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Word: prays (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...remind Mr. Allen that Pope Pius XII is considered infallible only in matters concerning faith and morals. Also, that the great majority of "400 million people" are in no position to dictate the economic and military policies of their ravaged countries, but must wait hopefully and pray that the new President's Administration will restore their dignity and fill their stomachs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 16, 1953 | 3/16/1953 | See Source »

...Brotherhood of St. Andrew, which now has chapters in 14 countries, was founded in Chicago in 1883. It has two rules: 1) the Rule of Prayer, by which members pray daily for the spread of the Christian religion, and 2) the Rule of Service, by which each member tries to guide another into the church, following the example of St. Andrew, who brought St. Peter to Christ (John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: A Way in Kiyosato | 3/9/1953 | See Source »

...salesmen as a group are good prognosticates, and certain cities, such as Philadelphia and Boston, seem to be particularly seismographic in detecting the rumble of an approaching hit. If the signs are good, the company may press as many as 150,000 copies in the first edition, and then pray for the record to hit. Last year the seven major labels went through all this 2,868 times. Of that number, 81 songs (2.8%) wound up as hits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Girl in the Groove | 2/23/1953 | See Source »

...church. Then he made a formal transfer to the Rev. W. H. Branson, the Adventists' world president, who had flown out from Washington, D.C. to accept the gift. Elder Branson said a short prayer: "We know, dear Lord, that all the silver and the gold is thine; we pray to thee to bless this plant, the people who work in it, the brother and sister who have given it back to thee, and to bless its profits. Amen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: $5,000,000 Tithe | 2/9/1953 | See Source »

...heavenly Father, bless richly, we pray thee, thy son and servant who has been chosen by the sovereign people of this great nation to serve as their Chief Executive. Our Father, wilt thou endow him and all of us with a deep spirit of humility and devotion. We know that without thy divine help we cannot succeed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Words of the Week | 1/26/1953 | See Source »

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