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...GOOD PREACHER gives himself away by his voice. His days are long and his duties unending, and laymen hang on every sentence he utters, expecting a commandment, or at least some inspiration-in-epigram. Answering a phone call at 3 a.m. with a hoarse "Jeezus Kerist! This had better be mighty important" can quickly send his young career to its just reward. So whether praying, consoling, or simply asking directions, his tone must always be confident, yet humble; loving, yet fearing; omniscient, yet uninitiated...
...mannerisms that brings an air of mystery to the stage, and his feline presence provides a focus for the rest of the cast. His human sweetheart (Ruth Freedman) makes an appealing victim, and the rest of the townspeople are engagingly high-spirited and down-to-earth. The preacher (Bob Stier) takes the caricature of old-time religion just far enough to be convincing, and the play is best at capturing the small-town fundamentalism that lives alongside older, more mysterious remnants of the supernatural...
...Stendahl report, published in November, recommends the establishment of a Board of Preachers limited to three persons: a Protestant minister, a Roman Catholic priest, and a Jewish rabbi. This would eliminate the single post of Preacher to the University which currently entails responsibility for all facets of religious life. In its place, only three specific groups are granted recognition, resulting in direct representation for some instead of virtual representation for all. With one preacher, all people are represented; with three, only the followers of each may be said to have a voice...
...solution was propounded by the United Ministry, a group of 21 ministers serving the Harvard-Radcliffe community. Their proposal calls for non-paying Corporation appointments for United Ministry members. This plan embraces a far more complete pluralism which would not require sect-by-sect modification to the number of "Preachers to the University" as congregations and interests varied over time. It would maintain the present, single post of preacher to oversee the entire University's religious life with no denominational limitations...
...only compromises Chaplin was willing, at the time, to make with the new era of sound. Chaplin Revueincludes three fairly short films that predate Chaplin's first full-length comedies. A Dog's Life is the funniest, and most poignant; Shoulder Arms isn't very funny at all; The Preacher comes after so much continuous Chaplin that it's hard to judge. The three films are connected by some hokey talk about Hollywood, and all three have overdone orchestral scores written by Chaplin, instead of his original piano scores...