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They stand, backs rigid, palms raised —seven thousand people shoving up seven thousand jammed windows. Their fingers wriggle. They’ve been told to lift up God and they boost Him hugely, gladly. Their cheering is torrential. They applaud Jesus and stamp their feet. Damn it, they’re rooting for the Lord. Ninety per cent black, but the whites are there too. Ready for a great Supernatural Happening in Madison Square Garden. Can any good come out of Madison Square Garden?

Item: One hundred thousand young people attend Explo ’72.

DK

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D. Keith Mano

D. Keith Mano was a TV screenwriter and author of ten books, including Take 5, recipient of the 1987 Literary Lion award, and columnist at National Review magazine for 17 years.

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They stand, backs rigid, palms raised —seven thousand people shoving up seven thousand jammed windows. Their fingers wriggle. They’ve been told to lift up God and they boost Him hugely, gladly. Their cheering is torrential. They applaud Jesus and stamp their feet. Damn it, they’re rooting for the Lord. Ninety per cent black, but the whites are there too. Ready for a great Supernatural Happening in Madison Square Garden. Can any good come out of Madison Square Garden?

Item: One hundred thousand young people attend Explo ’72.

DK

About the Author

D. Keith Mano

D. Keith Mano was a TV screenwriter and author of ten books, including Take 5, recipient of the 1987 Literary Lion award, and columnist at National Review magazine for 17 years.