Word: pulpiteering
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...surface of news. An older generation recalls that its preachers were excited about theology, about the infallibility of the Bible, about the threat of Science. Today most men of God are fascinated with the economic implications of religion. Judged by their pronouncements in print and from the pulpit, a majority of U. S. Protestant pastors broadly believe that a biblical heaven is possible on earth. But their chiliastic utterances are causing them more trouble, and evoking more angry, obfuscating backtalk, than did ever any argument about Science v. Faith...
...Poling was called to Manhattan's Marble Collegiate Church (Dutch Reformed) and from its pulpit began his weekly radio talks. By 1929 Prohibition again needed champions. "Dan" Poling resigned from his pulpit. He used his rosiest platform manner on the Republican convention of 1932. then stumped 31 states by airplane, insisting to the end that the country was dry. Without a pulpit, he has since devoted his energies to turning out what he calls "smashing editorials" in the Christian Herald...
Last week, as he made ready to re-enter the pulpit, "Dan" Poling was 51, just beginning to grey. Since he is no Baptist, the congregation of Grace Temple expected him to make less use of their 60-foot marble immersion tank where white carnations are kept floating during baptismal services. Dr. Poling will probably omit flowers, allow a microphone to overshadow the tank...
...customary to wear a robe for the ordination service, and any minister (man or woman) who is properly dressed wears black in the pulpit, not blue and gold. And the most of us do not take our Bibles in swimming with us. I was ordained deacon in September 1931 and elder in September 1933. I resent publicity stunts of any kind in the ministry...
...Utley was a Baptist who rose to fame as a protegee of Manhattan's late Dr. John Roach Straton. Six years ago she turned Methodist. Not above displaying her attractions in a bathing suit (see cut), she has since been called by irreverent newshawks "the Garbo of the Pulpit." Heretofore a licensed Methodist preacher, she is now a deaconess with full right to the title Reverend...