In April 1960, Bennett shared his experience with the members of his wealthy parish. What followed was almost a riot of rejection. “We are Episcopalians, not a bunch of wild-eyed hillbillies,” shouted a speaker from a chair used as a soapbox. “Throw out the damned tongues-speakers,” yelled another.3 To make a long story short, Bennett did resign shortly, but not before the newspapers as well as Time and Newsweek magazines gave such national publicity to the event that Bennett became a controversial