Religion: McPherson Crusade

To the Holy Land have gone Crusaders, Zionists, Christian, Moslem and Jewish pilgrims, archeologists. Next March they will be followed by Aimee Semple McPherson. Last week, having announced a modern McPherson crusade, the strapping, marcelled evangelist chartered the 19,000-ton Republic of the U. S. Lines.

Among the travelers will be Daughter Roberta Starr Semple, 18, and Son Rolph McPherson, 16. The itinerary will include a visit to the Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany, will reach its climax in the Garden of Gethsemane on Jerusalem's outskirts. From twilight on Holy Thursday to twilight on...

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