Word: presbyterianism
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...induces skin breakouts. Also suspect is a fluid used to clean the planes' food ovens. Another possibility is a combination of factors, such as altitude changes, genetic susceptibility and even cosmetics. In an effort to solve the mystery, doctors from New York's Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center seemed ready to try a bit of shuttle dermatology: flying on Eastern's New York-Florida jets to make on-the-spots diagnoses...
...comes by his interest in other religions naturally. After his Presbyterian father died, Baum's Catholic mother married a Jewish businessman in Kansas City, Mo., whose surname the prelate took. He is close to many Protestant and Jewish relatives. During 15 years as a Missouri pastor, theology professor and administrator, the Cardinal-to-be left nothing but friends behind. Monsignor Thomas O'Brien, a fellow executive in the Kansas City diocese, speaks for many: "He always has a calming influence. He never gets angry or upset...
...rolling farm land of western Pennsylvania since 1876, little Grove City College has never bothered anybody. Especially not the Government. Especially not about money. Like other institutions in the Christian College Coalition, G.C.C. is fiercely protective of its independence, both fiscal and spiritual. Dreading secular influence, the Presbyterian-affiliated school prides itself on never having taken a nickel from Washington, even in a time when private colleges get over a third of their operating budgets directly or indirectly from federal sources. Frugal Grove City provides its 2,200 students with a strong academic program, particularly notable in engineering and accounting...
DIED. George Arthur Buttrick, 87, Protestant preacher-scholar known for his liberal views and compelling oratory; in Louisville, Ky. Born and educated in England, Buttrick won notice in the U.S. as pastor of Manhattan's Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (1927-54) and at Harvard as Preacher to the University (1954-60). From these pulpits he shocked fundamentalists by asserting that "literal infallibility of Scripture is a fortress impossible to defend" and infuriated others by opposing the U.S.'s entry into World War II and the subsequent arms race with Moscow, "a lockstep toward incineration that...
...born at Seaham Harbour, England, in 1892, and attended seminary in Britain. He was only 34 years old when he was asked to be pastor of the Madison Ave. church, one of the largest Presbyterian congregations in the country...