V. Apthorp, who entered Harvard with '65, would share the honors for being the representatives of the oldest class; only they didn't receive diplomas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown, Oldest Grad Dies; 95 Years Old | 3/24/1939 | See Source »

Thomas W. Ward '66, born October 8, 1844, wins the ribbon for being the only accredited graduate from the College's class and the third oldest to have studied here...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown, Oldest Grad Dies; 95 Years Old | 3/24/1939 | See Source »

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