Word: prays
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...student." Analyzing Existence as "a three layer cake," the book abounds in silly metaphors, terming Christ "the penicillin of Salvation" and the Incarnation "God's rescue operation." His attempts at jazzy writing are equally dismal, whether describing a "Warm Fire" home (one in which "the smallest children pray as naturally as they reach for the peanut butter") or declaring that the Israelites, with "breaks. . . went through all the red lights to the Promised Land...
...Francisco Gonzalez Matias, 21, of San Sebastian, P.R. In Spanish, Gonzalez was asked if he could walk. Clutching a handkerchief in which was wrapped a rosary, the wounded man struggled to his feet, stumbled toward the patrol. Twice he fell. A chaplain with the squad called to him to pray. Finally, 2nd Lieut. Kenneth Clifford yelled: "Hell, let's go get him." With four men, Clifford cut through barbed wire, ran in full view of the enemy to help Gonzalez back. The Chinese held their fire...
Finally, let us pray that the practice of certain local prep schools is equally abhorrent to the powers-of-change. Before each game, clucking masters herd the schoolboys--all of them--into a long line without the gates. They march to their seats, through the turnstiles, singing a lusty (sic) chorus of the old school song...
...tireless Benson machine, prayer is the basic fuel. A few years ago, when touring Mormon churches on a rehabilitation mission in Europe, Apostle Benson and other church leaders were blocked from entering Russian-occupied Poland. When things looked hopeless, Benson said: "I think I would like to pray," and went to his room. When he emerged, he announced to his assistant: "We are going to Poland. I have been commanded...
...Queen Mary will long live mellow and gracious in all our memories . . . We pray that she may now rest in peace...