Word: worship
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This interest has shown up in the march of the student body, 1800 strong, through the streets of Worcester in a welcome to returning football coach Dr. Eddie Anderson. Athlete worship also crops up occasionally, with 1942 backfield great Johnny Grigas being served nectar in the dining hall for a week after an unexpected Louisiana State victory...
...Field House, headquarters of the Radcliffe Athletic Association, Radio Radcliffe, and Annex students and dates on Sunday nights, will become a place of worship each morning from...
...women to raise their voices,* but the practice persisted. Martin Luther was strong for congregational hymns, but it was not until the 18th Century that English congregations generally took up hymn singing. What happened after that is the subject of a new book published last week: Hymns in Christian Worship (Macmillan...
...hymnody to the influence of Calvin, who limited congregational singing to hymns provided in the Scriptures, i.e., the Psalms. Metrical versions of the Psalms were prepared and set to popular airs. Queen Elizabeth referred to them slightingly as "Geneva Jigs," but she approved them for public worship. The results were sometimes inspiring, sometimes not. Example, from Psalm...
...Which allow their members to worship exactly as they please. Says Dr. Burkhardt of baptism: "In our church [in Columbus, Ohio] we sprinkle, pour and dunk. You can have whichever treatment you desire. One lady, who had not had much religion, wasn't sure which was best so she asked for all three. So we sprinkled, poured and dunked her. That was her privilege, and I don't think God minded...