Taking A Second Look

Guthrie Dean

Here's one you might have missed. On January 22, 1968 the UPI had the following article from Salisbury, England. "The Rev. William Rodda doesn't mind parishioners of St. Michaels playing bingo at the church. But he hates to hear them shout 'bingo'. So starting tonight, prizes will only go to winners who shout, amen or, Hallelujah! 'I thoroughly enjoy calling out the numbers,' said Rodda. 'The audience enjoys it too, especially when they give the new shouts."'

I was just thinking, that if at these church-dinners we started calling chicken-and-dumplings "amen"and "hallelujah", some of my preaching brethren would make it sound like a holiness camp meeting.

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