Word: prophetic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Founders of new religions are apt to announce that they have been sent by God, that their teaching is divinely inspired, themselves the definitive prophet. Not so Religionist Charles Francis Potter. Last week he hired a hall (Steinway) in Manhattan, packed it (capacity 244), turned away hundreds. Making no audible claims to prophetic succession, he announced "Humanism" and handed out prospectuses thereof...
...York, N. Y., Sept. 30--Representatives of Dr. Huey, the Harvard CRIMSON's high-priced Chinese prophet, were served suit today by the Martini Company for breach of contract. The famous vermouth manufacturers charge that Dr. Huey had agreed to endorse their cocktail ingredient, but had broken his contract to endorse Angostura bitters, Sunkist oranges, Gordon water, and two tea-spoonfuls of sugar...
Immediately after refuelling, the far-famed oriental prophet set off for America with his exact destination unannounced...
Manila, P. I., Sept. 27--Two agents of the Harvard CRIMSON, arriving here today in a junk from Shanghai, China, announced that they had with them the successor to Joe Forecast, the famous Chinese prophet, Dr. Who Slung Hooey...
...trio had an amazing, almost incredible story to tell. Dr. Who Slung Hooey had recently been in the employ of the National Government in China, predicting the out-come, if any, of the Sino-Russo war. The glint of American gold, however, lured the great oriental prophet away from his position with the near-bankrupt Nationalist Government, and after a series of thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes the doctor and his two American companions were able to elude half of the Chinese army and all of the Chinese Navy to set sail for Manila in their tiny craft...