Word: sextons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...particularly regret the interruption of the demonstration held on the steps of Memorial Church Friday afternoon. I was not in the building at the time, and our sexton, not knowing that the rally had been authorized, acted in accordance with general instructions...
...Dorrance Sexton, president, Johnson & Higgins...
Midway through the demonstrations, the sexton of Memorial Church approached the speaker and informed him that they were "conducting services inside, and the Church steps are no place for a loud gathering...
...sexton disappeared through the front door, a student motioned to the memorial inscription carved into the front of the Church and yelled, "What kind of a church is this? It is dedicated to dead men who fought in a war. We don't want to be on those steps." The rally withdrew, totally and completely, to the base of the steps...
...Court could find no holes in Sexton's airy argument. "We perceive no reason why such rights should not be the subject of depreciation," ruled the court...