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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1970
""Iowa '70: Riot, Rhetoric, Responsibility?"" Page 43
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Sheen Speaks At Pentecost Service [photo] With activity dying down on the campus, attention shifted to the Field House, where on May 17 the second annual Ecumenical Service heralded Pentecost Sunday. Ten thousand from twenty different churches (eleven denominations) attended the service. However the crowd did not fill the Field House and there were few students attending. The celebration of the birth of the Christian Church was a joyous and unified one. There were colorful banners and smiling marchers moving from the Pentacrest to the Field House. However, there was dissent and tension felt when thirty students appeared carrying posters and a crucified Christ with money above his head. The students were quietly attempting to remind the crowd of the reality of this countries problems by posters asking people to remember Cambodia and Kent State. They walked silently through the aisles before the service began. When the main speaker, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, failed to speak about these issues which had been raised repeatedly throughout the days of turmoil in the country and on the campus. These students placed their posters at Sheen's feet against the stage platform. The crowd generally ignored these students except for scattered applause and some booing when they first marched through the congregation. The worship ritual was more formal than last year's folk type mass. The music was taken from "Worship for Today" and was composed and directed by the University's Dr. Daniel Moe. The choir was composed of volunteers from the churches and the University choruses and was accompanied by a small brass choir. The litergy was read by Iowa City clergy and lay people. Following the service everyone was invited to share a picnic and discussion at the City Park where food and talk were abundant. 39
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Sheen Speaks At Pentecost Service [photo] With activity dying down on the campus, attention shifted to the Field House, where on May 17 the second annual Ecumenical Service heralded Pentecost Sunday. Ten thousand from twenty different churches (eleven denominations) attended the service. However the crowd did not fill the Field House and there were few students attending. The celebration of the birth of the Christian Church was a joyous and unified one. There were colorful banners and smiling marchers moving from the Pentacrest to the Field House. However, there was dissent and tension felt when thirty students appeared carrying posters and a crucified Christ with money above his head. The students were quietly attempting to remind the crowd of the reality of this countries problems by posters asking people to remember Cambodia and Kent State. They walked silently through the aisles before the service began. When the main speaker, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, failed to speak about these issues which had been raised repeatedly throughout the days of turmoil in the country and on the campus. These students placed their posters at Sheen's feet against the stage platform. The crowd generally ignored these students except for scattered applause and some booing when they first marched through the congregation. The worship ritual was more formal than last year's folk type mass. The music was taken from "Worship for Today" and was composed and directed by the University's Dr. Daniel Moe. The choir was composed of volunteers from the churches and the University choruses and was accompanied by a small brass choir. The litergy was read by Iowa City clergy and lay people. Following the service everyone was invited to share a picnic and discussion at the City Park where food and talk were abundant. 39
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