Word: worshiped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Negro Central Jurisdiction was voted out of existence-on a gradual, voluntary basis. The delegates went on to pass a resolution that said: "All persons, without regard to race, color, national origin or economic condition, shall be eligible to attend worship services, and be admitted into membership anywhere in this connection." But some Southern clergy argued that the resolution did not really bind white churches to accept Negroes, and the delegates shelved a proposal to make refusing anyone admission to worship an ecclesiastical crime...
...painful questions, including the constitutionality of tax exemption for churches. Such future troubles could have been avoided, critics say, had the court arrived at the same school decisions by a somewhat different route-the First Amendment's "free exercise" clause, thus allowing the court to stress freedom of worship and thus to follow the logic of an increasingly pluralistic society...
...WORSHIP. Almost certain to be accepted is a proposed new order of worship that will bring a welcome measure of austere dignity to Methodism's sometimes freewheeling Sunday mornings. In language and spirit, the revised services resemble those contained in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, which Methodism first used. The order takes account of the contemporary liturgical revival by providing a greater variety of seasonal prayers for the Christian year. Last week delegates approved the first new Methodist hymnal in 29 years. The songbook drops some familiar samples of 19th century hymnody, such as Rudyard Kipling...
...denomination, both catholic and reformed. "I don't use the term 'sinful' about our separation," he explains. "Our unity must be of the spirit. I don't think it demands one organization." Kennedy firmly believes that the sermon should remain at the center of Methodist worship. He has no patience with what he calls a "sloppy, unbuttoned service," but he is skeptical about claims that more and better liturgy is the solution to the church's problems. Says he: "The church with the most beautful liturgy is probably the Russian Orthodox, and they...
...Bradford Huie, a freewheeling writer who has made a career of debunking, did what no other authority on Eatherly has done: he went to the records of the Air Force, checked with the Veterans Administration and interviewed Eatherly's friends and family. He found little to inspire hero-worship...