Word: worshiped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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During his first worship service at Broad way Presbyterian, he introduced his Ger man shepherd dog to the congregation from the pulpit - a gesture that delighted children in attendance, but to Merriam's enemies seemed evidence of emotional immaturity. More seriously, they accuse him of lack of judgment. The principal evidence: an incident of last August, when Merriam, on behalf of a self-exiled Iranian scholar, telephoned a State Department official, surreptitiously tape-recorded the conversation, then played the recording -which included some off-the-cuff remarks by the official about Iran's corruption - to a reporter...
...reality of grimy Coventry below, attempting to project the cathedral into Coventry's workaday world. Near by, the Chapel of Geth-semane-fenced off by a wrought-iron grille designed by Spence in the shape of a crown of thorns-is a tiny alcove for private worship...
...John's is successfully surviving the transition from a church for the affluent to a mission for the poorest. Founded in 1871, it was once the most fashionable parish in town. The families who lived on "the Heights" were well-to-do, and the house of worship they built at 120 Summit Avenue was a monument to their generosity. The stained-glass windows were by Tiffany; the altar, pulpit and lectern were of the best Carrara marble...
...report approved by the presbytery last week praised Merriam for adding to the congregation's membership and improving church property. But it charged him with intolerance of contemporary theology, unsuitable evangelical approach to the spiritual needs of the Columbia students, theatrical conduct of worship, ineptitude in the Iranian affair...
...quelled his temper. When he walks absentmindedly in the garden, she runs after him with a forgotten topcoat. Loyally, she says she is the only member of the family who thinks Charlie is funny. She talks very little; he never stops. Her fondness for him comes close to worship; she has a closet full of Balenciagas, but she often dresses severely, perhaps to appear nearer her husband's age. Around the house, she wears slacks and sweaters, her hair rubber-banded in a ponytail. Terribly shy, she hates to leave the grounds. Oona is a beautiful woman, with...