Word: presbyterian
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Noel Luna, an earnest young (25) farmer, dropped into the small Presbyterian church at Frias, in the hills of central Colombia, one day last month to do a little repair work. He was an elder of the church, and accustomed to giving some of his spare time to its upkeep...
...born Henry Cohen came to Galveston in 1888, soon became famous for scurrying through the streets and stopping to jot down on his long, white cuff ("my notebook") the names of those he must help, regardless of creed ("There is no such thing as Methodist mumps, Baptist domestic troubles, Presbyterian poverty or Catholic broken legs"). His interest in parole work was sparked by Author O. Henry, a onetime convict, and he became a leader in Texas prison reform. With a shotgun over his shoulder and a bottle of whiskey in his pocket, he led Galveston citizens in keeping order after...
...Charleston, W.Va., the Southern Presbyterians (membership: 720,000) dissolved their church's only Negro synod, Snedecor Memorial Synod. Henceforth, Negro Presbyterian churches in Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama will send their delegates to the white synods in those states...
...Praised the "spiritual virility" of missionaries in Korea, where 300 native Presbyterian clergymen have been killed for their faith...
...Appointed a committee to consider whether the wording of the Lord's Prayer should be changed from "Forgive us our debts" (Presbyterian usage) to "Forgive us our sins"* or a "similar phrase." The motion to change came from the Nebraska City Presbytery, which argued that present-day Christians "stand in need of an incessant reminder of the implications of sin and the need for forgiveness...