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PAGE IOC--THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD--Thuisday Augusl 21, 1975 Melting Pot Has Something For Everyone In Religion By CLAIRE COX Copley News Service NEW YORK Religion in Ihe Uniled Slates remains fragmented despite many mergers and the ecumenical advances of thelast decade. It also offers something for everyone, from Ihe person seeking a philosophy of life free erf ritual to the most fundamentalist. There are Ihe simplicity of Quakerism, the pomp of Roman Catholicism and Easlern Orthodoxy and the enthusiasm of tongue-speaking sects. In Europe, an Kalian maybe safely assumed lo be Catholic, unite a West German is likdy to bo Lutheran and a Scotsman a Presbyterian. Crossword By Eugent ACROSS I U.S.

lennis slar 5 Become whole 9 Its governor is Bumpers '(abbr.) 12 and hungry 13 Major or Minor II Shoif disapproval 15 Big carnival 17 Pilfer IS Stow in a vessel 19 secret 21 Always 22 Heston role 24 Glum 27 voyage 28 Enlwining 31 Barley beard 8 Curve 33 Emulate 34 Flippant 35 Small deer 37 Ex-Gls 3S "Oliver Twist" character 40 Ves.in Madrid 41 Greek market place 43 Tropical vines 47 Needlefish 48 Hoax or fraud 51 German city 52 Son of Seth 53 Be foolishly fond 54 Onager Avg. solution 55 Indian groom 56 Weather word DOWN 1 Type of charity The hot (slang) 3 Chicago airport: 0'- i Make esteemed 5 Enormous 6 Blunder 7 N'eat pin Shoe parts 9 Harsh 10 Crucifix time: 23 min. Answer to yesterday's puzzle. 11 Seaport Jr. Honshu 16 League 20 Increase motor speed Spanish olive 23 Precedes twice 24 Mr.

Hamma tskjold 25 Bird IS dress 27 Italian seaport 29 picking 30 man slang 1 35 Exclude Victuals 39 Fun and -40 Girl in the family 41 Ca'liente and guys (slang) 43 majeste 14 Display light 45 About 46 Swelter (informal) a Some 55 Eden 41 144 CRYPTOQU1P 8-21 I I Yesterday's Cryptoquip TORPID TOPER DROPS; SLEEPS OFF TIPPLE. 1975 Featuies Syndicale. Inc.) Today's Cryptoquip clue: equals A Not so in the United Slates, people are part of a religious as well as ethnic i pot, whether Protestant, Roman Jewish, Buddhist, Moslem or adhering to another of the hundreds of organizations labeled "religious." Even in the mainstream a denominations, diversity prevails. While the Southern Baplisl Convention remains the largest Protestant body, with more than 12 nullTM members, there are nearly 30 other Baplisl groups. The range the sizable American Baptist Crunches in Ihe U.S.A..

created in the Bap- list split over slavery before the Civil War, to such small and relatively unknown bodies as Two-Seed-ln-The-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists and the Duck River (and Kindred) Associations of Baptists. i i United Methodist Church, (he second a i a i represents bul one of the 19 Methodist groups, some ot them with substantial memberships. And the Presbysterians and Lutherans are also made up of a number of separate entities. i i A i a main-line bodies, principally Ihe Baptist and Methodist, racial segregation accounts for much of Ihe fragmentation, wilh the number of organizations mads up largely of blacks who have not yet won equal acceptance in larger white groups. The a a i of A i a i i i highlighted in the new edition, the sixth, of the "Handbook of Denominations in the United States," compiled by Frank S.

a an i a well-known church historian. This a what oE American religion is being distributed by the Abingdon Press, publishing house of the United Methodist Church. Mead has presented more than a catalog. He also provides considerable basic information about each group, ranging from Adventists to the Wesleyan church, with such bodies as the House of David and the Piller of Fire. Wiih 5.000 members, 60 branches and tour radio outlets across the country, the Pillar ot Fire Church is the outgrowth of evangelistic efforts of Mrs.

Alma i wife of a Methodist minister, who broke with main-Line Protestantism in 1901. Although small, the church is vocal, reaching widely' through the publication of a considerable body of i a a graduates of a college, several preparatory schools and a Bible seminary. BASBULL MOVIE HOLLYWOOD (UP1) Former St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox second tMstmtn Rico Diwson wUJ in movie atom buebtll, "The Bongo tag Traveling AU-SUra and Motor Kings." Abo starring are Billy WUHims, Junes Earl Jones and Richard Pryor. GUEST DATE HOLLYWOOD (UP1) Victor French, who portrays Mr.

Edwards in "Little Houn on the Prairie," will guest star on "PetroMllI" In the fall. Frweh plays an uncle to Maggie Petrocelll, played by Susan Howard. MR, TWEEDY OV rMQ KfOOM OUR CLASS RING IS SMARTLY PRICED From 9S It's tops in styling, loo. Made of Siladiurn- 4 'it hos a durable yt lightweight feel you'il like. is the boy's style, in white only, starting at $59.95.

And, be sure to see our boyi' and girls' 10 karat gold class rings as fnvf'fac I CusTom Crmrgv Kann Owb Cartt 2 LOCATIONS 1010 E. Downtown Amifldond Moll To Pillar ot Fire adherents, the Bible is to be taken literally, and they are convinced that Christ will return to reign 1.000 years on earth. The House of David, once tamous for its bearded baseball team, never was very- large and has now dwindled to 150 members at its Benton Hartor, headquarters. Founded in 1903 as a "commonwealth, according to apostolic plan." the sect requires all members to turn over their money and possessions to the "commonwealth treasury" and then work in a of the organisation. i i i American religious diversity further, the handbook lists every other variety of religion pursued in tnis country including Baha'i, which embraces all faiths and espouses none in its search for theunityofailrligions.

When one speaks of Jew or Catholic, it is necessary to goa step further as to which Jewish or Catholic body is involved. a i is divided into Heform, Conservative and Orthodox, while Catholicism is in its way almost as varied as Protestantism. In addition lo the Roman Catholic Church, the largest religious faith in America, there are several other brands of Catholicism. One is the Liberal Catholic Church, which professes to be neither Roman Catholic nor f'rolcstanl and aims at combining traditional Catholic forms of worship with freedom of individual conscience and thought, its 'liturgy is a rite of llie Roman church, with modifications. Old Catholic churches exist as offshoots of protests i o( papal infallibility as proclairm-u 'iy Ihe Vatican Council of tfffO.

ANGELES (DPI) A fouMngine bomber thai may be Utt.only World War BM still (table will be town to Southern California to fleet of other vintage aircraft being restored to lop condition. David Talllchet president of the Specialty Restaurants said he learned that the Indian Air Force planned to retire the plane and secured it 'fromthe Indian government. lie flew the plane from India to England, where It la stored for the winter at UK former Royal Air Force Duxford Bate near Cambridge. TaUichtt acid he will take off next Monday on a flight to the United States via Greenland. The 824 and nearly 100 other and multi-engine war planes will be used for fly-in demonstrations at restaurants around the nation designed to reflect a World War 1 atmosphere.

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