Word: wising
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...windows, its 17 pews, was jammed, as always, with Americans and their children in their Sunday best. The tall, 68-year-old pastor took his text from Matthew 2:1: "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the King, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem . . ." The minister laid down his Testament, and began his sermon...
...Prophet Micah in the Old Testament called Bethlehem small compared with other towns; but it had a notable history, even before his prophecy that from it would come 'The Shepherd of Israel' . . . The wise men of Matthew's account may have been reluctant to leave the capital city, Jerusalem, at the direction of the scribes, and journey eight miles further to this modest village. But though they left Herod and his palace behind them, they went on and found indeed the genuine Prince of the House of David...
...public-address system and installed them on the lawn in front of his house, which is about the biggest of all the big houses on Swiss Avenue. He built three papier-máché camels, 24 sheep, nine shepherds, one cow, and the figures of the Three Wise Men and Mary and the Infant Jesus. He mounted the Star of Bethlehem on a 50-ft. steel mast and built a manger. Then he turned on the lights, and the public-address system put out Christmas carols...
...Wise Founder Higginson had taken other steps to insure stability. In 1903, he set up a musicians' pension plan, the first in any U.S. orchestra. That is one reason why Boston Symphony musicians stay around and learn how to play together. Eleven men have been in the orchestra 30 years or more, another 40 men more .than 20 years...
...ever Katherine Hepburn had the perfect medium for her ability, she had it Monday night in Shakespeare's "As You Like It." The play is full of witty yet wise side remarks that need her kittenish sophistication; she, in turn, is at her best in the vaporous atmosphere, the half-fantasy world of Arden Forest. The combination--Shakespeare and Hepburn--is nearly unbeatable for producing an evening's enjoyment...