Word: retreatism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...service book, which had been revised and "stamped" by Archbishops Laud and Wren. Its sponsors chose the most explosive hour possible. Thus, the infamous Jenny hurled the stool (see cut) and cried: "How dare you to say 'mass' to my lug [ear]?" The dean beat a hasty retreat, but Jenny's signal touched off a riot. In spite of chastising Jenny and her drastic action, Hannas today are Presbyterians...
Finns under arms. They drove back the Russians in a series of savage, no quarter battles, but when the advance stopped at the Svir River, the gamble was lost. After Stalingrad, the Russians came surging back with heavy tanks and Stormovik planes, crippling the Finnish army in its long retreat through the forests and swamps of Karelia...
...Another Name. Among Protestants, the EPISCOPALIANS have been in the field longest, and their retreats tend to be more ascetic than those of other denominations. Near Brighton, Mich, the Episcopal Church supports a training center called Parishfield (capacity: 35), whose retreat schedule is typical of that in many Episcopalian retreat houses. Rising is at 6:30, chapel service at 7, breakfast at 7:30. The rule of silence is maintained until 8, when members of the community assist in cleaning rooms, washing dishes, etc. Group Bible study is at 9, followed by discussion of the Biblical texts...
...Dorothy's Rest north of San Francisco, run by the Sisters of the Transfiguration, last week's weekend retreat consisted of 30 men-two schoolteachers, one attorney, two retired, and 25 businessmen. Retreatants maintain silence except for a member selected to read aloud during meals and for private conferences with the retreat conductor. Members are encouraged to read such works as The Imitation of Christ, Evelyn Underbill's Worship, T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets. "It seems to me," says Canon Eric Montezambert, "that men are more deeply interested in retreats than women...
...Angeles area PRESBYTERIANS are operating two retreat houses. "Sky Forest" is a large redwood lodge in the San Bernardino Mountains, built for his private use by the late oilman and philanthropist Herbert C. Wylie and donated to the Presbyterians. The lodge sleeps 32 people and is used 46 times a year for retreats from Friday evening through Sunday noon which emphasize "reflection periods" and Bible study. "Mar Casa" is a white-shingled, two-story building on Balboa Island, built for the Pasadena Presbyterian Church in World War I for Christian education work, but now used for retreats...