Tent-Making Clergy Seek Pay From Secular Jobs
Clergymen turn to tent making to support families while continuing ministry. Episcopal and other denominations face salary gaps, with priests holding secular roles such as administrative aides, bus drivers, teachers, counselors, or tax consultants. Some ministers fully rely on secular income yet serve part time. A notable case, a renowned Oak Ridge physicist, also records weekly clerical duties amid scientific work.
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Episcopal Church
Episcopal
United Presbyterian Churches
Southern Baptist ‘Convention
Disciples of Christ
Midwest
Fr. Lowery
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Revitalization Seen in Dwindling Religiousness Says Bryan
Theologian Father Christopher Bryan predicts hope amid falling church participation. He cites Britain Europe and the United States with shrinking attendance but growing commitment among a new wave of clergymen and team ministries shaping a more purposeful church future.
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George W. Cornet
Christopher Bryan
America
Father Bryan
Saisbury Theological College
England
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Episcopal
Alexandria
Theological Seminary
Britain
Ina
Christ
Christopher
Salisbury Theological College
Hand
Anrite
Otr
Emperor Hirohito Pays Tribute at Hiroshima Memorial
The emperor and empress visited Peace Park in Hiroshima and paused before the cenotaph honoring about 75,000 killed by the 1945 atomic bombing. Police guarded the area as right and left groups opposed the visit, which followed claims it could stir political controversy.
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Hiroshima
Flapan
Hirohito
Nagako
Peace Park
Japan
Yeo
Hirehito
Refused Oscar May Find Home At Patton Museum
Oscar winner George C. Scott may donate his best actor Oscar to the George S. Patton Memorial Center in California. The Patton Museum at Fort Knox already houses Patton artifacts, while Scott indicated it could be “a good idea” to place the statue there if asked. The Academy said it would not ship the Oscar without a request.
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Oscar
Patton Museum
Holly Woot
George C. Scott
George S. Patton
Thursday
Academy
Jay
New York
General’s
Scott
San Gabriel Valley
Calfornia
Patton
Fort Knox
Teres
Glenda Jackson
London
Bette Davis
United States
Miss Jackson
Maggie Smith
Frank McCarrthy
Secret Patton
Trinksin Schaffner
Francis Ford Coppola
Fidland He North
Peelen Hayes
John Mills
Bean
Miss
Hayes
Love Story
Francis Lai
Ror
Young teens elected as church elders in California
In San Anselmo California two teenagers were elected by the First Presbyterian Church to three year terms as elder Doug Harnsberger 16 and deacon Michael Faw 15 both high school students. They advocate youth involvement in church deliberations and social issues while proposing new sermon formats to reflect diverse viewpoints.
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San Anselalo
Calif
Boeders
Tpo
Tion
Harnsberger
Iso
Pepe
Theo Pout
915 84th Street Church of Spirit and Truth
A church page notes worship in spirit and truth led by Minister W. E. Higginbotham. Details describe service focus and spiritual guidance within the congregation.
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W. E. Higginbotham
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James J. Lowery Jr
Boston
Humane Resource Developers Inc
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Genoa
Italy
Faw
Nathanael Mather
Harvard
Charter St. Comette Tery
Salem
Mass
Plains Christian Church
University Ave
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Purster
Curtis Young
Israel
Narvaez
Cross and the Switchblade
Giant Youth Rally
Trinity Baptist Church
Douglas Dean
Green Lawn
Church OF Christ
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Assembly of God
DR Chadwick
J. Carol Chadwick
Ante
Taras
Dean
Jean
Ewing Leer
Ved Cohedes
Lear
California
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Bt O
Bill Hate
Hale
Potter Randal County
Paul B. Faulkner
Psychology
Regan
Paul Faulkner
American Psychological Association
Southwestern Psychological Association
Christian Counseling Clinic
Irving
Texas
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Thompson
Clyde Thompson
Huntsville State Penitentiary
Mr. Thompson
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