Religion: Words & Works

¶ Billy Graham's five-month New York Crusade, which officially closed last week with a rally attended by 40,000 at Manhattan's Polo Grounds, drew audiences totaling 2,145.000 and resulted in 60,577 "decisions for Christ."

¶ A nonprofit, nondenominational religious organization called the Partnership Foundation announced a contest open to clergymen and religious educators of all faiths and offering prizes totaling $40,250 (first: $10,000) for an answer to the questions: "How can man be made and kept conscious of the presence of God within him? How can man be inspired to accept the Partnership of God and practice the presence of God—promote a way of life that gives practical expression to the God-force within him? How can children be made to believe 'God is my ever-present Partner'?"