Episcopal convention elects Moses bishop suffragan in Sarasota
At the 34th annual Episcopal Diocese of South Florida gathering in Sarasota, Fr. William F. Moses won the bishop suffragan post on the 6th ballot among 12 candidates, with Osbourne Littleford and William Hargrave as leading rivals. The meeting drew 1,400 delegates, featured a lay dinner and a diocesan banquet, and discussed desegregation of Camp Wingman, with a vote to rescind the prior integration decision.
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Episcopal Church
South Florida
Church of the Redeemer
Sarasota
William Moses
William F. Moses
Osborne Littleford
St. Luke’s
Orlando
William Hargrave
Moses
Charles A. Vogeli
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Cross on My Collar Dr Frank L Titus Booklet Review
Fr. Frank L. Titus rector of Holy Cross Church Miami discusses his booklet Cross on My Collar detailing a ten year effort to explain Army Chaplain work to churchgoers and clergy. He reflects on wartime service in World War I South Pacific and notes cultural parallels.
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Holy Cross Church
Miami
Titus
United States
South Pacific
The
National Council of the
Episcopal Church
Asia
Sarasota
Althea Gibson Advances in Surrey Championship
Althea Gibson, a former FAMU tennis star from New York, defeated Betty Rosenquist Pratt of South Orange, New Jersey, 6-2 6-3 in the Surrey Tennis Championship fourth round at Surbiton England. She is the United States' top European circuit winner this spring and just won the French International ladies singles 6-2 12-10 over Angela Mortimer in Paris, her first victory against Mortimer in five tries.
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England
Althea Gibson
FAMU
New York City
Betty Rosenquist Pratt
South Orange
N. J
Miss Gibson
United States
Paris
Angela Mortimer
Great Britain
Miss Mortimer
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