Word: worshipped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Jewish people have built their places of worship all over the world, but never have they produced architectural monuments to rival those of other faiths...
Transmitting his plans to the Philadelphia congregation, Wright wrote: "Herewith the promised hosanna-a temple that is truly a religious tribute to the living God . . . Here you have a coherent statement of worship. I hope it pleases you and your people." Replied Rabbi Cohen: "You have taken the supreme moment of Jewish history and experience-the revelation of God to Israel through Moses at Mt. Sinai-and you have translated that moment with all it signifies into a design of beauty and reverence...
...Armed Forces Day dinner, the President went to the heart of his optimism. "Never forget the strength of freedom of the free world," he told an audience of 1,200, mostly high-ranking military brass and Government officials. "We know how much we value our right to worship as we please, to speak as we please, to choose our own occupations, to try to give our children the kind of training in beliefs and faith that we believe will bring them happiness. We know the values we place on those things...
...school enrollment rose by 90,834-the largest gain in the church's history-to 1,684,415. An upsurge in U.S. church life was also noted by the 45 bishops of the Methodist Church in a statement issued at their annual meeting: "Our people are attending public worship in larger numbers than we have ever known. New churches are being enterprised in every area in America and overseas . . . Giving has reached an alltime high ... A new spirit has fallen upon our people...
British Actor Leonard Sachs, who, like Wesley, stands 5 ft. 2 in., bears an astonishing likeness to the many preserved portraits of his hero. But hero worship creeps in, and Evangelist Wesley is too often depicted as an 18th century version of Tough Guy James Cagney-deflating the dandies of Bath, puncturing the pomposities of the Anglican Bishop of Bristol, brushing off a highwayman, slicing through a murderous mob of Cornish fisherfolk. In general, the film lacks the dramatic effectiveness of the Lutherans' successful Martin Luther (TIME, Sept. 14), but it should be a popular and acceptable program piece...